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West  of  the  Cascades 


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VOLUME  II 


CHICAGO  SEATTLE  TACOMA 

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JOHN  J.  DONOVAN 


BIOGRAPHICAL 


JOHN  JOSEPH  DONOVAN. 

There  are  times  when  human  effort  and  enterprise  seem  to  have  no  limit, 
when  the  door  of  opportunity  continuously  opens  to  the  insistent  demands  of 
the  individual  and  when  ability  finds  its  justification  and  reaps  its  reward  in 
notable  success.  Such  has  been  the  record  of  John  Joseph  Donovan,  whose 
work  has  been  a  vital  force  in  the  development  and  upbuilding  of  the  northwest. 
He  has  directed  and  controlled  affairs  of  great  magnitude,  in  many  of  which  the 
public  has  been  a  large  indirect  beneficiary,  while  at  the  same  time  his  fortunes 
have  enjoyed  a  just  increase.  Mr.  Donovan  seems  to  think  there  is  nothing 
unusual  in  his  life  record,  but  when  judged  by  what  the  great  majority  of  men 
accomplish  his  history  stands  out  as  a  notable  example  of  the  force  of  perse- 
verance, determination,  clear  vision  and  sound  judgment. 

Mr.  Donovan  was  born  at  Rumney,  New  Hampshire,  September  8,  1858,  his 
parents  being  Patrick  and  Julia  ( O'Sullivan)  Donovan,  the  former  a  native  of 
County  Cork,  Ireland,  and  the  latter  of  County  Kerry.  The  educational  op- 
portunities of  the  father  were  limited,  but  laudable  ambition  prompted  him  to 
try  his  fortune  in  the  new  world  and  in  1852  he  arrived  in  the  United  States, 
after  which  he  secured  a  position  in  connection  with  the  building  of  the  Boston, 
Concord  &  ^Montreal  Railroad  in  New  Hampshire.  His  ability  soon  won  him 
promotion  to  foreman  and  with  his  savings  he  afterward  purchased  a  farm  near 
Plymouth,  New  Hampshire,  where  he  carried  on  general  agricultural  pursuits 
until  he  permanently  put  aside  business  cares  and  took  up  his  abode  in  the  town 
of  Plymouth,  where  he  passed  away.  It  was  in  July,  1856,  in  Concord,  New 
Hampshire,  that  he  wedded  Miss  Julia  O'Sullivan,  and  to  them  were  born  seven 
children:  John  Joseph:  Katharine,  who  is  now  living  in  Plymouth;  Dennis,  who 
died  in  infancy;  Mary  Agnes,  who  became  the  wife  of  George  Lynch,  of  Lan- 
caster, New  Hampshire,  but  both  are  now  deceased;  Julia  Teresa,  the  wife  of 
Hon.  F.  F.  Blake,  of  Plymouth,  New  Hampshire,  who  served  in  the  legislature 
of  his  state;  Daniel  P.,  who  was  general  agent  for  the  Northwestern  Life  Insur- 
ance Company  of  Milwaukee  at  Boston  and  died  in  191 1;  and  Margaret,  the 
wife  of  A.  N.  Gilbert,  of  Berlin,  New  Hampshire,  who  was  formerly  mayor  of 
his  city  and  is  now  an  architect  and  building  contractor  doing  business  in  Massa- 
chusetts and  New  Hampshire. 

The  boyhood  and  youth  of  John  J.  Donovan  passed  without  any  unusual 
incident,  his  attention  being  given  to  farm  work,  to  the  acquirement  of  an  edu- 

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cation  and  to  the  enjoyment  of  such  sports  as  occupied  the  attention  of  the 
youths  of  his  locality.  He  supplemented  his  public  school  course  by  study  in  the 
New  Hampshire  State  Normal  School,  from  which  he  was  graduated,  and  then 
devoted  three  years  to  teaching  in  the  schools  of  New  Hampshire  and  Massa- 
chusetts. The  funds  thus  secured  enabled  him  to  carry  out  his  well  defined  pur- 
pose, that  of  pursuing  a  course  in  engineering  in  the  Polytechnic  School  at 
Worcester,  Massachusetts,  and  in  1880  he  entered  that  institution,  from  which 
he  was  graduated  with  valedictorian  honors  in  a  class  of  thirty-one  in  1882. 
The  ambition  which  prompted  him  to  take  high  rank  in  his  class  foreshadowed 
the  spirit  which  has  actuated  him  in  all  of  his  undertakings.  He  has  never  been 
content  with  the  second  best  but  has  striven  for  the  attainment  of  perfection  in  all 
that  he  has  attempted.  About  the  time  of  his  graduation  the  Northern  Pacific 
Railway  Company  was  completing  its  transcontinental  system  and  applied  to 
the  engineering  school  at  Worcester,  Massachusetts,  to  engage  two  members  of 
the  graduating  class  for  engineering  work  along  its  line.  The  two  chosen  were 
John  J.  Donovan  and  J.  Q.  Barlow,  the  latter  having  also  risen  to  eminence  in 
railway  and  engineering  circles,  being  assistant  chief  engineer  of  the  Southern 
Pacific  Railway.  Going  at  once  to  Montana,  they  were  given  employment  in 
adjacent  fields,  Mr.  Donovan's  first  duties  being  those  of  rodman  of  a  surveying 
crew  far  in  advance  of  the  western  terminus.  After  a  month  he  was  made  lev- 
eler,  while  six  months'  service  brought  to  him  the  position  of  assistant  engineer 
of  construction.  He  celebrated  his  twenty-fifth  birthday  by  attending  the  impos- 
ing and  impressive  ceremonies  which  were  arranged  by  Henry  Villard,  presi- 
dent of  the  Northern  Pacific  Railway  Company,  in  honor  of  the  completion  of 
the  road  by  connection  of  the  eastern  and  western  divisions  at  Gold  Creek, 
Montana,  on  which  occasion  Mr.  Villard's  guests  were  taken  to  Gold  Creek  in 
five  Pullman  trains  and  included  such  distinguished  personages  as  President 
Ulysses  S.  Grant,  William  M.  Evarts,  English  and  German  noblemen  who  were 
financially  interested  in  the  Northern  Pacific,  eminent  engineers  and  railway 
officials,  a  number  of  Crow  Indian  chieftains,  cattlemen  of  the  neighboring 
ranches,  several  companies  of  United  States  soldiers  and  the  usual  corps  of 
newspaper  correspondents.  All  night  long  Mr.  Donovan  rode  over  lonely  trails 
to  reach  Gold  Creek  and  he  remembers  the  ceremonies  on  that  occasion  as  among 
the  most  impressive  he  has  ever  witnessed.  He  then  returned  to  camp  and  when 
he  had  completed  some  important  truss  bridge  work  was  transferred  to  Wash- 
ington, where  his  duties  connected  him  with  the  construction  of  the  Cascade 
division  of  the  Northern  Pacific  as  engineer  of  track  and  bridges,  locating 
engineer  and  engineer  in  charge.  His  first  work  was  about  fifteen  miles  east 
of  the  present  town  of  Prosser  and  later  as  one  of  the  engineers  on  the  Cascade 
tunnel  project  he  ran  surveys  for  that  great  bore,  crossing  the  mountains  almost 
daily  throughout  the  winter  when  twenty  feet  of  snow  lay  upon  their  summits. 
He  rode  in  the  saddle  on  the  trails  but  had  to  cross  the  summit  on  snowshoes. 
On  the  ist  of  June,  1887,  the  zigzag  track  of  the  switchback,  which  invariably 
precedes  the  tunnel  on  large  projects,  was  completed,  so  that  the  Northern  Pa- 
cific could  take  people  to  the  coast  over  its  own  lines.  At  that  time  Mr.  Donovan 
was  engineer  in  charge  of  the  Cascade  division  west.  A  month  later  when 
granted  a  vacation  he  visited  Alaska  and  also  his  old  New  England  home,  but 


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in  September,  1887,  returned  to  the  west  to  take  charge  of  the  construction  of 
a  number  of  Hnes  then  being  built  by  the  Northern  Pacific  to  connect  important 
mining  camps  with  the  main  line  in  Montana.  Upon  the  completion  of  that 
work  in  1888  he  again  went  to  New  England  and  when  he  returned  to  Helena, 
Montana,  in  the  same  year  he  was  accompanied  by  his  bride. 

Mr.  Donovan's  value  in  professional  connections  was  recognized  by  others 
aside  from  the  Northern  Pacific  officials  and  various  business  propositions  were 
made  him,  so  that  he  finally  resigned  his  position  with  the  railroad  company  to 
accept  the  office  of  chief  engineer  for  important  enterprises  then  being  estab- 
lished on  Bellingham  bay.  From  Helena  he  went  to  Tacoma  and  in  December, 
1888,  arrived  at  Fairhaven,  which  later  became  a  part  of  Bellingham.  There 
were  no  stores  in  the  town,  merely  a  little  cluster  of  dwellings  in  the  midst  of 
dense  forests,  and  the  total  population  of  Bellingham  bay  was  not  more  than 
five  hundred,  including  men,  women  and  children.  One  traveled  from  Fair- 
haven  to  Whatcom  by  the  water  route,  using  a  rowboat,  for  the  road  between 
the  two  places  was  impassable.  Under  the  direction  of  Mr.  Donovan  as  chief 
engineer  the  companies  with  which  he  was  associated  soon  wrought  marked 
changes,  his  being  the  directing  force  in  all  of  this  important  work.  As  chief 
engineer  of  the  Fairhaven  Land  Company,  the  Skagit  Coal  &  Transportation 
Company  and  the  Fairhaven  &  Southern  Railway  Company  he  directed  the 
building  of  a  railroad,  the  opening  of  coal  mines  on  the  Skagit  river,  the  plat- 
ting of  the  town  site  of  Fairhaven  and  the  construction  of  its  wharves.  Fair- 
haven was  organized  as  a  city  and  public  improvements  of  importance  were 
inaugurated  and  carried  to  completion.  At  this  time  he  served  on  the  city  coun- 
cil for  two  terms,  being  chairman  of  the  street  and  sewer  committee.  Another 
important  progressive  step  was  made  in  1890,  when  the  Fairhaven  &  Southern 
Railway  Company  projected  a  line  from  Vancouver,  British  Columbia,  south  to 
Portland,  Oregon,  and  east  to  Spokane.  The  surveys  were  completed  and  eighty 
miles  of  the  road  had  been  constructed  and  was  under  operation  when  the  com- 
pany sold  out  to  the  Great  Northern  system  and  Mr.  Donovan  retired  as  chief 
engineer.  Once  more  he  visited  the  Atlantic  coast  and  upon  his  return  to  the 
west  became  engineer  for  the  tide  land  appraisers  and  afterward  chief  engineer 
of  the  Blue  Canyon  Coal  Mining  Company  and  the  Bellingham  Bay  &  Eastern 
Railway  Company,  formed  by  Montana  capital  in  1891.  The  railway  company 
gradually  extended  its  lines  from  Fairhaven  to  Wickersham  on  the  Northern 
Pacific  by  way  of  Lake  Whatcom  and  in  1902  the  Northern  Pacific  took  over  the 
road.  In  1898  Mr.  Donovan  was  made  general  superintendent  and  chief  engi- 
neer of  the  Bellingham  Bay  &  British  Columbia  Railway  and  immediately  began 
the  survey  work  for  the  extension  of  the  line  to  Spokane.  The  companies 
under  Mr.  Donovan's  direction  devoted  much  time  and  capital  to  prospecting 
for  coal  and  other  minerals  and  to  developing  valuable  water  power  on  the 
Nooksack  at  Nooksack  Falls.  The  water  power  was  later  sold  to  Stone  & 
Webster,  of  Boston,  Mr.  Donovan  making  a  special  trip  to  the  east  to  negotiate 
the  deal.  The  Blue  Canyon  coal  mines  were  leased  to  another  company  and 
the  property  is  now  being  gradually  developed. 

In    1898  Peter  Larson,  Julius  H.  Bloedel  and  Mr.   Donovan  organized  the 
Lake  Whatcom  Logging  Company,  of  which  Mr.  Larson  became  president,  Mr. 


8  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

Donovan  vice  president  and  Mr.  Bloedel  manager.  In  1900  they  also  organized 
the  Larson  Lumber  Company  and  built  a  mill  at  the  town  of  Larson  on  Lake 
Whatcom,  the  latter  company  having  the  same  officers  as  the  former.  At  the 
time  of  the  organization  Mr.  Donovan  became  president  of  the  Lake  Whatcom 
Logging  Company  and  on  the  ist  of  April,  1913,  that  company  and  the  Larson 
Lumber  Company  reorganized  and  Mr.  Bloedel  became  president  with  Mr. 
Donovan  as  vice  president.  This  company  now  owns  three  sawmills,  one  in 
Bellingham  and  two  at  Larson,  and  they  also  have  two  shingle  mills  at  Larson 
and  one  at  Blanchard,  Washington.  Their  properties  also  include  logging 
camps  with  five  units  or  sides  at  Alger  and  Delvan  respectively.  They  operate 
thirty  miles  of  railroad,  own  six  locomotives  and  complete  rolling  stock.  The 
company  has  acquired  timber  lands  in  Skagit  and  Whatcom  counties  which 
include  twelve  hundred  million  feet  of  timber  all  at  moderate  elevation,  while 
all  is  in  solid  blocks.  This  timber  has  all  been  acquired  through  purchase  from 
one  hundred  different  owners  and  none  of  it  from  the  government,  railroad 
companies  or  by  filing  scrip.  They  employ  directly  one  thousand  people.  Aside 
from  his  extensive  interests  along  that  line  i\Ir.  Donovan  is  vice  president  of 
the  First  National  Bank  of  Bellingham. 

In  Somerville,  Massachusetts,  April  29,  1888,  Mr.  Donovan  was  united  in 
marriage  to  Miss  Clara  Isabel  Nichols  and  they  have  become  the  parents  of 
three  children.  Helen  Elizabeth,  the  eldest,  is  a  graduate  of  Dana  Hall,  Welles- 
ley,  Massachusetts,  and  also  of  Smith  College  and  was  studying  music  in  Ber- 
lin, Germany,  at  the  time  of  the  outbreak  of  the  present  war.  John  Nichols, 
twenty-five  years  of  age,  graduated  in  civil  engineering  from  the  Worcester 
Polytechnic  Institute  in  1913  and  was  a  civil  engineer  with  the  Northern  Pacific 
Railroad  Company  for  a  year.  He  is  now  efficiency  engineer  for  the  Bloedel 
Donovan  Lumber  Mills  at  Bellingham,  Washington.  He  was  married  in  Belling- 
ham in  September,  1914,  to  Miss  Geraldine  Goodheart,  and  John  N.  Jr.,  born 
May  12,  1916,  is  the  pride  of  the  family.  Philip,  twenty-three  years  of  age, 
completed  a  course  in  mechanical  engineering  at  the  Worcester  Polytechnic 
Institute  in  191 5  and  is  now  active  as  his  father's  secretary  and  purchasing 
agent.  In  July,  1916,  he  married  Miss  Hazel  Hart  Prigmore,  daughter  of  the 
late  Judge  Prigmore  of  Seattle  and  on  May  23,  1917,  Philip  Hart  entered  their 
home. 

Mr.  Donovan  is  a  member  of  the  Catholic  church  and  is  now  president  of 
the  Catholic  Federation  of  Washington.  He  has  also  taken  the  fourth  degree 
in  the  Knights  of  Columbus  and  has  held  high  offices  in  the  order.  He  is  prom- 
inently identified  with  many  club  and  trade  societies  and  organizations  for  the 
benefit  of  the  public.  His  standing  in  business  circles  is  indicated  by  the  fact 
that  he  was  honored  with  the  presidency  of  the  Pacific  Logging  Congress  from 
191 3  until  1915.  Several  times  he  has  been  president  of  the  Chamber  of  Com- 
merce of  Bellingham  and  he  belongs  to  the  Commercial  Club  of  Tacoma,  the 
American  Historical  Society  and  the  American  Irish  Historical  Society.  That 
he  casts  his  influence  in  support  of  cultural  forces  is  indicated  by  his  member- 
ship in  the  Washington  State  Art  Association.  He  is  likewise  a  life  member 
of  the  Navy  League  and  he  has  membership  in  the  Bellingham  Country  Club, 
the  Cougar  Club  of  Bellingham  and  the  Rainier  Club  of  Seattle.     He  is  a  mem- 


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ber  of  the  American  Society  of  Civil  Engineers  and  was  one  of  the  organizers 
of  the  Montana  Society  of  Engineers,  with  which  he  is  still  connected.  He  has 
long  been  an  ardent  advocate  of  the  good  roads  movement  and  was  a  leader 
in  the  fight  for  fortifications  for  Bellingham  bay.  He  is  a  forceful  writer  and 
a  frequent  contributor  of  timely  articles  on  vital  subjects  to  the  press.  Belling- 
ham has  no  citizen  who  has  been  more  keenly  alive  to  the  city's  needs  and  possi- 
bilities or  who  has  persisted  with  greater  energy  and  success  in  attaining  them. 

In  politics  Mr.  Donovan  is  a  stanch  republican  and  has  been  a  recognized 
leader  in  political  circles  in  his  part  of  the  state.  He  would  never  consent  to 
become  an  ofiice  holder,  yet  it  would  have  been  possible  for  him  to  secure  almost 
any  position  that  he  might  desire,  so  great  is  the  confidence  reposed  in  his  ability 
and  public  spirit.  He  was  chairman  of  the  state  commission  of  forest  legisla- 
tion under  Governor  Hay,  which  commission  was  characterized  as  "twelve  of 
the  strong  men  of  the  state."  Under  appointment  of  Governor  McGraw  in  1894 
he  was  a  member  of  the  first  state  highway  commission,  for  which  he  has  since 
been  a  worker,  striving  earnestly  to  promote  good  roads.  He  was  also  on  the 
state  board  of  charities  and  corrections  for  some  years.  He  has  given  most  lib- 
erally of  his  time  and  money  to  hospital  work  and  he  served  in  an  advisory 
capacity  in  connection  with  St.  Joseph's  Hospital  of  Bellingham  for  years.  He 
instituted  progressive  and  humanitarian  ideas  in  connection  with  his  mills  and 
camps  which  have  been  generally  adopted  by  other  big  companies.  Small  reduc- 
tions in  the  men's  pay  guaranteed  them  medical  attention  and  hospital  service 
when  needed  and  gave  them  a  choice  of  hospitals — St.  Joseph's  or  St.  Luke's 
— and  any  surgeon  or  physician  they  might  select.  For  eight  years  he  was  a 
trustee  of  the  State  Normal  School  and  he  was  a  member  of  the  charter  com- 
mission of  fifteen  which  framed  the  charter  of  the  city  of  Bellingham  when 
Fairhaven  and  Whatcom  united.  This  charter  proved  so  satisfactory  that  later 
the  people  rejected  the  idea  of  a  commission  form  of  government,  deeming  the 
old  charter  to  be  more  efficient  and  up-to-date.  Mr.  Donovan  was  also  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Municipal  League  for  Civic  Reforms  and  he  has  always  been  on  the 
side  of  temperance,  serving  on  the  executive  committee  in  the  fight  for  prohibi- 
tion. Bellingham  was  one  of  the  first  cities  of  the  state  to  go  dry  by  men's 
votes  and  it  remained  consistently  dry  through  all  reactions  and  was  dry  for 
six  years  before  the  state  prohibition  law  was  passed.  Bellingham  therefore 
had  no  trouble  in  applying  the  statewide  law. 

In  a  summary  of  his  life  it  is  noticeable  that  Mr.  Donovan  as  a  man  is  far- 
seeing,  honest  and  public-spirited  and  throughout  his  life  has  operated  boldly 
and  continuously  in  the  business  field  and  by  the  stimulus  of  his  efforts  has 
aroused  the  enterprise  of  others,  through  which  means  he  has  added  to  his 
own  great  labors  and  furnished  hundreds  of  workmen  with  remunerative  em- 
ployment. He  has  never  been  a  public  man  in  the  ordinary  sense  but  during  all 
his  business  life  he  has  held  many  important  relations  to  the  public  interest 
through  the  business  concerns  he  has  conducted,  for  in  all  of  them  the  public 
has  been  a  large  indirect  beneficiary.  He  has  never  sought  to  figure  promi- 
nently before  the  public  in  any  light  or  any  relation,  yet  his  influence  has  been 
felt  as  a  strong,  steady  moving  force  in  the  social,  moral  and  industrial  move- 
ments of  the  community  rather  than  seen.     There  is  one  point  in  his  career  to 


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which  his  many  friends  refer  with  pride  and  that  is,  whether  as  a  prominent 
lumberman  or  financier,  he  has  always  been  the  same  genial,  courteous  gentle- 
man whose  ways  are  those  of  refinement  and  whose  word  no  man  can  question. 


HARRY  CLAY  HEERMANS. 

Among  the  builders  of  a  great  empire  in  the  Pacific  northwest  is  Harry  Clay 
Heermans,  who  has  been  a  potent  factor  in  the  development  of  Hoquiam,  Olympia, 
Raymond  and  other  sections  of  western  Washington.  Forceful  and  resourceful, 
he  accomplishes  what  he  undertakes  and  at  all  times  the  public  has  been  a  direct 
beneficiary  because  his  activities  have  been  of  a  character  that  have  had  to  do 
with  the  general  improvement  of  this  section  of  the  country.  He  was  born  in 
Fellowsville,  Preston  county,  West  Virginia,  June  3,  1852,  a  son  of  John  and  Nancy 
Heermans,  who  were  natives  of  Luzerne  county,  Pennsylvania.  The  name  of  Heer- 
mans is  of  Dutch  origin  and  the  ancestors,  leaving  their  native  Holland,  eriiigrated 
in  1657  to  New  Amsterdam,  now  New  York  city.  The  family  records  are  found 
in  the  books  of  the  old  Dutch  church.  In  the  maternal  line  H. C  Heermans  comes 
of  English  ancestry.  Liberally  educated,  he  was  graduated  at  the  Wesleyan  Uni- 
versity at  Middletown,  Connecticut,  in  1875  with  the  Bachelor  of  Arts  degree,  and 
the  Master  of  Arts  degree  was  conferred  upon  him  in  1878.  Thinking  to  make  the 
practice  of  law  his  life  work,  he  began  reading  in  the  office  of  Brown  &  Hadden 
of  Corning,  New  York,  but  after  a  time  turned  to  the  engineering  profession  and 
for  thirteen  years  acceptably  filled  the  responsible  position  of  city  engineer  in 
Corning.  He  next  purchased  the  waterworks  system  of  that  city  and  managed  the 
same  as  its  owner  for  thirty  years  prior  to  1908.  During  that  period  he  also 
engaged  extensively  in  real  estate  dealing  at  Corning  and  in  1886  formed  the 
Ontario  Land  Company,  with  headquarters  in  St.  Paul,  Minnesota.  In  1889  he 
arrived  in  Hoquiam  and  made  large  investments  for  the  Ontario  Land  Company 
and  eastern  capitalists,  and  at  once  allying  his  interests  with  those  of  the  city  and 
its  future  development,  he  constructed  in  1889  an  electric  light  plant  in  Hoquiam. 
From  that  point  forward  he  has  been  one  of  the  most  active  factors  in  the  develop- 
ment of  business  interests  which  have  had  marked  effect  upon  the  welfare  and 
progress  of  the  community.  In  1898  he  was  the  active  agent  in  securing  the  exten- 
sion of  the  Northern  Pacific  Railway  into  Hoquiam  and  constructed  the  Hoquiam 
waterworks  as  well  as  secured  the  establishment  of  several  new  industries  in  the 
city.  Something  of  the  breadth,  scope  and  importance  of  his  activities  through  the 
intervening  years  is  indicated  in  the  fact  that  at  the  present  time,  1916,  he  is  presi- 
dent and  manager  of  the  Hoquiam  Water  Company,  president  of  the  East  Hoquiam 
Company,  president  of  the  Grays  Harbor  Company,  president  of  the  Ontario  Land 
Company  and  vice  president  of  the  Harbor  Land  Company.  With  the  exception 
of  the  first  named,  all  these  companies  are  operating  in  real  estate.  In  1905  he 
purchased  the  controlling  interest  in  the  Olympia  Waterworks  at  Olympia,  Wash- 
ington, and  remained  at  the  head  of  the  system  until  191 6,  when  he  sold  out  to  the 
city.  He  also  has  been  president  of  the  Raymond  Land  &  Improvement  Company 
since  1905.  promoting  the  town  site  of  Raymond,  W^ashington,  and  he  is  a  director 
of  the  First  National  Bank  of  Hoquiam.     It  was  in  1908  that  he  removed  from 


HARRY  C.  HEERMANS 


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Corning,  New  York,  to  Hoqtiiam  and  in  1909  he  established  his  home  in  Olympia 
but  has  devoted  most  of  the  time  to  the  development  of  Hoquiam  since  1898. 

On  the  17th  of  March,  1886,  at  Painted  Post,  New  York,  Mr.  Heermans  was 
united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Annie  L.  Townsend,  a  daughter  of  E.  E.  Townsend,  of 
Erwin,  Steuben  county.  New  York,  and  a  great-granddaughter  of  Colonel  E.  E. 
Erwin  of  Revolutionary  war  fame,  who  was  the  original  pioneer  and  owner  of  the 
town  of  Erwin.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Heermans  have  become  parents  of  four  children: 
Ruth,  the  wife  of  Milton  J.  Beaty,  now  residing  in  Warren,  Pennsylvania;  Joseph 
F.,  who  was  graduated  with  the  class  of  1916  from  the  University  of  Washington 
and  Jerome  T.  and  Donald,  students  in  that  school. 

The  parents  are  members  of  the  Presbyterian  church  and  Mr.  Heermans 
belongs  to  the  Benevolent  Protective  Order  of  Elks  at  Hoquiam.  His  political 
allegiance  is  given  to  the  republican  party  and  with  the  vital  questions  and  issues 
of  the  day  he  is  thoroughly  familiar,  but  he  does  not  seek  nor  desire  ofifice,  pre- 
ferring to  concentrate  his  energies  upon  his  business  affairs,  which  have  been  care- 
fully managed  and  wisely  planned.  He  readily  discriminates  between  the  essential 
and  the  nonessential  in  business  matters  and  Hoquiam  and  other  sections  of  the 
state  have  profited  largely  by  his  cooperation  in  the  work  of  promoting  public 
progress. 


GEORGE  FREDERICK  FRYE. 

George  Frederick  Frye  was  one  of  the  leading  business  men  of  Seattle  and 
erected  many  buildings  of  iriiportance,  including  the  Hotel  Frye,  which  is  con- 
ceded to  be  the  finest  hostelry  in  .the  city.  A  native  of  Germany,  he  was  born 
near  Hanover,  on  the  15th  of  June,  1833.  and  his  parents,  Otto  and  Sophia 
(Pranga)  Frye,  were  also  natives  of  the  fatherland.  Their  religious  faith  was 
that  of  the  Lutheran  church. 

In  1849,  when  sixteen  years  of  age,  George  F.  Frye  emigrated  to  the  United 
States  and  first  located  in  Lafayette,  Missouri,  where  he  worked  as  a  farm  hand. 
In  1852  he  worked  his  way  across  the  plains  to  the  Pacific  coast  with  the  Hays 
Company,  which  made  the  trip  with  ox  teams.  Fie  spent  one  winter  at  Portland 
and  was  for  some  time  in  the  employ  of  Hillory  Butler,  for  whom  the  Hotel 
Butler  was  named.  In  1853  he  came  to  Seattle,  which  was  then  a  small  settle- 
ment on  the  Sound.  In  connection  with  Arthur  A.  Denny  and  H.  L.  Yesler, 
Mr.  Frye  built  the  first  sawmill  and  the  first  grist  mill  in  Seattle  and  for  about 
ten  years  he  was  connected  with  milling  interests.  He  established  the  first  meat 
market  in  the  city  and  also  started  a  bakery.  Later  he  turned  his  attention  to 
steamboating  and  for  four  years  was  master  of  the  J.  B.  Libby,  one  of  the  early 
Sound  steamers.  He  was  also  mail  agent,  carrying  the  mail  from  Seattle  to 
Whatcom  on  the  Sameyami,  making  one  trip  a  week.  In  1884  he  erected  the 
Frye  Opera  House,  which  was  the  first  place  of  the  kind  erected  in  Seattle,  and 
as  manager  of  the  same  secured  good  theatrical  attractions  for  the  city.  In  the 
fire  of  1889  the  building  was  destroyed  and  Mr.  Frye  later  erected  the  Stevens 
Hotel  on  the  site  of  the  opera  house.  In  connection  with  A.  A.  Denny  he  also 
owned  the  Northern  Hotel,  and  he  likewise  erected  the  Barker  Hotel.     He  also 


14  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

built  the  Hotel  Frye,  in  which  the  city  takes  justifiable  pride.  He  personally 
supervised  the  construction  of  this  eleven-story  building  and  spared  no  expense 
nor  effort  in  making  it  one  of  the  best  equipped  and  most  complete  hostelries  of 
the  northwest.  In  addition  to  his  other  activities  he  dealt  extensively  in  real 
estate  and  was  one  of  the  wealthy  men  of  Seattle. 

On  the  25th  of  October,  i860,  Mr.  Frye  was  married  in  Seattle  to  Miss 
Louisa  C.  Denny,  a  daughter  of  A.  A.  Denny,  previously  mentioned,  who  was  one 
of  the  first  settlers  of  Seattle  and  a  man  of  great  influence  and  high  reputation. 
He  was  rightfully  given  the  title  of  "father  of  the  town."  To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Frye 
were  bom  six  children :  James  ^Marion,  who  died  in  1905 ;  Mary  Louisa,  the 
widow  of  Captain  George  H.  Fortson;  Sophia  S.,  now  Mrs.  Daniel  W.  Bass; 
George  Arthur,  who  died  in  1892;  Roberta  G.,  now  Mrs.  P.  H.  Watt;  and  Eliza- 
beth, the  wife  of  Virgil  N.  Bogue. 

Mr.  Frye  cast  his  ballot  in  support  of  the  republican  party  and  served  accept- 
ably as  a  member  of  the  city  council.  His  religious  allegiance  was  given  to 
the  Lutheran  church  and  its  teachings  formed  the  guiding  principles  of  his  life. 
He  was  a  man  of  great  vigor  and  energy  and  was  very  active  in  business  affairs. 
He  aided  in  the  development  of  many  enterprises  and  among  the  other  things 
he  founded  the  first  brass  band  in  the  city.  He  was  one  of  the  leaders  among 
the  early  residents  of  the  city  and  as  Seattle  developed  his  grasp  of  affairs  seemed 
to  grow  accordingly,  and  he  continued  to  occupy  a  position  of  importance  in  the 
life  of  his  community.  He  almost  reached  the  age  of  seventy-nine  years,  passing 
away  on  the  2d  of  May,  1912. 


HON.  ALLEN  WEIR. 


Hon.  Allen  Weir,  of  Olympia,  was  thoroughly  western  in  spirit  and  inter- 
ests, his  entire  life  having  been  passed  on  the  Pacific  coast,  where  through  his 
business  ability  and  public  spirit  he  contributed  in  substantial  measure  to  the 
wonderful  development  and  progress  of  this  section  of  the  country.  He  was 
born  in  El  Monte.  Los  Angeles  county.  California,  April  24,  1854,  and  when 
six  years  of  age  was  brought  to  Washington  by  his  parents,  who  reached  Port 
Townsend  on  the  28th  of  May,  i860.  He  was  a  son  of  John  and  Saluda  J. 
(Buchanan)  Weir.  The  father,  a  native  of  Missouri,  was  at  dift'erent  times, 
a  pioneer  of  that  state,  of  Texas,  of  California  and  of  the  Puget  Sound  country. 
Removing  to  the  Lone  Star  state,  he  there  married  Miss  Buchanan  and  their 
three  oldest  children  were  born  in  Texas.  In  1853  they  started  by  wagon  across 
the  plains  for  southern  California  and  were  about  a  year  in  making  the  trip. 
The  father  engaged  in  blacksmithing  and  farming  at  Lexington,  Los  Angeles 
county,  California,  and  in  1858  he  made  his  way  northward  to  Port  Townsend 
and  then  to  Dungeness,  where  two  years  later  he  was  joined  by  his  family.  He 
settled  two  miles  from  the  straits,  where  he  took  up  government  land  and 
developed  a  farm,  residing  thereon  until  his  demise.  He  cleared  all  his  land, 
made  all  his  own  roads  and  also  made  the  first  plow  in  the  county.  He  likewise 
built  the  first  wagon  in  the  county  and  he  continued  to  engage  in  blacksmithing 
.as  w^U  as  in  general  farming.     He  possessed  expert  mechanical  ingenuity  and 


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could  make  anything  out  of  wood  and  iron.  He  lived  to  be  sixty-three  years 
of  age  and  his  wife,  who  survived  him  for  about  twelve  years,  had  reached  the 
age  of  seventy  at  the  time  of  her  demise.  In  their  family  were  the  following 
named:  Marion,  deceased;  Mrs.  Laura  B.  Troy,  of  Olympia;  Mrs.  Susan  L. 
Evans,  of  Dungeness,  Washington;  Allen,  of  this  review;  Mrs.  Martha  J.  Whit- 
tier,  who  has  passed  away ;  and  Julia,  the  widow  of  Charles  Kennard,  of  Tacoma. 

Allen  Weir  attended  school  in  Olympia  but  is  largely  a  self-educated  man 
and  has  gained  many  of  his  most  valuable  lessons  in  the  school  of  experience. 
In  'his  boyhood  he  was  thrown  in  close  relations  with  the  Clallam  Indians,  who 
were  numerous  and  often  worked  on  his  father's  farm.  Taking  an  interest  in 
their  language,  he  soon  mastered  it,  and  this  ability  to  speak  the  Chinook  language 
was  of  great  value  to  him  later  in  his  legal  practice  as  it  enabled  him  to  be  his 
own  interpreter.  When  nineteen  years  of  age  he  started  in  business  on  his  own 
account  by  renting  land  of  his  father,  on  which  he  engaged  in  the  cultivation  of 
crops  and  in  raising  hogs.  He  afterward  spent  two  years  in  driving  ox  teams 
in  logging  camps  but,  desirous  of  improving  his  education,  he  then  went  to 
Olympia  and  spent  two  years  in  the  Olympia  Collegiate  Institute,  where  Pro- 
fessor Royal  took  a  great  interest  in  him  and  assisted  him  as  far  as  possible. 
While  pursuing  his  studies  Mr.  Weir  did  his  own  cooking  and  worked  as  janitor 
of  the  building  in  order  to  pay  his  tuition.  He  kept  ahead  of  his  class,  and  left 
some  time  before  his  class  was  graduated,  he  having  completed  the  course.  It 
is  a  well  known  fact  that  it  is  under  the  stimulus  of  necessity  and  the  pressure 
of  adversity  that  the  best  and  strongest  in  man  are  brought  out  and  developed 
and  Mr.  Weir  thus  early  displayed  the  elemental  strength  and  force  of  his  char- 
acter. 

Returning  to  Port  Townsend,  he  purchased  the  Puget  Sound  Argus,  a  small 
weekly  newspaper,  which  also  did  job  work.  About  six  months  later,  or  in  No- 
vember, 1877,  he  was  married  and  his  wife  became  his  active  assistant  in  the 
business.  Together  they  built  up  the  paper,  largely  increasing  its  circulation 
and  its  advertising  patronage,  and  after  twelve  years  they  sold  the  business  at  a 
good  profit.  Not  long  after  they  began  the  publication  of  the  paper  a  daily  edi- 
tion was  started.  Mr.  Weir  had  had  no  practical  experience  as  a  newspaper 
man  but  he  applied  himself  thoroughly  to  learning  the  business  and  soon  proved 
his  capability  therein.  After  disposing  of  the  Argus  the  Commercial  Club  of 
Port  Townsend  ofiPered  him  ten  thousand  dollars  if  he  would  return  and  again 
enter  the  newspaper  business  there.  He  had  served  as  secretary  of  the  cham- 
ber of  commerce  and  in  both  connections  had  much  to  do  with  the  upbuilding 
of  the  town,  the  development  of  its  interests  and  the  exploitation  of  its  resources. 
In  fact  he  took  an  active  part  in  shaping  the  history  of  the  state  in  consider- 
able measure  and  in  the  spring  of  i88g  was  elected  a  member  of  the  constitutional 
convention  which  met  at  Olympia.  He  took  part  in  various  debates  of  the 
convention  and  did  much  toward  framing  the  organic  law  of  the  state.  The 
same  year  he  was  nommated  for  secretary  of  state  and  was  the  first  to  hold 
that  office  after  the  admission  of  Washington  to  the  Union.  He  proved  a  capable 
official  but  did  not  become  a  candidate  for  reelection.  He  had  previously  served 
as  clerk  in  the  upper  house  of  the  territorial  legislature  in  1887  ^"d  i'^  many 
ways  he  aided  in  forming  public  policy.  He  was  a  great  friend  of  Governor 
Terry  and  many  other  distinguished  statesmen  of  Washington  and  in  their  coun- 


16  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

cils  his  opinions  many  times  carried  great  weight.  He  was  well  fitted  for 
leadership  by  reason  of  his  keen  mind  and  his  natural  oratorical  powers,  which 
had  been  developed  while  he  was  a  member  of  a  literary  society  in  school.  He 
became  a  pronounced  advocate  of  the  temperance  cause  and  in  this,  as  in  every 
other  public  question,  he  studied  every  phase  of  the  problem  and  his  utterances 
were  based  upon  thorough  knowledge.  For  three  terms  he  held  the  office  of 
president  of  the  Olympia  Chamber  of  Commerce.  After  retiring  from  the  ofiice 
of  secretary  of  state  he  entered  upon  the  practice  of  law  in  Olympia.  having 
been  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1892  upon  examination  before  the  United 
States  supreme  court,  having  the  distinction  of  being  the  first  one  thus 
admitted.  He  was  always  alone  in  his  law  practice,  which  became  extensive 
and  of  a  very  important  character.  He  made  a  specialty  of  handling  tide  land 
litigation  and  is  a  recognized  authority  on  tide  land  law.  Years  before  when 
he  was  filling  the  office  of  justice  of  the  peace  at  Port  Townsend  he  rendered 
decisions  in  tide  land  cases  which  were  accepted  by  the  state  courts  and  are  still 
quoted  in  the  trial  of  such  cases.  He  continued  actively  in  practice  until  Sep- 
tember, IQ15,  when  ill  health  forced  his  retirement. 

On  the  I2th  of  November,  1877,  in  Dungeness,  Mr.  Weir  was  married  to 
Aliss  Ellen  Davis,  a  daughter  of  Hall  Davis,  who  came  from  Ontario,  Canada, 
in  1873  and  was  one  of  the  leading  dairymen  of  Washington.  He  developed  a 
fine  farm  as  well  as  a  splendid  dairy  herd  and  his  business  afifairs  were  most 
wisely,  carefully  and  successfully  managed.  While  he  made  his  home  at  Dun- 
geness his  death  occurred  in  Seattle.  The  surviving  children  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Weir  are  two  sons  and  a  daughter:  Eva,  who  wedded  \\'.  R.  ^^'hite.  of  Olympia, 
and  has  three  children.  Allen  C,  Elizabeth  and  ^lary-Ellen ;  Frank  A.,  who  mar- 
ried Minnie  Huwald  and  is  now  county  engineer  of  Thurston  county;  and  Royal 
F..  a  lumberman  of  Hoquiam.     Two  other  children  died  when  young. 

Mr.  Weir  was  long  a  devoted  and  faithful  member  of  the  Methodist  Epis- 
copal church,  in  which  he  held  every  lay  office.  'Sirs.  Weir  is  also  a  member  of 
that  church.  From  1877  until  his  death  he  was  identified  with  the  Ancient  Order 
of  United  Workmen.  The  breadth  of  his  interests  is  further  indicated  in  the 
fact  that  he  served  as  regent  of  the  Territorial  University.  His  political  alle- 
giance was  always  unfalteringly  given  to  the  republican  party.  Before  he  was 
twenty-one  years  of  age  he  was  nominated  by  a  democratic  committee  for  a  seat 
in  the  territorial  legislature,  but  when  the  committee  waited  upon  him  to  tell 
him  of  their  choice  he  replied  that  he  could  not  accept  as  he  was  a 
republican.  He  did  much  campaign  work  and  in  1896  delivered  campaign 
addresses  throughout  Washington,  Oregon,  Montana  and  Idaho.  There 
is  something  stimulating  in  the  life  history  of  such  a  man.  One  responds 
to  the  story  with  a  thrill,  recognizing  how  successfully  he  battled  with 
untoward  circumstances  and  wrested  fortune  and  prominence  from  the 
hands  of  fate.  His  expanding  powers  brought  him  prominently  before  the  public 
and  his  history  proves  that  merit  and  ability  will  come  to  the  front.  Prompted 
by  a  laudable  ambition  to  be  something  more  than  a  common  laborer  and  realiz- 
ing that  the  fundamental  step  toward  this  end  was  the  acquirement  of  an  edu- 
cation, he  developed  the  studious  habits  which  remained  his  through  life  and 
which  made  him  the  peer  of  the  ablest  men  of  the  northwest. 

In  September,  191 5.  he  suffered  a  stroke  of  paralysis,  from  which,  however 


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he  almost  completely  recovered.  On  the  17th  of  August,  1916,  while  he  and  his 
wife  were  visiting  at  Port  Townsend  they  took  a  drive  with  S.  Troy  and  from 
some  unknown  cause  the  car  ran  off  the  dock  into  the  strait.  Mr.  Troy  was 
killed  instantly,  Mrs.  Weir  was  thrown  clear  of  the  car  and  escaped  with 
bruises  and  Mr.  Weir  received  such  a  severe  shock  and  was  so  bruised  that  he 
began  to  fail  rapidly  in  health  and  passed  away  on  the  31st  of  October,  1916, 
at  the  hospital  in  Port  Townsend.  Mrs.  Weir  has  since  lived  in  Olympia  at  the 
home  of  her  daughter,  Mrs.  W^hite. 


JONATHAN  JAMES  BISHOP. 

Prominent  among  Jefferson  county's  native  sons  is  Jonathan  James  Bishop, 
now  serving  as  county  clerk.  He  was  born  in  Chimacum,  May  9,  1870,  and  is 
a  son  of  William  and  Hannah  (Hutchinson)  Bishop,  natives  of  England  and 
Scotland  respectively.  In  early  life  the  father  joined  the  English  navy  and 
served  in  the  Crimean  war.  On  one  of  his  trips  to  America  he  resigned  on 
reaching  Victoria  and  in  1855  became  a  resident  of  Washington,  where  he  fol- 
lowed farming  to  1890,  when  he  retired.  Here  he  died  in  1906,  at  the  age  of 
seventy-two  years.  The  mother  of  our  subject  was  reared  and  educated  in 
Scotland  and  Ireland  and  she,  too,  became  an  early  settler  of  Washington,  being 
married  in  Chimacum,  January  14,  1868.  She  passed  away  in  1902,  at  the  age 
of  sixty-five  years.  In  the  family  were  seven  children,  namely:  Thomas  G. ; 
William;  Mrs.  Elizabeth  A'an  Trojen,  deceased;  A.  A.;  Jonathan  James;  Anna 
M.  Hinde;  and  Amelia  Bugge. 

During  his  boyhood  Jonathan  James  Bishop  attended  the  public  schools  of 
Chimacum,  pursuing  his  studied  under  one  teacher  for  ten  years.  He  then 
worked  on  a  ranch  for  several  years  and  afterward  pursued  a  normal  course 
at  Coupeville,  Washington,  graduating  in  1892.  The  following  year  was  de- 
voted to  teaching  in  Chimacum  and  at  the  end  of  that  time  he  entered  the  law 
department  of  the  University  of  Michigan,  from  which  he  was  graduated  with 
the  LL.B.  degree  in  1895.  Returning  to  Washington,  he  located  at  Port  Town- 
send,  where  he  was  engaged  in  practice  for  a  short  time  but  in  1914  was  elected 
county  clerk  and  has  since  filled  that  office  with  credit  to  himself  and  to  the 
entire  satisfaction  of  his  constituents. 

On  the  2ist  of  September,  1896,  near  Ladner,  British  Columbia,  Mr.  Bishop 
was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Pauline  J.  Chase,  a  daughter  of  John  and  Mary 
E.  (Haskins)  Chase,  who  at  one  time  were  well  known  citzens  of  Coupeville, 
Washington.  The  father  is  now  deceased,  but  the  mother  is  still  living  and 
makes  her  home  with  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bishop.  Our  subject  and  his  wife  have  six 
children,  namely:  Florence,  born  in  Port  Townsend,  June  8,  1897;  Maizie,  who 
was  born  September  15,  1899,  and  is  now  attending  the  State  School  for 
Defective  Youth  at  Medical  Lake;  Prentiss  C,  who  was  born  January  13,  1902, 
and  is  attending  high  school  in  Port  Townsend;  Myron  J.,  born  August  2,  1905, 
and  Wilbert  R.,  born  July  30,  1910,  both  in  school  at  Port  Townsend;  and  Vinton 
Chase,  born  November  3,  1916. 

Mr.  Bishop  is  probably  one  of  the  best  known  county  ofiicials  in  Jefferson 


18  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

county  and  he  enjoys  the  confidence  and  respect  of  the  entire  community.  He 
has  filled  the  office  of  notary  public  and  by  his  ballot  always  supports  the  men 
and  measures  of  the  rejniblican  party.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Native  Sons  of 
Washington,  the  Woodmen  of  the  World  and  the  Women  of  Woodcraft. 


FRANCIS  W.  BROOKS. 

Francis  W.  Brooks  was  born  in  Burlington,  Iowa,  March  27,  1862,  the 
son  of  Francis  W.  Brooks,  a  native  of  New  York,  who  went  to  Iowa  in  1840, 
established  the  first  bank  in  that  state  at  Burlington  and  there  continued  in  the 
banking  business  up  to  the  time  of  his  death  in  1869.  Francis  W.  Brooks,  Sr., 
was  married  to  Harriet  C.  Beach,  a  native  of  New  York.  She  died  in  Burlington 
in  her  seventy-sixth  year  in  1910. 

Francis  W.  Brooks,  the  son,  was  educated  at  Lawrenceville  and  in  1879 
entered  the  employ  of  the  Union  National  Bank  of  Chicago.  He  later  removed 
to  Aberdeen,  South  Dakota,  where  he  was  associated  with  J.  Q.  A.  Braden  and 
John  T.  McChesney  in  the  Brown  County  Bank  and  later  was  cashier  of  the 
Aberdeen  National  Bank. 

In  1900  Mr.  Brooks  removed  to  Everett  where,  in  connection  with  Messrs. 
Tenant  and  Bickelhaupt,  he  built  the  Everett  Flour  Mill  and  was  actively  identi- 
fied in  the  management  and  operation  of  this  plant  for  two  years,  until  its  sale 
to  other  interests.  He  then  entered  the  American  National  Bank,  and  later  the 
Everett  Trust  &  Savings  Bank,  in  which  he  held  the  position  of  Cashier  from  its 
inception  up  to  the  time  of  his  death.  August  2'j,  1916.  He  was  a  courteous  and 
obliging  official  and  his  comprehensive  knowledge  of  the  banking  business  and 
his  marked  ability  in  this  direction  contributed  in  a  large  measure  to  the  success 
of  the  institution. 

In  1887  in  Burlington,  Iowa.  Mr.  Brooks  was  married  to  Miss  Jessie  L.  Hay- 
Jen,  daughter  of  William  F.  and  Susan  Hayden,  who  were  early  settlers  in  Bur- 
lington. He  was  treasurer  of  the  Everett  Golf  and  Countr}^  Club  and  president 
of  the  Cascade  Club.  He  is  survived  by  his  widow  and  one  daughter,  Mrs.  Don- 
ald C.  Barnes. 


OLAF  CARLSON. 


Olaf  Carlson,  president  of  the  C-B  Lumber  &  Shingle  Company  and  a  director 
of  the  Citizens  Bank  &  Trust  Company  of  Everett,  was  born  in  Gottenburg. 
Sweden,  on  the  30th  of  November,  i860.  His  father.  Carl  Elis  Anderson,  also 
a  native  of  that  country,  was  a  sea  captain  throughout  his  entire  life  and  passed 
away  in  Sweden  in  1870,  at  the  age  of  forty-eight  years.  The  mother,  Mrs. 
Justina  Anderson,  died  in  Sweden  about  1880.  Of  the  six  children  of  the  family 
one  passed  away  in  infancy,  while  three  are  yet  living. 

Olaf  Carlson,  who  was  the  fourth  in  order  of  birth,  pursued  his  education 
in  the  schools  of  his  native  country  to  the  age  of  eighteen  years  and  in   1881 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  19 

came  to  the  new  world,  making  his  way  at  once  to  Portland,  Oregon,  where  he 
arrived  with  a  cash  capital  of  eighty  dollars,  but  this  was  stolen  from  him  in  a 
hotel  during  his  first  week's  stay  there.  He  secured  employment  at  gardening 
for  C.  A.  Prescott  at  a  wage  of  twenty-five  dollars  per  month  and  board.  His 
residence  in  Washington  dates  from  the  spring  of  1887,  at  which  time  he  located 
in  Tacoma,  where  with  his  two  brothers,  August  and  David  Carlson,  and  his 
two  cousins,  Andrew  Johnson  and  Carl  Johnson,  he  entered  the  sawmill  busi- 
ness, which  they  successfully  conducted  for  ten  years  and  at  the  same  time 
engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  shingles.  Later  Olaf  Carlson  purchased  a  half 
interest  in  the  Young  Lumber  Company,  shingle  manufacturers  of  Tacoma,  at 
which  time  the  name  was  changed  to  Carlson  Brothers.  After  the  destruction 
of  the  plant  by  fire  they  erected  the  first  upright  shingle  mill  on  the  coast  and 
they  were  obliged  to  send  to  California  to  secure  men  experienced  in  the  opera- 
tion of  such  a  mill.  Theirs  was  also  the  first  mill  to  operate  without  a  knee 
bolter,  cutting  the  raw  timber,  which  method  is  now  universal.  In  Tacoma  they 
built  a  large  lumber  mill,  cutting  eighty  thousand  feet  per  day.  After  conduct- 
ing that  mill  for  four  years  they  sold  out  and  the  Carlson  Brothers  became 
connected  with  E.  G.  McNeely  &  Company  of  Tacoma  in  the  operation  of  their 
plant  at  Everett.  After  two  years  the  business  was  burned  down,  at  the  end  of 
which  time  Mr.  Carlson  purchased  the  interest  of  Mr.  McNeely  in  the  business 
and  established  an  upright  shingle  mill  on  the  old  property.  This  he  continued 
to  operate  until  191 2,  when  he  sold  the  plant  to  the  Shull  Lumber  Company. 
He  then  took  a  trip  to  Europe,  visiting  his  old  home  and  the  principal  countries 
on  the  continent. 

Upon  his  return  to  the  new  world  he  became  associated  with  lumber  inter- 
ests as  the  head  of  the  C-B  Lumber  &  Shingle  Company,  Incorporated,  at  Everett, 
of  which  he  is  the  president,  with  W.  R.  Cunningham,  Jr.,  as  vice  president  and 
George  A.  Bergstrom  as  secretary  and  treasurer.  The  business  was  originally 
established  in  1909  south  of  Monroe,  on  the  Snocjualmie  river,  by  his  two  part- 
ners, who  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  shingles  under  the  name  of  the  C-B 
Shingle  Company,  Incorporated.  The  plant  embraced  a  six-machine  mill  and 
employment  was  originally  given  to  thirty  people,  while  the  average  output  was 
two  hundred  and  twenty-five  thousand  feet  per  day.  The  business  was  con- 
ducted at  Monroe  until  1914,  when  the  company  was  reorganized  and  a  removal 
was  made  to  Everett,  a  location  being  secured  on  the  tide  flats  at  Ninth  and 
Bayside.  The  capacity  was  increased  to  a  ten-machine  mill,  with  an  output  of 
four  hundred  thousand  feet,  and  Mr.  Carlson  became  identified  with  the  new 
organization,  of  which  he  was  elected  president.  This  was  the  first  completely 
electrically  driven  shingle  mill  in  the  world.  The  present  plant  covers  twenty 
acres  and  employment  is  furnished  to  forty-five  men,  while  the  manufactured 
product  is  being  shipped  to  all  parts  of  the  world.  Another  important  feature 
of  the  plant  and  one  which  is  the  company's  own  design  is  a  blower  system, 
resulting  in  the  separation  of  the  fine  and  coarse  dust  and  thereby  increasing 
the  efficiency  of  the  men.  In  fact  theirs  is  the  most  modern  mill  equipment  of 
the  kind  in  the  world.  The  machinery  is  of  the  very  latest  design,  embracing  all 
of  the  most  modern  improvements,  their  business  largely  setting  the  standard 
of  progressiveness  in  their  field.  Mr.  Bergstrom,  who  is  the  secretary  and  treas- 
urer, is  also  president  of  the  Mukilteo  Shingle  Company,  located  at  Mukilteo, 


20  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

Washington,  having  a  six-machine  plant,  and  he  is  the  secretary  and  treasurer 
of  the  Pacific  Timber  Company  of  Everett,  Washington.  It  will  thus  be  seen 
that  the  partners  are  men  of  broad  experience  and  extensive  business  connec- 
tions. In  addition  to  his  lumber  interests  Mr.  Carlson  is  a  director  of  the 
Citizens  Bank  &  Trust  Company  of  Everett. 

On  the  13th  of  June,  1891,  in  Tacoma,  Mr.  Carlson  was  married  to  Miss 
Ellen  Caroline  Nelson,  a  native  of  Sweden  and  a  daughter  of  Gust  Nelson.  Their 
five  children  are:  Edward  W.,  who  is  associated  with  the  C-B  Lumber  &  Shin- 
gle Company  as  stenographer ;  Nettie  E. ;  Esther  Alma ;  Evelyn,  and  Julia  C. 
The  family  residence  at  No.  1722  Rucker  avenue  is  one  of  the  finest  homes  in 
:he  city  and  stands  on  the  best  improved  block  in  Everett. 

Politically  ]\Ir.  Carlson  is  a  republican  where  national  issues  are  involved 
but  casts  an  independent  local  ballot.  In  191 1  he  was  elected  a  member  of  the 
city  council,  but  six  months  later  the  commission  form  of  government  w^as  voted 
in  and  thus  his  term  was  brought  to  a  close.  He  belongs  to  the  Commercial 
Club  and  is  at  all  times  in  sympathy  with  its  progressive  movements  for  the 
upbuilding  of  the  city,  the  extension  of  its  trade  relations  and  the  establishment 
of  higher  civic  standards.  He  belongs  to  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  America 
and  the  Benevolent  Protective  Order  of  Elks  and  his  religious  faith  is  that  of 
the  Lutheran  church.  He  has  justly  won  the  proud  American  title  of  a  self- 
made  man.  for  his  success  is  attributable  entirely  to  his  own  efiforts,  perseverance 
and  capability.  A  thoughtful  review  of  his  life  record  will  clearly  indicate  the 
fact  that  he  has  always  been  foremost  in  the  adoption  of  methods  to  improve 
his  business,  taking  an  initiative  step  along  many  lines.  In  fact  he  has  ever 
been  a  leader,  not  a  follower,  and  his  orderly  progression  has  brought  him  to 
a  place  of  distinction  and  of  success. 


CHARLES  XAVIER  LARRABEE. 

The  specific  and  distinctive  office  of  biography  is  not  to  give  voice  to  a  man's 
modest  estimate  of  himself  and  his  accomplishments  but  rather  to  leave  a  per- 
petual record  establishing  his  character  by  the  consensus  of  opinion  on  the  part 
of  his  fellowmen.  Throughout  r>ellingham  and  throughout  Washington  Charles 
Xavier  Larrabee  is  spoken  of  in  terms  of  admiration  and  respect.  His  life  was 
so  varied  in  its  activity,  so  honorable  in  its  purposes,  so  far-reaching  and  bene- 
ficial in  its  effects  that  it  became  an  integral  part  of  the  history  of  his  city  and 
left  its  impress  upon  the  annals  of  the  state.  He  was  in  no  sense  a  man  in  public 
life,  in  fact  he  shunned  notoriety  and  publicity,  but  nevertheless  he  exerted  an 
immeasurable  influence  on  the  city  of  his  residence  in  relation  to  its  material, 
intellectual  and  moral  progress,  and  Bellingham's  history  without  his  life  record 
would  be  as  the  story  of  Hamlet  with  the  leading  character  omitted. 

Born  in  Portville,  Cattaraugus  county.  New  York,  on  the  19th  of  November, 
1843,  ^le  was  the  son  of  a  merchant,  who  about  1850  removed  with  his  family 
to  Wisconsin,  where  his  death  occurred  when  his  two  sons,  S.  E.  and  C.  X. 
Larrabee,  were  but  young  lads.  They  inherited  from  their  father  no  patrimony 
but  an  honorable  name.     They  had  been  students  in  the  village  school  at  Amro, 


CHARLES  X.  LARRABEE 


.;.  TH-E  NEW  YORK 
PUBLIC  UBRARY 


ASTOR,    LENOX 
Tfl-DEN   FOUNDATION 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  23 

and  had  mastered  little  more  than  the  rudiments  of  a  common  school  educa- 
tion when  the  necessity  of  providing  for  their  own  support  and  that  of  their 
widowed  mother  devolved  upon  them.  The  mother,  however,  encouraged  the 
boys  to  make  every  possible  advance  along  educational  lines,  so  that  when  still 
in  his  teens,  or  in  1862,  at  the  age  of  nineteen,  Charles  X.  Larrabee  had  quali- 
fied for  teaching  and  secured  a  school,  devoting  four  winter  terms  to  that  pro- 
fession. He  felt  that  he  owed  a  duty  to  his  country,  then  engaged  in  civil  war, 
but  a  still  greater  duty  to  his  widowed  mother.  All  of  his  hard-earned  savings 
he  gave  to  a  substitute,  who  represented  him  at  the  front,  and  he  started  anew 
to  earn  a  living.  Throughout  the  years  of  his  early  manhood  he  faced  hard- 
ships and  difficulties  but  they  seemed  only  to  call  forth  greater  courage  and 
determination  on  his  part.  He  used  his  opportunities  wisely  and  well,  recog- 
nizing at  the  outset  that  he  must  depend  entirely  upon  his  own  resources  and 
that  he  must  take  advantage  of  every  chance.  He  left  Wisconsin  for  Montana 
in  1875  and  in  that  state  turned  his  attention  to  ranching  and  mining,  his  close 
application  and  clarity  of  vision  in  business  matters  soon  gaining  for  him  a  sub- 
stantial measure  of  success  that  placed  him  in  a  position  of  leadership  in  the 
lines  of  business  in  which  he  was  engaged.  He  sank  the  shaft  of  the  famous 
Anaconda  mine  forty  feet  for  a  half  interest  in  the  mine  and  after  selling  that 
property  he  located  and  developed  the  St.  Lawrence  mine,  which  he  later  sold. 
His  greatest  achievement  in  mining  was  the  discovery  and  development  of  the 
Mountain  View  copper  mine  at  Butte  City. 

In  1887,  after  a  residence  of  twelve  years  in  Montana,  he  disposed  of  the 
greater  part  of  his  mining  interests  in  that'  feta'te -bui  retained  the  ownership  of 
his  extensive  cattle  and  horse  ranch.  At  that  da:te  he  removed  to  Portland, 
Oregon,  where  in  connection  with  his  brother  he  purchased  the  HoUaday  estate, 
a  part  of  which  lay  within  the  corporation  limits,  of  Portland,  on  the  east  bank 
of  the  Willamette  river.  About  the  same  time  he  became  the  owner  of  a  large 
interest  in  the  Fairhaven  Land  Company.  His  residence  on  Bellingham  bay 
dated  from  1890  and  from  that  time  forward  until  his  death  almost  a  quarter 
of  a  century  later  he  was  closely  associated  with  many  of  the  business  interests 
which  have  led  to  the  substantial  development  and  progress  of  the  city.  He  was 
one  of  the  builders  of  the  Fairhaven  &  Southern  Railroad  and  became  vice 
president  of  the  company,  while  later  he  was  elected  president.  He  owned  a 
majority  of  the  stock  but  eventually  sold  the  road  to  the  Great  Northern  Com- 
pany. He  continued  his  business  connections  through  investments  in  Montana, 
Oregon  and  Washington.  He  was  at  one  time  part  owner  of  the  Bellingham 
Herald  and  was  ever  one  of  its  stanchest  supporters  when  financial  aid  was 
needed.  He  became  the  possessor  of  valuable  mining  and  ranch  property,  tim- 
ber lands  and  city  and  suburban  realty  in  the  three  states  mentioned  and  the 
wisdom  of  his  judgment  in  business  affairs  and  the  keenness  of  his  vision  were 
indicated  in  many  of  his  transactions,  particularly  in  his  purchase  of  the  Holla- 
day  estate,  which  became  the  very  center  of  the  east  side  residence  district  of 
Portland  and  increased  rapidly  in  value  with  the  substantial  growth  of  the  city. 
He  became  the  president  of  the  Oregon  Real  Estate  Company,  president  of  the 
Pacific  Realty  Company,  vice  president  of  the  Northwestern  National  Bank  and 
of  the  Northwestern  State  Bank,  and  he  was  the  owner  of  stock  in  many  other 
important  corporations,  in  which  he  would  accept  no  office. 


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24  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

In  1892,  in  St.  Louis,  Missouri,  Air.  Larrabee  was  united  in  marriage  to 
Miss  Frances  Payne  and  to  them  were  born  three  sons  and  a  daughter :  Charles 
Francis,  whose  advanced  studies  were  pursued  in  Reed  College  at  Portland; 
Edward  Payne;  Mary  Adele;  and  Benjamin  Howard. 

While  the  business  interests  of  Mr.  Larrabee  made  him  a  most  valued  factor 
in  various  communities,  he  did  not  feel  that  this  comprised  his  duty  to  his  home 
city  and  to  an  extent  far  greater  than  that  of  the  majority  of  men  he  aided  in 
the  upbuilding  of  Bellingham  and  its  interests.  A  local  paper  said :  "He  had 
been  most  lavish  in  his  liberal  provisions  and  donations,  actuated  by  keen- 
sighted  benevolence.  The  children  and  youth  especially  were  beneficiaries  in 
the  plans  of  his  past  philanthropies  and  those  which  he  was  contemplating  for 
the  future."  Just  a  few  weeks  before  his  death,  which  occurred  September  16, 
1914,  he  gave  in  the  name  of  his  wife  to  the  Young  Women's  Christian  Asso- 
ciation a  building  costing  forty  thousand  dollars  and  he  was  a  most  generous 
supporter  of  the  Young  Men's  Christian  Association.  He  contributed  liberally 
for  campaign  purposes  to  the  republican  party  and  was  regarded  as  one  of  its 
wise  counselors,  but  the  honors  and  emoluments  of  office  had  no  attraction  for 
him.  He  endorsed  all  those  purifying  and  wholesome  measures  and  reforms 
which  have  been  growing  up  in  the  political  life  of  the  country  and  which  today 
are  common  to  both  parties.  In  a  word,  while  never  seeking  to  occupy  a  posi- 
tion before  the  public  and  in  fact  shunning  publicity,  he  nevertheless  did  so 
great  a  work  for  Bellingham  and  the  state  that  his  name  has  become  an  integral 
part  of  its  history.  Because  of  the  innate  refinement  of  his  nature  he  opposed 
everything  common  and  the  universality  of  his  friendships  interprets  for  us  his 
intellectual  hospitality  and  the  breadth  of  his  sympathy,  for  nothing  was  foreign 
to  him  that  concerned  his  fellowmen. 


REV.  DANIEL  BAGLEY. 

Rev.  Daniel  Bagley  was  born  September  7,  1818,  in  Crawford  county,  Penn- 
sylvania, and  died  in  Seattle  April  26,  1905.  His  wife,  Susannah  Rogers 
Whipple,  was  born  in  Massachusetts,  May  8,  1819.  While  she  was  a  small 
child  her  parents  moved  into  western  Pennsylvania,  near  Meadville,  Crawford 
county.  This  was  then  a  rough  and  thinly  settled  region  and  they  grew  up 
amid  the  privations  and  hardships  of  pioneer  life.  Daniel  helped  his  father 
clear  the  original  forest  off  their  farm  and  shared  in  the  toil  that  was  incident 
to  cutting  a  home  out  of  lands  covered  with  a  dense  growth  of  hickory,  chestnut, 
birch,  maple,  etc. 

The  young  people  met  while  they  were  yet  in  their  teens  and  acquaintance 
soon  ripened  into  love,  and  August  15,  1840,  they  were  made  husband  and  wife. 
A  few  days  later  they  started  for  the  prairies  of  Illinois,  and  there  settled  on  a 
claim  near  Somanauk.  The  husband  farmed  and  taught  school  for  two  years, 
while  the  wife  performed  the  household  duties  of  their  small  and  primitive 
cabin. 

In  1842  Mr.  Bagley  was  admitted  into  the  ministry  of  the  Methodist  Protes- 
tant church,  and   for  ten  years  was  engaged   in  active  work,  nominally  being 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  25 

stationed  at  one  place  each  year,  but  in  reality  traveling  summer  and  winter  from 
the  south,  near  Springfield,  to  the  northern  boundaries  of  the  state.  Buffalo 
and  Indian  trails  then  gridironed  the  broad  and  thinly  settled  prairies,  and  were 
not  succeeded  by  the  iron  rails  of  the  early  railroads  of  the  state  until  1850 
and  the  decade  succeeding.  At  Princeton,  Bureau  county,  the  first  home  of  the 
still  young  couple  was  established,  and  here  Mr.  Bagley  was  an  active  worker 
in  the  anti-slavery  agitation  then  beginning  to  arouse  the  attention  and  con- 
science of  here  and  there  a  few  of  the  earnest  thinkers  of  the  day.  Owen 
Lovejoy's  and  Mr.  Bagley 's  churches  stood  within  a  few  yards  of  each  other, 
and  their  pastors  united  in  religious  and  philanthropical  work,  and  time  and 
again  were  their  anti-slavery  meetings  broken  up  by  the  pro-slavery  roughs  of 
the  day. 

During  the  closing  years  of  the  '40s  and  early  in  the  '50s  California  and 
Oregon  attracted  a  great  deal  of  attention,  and  the  more  enterprising  of  the 
younger  generation  began  the  westward  movement  that  has  for  sixty  years 
gone  on  in  an  ever  swelling  tide.  In  1852  Rev.  Daniel  Bagley  was  chosen  by 
the  board  of  missions  of  his  church  as  missionary  to  Oregon,  which  then  in- 
cluded the  present  states  of  Washington  and  Idaho  and  parts  of  Montana  and 
Wyoming. 

Their  wagon  train  left  Princeton,  Illinois,  April  20,  1852,  and  in  it  were 
Mr.  Bagley  and  family.  Dexter  Horton  and  family,  Thomas  Mercer  and  family, 
William  H.  Shoudy,  John  Pike  and  Aaron  Mercer  and  wife.  The  wives  of 
Thomas  and  Aaron  Mercer  never  reached  here,  but  the  others  all  came  to  Seattle 
at  some  period  to  make  their  home. 

Those  moving  to  the  Pacific  coast  that  year  were  an  army  in  numbers,  so 
that  the  danger  from  Indians  was  not  great,  but  the  hardships  and  sufferings  of 
the  emigrants  were  increased.  The  difficulties  of  securing  water  and  feed  for 
the  stock  were  great  and  cholera  became  epidemic.  However,  the  fifteen  or 
twenty  families  of  this  particular  train,  after  nearly  five  months  of  almost 
constant  travel,  arrived  at  The  Dalles,  on  the  Columbia  river,  without  the  loss 
of  one  of  their  number  and  with  practically  all  their  wagons  and  stock.  Here 
they  separated,  only  two  or  three  families  accompanying  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bagley 
to  Salem,  Oregon,  where  they  ended  their  journey  September  21,  1852. 

Mr.  Bagley  at  once  began  active  ministerial  and  missionary  work,  and 
labored  unremittingly  in  all  parts  of  the  Willamette  valley  the  next  eight  years. 
He  established  about  a  score  of  churches  and  probably  half  that  number  of 
church  edifices  were  built  mainly  through  his  instrumentality.  This  was  long 
prior  to  the  advent  of  telegraphs  and  railroads  and  the  conveniences  and  com- 
forts of  modern  travel.  His  labors  extended  from  the  Umpqua  on  the  south 
to  the  Columbia  river  on  the  north,  and  it  was  rare  indeed  that  he  remained  at 
home  twenty  days  in  succession  and,  in  fact,  a  large  part  of  these  eight  years 
was  employed  in  itinerant  work,  traveling  through  heat  and  dust,  rain,  snow, 
mud  and  floods  by  day  and  night,  nearly  entirely  on  horseback,  so  that  at  forty 
years  of  age  his  constitution  was  greatly  impaired  by  exposure  and  overwork. 

During  all  their  married  life  Mrs.  Bagley  had  been  an  invalid,  and  in  October, 
i860,  the  family  removed  from  near  Salem  to  this  place,  hoping  the  change  of 
climate  would  prove  beneficial  to  both  of  them.  The  trip  was  made  entirely 
overland   in   a   buggy — exccDt   from    Portland   to   Monticello — and   the   trip  that 


26  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

can  now  be  made  in  as  many  hours  required  ten  days  to  accomplish.  They 
made  the  list  of  families  in  the  village  up  to  an  even  twenty, 

The  unbroken  forest  began  where  the  Colonial  building  on  Columbia  street 
now  stands,  and  at  no  point  was  it  more  than  250  yards  from  the  waters  of  the 
bay. 

Mr.  Bagley  was  the  pioneer  minister  of  his  church  on  Puget  Sound  and  for 
years,  covering  almost  the  entire  period  of  the  Civil  war,  was  the  only  clergyman 
stationed  in  Seattle. 

Rev.  David  E.  Blaine,  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church,  had  been  instru- 
mental in  the  erection  of  a  church  building  about  1854  on  the  present  site  of 
the  Boston  block,  which  remained  unplastered  or  unceiled  for  ten  years  or  more. 
Here  Mr.  Bagley  and  a -small  band  of  worshipers  gathered  weekly. 

Early  in  1865  the  historic  "Brown  church"  was  built  at  the  corner  of  Second 
and  Madison  streets  and  Mr.  Bagley's  manual  labor  and  private  purse  con- 
tributed largely  to  that  work. 

Besides  his  ministerial  duties  Mr.  Bagley  became  an  active  and  prominent 
worker  in  the  advancement  of  the  material  growth  and  prosperity  of  Seattle  and 
King  county.  Largely  through  the  efforts  of  Hon.  Arthur  A.  Denny,  who  was 
a  member  of  the  legislature  of  1860-61,  the  university  was  located  here,  and 
Messrs.  Daniel  Bagley,  John  Webster  and  Edmund  Carr  were  named  com- 
missioners. Selling  of  lands  began  at  once,  and  in  March,  1861,  clearing  of  the 
site  and  work  on  the  university  buildings  began.  As  president  of  the  board  of 
commissioners  most  of  the  care  and  responsibility  of  the  sale  of  lands,  erection 
of  the  buildings,  and  establishing  of  scholastic  work  fell  upon  ]\Ir.  Bagley,  and 
during  the  succeeding  three  years  much  of  his  time  was  devoted  to  the  university 
interests,  and  those  labors  have  borne  abundant  fruits  for  Seattle  and  her 
citizens.  Just  prior  to  and  following  the  year  1870,  the  development  of  what 
are  now  known  as  the  Newcastle  coal  mines  began.  Daniel  Bagley,  George  F. 
Whitworth,  Josiah  Settle  and  C.  B.  Bagley  took  up  the  burden  of  this  work, 
which  was  the  first  to  become  commercially  successful  in  the  territory.  Mr. 
Bagley  was  the  responsible  leader  and  superintendent,  and  although  the  com- 
pany then  formed  was  succeeded  by  a  number  of  others,  the  credit  of  the 
opening  of  this  great  source  of  wealth  to  this  county  belongs  to  him  and  his 
associates. 

Until  1885  he  continued  as  pastor  of  the  church  here  and  after  the  twentieth 
year  in  charge  of  the  "Brown  church"  he  resigned  that  position.  After  that 
time  he  did  a  large  amount  of  ministerial  work  at  Ballard,  Columbia,  Yesler, 
South  Park,  etc.,  continuing  down  to  within  a  few  years  of  his  death. 

Forty-five  years  he  was  prominent,  active  and  efficient  as  a  clergyman  and 
private  citizen. 

Daniel  Bagley  was  a  life-long  member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity,  and  he  was 
the  honored  chaplain  of  St.  John's  Lodge,  No.  9,  in  Seattle,  many  years.  He 
was  made  a  Master  Mason  in  Princeton,  Illinois,  in  1851.  He  at  once  affiliated 
with  the  lodge  in  Salem,  Oregon,  on  his  arrival  there  in  1852,  and  between  that 
time  and  1856  became  a  Royal  Arch  Mason.  On  making  his  home  in  Seattle 
he  affiliated  with  St.  John's  Lodge  and  remained  a  member  of  that  lodge  during 
life.  He  first  appeared  in  Grand  Lodge  in  1861,  and  his  merits  as  a  Mason  are 
attested  by  the  fact  that  his  brethren  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Washington  elected 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  27 

him  their  most  worshipful  grand  master  at  the  annual  communication  of  that 
year. 

During  their  later  years  Mr.  Bagley  and  his  wife  made  their  home  with 
their  son  Clarence  in  Seattle  and  there  Mrs.  Bagley  died  October  ii,  1913. 

They  repose  side  by  side  in  Mount  Pleasant  on  Queen  Anne  Hill. 


C.  A.  COULTER. 


C.  A.  Coulter,  South  Bend's  efficient  mayor,  actuated  in  all  of  his  public 
service  by  an  vmquestioned  fidelity  to  the  general  good,  is  well  known  in  business 
circles  as  the  president  of  the  Coulter  Towboat  Company.  Since  xApril,  1890, 
he  has  made  his  home  in  the  city  where  he  now  resides  and  that  he  is  one  of  its 
most  honored  and  popular  residents  is  indicated  in  the  fact  that  he  is  now  serv- 
ing for  the  fourth  term  as  chief  executive.  A  native  of  Illinois,  he  was  born  at 
Shawneetown,  December  25,  1858,  and  when  only  seven  years  of  age  accompanied 
his  parents  on  their  removal  to  Cairo,  Illinois,  where  he  attended  school.  He 
afterward  took  up  the  blacksmith's  and  machinist's  trades  and  later  was  for 
seven  years  steamship  engineer  on  the  Mississippi  river.  He  was  also  an  engin- 
eer for  three  years  on  the  Ohio  river,  making  trips  from  Pittsburgh  to  New 
Orleans,  and  in  April,  1890,  he  arrived  in  South  Bend.  Here  he  built  the  tug- 
boats Laurel  and  Myrtle  and  also  the  boilers  for  his  boats.  Developing  his 
business,  he  organized  the  Coulter  Towboat  Company,  of  which  he  became  pres- 
ident, with  A.  J.  Burnham.  now  deceased,  as  vice  president  and  C.  A.  Werley 
secretary  and  treasurer.  Mr.  Burnham  was  at  one  time  captain  of  the  Laurel. 
Operating  his  tugboats,  Mr.  Coulter  has  developed  a  large  and  important 
business,  and  while  successfully  controlling  his  private  interests  in  that  connection 
he  has  also  made  investments  in  several  buildings  in  South  Bend,  from  which 
he  derives  a  handsome  annual  income. 

In  1890  Mr.  Coulter  was  married  to  Miss  Sallie  F.  Dyer,  of  Evansville, 
Indiana,  but  a  native  of  Kentucky.  The  children  of  this  marriage  are :  Dan  F., 
now  of  South  Bend;  Mary  L.,  the  wife  of  Earle  Floyd,  of  South  Bend;  C.  A., 
Jr.,  who  is  a  clerk  in  Drissler  &  Albright's  hardware  store;  and  Laura  Isabelle, 
in  school. 

His  fellow  townsmen,  recognizing  his  worth  and  ability,  have  frequently 
called  Mr.  Coulter  to  fill  public  offices.  He  served  as  a  member  of  the  city 
council  for  nine  years  and  while  on  the  council  served  as  mayor.  He  headed 
the  movement  to  replace  the  planked  streets  with  cement  paving  and  also  was 
active  in  instituting  the  movement  resulting  in  the  building  of  new  sidewalks  and 
the  installation  of  a  new  sewer  system.  To  accomplish  this  public  improvement 
work  the  city  was  bonded  for  seven  hundred  and  fifty  thousand  dollars,  all  of 
which  is  now  practically  paid  off  and  the  city  is  on  a  cash  basis.  His  fourth 
election  to  the  office  of  mayor  indicates  most  clearly  Mr.  Coulter's  standing  in 
public  regard.  He  is  held  in  the  highest  esteem  by  all  who  know  him  and  even 
those  opposed  to  him  politically  recognize  the  value  and  worth  of  his  service  as 
an  official  and  his  marked  devotion  to  the  public  good;  He  was  one  of  the  stock- 
holders and  organizers  of  the  Commercial  Club,  which  is  today  out  of  debt  and 


28  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

which  makes  its  club  house  the  headquarters  for  all  conventions.  He  has  always 
been  a  stalwart  democrat  but  never  sacrifices  the  public  good  to  partisanship 
nor  places  the  aggrandizement  of  self  before  the  general  welfare.  Fraternally 
he  is  connected  with  the  Knights  of  Pythias  and  the  Modern  Woodmen  of 
America,  while  his  religious  faith  is  evidenced  by  his  membership  in  the  Presby- 
terian church.  Those  who  know  him,  and  he  has  a  wide  acquaintance,  entertain 
for  him  the  highest  regard  and  his  fellow  townsmen  are  proud  to  be  numbered 
among  his  friends. 


PHILIP  J.  MOURANT. 

In  an  enumeration  of  the  specific  forces  which  have  contributed  to  the  up- 
building of  Hoquiam  and  southwestern  Washington  mention  must  be  made  of 
the  Grays  Harbor  Construction  Company,  of  which  Philip  J.  Mourant  was  one 
of  the  founders  and  is  the  president.  Their  operations  along  building  lines  have 
been  extensive,  making  theirs  one  of  the  leading  features  in  the  substantial  up- 
building of  the  Grays  Harbor  district.  His  associates  in  business  and  those 
who  have  watched  his  career  speak  of  Mr.  Mourant  as  a  most  resourceful  and 
enterprising  man  who  seems  to  discriminate  readily  between  the  essential  and 
the  nonessential  and  utilizes  each  force  within  his  control  to  the  best  possible 
advantage. 

He  was  born  in  Quebec,  Canada,  in  1867,  and  was  but  four  years  of  age  when 
taken  by  his  parents  to  Wisconsin,  where  he  resided  from  1871  until  1887.  Dur- 
ing the  period  of  his  youth  there  passed  he  learned  the  carpenter's  trade  and 
when  twenty  years  of  age  responded  to  the  call  of  the  west,  making  his  way 
to  Vancouver,  Washington,  where  he  engaged  in  carpentering  until  1889.  In 
that  year  he  went  to  Hoquiam,  where  he  was  engaged  in  the  erection  of  the 
mill  of  the  Hoquiam  Sash  &  Door  Company.  At  that  time  the  only  industry 
in  the  city  was  the  small  mill  of  the  North  Western  Lumber  Company  and  in 
providing  a  site  for  the  sash  and  door  factory  Mr.  Mourant  tore  down  the  old 
James  residence,  which  was  the  first  schoolhouse  in  Hoquiam.  So  excellent  was 
his  work  in  the  erection  of  the  factory  that  he  was  accorded  the  contract  for  the 
building  of  the  Bay  \'iew  Hotel,  also  the  Pomona  Hotel  and  the  Acteson  home. 
In  1893  he  took  up  contract  work  as  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Mourant  &  Brisco, 
which  firm  erected  many  of  the  early  residences,  most  of  which  were  frame 
buildings.  When  Mr.  Brisco  went  to  Mexico  in  1898  he  was  succeeded  in  the 
partnership  by  Milton  L.  Watson,  who  has  since  been  identified  with  the  com- 
pany. At  that  point  in  its  histor>^  the  company  broadened  its  scope,  taking  on 
several  large  contracts,  including  that  for  the  construction  of  the  plant  of  the 
Grays  Harbor  Lumber  Company  and  for  the  National  Lumber  &  Box  Company. 
In  1904  Messrs.  Mourant  and  Watson  were  joined  by  James  T.  Quigg  and  in 
1907  the  Grays  Harbor  Construction  Company  was  incorporated. 

Again  the  scope  of  its  activities  was  broadened  and  the  paving  business  was 
included  in  1914,  and  some  of  the  finest  pavements  in  the  northwest  have  been 
laid  by  this  company,  including  paving  in  Aberdeen  and  Everett.  The  plant 
of  the  company  is  large  and  splendidly  equipped.    They  are  engaged  in  the  build- 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  29 

ing  of  mills  and  bridges  and  also  take  contracts  for  pile  driving,  dredging  and 
similar  work.  Aside  from  the  structures  already  mentioned  as  erected  by  this 
company,  they  are  well  known  as  the  builders  of  the  Woodlawn  Mill  &  Boom 
Company  plant,  the  mill  of  the  Bridal  Veil  Lumber  Company  at  Bridal  Veil, 
Oregon,  the  Lytle  block  at  Hoquiam,  the  Emerson  building,  the  Hicks  building, 
the  Foster  block,  the  Washington  and  Lincoln  schools  and  the  Stearns  and 
Lytle  residences.  They  built  the  county  bridge  over  the  Chehalis  river  and  built 
the  government  wharf  and  trestle  for  the  government  jetty  in  the  harbor  and 
are  handling  all  the  rock  which  is  being  used  by  the  government  there.  The 
company  owns  large  bunkers  at  Hoquiam,  together  with  a  fleet  of  scows  and 
two  tugs,  the  Manette  and  Hunter.  In  fact  the  equipment  of  the  Grays  Harbor 
Construction  Company  is  the  best  and  most  complete  in  this  part  of  the  country 
and  represents  an  expenditure  of  many  thousands  of  dollars — an  expenditure 
which  indicates  their  faith  in  the  future  of  the  city  and  in  the  development  of 
western  Washington.  In  addition  to  his  other  interests  Mr.  Mourant  has  been 
vice  president  of  the  Rychard  Grocery  Company  and  was  also  a  stockholder  in 
the  Hoquiam  Trust  Company. 

In  1 891  Mr.  Mourant  was  married  in  Hopetown,  Canada,  to  Miss  Lydia  A. 
Ross,  a  native  of  Canada,  and  they  have  one  child,  Ethel.  Fraternally  Mr. 
Mourant  is  an  Elk,  and  at  this  writing,  in  1916,  is  exalted  ruler  of  his  lodge. 
He  is  also  connected  with  the  Eagles  and  the  United  Workmen.  In  politics  he 
is  an  independent  democrat  and  served  as  mayor  of  the  city  in  1910  and  previous 
to  that  time  as  a  member  of  the  city  council,  giving  active  aid  in  office  and  out 
of  it  to  every  measure  or  movement  which  he  deems  of  value  in  the  public  life 
of  the  community.  He  is  a  man  of  resolute  purpose  who  never  falls  short  of 
the  accomplishment  of  a  task  to  which  he  sets  himself  and  his  developing  powers 
are  indicated  in  the  constant  growth  of  his  business,  which  is  now  of  an  extensive 
and  important  character. 


FRANK  CARLETON  TECK. 

Frank  Carleton  Teck,  newspaper  and  magazine  writer,  poet  and  literary  critic, 
living  at  Port  Angeles,  was  born  in  Northfield,  Minnesota,  November  12,  1869, 
and  the  public  schools  of  Shieldsville  and  of  Minneapolis,  Minnesota,  afiforded 
him  his  educational  opportunities.  The  broad  field  of  reading,  however,  is  ever 
open  to  the  individual  if  he  has  the  taste  and  inclination  to  delve  therein  and 
Mr.  Teck  has  never  failed  to  embrace  his  opportunities  in  that  direction.  His 
initial  step  in  the  business  world  was  made  as  a  newspaper  reporter  and  the  years 
have  brought  him  through  successive  stages  to  his  present  high  standing  as  a 
newspaper  and  magazine  writer,  to  which  work  he  has  devoted  the  greater  part 
of  his  attention  since  January,  1889,  or  during  the  entire  period  of  his  residence 
in  western  Washington.  He  was  a  writer  of  verse  and  literary  criticism  for 
magazines  for  fifteen  years  prior  to  1907,  while  living  in  Bellingham.  He  has 
brought  forth  one  brochure  of  verses,  "Under  Western  Skies,"  and  he  has  been 
poet  of  the  Washington  State  Press  Association  two  or  three  times.  He  has 
been  city  editor  and  editor  of  several  Bellingham  newspapers  at  different  times, 


30  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

also  editor  of  the  Seattle  Town  Crier,  the  Anacortes  American,  the  Pacific  Motor 
Boat  and  the  Pacific  Fisherman  and  has  been  staff  writer  on  the  Pacific  Monthly 
and  Sunset. 

The  scope  of  Mr.  Teck's  activities  is  further  indicated  in  the  fact  that  he 
was  secretary  of  the  Bellingham  Chamber  of  Commerce  from  1904  until  1907 
inclusive  and  since  the  ist  of  August,  1914,  has  been  secretary  of  the  Port 
Angeles  Commercial  Club.  On  the  organization  of  the  Washington  Federation 
of  Commercial  Organizations  in  Everett,  May  6,  191 5,  he  was  chosen  secretary- 
treasurer  and  so  continued  until  October  6,  191 6,  when,  he  was  elected  vice 
president. 

On  the  3d  of  November,  1895,  at  Bellingham,  Air.  Teck  was  married  to  Miss 
Daisy  Bell,  a  daughter  of  Captain  and  Mrs.  J.  J.  Bell,  of  that  city.  Her  father 
was  formerly  sheriff  of  Whatcom  county  and  .her  brother,  Raymond  R.  Bell, 
is  a  well  known  northwest  theatrical  manager. 

Mr.  Teck  has  joined  but  one  lodge,  the  Elks,  having  membership  at  Belling- 
ham for  many  years,  while  at  present  he  is  connected  with  Naval  Lodge,  No. 
353,  of  Port  Angeles.  His  military  experience  covers  eight  years  with  Company 
F  of  the  First  Infantry  Regiment  of  the  National  Guard  of  Washington  at  Bell- 
ingham, of  which  he  was  successively  private,  first  sergeant  and  second  and  first 
lieutenant.  He  was  also  a  trustee  of  the  Bellingham  State  Normal  School  from 
March,  1899,  until  June,  1905,  when  he  was  retired  at  his  own  request. 


WILLIAM  L.  ADAMS. 


William  L.  Adams,  since  1903  president  of  the  First  National  Bank  of 
Hoquiam,  w-as  born  in  Berwick,  Pennsylvania,  May  27,  i860,  a  son  of  Enos 
L.  and  Margaret  (Kisner)  Adams.  The  genealogy  of  the  family  is  complete 
back  in  direct  line  to  John  Adams,  of  East  Friesland,  who  was  born  prior  to  the 
year  1400.  The  ancestors  of  all  four  grandparents  of  William  L.  Adams  were 
early  settlers  of  eastern  Pennsylvania  or  New  Jersey  and  four  of  his  ancestors 
served  in  the  Revolutionary  war. 

Provided  with  liberal  educational  advantages,  William  L.  Adams  was  grad- 
uated from  Mount  Union  College  at  Alliance,  Ohio,  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor 
of  Philosophy  in  i88t.  The  following  year  he  engaged  in  sheep  ranching  in 
western  Texas,  he  being  one  of  the  first  to  sink  wells  and  run  sheep  on  the  staked 
plains  of  Texas.  In  1882  he  was  called  to  the  position  of  county  commissioner  of 
Mitchell  county,  Texas,  which  offtce  he  filled  for  three  years,  and  from  1885  to 
1888  he  was  county  assessor  of  Alidland  county,  Texas. 

In  the  latter  year  Mr.  Adams  was  married  at  Fort  Worth.  Texas,  to  Miss 
Elizabeth  A.  Davis,  who  was  born  at  Colon.  Michigan,  a  daughter  of  Willis  G.  and 
Adelia  (Anderson)  Davis,  and  was  graduated  from  the  Michigan  Seminary  at 
.  Kalamazoo.  They  became  residents  of  Washington  in  1888  while  it  was  still 
under  territorial  rule,  settling  at  Hoquiam  on  the  12th  of  March,  1890.  There 
they  reared  their  family  but  their  first  born,  a  son,  Ralph,  died  at  Ellensburg  in 
infancy.  The  others  are :  Gaylord,  who  married  Leal  Stevenson  and  is  assistant 
cashier  in  the  First  National  Bank  of  Hoquiam;  Gwenivere,  a  graduate  of  Vassar 


WILLIAM  L.  ADAMS 


THE   NEW  YORK 
PUBLIC  UBRARY 


ASTOR,    LENOX 
TILDEN  FOUNDATION 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  33 

College,  class  of  191 5  ;  Elizabeth,  a  graduate  of  Mount  Vernon  Seminary  at  Wash- 
ington, D.  C,  class  of  1917;  and  William  L.,  Jr.,  who  was  born  in  1907,  on  his 
father's   birthday. 

Throughout  the  period  of  his  residence  in  Hoquiam  Air.  Adams  has  been 
actively  and  prominently  connected  with  its  interests  and  its  development.  He 
organized  the  Hoquiam  high  school  in  1890  and  graduated  its  first  class  in  1892. 
His  identification  with  the  banking  business  dates  from  February  i,  1893,  when  he 
became  cashier  of  the  Hoquiam  National  Bank.  A  few  months  later  he  took  the 
init'ative  in  the  project  to  consolidate  the  business  of  the  Hoquiam  National  Bank 
with  that  of  the  First  National.  The  consolidation  was  consummated  on  July 
i8th  in  the  very  teeth  of  the  panic  of  1893.  The  title  and  charter  of  the  First 
National  Bank  were  retained  and  for  ten  years  he  was  cashier  of  the  First  National 
Bank,  at  the  end  of  which  time  he  was  elected  to  the  presidency,  in  wdiich  position 
of  executive  control  he  has  now^  continued  for  fourteen  years.  His  position  in 
banking  circles  is  indicated  in  the  fact  that  he  was  honored  with  the  presidency  of 
the  Washington  State  Bankers  Association  in  1908-9.  He  is  also  interested  finan- 
cially in  timber  and  lumbering,  being  at  this  time  president  of  the  Keystone  Tim- 
ber Company  and  vice  president  of  the  Grays  Harbor  Lumber  Company. 

Mr.  Adams  was  the  organizer  and  is  the  president  of  the  Hoquiam  Chapter 
of  the  Sons  of  the  American  Revolution.  He  is  prominent  in  Masonry  as  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Scottish  Rite  and  the  Mystic  Shrine ;  he  belongs  to  the  Elks  lodge  and 
is  a  member  of  the  Grays  Harbor  Country  Club  and  the  Delta  Tau  Delta  frater- 
nity. His  religious  faith  is  that  of  the  Episcopal  church,  while  his  political  views 
are  indicated  in  his  endorsement  of  the  principles  and  measures  of  the  republican 
party.  He  makes  his  home  at  the  corner  of  Hill  avenue  and  Center  street  in 
Hoquiam  and  for  a  quarter  of  a  century  has  been  regarded  as  one  of  its  most 
valuable  and  distinguished  citizens. 


JOHN  LEARY 


John  Leary  was  one  of  the  early  mayors  of  Seattle  and  a  pioneer  lawyer  but 
retired  from  his  profession  to  enter  upon  business  pursuits  and  became  an  active 
factor  in  the  upbuilding  of  the  city.  He  was  closely  associated  with  ever  in- 
creasing activities  of  larger  scope  and  far-reaching  effect  and  Seattle  has  had  no 
more  enterprising  citizen,  so  that  no  history  of  the  city  would  be  complete  without 
extended  reference  to  him. 

Mr.  Leary  was  a  native  of  New  Brunswick,  his  birth  having  occurred  at 
St.  John,  November  i,  1837.  Early  in  life  he  started  in  the  business  world  on 
his  own  account  and  soon  developed  unusual  aptitude  for  business  and  a  genius 
for  the  successful  creation  and  management  of  large  enterprises.  His  initial 
efforts  were  along  the  line  of  the  lumber  trade  and  "he  became  an  extensive  man- 
ufacturer and  shipper  of  lumber,  to  which  business  he  devoted  his  energies 
between  the  years  1854  and  1867.  He  also  conducted  an  extensive  general 
mercantile  establishment  in  his  native  town  and  also  at  Woodstock,  New  Bruns- 
wick.    Prosperity  had  attended  his  efforts,  enabling  him  to  win  a  modest  fortune. 


34  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

but  the  repeal  of  the  reciprocity  treaty  between  the  United  States  and  Canada 
resulted  in  losses  for  him.  Crossing  the  border  into  Maine,  he  conducted  a  lum- 
ber business  at  Houlton,  that  state,  for  some  time,  but  the  Puget  Sound  country 
was  fast  coming  to  the  front  as  a  great  lumber  center  and  he  resolved  to  become 
one  of  the  operators  in  the  new  field. 

Mr.  Leary  reached  Seattle  in  1869,  finding  a  little  frontier  village  with  a 
population  of  about  one  thousand.  Keen  sagacity  enabled  him  to  recognize  the 
prospect  for  future  business  conditions  and  from  that  time  forward  until  his 
death  he  was  a  cooperant  factor  in  measures  and  movements  resulting  largely 
to  the  benefit  and  upbuilding  of  the  city  as  well  as  proving  a  source  of  substantial 
profit  for  himself.  In  1871  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  and  entered  upon  active 
practice  as  junior  partner  in  the  law  firm  of  McNaught  &  Leary,  which  associa- 
tion was  maintained  until  1878,  when  he  became  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Struve, 
Haines  &  Leary.  Four  years  later,  however,  he  retired  from  active  law  practice 
and  became  a  factor  in  the  management  of  gigantic  commercial  and  public  enter- 
prises which  have  led  not  only  to  the  improvement  of  the  city  but  also  to  the 
development  of  the  surrounding  country.  In  the  meantime,  however,  he  had 
served  for  several  terms  as  a  member  of  the  city  council  of  Seattle  and  in  1884 
was  elected  mayor.  His  was  a  notable  administration  during  the  formative  period 
in  the  city's  history  and  he  exercised  his  official  prerogatives  in  such  a  manner 
that  the  public  welfare  was  greatly  promoted  and  in  all  that  he  did  he  looked 
beyond  the  exigencies  of  the  present  to  the  opportunities  and  possibilities  of  the 
future.  The  position  of  mayor  was  not  a  salaried  one  at  that  time,  but  he  gave 
much  time  and  thought  to  the  direction  of  municipal  affairs  and  while  serving 
was  instrumental  in  having  First  avenue,  then  a  mud  hole,  improved  and  planked. 
He  was  the  first  mayor  to  keep  regular  office  hours  and  thoroughly  systematized 
municipal  interests.  Through  the  conduct  and  direction  of  important  business 
enterprises  his  work  was  perhaps  of  even  greater  value  to  Seattle.  A  contempo- 
rary historian  said  in  this  connection : 

"When  he  came  to  Seattle  none  of  the  important  enterprises  which  have  made 
possible  its  present  greatness  had  been  inaugurated.  The  most  vital  period  of  the 
city's  history  had  just  begun.  Only  men  of  the  keenest  foresight  anticipated  and 
prepared  for  a  struggle,  the  issue  of  which  meant  the  very  existence  of  the  city 
itself.  No  city  so  richly  endowed  by  nature  ever  stood  in  such  need  of  strong, 
brave-  and  sagacious  men.  Mr.  Leary  was  among  the  first  to  outline  a  course 
of  action  such  as  would  preserve  the  supremacy  of  Seattle,  and  with  characteristic 
energy  and  foresight  he  threw  himself  into  the  work.  A  natural  leader,  he  was 
soon  at  the  head  of  all  that  was  going  on.  A  pioneer  among  pioneers,  it  fell  to  his 
lot  to  blaze  the  way  for  what  time  has  proven  to  have  been  a  wise  and  well  directed 
move.  When  the  Northern  Pacific  Railroad  Company  sought  to  ignore  and 
possibly  to  commercially  destroy  Seattle,  Mr.  Leary  became  a  leader  of  resolute 
men  who  heroically  undertook  to  build  up  the  city  independently  of  the  opposition 
of  this  powerful  corporation.  To  this  end  the  Seattle  &  Walla  Walla  Railroad 
was  built,  an  enterprise  which  at  that  time  served  a  most  useful  purpose  in  restor- 
ing confidence  in  the  business  future  of  the  city,  and  which  has  ever  since  been 
a  source  of  large  revenue  to  the  place.  Throughout  the  entire  struggle,  which 
involved  the  very  existence  of  Seattle,  Mr.  Leary  was  most  actively  engaged, 
and  to  his  labors,  his  counsel  and  his  means  the  city  is  indeed  greatly  indebted." 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  35 

In  1872  Mr.  Leary  turned  his  attention  to  the  development  of  the  coal  fields 
of  this  locality,  opening  and  operating  the  Talbot  mine  in  connection  with  John 
Collins.  He  was  instrumental  in  organizing  a  company  for  supplying  the  city 
with  gas  and  served  as  its  president  until  1878,  thus  being  closely  identified  with 
the  early  material  development  of  his  community.  His  enterprise  also  resulted 
in  the  establishment  of  the  waterworks  system  and  along  these  and  many  other 
lines  his  efforts  were  so  directed  that  splendid  benefits  resulted  to  the  city.  In 
fact,  he  was  one  of  the  men  who  laid  the  foundations  for  the  future  growth  and 
importance  of  Seattle.  It  was  he  who  made  known  to  the  world  the  resources 
of  the  city  in  iron  and  coal.  Between  the  years  1878  and  1880  he  had  exploring 
parties  out  all  along  the  west  coast  to  Cape  Flattery  and  on  the  Skagit  and  Similki- 
meen  rivers,  also  through  the  Mount  Baker  district  and  several  counties  in  eastern 
Washington.  His  explorations  proved  conclusively  that  western  Washington  was 
rich  in  coal  and  iron,  while  here  and  there  valuable  deposits  of  precious  metals  were 
to  be  found.  The  value  of  Mr.  Leary's  work  to  the  state  in  this  connection  cannot 
be  overestimated,  as  he  performed  a  work  the  expense  of  which  is  usually  borne 
by  the  commonwealths  themselves.  Another  phase  of  his  activity  reached  into 
the  field  of  journalism.  In  1882  he  became  principal  owner  of  the  Seattle  Post, 
now  consolidated  with  the  Intelligencer  under  the  style  of  the  Post-Intelligencer. 
He  brought  about  the  amalgamation  of  the  morning  papers  and  erected  what  was 
known  as  the  Post  building,  one  of  the  best  of  the  early  business  blocks  of  the 
city.  In  1883  he  was  associated  with  Mr.  Yesler  in  the  erection  of  the  Yesler- 
Leary  block  at  a  cost  of  more  than  one  hundred  thousand  dollars,  but  this  build- 
ing, which  was  then  the  finest  in  the  city,  was  destroyed  by  the  great  fire  of 
Tune,  1889.  One  can  never  measure  the  full  extent  of  Mr.  Leary's  efforts,  for 
his  activity  touched  almost  every  line  leading  to  public  progress.  He  was  active 
in  the  establishment  of  the  Alaska  Mail  service,  resulting  in  the  development 
of  important  trade  connections  between  that  country  and  Seattle.  He  was  elected 
to  the  presidency  of  the  Chamber  of  Commerce,  which  he  had  aided  in  organiz- 
ing, and  he  also  became  president  of  the  Seattle  Land  &  Improvement  Company 
and  of  the  West  Coast  Improvement  Company  and  the  Seattle  Warehouse  & 
Elevator  Company.  He  was  on  the  directorate  of  the  Seattle,  Lake  Shore  & 
Eastern  Railway  Company,  was  one  of  the  directors  of  the  West  Street  &  North 
End  Electric  Railway  Company,  which  he  aided  in  organizing,  and  was  likewise 
a  promoter  and  director  of  the  James  Street  &  Broadway  Cable  &  Electric  line. 
In  financial  circles  he  figured  prominently  as  president  of  the  Seattle  National 
Bank  but  was  compelled  to  resign  that  position  on  account  of  the  demands  of 
other  business  interests.  In  February,  1891,  he  organized  the  Columbia  River 
&  Puget  Sound  Navigation  Company,  capitalized  for  five  hundred  thousand 
dollars,  in  which  he  held  one-fifth  of  the  stock.  That  company  owned  the  steam- 
ers Telephone,  Fleetwood,  Bailey  Gatzert,  Floyd  and  other  vessels  operating  be- 
tween Puget  Sound  and  Victoria.    Ere  his  death  a  biographer  wrote  of  him: 

"It  is  a  characteristic'  of  Mr.  Leary's  make-up  that  he  moves  on  large  lines 
and  is  never  so  happy  as  when  at  the  head  of  some  great  business  enterprise. 
His  very  presence  is  stimulating.  Bouyant  and  hopeful  by  nature,  he  imparts 
his  own  enthusiasm  to  those  around  him.  Pie  has  not  overlooked  the  importance 
of  manufacturing  interests  to  a  city  like  Seattle,  and  over  and  over  again  has 
encouraged  and  aided,  often  at  a  personal  loss,  in  the  establishment  of  manufac- 


36  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

turing  enterprises,  having  in  this  regard  probably  done  more  than  any  other  citizen 
of  Seattle.  He  has  ever  recognized  and  acted  on  the  principle  that  property 
has  its  duties  as  well  as  rights,  and  that  one  of  its  prime  duties  is  to  aid  and 
build  up  the  community  where  the  possessor  has  made  his  wealth.  There  are  few 
men  in  the  city,  therefore,  who,  in  the  course  of  the  last  twenty  years,  have  aided 
in  giving  employment  to  a  larger  number  of  men  than  ]\Ir.  Leary,  or  whose  indi- 
vidual eft'orts  have  contributed  more  of  good  to  the  general  prosperity  of 
Seattle." 

On  the  2ist  of  April.  1892,  Mr.  Leary  wedded  Eliza  P.  Ferry,  a  daughter  of 
the  late  Governor  Elisha  P.  Ferry.  Their  happy  married  life  was  terminated 
in  his  death  on  the  9th  of  February,  1905,  at  which  time  he  left  an  estate  valued 
at  about  two  million  dollars.  He  practically  retired  from  active  business  about 
1893.  After  his  death  the  estate  built  upon  the  site  of  his  old  home  the  Leary- 
Ferry  building. 

Mr.  Leary  was  a  man  of  most  generous  spirit,  giving  freely  in  charity  to 
worthy  individuals  and  to  important  ptiblic  enterprises.  He  built  the  finest  resi- 
dence in  Seattle  just  before  his  death  and  took  great  pleasure  in  planning  and 
erecting  the  home,  but  did  not  live  to  occupy  it.  He  might  be  termed  a  man  of 
large  efficiency,  of  large  purpose  and  larger  action.  He  looked  at  no  question 
from  a  narrow  or  contracted  standpoint,  but  had  a  broad  vision  of  conditions, 
opportunities  and  advantages.  His  life  was  never  self-centered  but  reached 
out  along  all  those  lines  which  lead  to  municipal  progress  and  public  benefit.  His 
work  has  not  yet  reached  its  full  fruition  but,  like  the  constantly  broadening 
ripple  on  the  surface  of  the  water,  its  efi'ect  is  still  felt  in  the  upbuilding  and 
improvement  of  the  city.  ]\Irs.  Leary  still  makes  her  home  in  Seattle  and  is  very 
active  in  charitable  w'ork  and  in  club  circles,  being  identified  with  many  women's 
clubs.  Mr.  Leary  was  also  president  of  the  Rainier  Club,  the  leading  social 
organization  of  Seattle,  and  those  who  came  in  contact  with  him  entertained 
for  him  the  warmest  friendship,  the  highest  admiration  and  the  greatest  esteem. 
His  was  a  life  in  which  merit  brought  him  to  the  front  and  made  him  a  leader 
of  men. 


EDWARD  C.  MOXY. 


A  spirit  of  energy  and  enterprise  has  actuated  Edward  C.  Mony  at  every 
point  in  his  business  career  and  gained  for  him  prominence  as  the  secretary  and 
treasurer  of  the  Everett  Improvement  Company.  He  was  born  in  Mackford, 
Green  Lake  county,  Wisconsin,  August  19,  1864,  a  son  of  Alexander  Mony,  who 
was  a  native  of  Pennsylvania  but  of  Irish  lineage  and  in  the  year  1848  removed 
to  Wisconsin,  becoming  one  of  the  pioneer  farmers  of  that  state.  His  wife  was 
a  native  of  Canada  and  was  of  Scotch  descent. 

Edward  C.  Mony  attended  the  public  schools  of  his  native  town  and  after- 
wards attended  a  business  college  at  St.  Paul,  Minnesota.  His  early  life  was 
spent  upon  the  home  farm  and  in  early  manhood  he  taught  school.  He  next 
entered  a  law  office  but  after  a  brief  period  accepted  a  position  in  the  general 
offices  of  the  Chicago,  ^Milwaukee  &  St.  Paul  Railroad  Company.     He  was  also 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  37 

employed  for  a  short  time  by  the  Wisconsin  Central.  He  became  interested  in 
the  west  and  made  his  way  to  Washington,  settHng  at  Hoquiam  in  the  spring 
of  1890.  He  worked  there  for  the  real  estate  firm  of  Heermans,  Congdon  & 
Company  for  two  years,  during  which  period  he  gained  comprehensive  knowl- 
edge of  the  real  estate  business.  In  March,  1892,  he  removed  to  Everett  when 
the  city  had  a  population  of  but  a  few  thousand  people.  He  immediately  secured 
a  position  with  the  Everett  Land  Company  and  continued  with  that  organization 
and  its  successor,  the  Everett  Improvement  Company,  becoming  secretary  and 
treasurer  of  the  latter  company.  In  this  field  he  has  operated  extensively  and 
successfully  and  is  regarded  as  one  of  the  foremost  real  estate  men  of  Everett, 
thoroughly  conversant  with  values  and  with  the  property  that  is  upon  the  mar- 
ket. This  company  has  negotiated  many  important  realty  transfers  and  his 
opinions  upon  any  question  are  largely  accepted  as  authority.  Extending  his 
business  efl^orts  into  other  connections,  Mr.  Mony  is  now  secretary  and  treas- 
urer of  the  Everett  Railway,  Light  &  Water  Company  and  secretary  of  the  Everett 
Dock  &  Warehouse  Company  and  also  of  the  Everett  Theatre  Company. 

On  the  2d  of  June.  1897.  in  Everett,  Mr.  Mony  was  united  in  marriage  to 
Miss  Stella  Cougill,  a  native  of  San  Jose,  California.  They  have  two  children, 
namely,  Robert  C,  and  ^Mary  Louise.  The  family  residence  is  at  No.  2326 
Rucker  avenue. 

Mr.  and  Airs.  Alony  are  members  of  the  Everett  Golf  and  Country  Club.  He 
is  also  identified  with  Everett  Lodge,  No.  479,  B.  P.  O.  E.,  with  the  Everett 
Commercial  Club  and  the  Cascade  Club,  and  his  political  allegiance  is  given  to 
the  republican  party,  which  finds  in  him  a  stalwart  champion  because  of  his 
earnest  belief  in  its  principles.  He  had  no  financial  assistance  on  starting  out  in 
life  for  himself  and  has  won  whatever  success  he  has  achieved  at  the  price  of 
earnest,  self-denying  efi^ort,  his  record  proving  what  may  be  accomplished  through 
close  application,  persistent  energy  and  indefatigable  industry. 


PRESTON  M.  TROY. 


Preston  AI.  Troy  is  now  dividing  his  energies  between  the  aft'airs  of  the 
Olympia  National  Bank,  of  which  he  is  president,  and  the  practice  of  law.  For 
a  number  of  years  he  has  been  a  member  of  the  bar  at  Olympia  and  has  gained 
a  place  of  leadership  in  his  profession.  He  has  also  long  been  prominent  in  the 
councils  of  the  democratic  party  of  the  state  and  served  as  a  delegate  to  the 
national  convention  at  Baltimore  in  19 12.  He  was  born  in  Dungeness,  Wash- 
ington, January  22,  1867,  and  is  a  son  of  Smith  and  Laura  B.  Troy.  His  father 
was  born  in  Washington  county,  Pennsylvania,  June  4,  1833,  and  after  attending 
the  public  schools  was  a  student  in  the  Washington  and  Jeft'erson  College.  On 
beginning  his  independent  career  he  engaged  in  the  coal  business  on  the  Missis- 
sippi river  but  in  1849  went  to  the  gold  fields  of  California,  going  from  Texas 
through  Mexico  to  the  coast.  From  San  Francisco  he  i)roceeded  to  the  Placer- 
ville  mines,  where  he  prospected  and  also  took  an  active  part  in  politics.  In  1852 
he  drifted  north  to  the  Rogue  River  valley  of  Oregon,  where  he  engaged  in 
mining  for  a  number  of  years.    There  he  also  participated  in  political  affairs  and 


38  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

was  a  member  of  the  first  state  democratic  convention  held  in  Oregon.  In  i860 
he  joined  the  rush  to  the  Cariboo  mines  in  British  Columbia,  where  he  remained 
until  1863,  when  he  returned  to  the  States  and  settled  on  land  which  is  now- 
included  in  the  town  of  Dungeness.  There  he  turned  his  attention  to  agricultural 
pursuits,  but  his  fellow  citizens,  recognizing  his  ability  and  faithfulness,  time 
and  algain  called  him  to  public  office.  For  twelve  years  he  was  superintendent 
of  schools  of  Clallam  county,  for  a  long  period  was  a  member  of  the  board  of 
county  commissioners,  in  1889  was  elected  county  auditor  and  for  two  terms  was 
a  member  of  the  legislature,  representing  Clallam  and  San  Juan  counties  in  the 
lower  house  for  one  term  in  the  territorial  period,  and  representing  Clallam 
county  in  the  second  state  legislature.  His  advice  was  often  sought  on  political 
questions  and  he  did  much  to  secure  the  success  of  his  party  at  the  polls.  Fra- 
ternally he  was  a  Alason  and  his  religious  faith  was  indicated  by  his  membership 
in  the  Presbyterian  church.  He  was  married  in  Dungeness,  June  4,  1865,  to 
Miss  Laura  Bass  Weir,  who  died  there  May  11,  1894.  She  was  born  in  Bowie 
county,  Texas,  and  was  a  daughter  of  John  and  Saluda  J.  (Buchanan)  Weir, 
who  removed  with  their  family  to  the  Pacific  coast  in  the  '50s,  making  the  long 
journey  across  the  plains  in  a  prairie  schooner.  They  settled  upon  land  near 
Los  Angeles  but  soon  afterward  left  as  they  were  seriously  annoyed  by  the  Mex- 
icans, who  broke  down  the  fences  and  allowed  their  cattle  to  pasture  on  the 
growing  crops.  It  was  in  i860  that  the  Weir  family  removed  to  Washington 
by  boat  and  they  took  up  their  home  in  Dungeness,  where  Mr.  Weir  for  some 
time  engaged  in  hunting,  selling  the  game  which  he  killed  to  the  settlers  in  that 
locality.  Later  he  farmed  and  was  following  agricultural  pursuits  at  the  time 
of  his  death  in  1885.  To  Mr.  and  Airs.  Troy  were  born  five  children:  Preston 
M.,  of  this  review;  John  Weir,  editor  and  owner  of  the  Alaska  Empire,  a  paper 
published  at  Juneau,  Alaska ;  David  Smith,  who  was  killed  in  an  automobile 
accident  at  Port  Townsend,  August  17,  1916,  and  who  had  served  as  state  rep- 
resentative and  at  time  of  his  death  was  state  senator;  Mrs.  I.  Callow,  who  is 
principal  of  a  public  school  in  Dungeness;  and  Mrs.  Laura  I.  Stone,  principal  of 
the  high  school  in  Phoenix,  Arizona. 

Preston  M.  Troy  divided  his  time  between  attending  the  public  schools  and 
working  in  the  logging  camps  until  he  was  eighteen  years  old,  when  he  began 
farming  in  partnership  with  his  uncle  and  so  continued  until  he  attained  his  ma- 
jority. He  then  became  a  student  in  the  Olympia  Collegiate  Institute,  from 
which  he  was  graduated  in  1890,  and  subsequently  he  entered  the  law  school  of 
the  University  of  Michigan,  which  conferred  upon  him  the  LL.B.  degree  in 
1893.  He  then  returned  to  Olympia  and  has  since  followed  his  profession, 
although  of  late  years  he  has  given  the  greater  part  of  his  attention  to  the  dis- 
charge of  his  duties  as  president  of  the  Olympia  National  Bank.  From  1896 
to  1899  and  again  from  1902  to  1906  he  held  the  office  of  city  attorney  and  from 
1904  until  1908  he  was  prosecuting  attorney  of  Thurston  county.  In  1904  he 
was  the  democratic  candidate  for  superior  judge  and  was  defeated  by  only 
seventy-five  votes,  and  in  1910  he  was  nominated  by  the  non-partisan  judiciary 
league  convention  as  one  of  five  candidates  for  justice  of  the  supreme  court  of 
the  state.  For  seven  years  he  was  chairman  of  the  state  board  of  law  exam- 
iners and  thus  had  an  important  part  in  determining  the  requirements  for  ad- 
mission to  the  bar.    In  1913  he  was  elected  vice  president  of  the  Olympia  National 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  39 

Bank  and  in  September,  1914,  following  the  death  of  Leopold  F.  Schmidt,  presi- 
dent of  the  institution,  Mr.  Troy  was  elected  its  chief  executive  ofificer.  He  has 
since  held  that  position  and  has  manifested  sound  judgment,  a  thorough  under- 
standing of  the  principles  underlying  the  banking  business  and  keen  insight  into 
present  day  conditions.  He  is  also  a  director  of  the  Building  &  Loan  Associa- 
tion and  recognition  of  his  executive  ability  and  highly  developed  business  sense 
was  accorded  him  when  he  was  elected  trustee  of  the  Chamber  of  Commerce 
and  later,  in  March,  1916,  and  again  in  March,  1917,  was  chosen  president  of 
that  organization,  which  is  recognized  as  perhaps  the  most  efficient  agency  for 
promoting  the  all-round  development  of  the  city. 

Mr.  Troy  was  married  in  Dayton,  Washington,  October  28,  1896,  to  Miss 
Eva  Sturdevant,  by  whom  he  has  three  children :  Marion  Lucile,  who  is  a  high 
school  graduate  and  is  now  attending  the  State  University ;  Harold  Preston,  who 
is  sixteen  years  old  and  is  attending  high  school;  and  Smith,  ten  years  of  age, 
in  the  public  schools. 

Mr.  Troy  is  one  of  the  best  known  democrats  in  the  state  of  Washington, 
having  served  as  a  member  of  the  executive  committee  of  the  democratic  state 
central  committee  for  four  years  and  having  been  a  delegate  in  1912  to  the 
national  convention  at  Baltimore  which  nominated  Woodrow  Wilson  for  presi- 
dent. From  the  first  he  has  been  a  stanch  W'ilson  man  and  was  one  of  the 
organizers  of  the  Woodrow  Wilson  League  of  Washington.  He  is  a  past  master 
of  Olympia  Lodge,  No.  i,  F.  &  A.  M.,  belongs  to  the  various  Scottish  Rite  Ma- 
sonic bodies,  is  past  chancellor  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias  and  is  a  member  of 
the  Woodmen  of  the  World,  the  Native  Sons  of  W'ashington.  the  University 
Club  of  Tacoma,  the  Olympia  Golf  Club  and  the  Commercial  Club  of  Tacoma. 
He  is  likewise  a  trustee  of  the  Thurston  County  Pioneer  and  Historic  Associa- 
tion and  chairman  of  the  Simcrtis  monument  committee.  It  is  but  natural  that 
he  should  take  a  keen  interest  in  the  preservation  of  local  history,  for  his  entire 
life  has  been  passed  in  this  state  and  he  has  vivid  memories  of  pioneer  days 
when  the  white  man  had  only  begun  to  gain  a  footing  in  the  Puget  Sound  coun- 
try and  when  it  was  impossible  to  foretell  the  development  which  a  half  cen- 
tury was  to  bring  about.  He  believes  that  the  next  fifty  years  will  also  be  a 
period  of  rapid  progress  and  no  project  for  the  advancement  of  city  or  state 
fails  to  receive  his  enthusiastic  support. 


MISS  L.  C.  NICHOLSON. 

Miss  L.  C.  Nicholson  needs  no  introduction  to  the  readers  of  this  volume, 
for  she  became  widely  known  as  the  proprietor  of  the  Snohomish  General  Hos- 
pital, an  institution  of  which  the  city  of  Snohomish  has  every  reason  to  be  proud, 
for  it  is  conducted  along  the  most  progressive  lines.  It  was  established  about 
ten  years  ago  and  two  years  ago  Miss  Nicholson  purchased  the  hospital.  It  is 
modern  in  every  department  and  furnishes  accommodations  to  eighteen  patients. 
There  is  also  a  large,  well  lighted  operating  room  and  the  five  physicians  of 
Snohomish  practice  here  independently  or  collectively  as  the  situation  demands. 
Miss  Nicholson  is  a  graduate  nurse  and  after  purchasing  the  institution  contin- 


40  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

ually  worked  for  its  betterment,  for  the  adoption  of  higher  sanitary  ideals  and 
for  improvement  along  every  possible  line. 

Miss  Nicholson  comes  from  Revolutionary  stock,  her  forefathers  on  both 
sides  serving  with  distinction  in  the  war  for  independence.  She  was  born  at 
Pomeroy,  Ohio,  May  4,  1890,  and  is  a  daughter  of  H.  M.  and  N.  Jane  (Ander- 
son) Nicholson,  w^ho  were  natives  of  A'irginia  and  Ohio  respectively.  Her 
maternal  grandfather  was  Hiram  Anderson,  an  early  settler  of  Ohio,  emigrating 
to  that  state  when  it  was  largely  an  unbroken  wilderness.  He  bought  land  for 
six  dollars  per  acre  and  lived  thereon  throughout  his  remaining  days.  Miss 
Nicholson's  father  became  a  well  known  stationary  engineer  and  followed  that 
business  in  Ohio  for  many  years  but  in  1900  removed  with  his  family  to  Wash- 
ington, establishing  his  residence  in  Everett,  where  he  still  makes  his  home.  He 
is  now  fifty-seven  years  of  age  and  is  yet  active  in  his  profession.  His  wife  is 
living  at  the  age  of  fifty  years.  In  their  family  were  three  daughters :  Mrs, 
Mabel  C.  Hennessy,  now  a  resident  of  Seattle;  Miss  L.  C.  Nicholson  of  this 
review ;  and  Mrs.  Otto  Schultz,  residing  in  Portland,  Oregon. 

Miss  Nicholson  attended  school  in  Ohio  and  in  Everett  and  when  her  general 
education  was  completed  entered  a  hospital  at  Vancouver,  British  Columbia,  there 
pursuing  her  studies  and  training  until  she  received  her  certificate  as  a  graduate 
nurse.     Two  years  ago  she  purchased  the  Snohomish  General  Hospital. 


EDWARD  ELDRIDGE. 


Macaulay  has  said  that  the  history  of  a  country  is  best  told  in  the  lives  of 
its  people  and  an  important  chapter  in  the  hi^ory  of  western  Washington  is 
that  constituted  in  the  life  record  of  Edward  Eldridge,  who  established  one  of 
the  pioneer  homes  on  Bellingham  bay  and  from  that  period  forward  to  the 
time  of  his  death,  which  occurred  in  1892,  was  closely  associated  with  many 
events  which  marked  the  progress  and  upbuilding  of  the  district.  Moreover,  he 
also  left  the. impress  of  his  ability  and  individuality  upon  the  legislative  records 
of  the  state  and  was  a  member  of  two  of  its  constitutional  conventions.  His 
purpose  was  ever  as  honorable  as  it  was  strong,  his  ideals  were  high  and  never 
were  his  interests  so  self-centered  that  he  could  not  reach  out  a  helping  hand  to 
assist  another  who  was  struggling  to  gain  a  financial  foothold. 

Mr.  Eldridge  was  born  at  St.  Andrews,  Scotland,  December  7,  1829,  and 
at  an  early  age  was  left  an  orphan,  so  that  little  is  known  concerning  the  fam- 
ily, but  the  Scotch  characteristics  of  thrift  and  integrity  seemed  inherent  in  him. 
There  was  a  large  family  of  brothers  and  sisters  but  they  became  scattered. 
Following  the  death  of  his  parents  Edward  Eldridge  went  to  live  with  his  grand- 
parents, but  when  eleven  years  of  age,  stimulated  by  a  desire  to  see  something 
of  the  world,  he  ran  away  from  home  and  went  to  sea.  His  educational  oppor- 
tunities were  necessarily  limited  but  throughout  his  life  he  remained  a  close 
student  of  books  and  a  keen  observer  of  men  and  measures,  to  which  he  added 
a  retentive  memory  that  gave  him  in  the  course  of  years  a  mind  well  stored 
with  much  valuable  information,  gleaned  here  and  there  in  the  school  of  experi- 


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ence.  It  has  been  said  that:  "The  ocean  is  a  master  of  mathematics,"  and 
Edward  Eldridge  mastered  that  science  in  the  course  of  his  experience  as  a  nav- 
igator. He  shipped  before  the  mast  on  merchant  vessels  and  also  served  with 
the  English  navy  and  thus  he  visited  many  countries,  where  he  became  familiar 
with  strange  lands  and  peoples. 

He  paid  his  first  visit  to  America  in  1846,  when  a  youth  of  seventeen,  being 
one  of  the  crew  of  a  small  vessel  that  took  on  a  cargo  of  mahogany  at  Hon- 
duras. While  the  vessel  was  loading  a  timber  struck  him  on  the  head,  rendering 
him  unconscious,  and  the  captain,  supposing  him  to  be  dead,  had  him  laid  out 
for  burial  at  sea,  but  the  captain  of  another  ship  heard  of  the  accident  and 
requested  permission  to  have  the  injury  examined.  The  result  was  that  it  was 
found  that  life  was  not  extinct  and  the  little  vessel  therefore  did  not  lose  a 
member  of  its  crew.  For  a  time  Mr.  Eldridge  was  a  sailor  on  the  Great  Lakes 
and  again  upon  the  broad  seas  and  at  different  periods  he  engaged  in  mining! 
In  October,  1849,  following  the  discovery  of  gold  in  California,  he  disembarked 
from  the  Tonquin  at  San  Francisco  and  made  his  way  to  the  gold  fields  at 
Yuba,  California,  spending  twelve  months  as  a  miner  on  Feather  river.  He  then 
became  second  mate  on  the  Pacific  Mail  Steamship  Tennessee,  which  sailed 
from  San  Francisco  to  Panama.  While  on  one  of  those  trips  he  formed  the 
acquaintance  of  a  most  attractive  little  Irish  lady,  Teresa  Lappin,  and  this 
acquaintance  turned  the  current  of  his  life.  Resigning  his  position  on  the  Ten- 
nessee, he  wedded  the  lady  and  they  made  their  way  to  the  mining  district  of 
Yreka,  California,  in  the  spring  of  1852.  As  Mr.  Eldridge  was  not  successful 
in  the  mines  he  resolved  to  go  to  Australia,  accompanied  by  his  wife  and  the 
baby  daughter  who  was  then  a  member  of  the  household,  but  a  seemingly  trivial 
incident  directed  his  labors  elsewhere.  While  waiting  for  a  ship  to  take  them  • 
to  Australia  Mr.  Eldridge  chanced  to  meet  Captain  Henry  Roeder,  a  former 
Great  Lakes  captain,  whom  he  had  known  and  who  was  then  purchasing  saw- 
mill machinery  in  San  Francisco  with  the  object  of  installing  it  in  a  mill  on 
Bellingham  bay.  At  that  time  western  Washington  was  largely  peopled  by  the 
Indians,  there  being  few  white  men,  so  that  labor  was  very  scarce.  After  tell- 
ing Mr.  Eldridge  of  the  beauties  of  the  Puget  Sound  country  and  its  splendid 
natural  resources  he  induced  him  to  abandon  his  idea  of  raising  cattle  in  Aus- 
tralia and  accept  a  position  in  the  Roeder  mill.  They  made  their  way  to 
Bellingham  bay  and  Mrs.  Eldridge  was  the  first  white  woman  to  locate  in  the 
district.  While  Mr.  Eldridge  worked  in  the  sawmill  Mrs.  Eldridge  provided  the 
meals  for  the  men  who  were  employed  with  her  husband  and  continued  to 
board  his  business  associates  after  he  took  up  work  in  the  coal  mines.  Later 
Mr.  Eldridge  taught  school  and  in  the  meantime  the  little  boarding  house  was 
converted  into  a  hotel,  thus  meeting  the  demands  of  the  district,  which  was 
steadily  developing.  On  coming  to  Washington  Mr.  Eldridge  secured  a  dona- 
tion claim  of  three  hundred  and  twenty  acres  adjoining  the  claim  of  Captain 
Roeder  and  fronting  on  the  bay.  It  was  covered  with  a  dense  growth  of  timber 
and  underbrush,  so  that  much  arduous  labor  was  required  to  clear  and  develop 
it,  but  his  unremitting  industry  and  diligence  at  length  resulted  in  the  develop- 
ment of  one  of  the  best  farms  on  the  Sound.  As  the  towns  on  the  bay  grew  in 
population  he  at  different  periods  platted  considerable  portions  of  the  farm  for 
residential  districts  and  realized  a  handsome  fortune  from  the  sale  of  the  lots. 

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44  WASHINGTOX,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

He  built  upon  that  place  in  later  years  one  of  the  finest  homes  in  the  city,  cost- 
ing about  fifty  thousand  dollars. 

Mr.  Eldridge,  possessing  characteristic  Scotch  thrift,  neglected  no  business 
opportunity  that  he  believed  would  contribute  to  his  own  fortunes  or  to  the 
development  of  the  community.  As  the  population  increased  and  the  interests 
became  more  complex  he  saw  and  utilized  opportunities  for  the  establishment 
of  business  enterprises  which  later-day  conditions  demanded,  and  something  of 
the  extent,  volume  and  importance  of  his  business  is  indicated  in  the  fact  that 
at  the  time  of  his  demise  he  was  president  of  the  Bellingham  Bay  National 
Bank;  president  of  the  Bellingham  Bay  Gas  Company;  president  of  the  Belling- 
ham Bay  Land  Company ;  president  of  the  Bellingham  Bay  &  Eastern  Railroad 
Company ;  a  director  of  the  Fairhaven  &  New  Whatcom  Street  Railway  Com- 
pany; and  a  director  of  the  Puget  Sound  Loan,  Trust  &  Banking  Company. 
With  the  establishment  and  growth  of  other  large  business  and  industrial  en- 
terprises he  was  also  connected  and  he  figured  prominently  in  the  development 
of  the  lumber  industry  as  one  of  the  partners  in  the  Bartlett  &  Eldridge  sawmill, 
which  was  sold  to  the  E.  K.  Wood  Lumber  Company  in  1900. 

Another  phase  of  his  activity  had  to  do  with  the  civic  organization  of  the 
district  consequent  upon  the  growth  in  population.  The  county  was  established 
and  in  time  the  city  was  incorporated  and  so  long  and  prominently  had  Mr. 
Eldridge  been  connected  with  public  affairs  that  he  was  naturally  called  upon  to 
serve  in  positions  of  public  trust.  He  filled  the  office  of  county  commissioner, 
county  auditor,  county  treasurer,  deputy  collector  of  customs  and  several  times 
represented  his  district  in  the  Washington  legislature  during  the  territorial  regime. 
He  presided  over  the  deliberations  of  the  house  in  1866-67  as  its  speaker  and 
the  fairness  and  impartiality  w^hich  characterized  him  in  every  relation  w^ere 
manifest  in  his  parliamentary  rulings.  In  1878  he  was  one  of  the  three  delegates 
at  large  in  the  territorial  constitutional  convention  at  Walla  Walla,  and  in  1889 
was  a  member  of  the  state  constitutional  convention  at  Olympia.  He  was  chair- 
man of  the  convention  that  nominated  Denny,  Flanders  and  Garfielde  for  con- 
gress and  in  1892  he  represented  Washington  in  the  republican  national 
convention,  which  met  in  Minneapolis.  Speaking  of  his  public  service,  a 
contemporary  writer  said :  "He  never  wooed  public  ofiice,  and  responded  to 
the  call  of  his  fellow  citizens  in  the  spirit  of  duty.  Indeed  he  might  have  made 
a  brilliant  political  career  but  for  his  manifold  business  interests  and  love  of 
literature.  It  is  said  that  he  had  been  a  lifelong  democrat  up  to  the  time  news 
came  verifying  the  report  that  Fort  Sumter  had  been  fired  upon.  Then  he 
repudiated  the  party  as  the  author  of  rebellion  and  never  returned  to  its  ranks. 
As  a  republican  he  was  not  a  bitter  partisan,  but  a  conscientious  worker  and  a 
broad-minded  citizen." 

Although  his  ])ublic  and  business  interests  constantly  made  greater  and 
greater  demands  upon  his  time  and  attention  Mr.  Eldridge  always  felt  that  his 
interests  centered  in  his  own  household.  His  family  numbered  two  sons  and 
two  daughters:  Isabella  M.,  who  was  born  in  Yreka,  California,  and  was  the 
wife  of  Senator  J.  J.  Edens,  of  Skagit  county,  Washington,  both  of  whom  are 
now  deceased;  Edward,  who  was  born  in  Bellingham  and  died  in  August,  1868; 
Alice,  who  was  born  in  Bellingham,  became  the  wife  of  James  Gilligan,  of  Skagit 
county,  and  died  February  3,  1886;  and  Hugh,  who  is  today  the  sole  representa- 


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tive  of  the  family  in  Bellingham.  The  death  of  the  husband  and  father  occurred 
October  12,  1892.  In  his  Hfetime  his  studious  habits  had  grown  and  he  had 
surrounded  himself  with  a  magnificent  library,  with  the  contents  of  which  he 
was  largely  familiar.  It  constituted  one  of  the  chief  attractions  of  his  beau- 
tiful home  and  it  seemed  most  deplorable  when,  a  short  time  after  the  death  of 
Mr.  Eldridge,  his  home  with  its  thousands  of  volumes  was  destroyed  by  fire. 
When  he  passed  away  the  press  of  the  state  commented  widely  upon  his  life  in 
its  great  usefulness  and  its  worth  to  the  commonwealth.  It  was  said  that: 
"Every  changing  condition  found  him  ready  and  in  the  forefront  of  progress. 
Whether  it  was  a  matter  of  personal  enterprise  or  of  public  weal  he  was  active, 
wide-awake,  constructive  all  of  the  time."  The  extent  of  his  influence  and  work 
is  almost  immeasurable.  There  is  practically  no  phase  of  the  development  of 
the  Bellingham  bay  district  with  which  he  was  not  closely  associated  and  his 
labors  were  even  of  greater  extent,  for  his  business  connections  reached  out 
into  other  quarters  and  his  activities  touched  the  general  interests  of  society, 
leaving  their  impress  not  only  upon  the  development  of  the  hour  but  upon 
future  growth  and  greatness.  To  realize  what  were  his  early  surroundings  and 
his  almost  utter  lack  of  advantages  and  opportunities  is  to  come  to  some  under- 
standing of  the  splendid  work  which  he  accomplished,  building  a  fortune,  but 
building  even  better  than  that — a  character  that  would  bear  the  closest  investi- 
gation and  scrutiny  and  shone  most  resplendent  in  the  clear  light  of  day. 


FREDERICK  HARRISON  WHITWORTH. 

Frederick  Harrison  Whitworth,  a  civil  and  mining  engineer,  now  a  resident 
of  Washington,  his  professional  operations  having  largely  been  confined  to  this 
state  and  to  Alaska,  was  born  March  25,  1846,  in  New  Albany,  Indiana.  His 
father,  the  Rev.  George  F.  Whitworth,  D.  D.,  was  a  native  of  Boston,  England, 
born  in  1816,  and  in  1832  he  came  to  the  new  world.  He  wedded  Mary  Eliza- 
beth Thomson,  who  was  born  in  Kentucky  in  1818  and  was  of  Scotch-Irish 
parentage.  After  living  in  the  middle  west  for  some  years  the  parents  came  with 
their  family  to  Washington,  crossing  the  plains  in  1853  and  settling  first  at 
Olympia,  where  they  resided  until  1865,  and  later  at  Seattle. 

Liberal  educational  advantages  were  accorded  Frederick  H.  Whitworth,  who 
attended  the  University  of  California,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1871 
with  the  Bachelor  of  Arts  degree,  while  in  1872  the  Master  of  Arts  degree  was 
conferred  upon  him.  Having  qualified  by  a  thorough  college  training  for  the 
profession  of  civil  and  mining  engineering,  he  entered  actively  upon  his  chosen 
life  work  and  has  been  connected  with  various  important  engineering  projects 
both  in  Washington  and  Alaska  leading  to  the  development  of  the  natural  re- 
sources of  the  country.  He  has  been  particularly  active  as  an  engineer  in  con- 
nection with  coal-mining  and  railroad  interests  and  the  importance  of  the  work 
which  he  has  executed  places  him  in  a  conspicuous  and  honored  position  among 
the  representatives  of  the  profession  in  the  northwest. 

In  1881,  in  Seattle,  Mr.  Whitworth  was  married  to  Miss  Ada  Jane  Storey 
and  they  have  a  son,  Frederick  Harrison  Whitworth,  Jr.,  who  wedded  Laura 


46  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

Jane  Matthews.  ]\Ir.  and  ]\Irs.  Whitworth  hold  membership  in  the  First  Presby- 
terian church  of  Seattle.  Flis  political  faith  is  that  of  the  republican  party,  but 
the  honors  and  emoluments  of  office  have  had  no  attraction  for  him,  his  energies 
and  interests  being  concentrated  upon  his  profession.  He  is  not  remiss  in  the 
duties  of  citizenship,  however,  finding  time  and  opportunity  to  aid  in  furthering 
many  plans  for  the  public  good  which  have  had  a  direct  and  important  bearing 
upon  the  welfare  and  upbuilding  of  city  and  state  along  material,  political  and 
moral  lines. 


JOHN  SHERMAN  BAKER. 

A  prominent  figure  in  financial  circles  of  Tacoma  is  John  Sherman  Baker  of 
the  Fidelity  Trust  Company,  and  his  influence  is  one  of  broadening  activity  and 
strength  in  the  field  in  which  he  operates.  He  was  born  in  Cleveland,  Ohio, 
November  21,  1861,  and  in  the  paternal  line  comes  of  English  ancestrv',  the 
founder  of  the  American  branch  of  the  family  being  Edward  Baker,  who  came 
to  this  country  from  London,  England,  with  George  Winthrop  and  settled  at 
Salem,  Massachusetts,  in  1628. 

Asahel  M.  Baker,  father  of  John  S.  Baker,  was  born  in  Ohio  and  became  a 
wholesale  flour  dealer  of  Chicago,  while  during  the  early  '50s  he  was  a  member 
of  the  Chicago  Board  of  Trade,  well  known  in  that  connection  for  a  considerable 
period.  In  fact  he  was  among  the  very  successful  merchants  of  Chicago,  where 
he  resided  for  a  long  period,  removing  to  Tacoma  in  1889,  since  which  time  he 
has  here  lived  retired.  He  married  >\Iartha  P.  Sprague,  a  native  of  Troy,  New 
York,  and  a  daughter  of  Otis  Sprague,  who  was  also  of  English  descent.  The 
family  were  early  settlers  of  Massachusetts,  arriving  in  this  country  in  the 
decade  of  1660  or  1670.  Mrs.  Asahel  Baker  also  survives  and  is  living  in 
Tacoma.  In  the  family  are  three  children :  Asahel  Sprague,  a  resident  of 
Chicago ;  John  Sherman,  of  this  review ;  and  Mattie,  the  wife  of  Arthur  G. 
Prichard,  likewise  a  resident  of  Tacoma. 

John  Sherman  Baker  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Chicago  and 
started  out  in  the  business  world  when  sixteen  years  of  age,  making  his  initial 
step  as  settling  clerk  of  the  Chicago  Board  of  Trade,  in  which  connection  he 
was  retained  for  four  years.  In  1881  he  came  to  Tacoma  and  was  employed 
in  a  clerical  capacity  at  the  freight  office  of  the  Northern  Pacific  Railroad  Com- 
pany. He  was  associated  with  the  railroad  for  only  a  short  period  and  next 
engaged  in  survey  work  in  eastern  Washington  until  September,  1882,  when 
he  became  connected  with  a  general  merchandise  enterprise  at  Carbonado,  Wash- 
ington, as  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Barlow  &  Baker.  He  continued  successfully 
in  that  line  until  1883  and  in  August  of  that  year  purchased  the  established 
grocery  store  of  Relmrd  iH:  Campbell,  after  which  he  conducted  the  business 
under  the  firm  name  of  John  S.  Baker  &  Company.  He  continued  actively  in 
that  field  until  1889,  after  which  he  organized  the  Tacoma  Grocery  Company, 
Inc.,  for  the  conduct  of  a  wholesale  business.  Mr.  Baker  became  treasurer  of 
the  new  company  and  continued  in  that  connection  for  two  years.  During  that 
period   he   also    had    important    realty    and    other   business    interests    and   thus 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  47 

through  the  steps  of  an  orderly  progression  he  was  led  to  a  prominent  place  in 
,  financial  circles.  In  1889  he  organized  the  Fidelity  Trust  Company  and  became 
its  first  vice  president,  in  which  connection  he  continued  until  1904,  when  he 
was  elected  to  the  presidency  and  has  since  remained  at  the  head  of  the  business, 
wisely  and  carefully  directing  its  policies  and  managing  its  business  interests. 
He  is  likewise  a  director  in  other  banks  of  the  state  and  is  a  very  prominent 
and  well  known  figure  in  financial  circles.  He  is  seldom  in  error  in  matters  of 
judgment  when  passing  upon  the  value  of  any  business  opportunity,  and  his 
keen  insight  into  business  situations  has  materially  increased  the  success  of 
the  company  of  which  he  is  now  the  head. 

On  the  I2th  of  May.  1887,  at  Oakland,  California,  Mr.  Baker  was  married 
to  Miss  Laura  Ainsworth,  a  native  of  Portland,  Oregon,  and  a  daughter  of  the 
late  Captain  John  C.  Ainsworth.  who  was  organizer  and  president  of  the  old 
Oregon  Steam  Navigation  Company  and  one  of  the  prominent  pioneer  settlers 
and  business  men  of  Portland.  He  built  the  first  steamboat  on  the  Willamette 
river  and  was  actively  identified  with  navigation  interests  in  that  section  of  the 
country.  Mrs.  Baker  died,  leaving  one  daughter,  Bernice  Ainsworth,  whose 
activities  in  charitable  work  are  well  known.  Mr.  Baker  was  married  March 
22,  1916.  to  Miss  Florence  Mackey,  a  native  of  Tacoma  and  a  daughter  of  Rev. 
W.  A.  Mackey,  one  of  the  early  pastors  of  the  First  Presbyterian  church  of  this 
city. 

Politically  Mr.  Baker  is  a  supporter  of  the  republican  party  and  has  taken  a 
great  interest  in  politics.  He  served  as  state  senator  from  1889  until  1903,  being 
the  first  to  represent  Pierce  county  in  the  upper  house  after  the  admission  of 
Washington  into  the  Union.  He  is  a  life  member  of  Tacoma  Lodge,  No.  2t,, 
F.  &  A.  M.,  and  he  belongs  also  to  the  Commercial  Club,  the  Union  Club,  and 
the  Country  and  Golf  Clubs  of  Tacoma.  He  also  has  membership  in  the  State 
and  National  Bankers  Associations  and  is  regarded  as  a  strong  and  resourceful 
figure  in  banking  circles  on  the  coast. 


FRANK  GROUNDWATER. 

Frank  Groundwater  occupies  a  position  of  leadership  in  financial  circles  in 
Elma  and  his  public  spirit  as  well  as  his  business  success  marks  him  as  one  of 
the  most  prominent  and  influential  residents  of  that  place.  He  was  born  in  F.au 
Claire.  Wisconsin,  March  2,  1874,  and  continued  his  education  in  the  public 
schools  there  until  he  was  graduated  from  the  high  school.  He  afterward 
attended  the  Lampher  Business  College  of  Eau  Claire  and  for  a  number  of  years 
was  employed  as  a  stenographer  in  a  law  office.  While  still  residing  in  his  native 
city  he  was  elected  alderman  from  the  seventh  ward  and  resigned  that  ]:)osition 
to  remove  to  the  west.  In  1900  he  was  a  student  in  the  law  school  of  the  Uni- 
versity of  Washington,  from  which  he  was  gradviated  with  the  LL.  B.  degree  in 
1901,  having  previously  entered  upon  his  law  studies  while  in  liis  native  city. 
He  is  the  only  one  who  has  ever  completed  the  law  course  in  the  Uni\'ersity  of 
Washington  in  a  year  and  he  was  a  member  of  its  first  law  class. 

On  the  27th  of  May,   1903,  Mr.  Groundwater  removed  to  Elma,  wliere  he 


48  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

opened  an  office  and  has  since  engaged  in  active  practice,  his  ability  being  man- 
ifest in  his  resourcefuhiess  and  in  the  strength  and  abiHty  with  which  he  presents 
his  argument  and  defines  the  points  in  his  case.  He  was  the  first  town  attorney 
of  Oakville,  Washington,  which  position  he  filled  for  two  years,  and  he  is  now- 
serving  for  the  seventh  year  as  town  attorney  of  Elma.  In  addition  to  his  law 
practice  he  engages  in  the  real  estate  business,  handling  big  timber  deals  in  Wash- 
ington and  Oregon,  and  he  also  owns  one  of  the  finest  farms  in  Thurston  county, 
upon  which  is  still  seen  an  old  blockhouse  built  there  for  protection  against  the 
Indians. 

On  the  17th  of  July,  1910,  Mr.  Groundwater  was  married  to  Miss  Fannie 
Wellman,  who  was  born  October  5,  1884,  in  Tumwater,  Washington,  the  daugh- 
ter of  Charles  K.  and  Lillie  Wellman.  The  Wellmans  crossed  the  plains  witli 
ox  teams  in  early  pioneer  times  and  the  family  home  was  established  at  Tum- 
water. It  was  there  that  the  parents  of  Mrs.  Groundwater  were  married.  Her 
maternal  grandfather  was  Dr.  Joseph  Brown,  one  of  the  earliest  physicians  of 
Washington  territory.  To  ]\Ir.  and  Mrs.  Groundwater  has  been  born  a  son. 
Lyle  Frank,  born  May  12,  1916.  Their  home  is  most  attractive  by  reason  of  its 
warm-hearted  hospitality  and  they  are  very  popular  in  social  circles. 

Fraternally  Mr.  Groundwater  is  connected  with  the  Odd  Fellows  and  his 
political  allegiance  is  given  to  the  republican  party,  but  the  only  offices  which  he 
has  filled  have  been  in  the  strict  path  of  his  profession.  It  is  well  known  that 
his  influence  on  behalf  of  public  progress  and  improvement  is  most  marked  and 
that  his  efforts  in  that  direction  are  untiring.  He  is  now  secretary  of  the  Elma 
Business  Men's  Association,  which  is  the  successor  of  the  Elma  Merchants  Asso- 
ciation, of  which  he  was  the  secretary  for  ten  years.  He  looks  at  vital  prob- 
lems from  no  narrow  or  contracted  standpoint  but  is  a  broad-minded  man  of 
clear  vision  and  of  strong  and  honorable  purpose  who  realizes  the  duties  and 
obligations  as  well  as  the  privileges  of  citizenship,  who  holds  to  high  profes- 
sional ideals  and  who  is  most  loyal  to  the  ties  of  home  and  friendship. 


FRANK  R.  PENDLETON. 

Frank  R.  Pendleton,  of  Everett,  is  prominently  associated  with  an  industry 
which  has  been  one  of  W^ashington's  chief  sources  of  wealth,  for  he  is  now 
extensively  and  successfully  engaged  in  dealing  in  timber  lands  and  in  lumber. 
His  plans  have  ever  been  carefully  formed  and  promptly  executed  and  he  has 
ever  recognized  the  fact  that  when  one  avenue  of  opportunity  has  seemed  closed, 
it  is  possible  to  carve  out  another  path  whereby  to  reach  the  desired  goal. 

Mr.  Pendleton  was  born  in  Oconto.  W'isconsin,  July  29,  1864,  a  son  of  Charles 
T.  Pendleton,  a  native  of  Maine,  who  removed  to  Wisconsin  in  the  early  '50s, 
becoming  a  pioneer  settler  of  that  state,  where  he  operated  successfully  as  a 
lumberman.  He  was  of  English  descent,  tracing  his  ancestry  from  Bryan  Pen- 
dleton, who  was  the  founder  of  the  American  branch  of  the  family.  In  the  year 
1895  Charles  T.  Pendleton  removed  westward  to  Washington,  settling  in  Everett, 
where  he  lived  retired,  there  passing  away  in  1908,  at  the  age  of  seventy-seven 
years.     In  early  manhood  he  wedded  Almeda  Lindsey,  a  native  of  Maine  and 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  49 

a  representative  of  an  old  family  of  that  state  of  English  lineage.  She  died  in 
Everett  in  1915,  and  though  she  had  reached  the  advanced  age  of  eighty  years, 
she  met  an  accidental  death  in  an  automobile  wreck.  In  the  familv  were  five 
sons  and  three  daughters. 

Frank  R.  Pendleton,  the  fourth  in  order  of  birth,  obtained  his  education  in 
the  public  schools  of  Wisconsin  and  in  a  business  college  at  Oshkosh,  that  state. 
When  twenty  years  of  age  he  started  out  in  life  on  his  own  account,  being  em- 
ployed by  his  father  to  take  contracts  in  connection  with  the  lumber  business. 
He  had  previously  worked  in  the  lumber  woods  of  Wisconsin  from  the  age  of 
eighteen  years  and  his  broad  experience  has  made  him  thoroughly  acquainted 
with  every  phase  of  the  business  and  he  has  become  an  expert  lumberman,  his 
opinions  being  the  result  of  long  training  and  broad  experience.  He  became  a 
resident  of  Everett  in  the  fall  of  1899.  Several  years  before,  however,  he  had 
come  to  the  northwest  as  a  timber  cruiser  and  had  secured  timber  lands  in  this 
section  of  the  country.  In  the  year  mentioned  he  began  operations  in  the  busi- 
ness of  logging  and  handling  timber  lands  in  Oregon,  Washington,  British 
Columbia  and  Mexico.  He  is  today  one  of  the  largest  operators  in  his  line  in 
this  section  of  the  country,  and  in  addition  to  his  activities  in  the  northwest,  the 
firm  with  which  he  is  connected  owns  large  tracts  in  Minnesota,  Wisconsin  and 
Michigan.  The  business  is  carried  on  under  the  name  of  Pendleton  &  Gilkey 
and  also  under  the  name  of  the  Pendleton  Lumber  Company,  with  headquarters 
at  Everett,  Mr.  Pendleton  being  president  and  manager  of  the  company.  He  is 
likewise  president  and  general  manager  of  the  Straits  Lumber  Company,  presi- 
dent and  general  manager  of  the  Union  Timber  Company  and  president  and 
general  manager  of  the  Coquille  Timber  Company,  all  of  which  indicates  the 
extensiveness  of  his -operations  in  connection  with  the  lumber  industry.  He  is 
among  those  who  have  most  comprehensive  knowledge  of  the  business  in  the 
northwest  and  his  work  has  been  fruitful  of  splendid  results.  He  has  not  con- 
fined his  attention  alone  to  this  line,  for  he  is  a  director  of  the  First  National 
Bank  of  Everett,  a  director  of  the  Pacific  Grocery  Company  and  of  the  Pacific 
Importing  Company,  making  imports  from  the  Orient.  His  judgment  is  at  all 
times  sound  and  his  discrimination  keen  and  he  seems  to  accomplish  at  any  one 
point  in  his  career  the  possibility  for  successful  accomplishment  at  that  point. 

In  1888,  at  Gillett,  Wisconsin,  Mr.  Pendleton  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss 
Ella  G.  Runkel,  a  native  of  Wisconsin  and  a  daughter  of  Louis  and  Christina 
Runkel.  They  now  have  seven  children,  namely :  Ross,  Verna,  Wayne,  Brooks, 
Norma,  Francis  and  Crosby. 

Politically  Mr.  Pendleton  has  become  progressive  and  is  very  active  in  the 
councils  of  the  party.  He  has  served  as  alderman  in  Everett  and  as  a  member 
of  the  school  board  and  his  aid  and  cooperation  can  always  be  counted  upon  to 
further  any  well  defined  plan  or  movement  for  the  benefit  and  upbuilding  of  his 
city.  He  was  made  a  Mason  in  Wisconsin  and  he  has  taken  the  fourteenth 
degree  in  the  Lodge  of  Perfection  in  the  Scottish  Rite.  His  religious  belief  is 
that  of  the  Christian  Science  church.  He  belongs  to  the  Everett  Commercial 
Club,  to  the  Cascade  Club,  the  Everett  Country  and  Golf  Club  and  the  Seattle 
Country  and  Golf  Club.  His  influence  is  always  on  the  side  of  progress  and 
improvement  in  every  relation.  He  received  no  financial  aid  at  the  outset  of  his 
career  but  had  the  thorough  preliminary  training  that  gave  him  a  solid  founda- 


50  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

tion  upon  which  to  build  his  later  success.  Opportunity  called  forth  his  latent 
powers  and  ambition  and  prompted  him  to  so  exercise  his  talents  that  he  is  today 
one  of  the  most  prominent  and  prosperous  representatives  of  the  timber  interests 
of  the  northwest. 


FRED  R.  BROWN. 


Fred  R.  Brown,  for  forty-six  years  a  resident  of  Washington,  is  now  president 
of  the  Case  Shingle  &  Lumber  Company  of  Raymond,  in  which  connection  he  has 
become  a  prominent  and  well  known  representative  of  an  industry  which  has 
constituted  a  most  important  contributing  factor  to  the  prosperity  and  business 
upbuilding  of  the  state.  He  has  lived  in  Raymond  since  1904  and  has  long  been 
honored  as  one  of  its  most  prominent  and  valued  citizens.  He  comes  from  a  state 
which  was  a  center  of  the  lumber  trade  long  before  settlement  was  made  on  the 
Pacific  coast,  for  his  birth  occurred  in  Bucksport,  Maine,  May  10,  1849.  His 
boyhood  was  passed  in  that  state,  where  he  attended  the  common  schools 
and  he  also  spent  one  year  as  a  student  in  the  East  Maine  Conference. 
Seminary.  He  afterward  went  to  Boston,  where  he  was  employed  for  two 
years.  He  reached  the  age  of  twenty  when  in  1869  he  made  his  way  to  the 
Pacific  coast  with  California  as  his  destination.  After  a  brief  period  spent  at 
farm  labor  in  that  state  he  removed  to  Portland,  Oregon,  where  he  remained 
through  the  winter.  The  following  year  he  went  to  Kalama,  where  he  engaged  in 
cutting  cord  wood  and  he  also  worked  in  a  store  and  assisted  in  road  building  and 
other  work  until  1871,  when  he  came  to  Washington,  making  his  way  to  Tenino. 
For  a  time  he  was  employed  as  a  clerk  in  a  store  but  later  was  persuaded  to 
purchase  the  business  by  his  employer,  who  desired  to  retire.  He  secured  the 
stock  of  goods  and  business  largely  on  credit  but  made  good  in  the  undertaking, 
winning  a  liberal  patronage  and  expanding  his  interests  to  meet  the  growing 
demands  of  the  trade.  He  became  recognized  as  a  leading  citizen  of  the  commu- 
nity not  only  by  reason  of  his  success  in  the  store  but  also  in  other  lines.  He  filled 
the  position  of  postmaster  there  for  a  few  years,  was  notary  public  and  in  many 
other  ways  participated  in  activities  leading  to  the  upbuilding  and  development  of 
his  section  of  the  state.  He  also  became  one  of  the  owners  and  manager  of  the 
Olympia  &  Tenino  Railway  and  in  1880  removed  to  Olympia,  where  he  resided 
until  he  became  identified  with  the  interests  of  Raymond  in  1904. 

Mr.  Brown  was  active  in  organizing  the  Sash  &  Door  Company  at  Bucoda 
and  there  with  others  built  two  sawmills  and  operated  one  of  the  largest  sash  and 
door  factories  on  the  coast  at  that  time.  Doors  and  sash  were  then  made  exclu- 
sively of  cedar,  as  it  was  believed  that  fir  could  not  be  utilized  for  that  purpose. 
At  Bucoda  the  company  also  operated  a  coal  mine,  which  they  continued  to  work 
for  several  years.  Mr.  Brown  likewise  developed  a  fine  farm  near  Tenino  and 
it  is  still  known  as  the  Brown  farm,  although  he  sold  it  some  time  ago.  He 
became  associated  with  Elmer  E.  Case,  in  the  building  of  the  Case  shingle  and 
lumber  mills  Nos.  i,  2  and  3  at  Raymond.  He  is  also  secretary  of  the  Southwest 
Manufacturing  Company  in  all  of  these  plants,  the  most  modern  and  highly 
improved  machinery  has  been  installed,  the  work  being  thus  facilitated.     Those 


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at  all  familiar  with  the  lumber  industry  in  Washington  recognize  that  the  Case 
Company  has  taken  an  active  part  in  the  development  of  the  state  in  that  line,  and 
Mr.  Brown  is  president  of  the  company.  He  is  also  the  president  of  the  Lebam 
Mill  &  Timber  Company  at  Lebam,  Washington,  and  he  has  been  very  active  in 
promoting  building  interests,  thus  contributing  in  large  measure  to  the  develop- 
ment of  different  districts.  He  is  now  engaged  in  developing  an  eleven  hundred 
acre  cattle  ranch  near  Tokeland,  upon  which  he  has  a  iine  herd  of  roan  Durhams 
which  he  is  raising  for  beef  cattle.  He  has  diked  and  ditched  the  land  and  has 
thus  greatly  enhanced  its  value. 

Mr.  Brown  has  been  married  twice.  At  Tenino,  in  1875,  he  wedded  Miss 
Elizabeth  Case  and  death  terminated  a  happy  married  life  for  them  in  1891.  Ten 
years  later,  or  on  the  2d  of  March,  1901.  Mr.  Brown  wedded  Mrs.  Chloe  Jones,  a 
widow.  He  makes  his  home  a  part  of  the  time  in  Seattle,  while  the  remainder  of 
the  time  he  spends  in  Raymond,  and  in  both  places  he  is  held  in  the  highest  esteem. 

Mr.  Brown  is  connected  with  no  fraternal  organizations  and  has  never  held 
nor  desired  pubHc  office,  preferring  to  concentrate  his  energies  upon  his  business 
affairs,  which  he  has  most  successfully  and  capably  managed.  His  life  record 
proves  that  activity  does  not  tire  but  brings  power  and  the  force  of  resistance.  All 
through  his  business  career  his  interests  have  constantly  expanded  by  reason  of  his 
close  appHcation  and  intelligent  direction  of  his  efforts.  He  seems  to  possess  in 
notable  measure  the  power  to  unify  and  coordinate  seemingly  diverse  interests  and 
bring-  them  into  a  harmonious  and  resultant  whole.  Whatever  he  undertakes  he 
accomplishes,  and  each  passing  year  has  marked  with  him  a  larger  achievement 
and  farther  reaching  interests  and  business  connectionls. 


WILLIAM  T.  HOWARD. 

William  T.  Howard,  proprietor  of  the  Island  County  Times,  published  at 
Coupeville,  was  born  at  South  Haven,  Michigan,  October  24,  1858,  a  son  of 
John  and  Mary  (Fisher)  Howard,  who  were  natives  of  England.  The  father 
came  to  America  in  1851  and  settled  first  in  Canada  but  afterward  removed  to 
Michigan.  He  was  a  seafaring  man  and  spent  a  number  of  years  as  a  sailor  on 
the  Great  Lakes  but  afterward  removed  to  Nebraska,  where  he  took  up  a  home- 
stead on  which  he  lived  for  five  years,  passing  away  in  1878,  when  forty-seven 
years  of  age.  His  wife  came  to  the  United  States. with  her  parents  and  they 
were  married  in  Michigan.  She  passed  away  in  Stanton.  Nebraska,  in  1904, 
at  the  age  of  sixty-one  years. 

In  their  family  were  eight  children,  of  whom  William  T.  Howard  was  the 
first  born.  He  attended  the  country  schools  of  Michigan  and  then  took  up  the 
profession  of  teaching  in  the  rural  schools.  In  1873  he  removed  to  Nebraska 
and  while  filling  the  position  of  county  superintendent  of  schools  in  Colfax 
county  he  purchased  and  edited  the  Schuyler  Sun.  continuing  the  successful  con- 
duct of  that  paper  for  thirteen  years.  He  was  also  part  owner  and  editor  of  the 
Nebraska  School  Journal  from  June,  1889.  until  1891.  In  1899  he  was  elected 
mayor  of  Schuyler  and  afterward  was  elected  city  treasurer,  which  position  he 
filled  for  three  terms  or  until  he  resigned  preparatory  to  coming  to  Washington. 


54  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

He  made  an  excellent  official  in  both  positions,  being  actuated  by  the  utmost 
fidelity  to  duty,  with  a  practical  recognition  of  the  obligations,  the  needs  and  the 
opportunities  of  the  office. 

It  was  in  the  year  1906  that  Mr.  Howard  came  to  Washington,  making  his 
way  to  Whidbey  Island,  after  which  he  purchased  the  Island  County  Times,  of 
which  he  has  since  been  proprietor  and  publisher.  This  is  a  weekly  paper  with 
a  circulation  of  five  hundred  and  sixty,  and  his  newspaper  plant  is  thoroughly 
modern  in  its  equipment,  while  his  method  of  publication  is  such  as  is  familiar 
to  the  public  through  the  leading  journals  of  larger  cities.  In  a  word,  he  is  most 
progressive  in  his  work  and  his  labors  have  brought  substantial  returns. 

On  the  2ist  of  December.  1879,  in  Colfax  county,  Nebraska,  Mr.  Howard 
was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Esther  Edmonds,  her  parents  being  James  and 
Jane  Edmonds,  natives  of  Michigan.  The  mother  still  survives  and  makes  her 
home  at  Hastings,  Nebraska.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Howard  have  eight  children,  as 
follows:  Arthur,  who  was  born  at  Schuyler,  Nebraska,  and  who  is  now  mar- 
ried and  is  part  owner  of  the  Herald,  published  at  Mount  V^ernon,  Washington; 
Mrs.  Mabel  Beach,  who  was  also  born  at  Schuvler.  Nebraska,  and  now  resides 
in  Lynden,  W^ashington ;  James,  who  is  a  native  of  Schuyler,  Nebraska,  and  now 
makes  his  home  at  Langley  on  ^^llidbey  Island;  Mrs.  Mar)'  English,  who  was 
born  at  Schuyler  and  is  now  the  wife  of  an  officer  stationed  at  Fort  Casey,  on 
Whidbey  Island ;  William,  who  is  a  native  of  Schuyler.  Nebraska,  and  a  high 
school  graduate  and  at  the  age  of  nineteen  is  now  attending  the  University  of 
\\'ashington.;  Bernice,  a  young  lady  of  seventeen  who  was  born  in  Schuyler  and 
is  now  attending  school  at  Coupeville,  this  state ;  Chester,  whose  birth  occurred 
in  Schuyler  and  who  at  the  age  of  fifteen  years  is  now  attending  school  at  Coupe- 
ville, Washington ;  and  Marvel,  who  was  born  in  Coupeville  and  is  now  seven 
years  old  and  a  school  student. 

In  politics  ]\Ir.  Howard  is  an  independent  republican.  He  has  serv^ed  as 
president  of  the  school  board  and  as  town  clerk  but  has  preferred  to  hold  his 
political  activity  only  to  local  service.  Fraternally  he  is  connected  with  the 
Knights  of  Pythias,  the  Ancient  Order  of  United  Workmen  and  the  Tribe  of 
Ben  Hur.  His  is  a  notable  example  of  what  may  be  accomplished  through 
energy,  determination  and  laudable  ambition.  He  was  given  the  opportunity  of 
attending  school  for  only  six  months  after  the  age  of  twelve,  and  the  balance 
of  his  education  has  been  acquired  by  lamplight  after  the  day's  work  was  over. 
He  has,  however,  always  been  an  earnest  and  discriminating  student,  a  broad 
reader  and  deep  thinker  and  is  always  well  informed  on  the  vital  questions  and 
issues  of  the  day. 


THOMAS  MERCER. 


Thomas  Mercer  was  born  in  Harrison  county,  Ohio,  March  11,  1813,  the 
eldest  of  a  large  family  of  children.  He  remained  with  his  father  until  he  was 
twenty-one,  gaining  a  common  school  education  and  a  thorough  knowledge  of 
the  manufacture  of  woolen  goods.  His  father  was  the  owner  of  a  well  ap- 
pointed woolen  mill.     The  father,  Aaron  Mercer,  was  born  in  \^irginia  and  was 


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of  the  same  family  as   General   Mercer  of  Revolutionary  fame.     His  mother, 
Jane  Dickerson  Mercer,  was  born  in  Pennsylvania  of  an  old  family  of  that  state. 

The  family  moved  to  Princeton,  Illinois,  in  1834,  a  period  when  buffalo 
were  still  occasionally  found  east  of  the  Mississippi  river,  and  savage  Indians 
annoyed  and  harassed  outlying  settlements  in  that  region.  A  remarkable  co- 
incidence is  a  matter  of  family  tradition.  Nancy  Brigham,  who  later  became 
Mr.  Mercer's  wife,  and  her  family,  were  compelled  to  flee  by  night  from  their 
home  near  Dixon  at  the  time  of  the  Black  Hawk  war,  and  narrowly  escaped 
massacre.  In  1856,  about  twenty  years  later,  her  daughters,  the  youngest  only 
eight  years  old,  also  made  a  midnight  escape  in  Seattle,  two  thousand  miles 
away  from  the  scene  of  their  mother's  adventure,  and  they  endured  the  terrors 
of  the  attack  upon  the  village  a  few  days  later  when  the  shots  and  shouts  of 
hundreds  of  painted  devils  rang  out  in  the  forest  on  the  hillside  from  a  point 
near  the  present  Union  depots  to  another  near  where  Madison  street  ends  at 
First  avenue. 

In  April,  1852,  a  train  of  about  twenty  wagons,  drawn  by  horses,  was  or- 
ganized at  Princeton  to  cross  the  plains  to  Oregon.  In  this  train  were  Thomas 
Mercer,  Aaron  Mercer,  Dexter  Horton,  Daniel  Bagley,  William  H.  Shoudy, 
and  their  families.  Mr.  Mercer  was  chosen  captain  of  the  train  and  discharged 
the  arduous  duties  of  that  position  fearlessly  and  successfully.  Danger  and 
disease  were  on  both  sides  of  the  long,  dreary  way,  and  hundreds  of  new  made 
graves  were  often  counted  along  the  roadside  in  a  day.  But  this  train  seemed 
to  bear  a  charmed  existence.  Not  a  member  of  the  original  party  died  on  the 
way,  although  many  were  seriously  ill.     Only  one  animal  was  lost. 

As  the  journey  was  fairly  at  an  end  and  western  civilization  had  been 
reached  at  The  Dalles,  Oregon,  Mrs.  Mercer  was  taken  ill,  but  managed  to 
keep  up  until  the  Cascades  were  reached.  There  she  grew  rapidly  worse  and 
soon  died.  Several  members  of  the  expedition  went  to  Salem  and  wintered 
there  and  in  the  early  spring  of  1853  Thomas  Mercer  and  Dexter  Horton  came 
to  Seattle  and  decided  to  make  it  their  home.  Mr.  Horton  entered  immediately 
upon  a  business  career,  the  success  of  which  is  known  in  California,  Oregon  and 
Washington,  and  Mr.  Mercer  settled  upon  a  donation  claim  whose  eastern  end 
was  the  meander  line  of  Lake  Union  and  the  western  end,  half  way  across  to 
the  bay.  Mercer  street  is  the  dividing  line  between  his  and  D.  T.  Denny's 
claims,  and  all  of  these  tracts  were  included  within  the  city  limits  about  1885. 

Mr.  Mercer  brought  to  Seattle  one  span  of  horses  and  a  wagon  from  the 
outfit  with  which  he  crossed  the  plains  and  for  some  time  all  the  hauling  of 
wood  and  merchandise  was  done  by  him.  The  wagon  was  the  first  one  in  King 
county.  In  1859  he  went  to  Oregon  for  the  summer  and  while  there  married 
Hester  L.  Ward,  who  lived  with  him  nearly  forty  years,  dying  in  November, 
1897.  During  the  twenty  years  succeeding  his  settlement  here  he  worked  hard 
in  clearing  the  farm  and  carrying  on  dairying  and  farming  in  a  small  way  and 
doing  much  work  with  his  team.  In  1873  portions  of  the  farm  came  into 
demand  for  homes  and  his  sales  soon  put  him  in  easy  circumstances  and  in 
later  years  made  him  independent,  though  the  few  years  of  hard  times  prior  to 
his  death  left  but  a  small  part  of  the  estate. 

The  old  home  on  the  farm  that  the  Indians  spared  when  other  buildings  in 
the  county  not  protected  by   soldiers   were  burned,   stood  until    1900  and   was 


56  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

then  the  oldest  building  in  the  county.  Mr.  D.  T.  Denny  had  a  log  cabin  on 
his  place  which  was  not  destroyed — these  two  alone  escaped.  The  Indians  were 
asked,  after  the  war,  why  they  did  not  burn  Mercer's  house,  to  which  they 
replied,  "Oh,  old  Mercer  might  want  it  again."  Denny  and  Mercer  had  always 
been  particularly  kind  to  the  natives  and  just  in  their  dealings  and  the  savages 
seem  to  have  felt  some  little  gratitude  toward  them. 

In  the  early  '40s  Mr.  Mercer  and  Rev.  Daniel  Bagley  were  co-workers  in  the 
anti-slavery  cause  with  Owen  Lovejoy,  of  Princeton,  who  was  known  to  all 
men  of  that  period  in  the  great  middle  west.  Later  Mr.  Mercer  joined  the 
republican  party  and  was  ever  an  ardent  supporter  of  its  men  and  measures. 
He  served  for  ten  years  as  probate  judge  of  King  county,  and  at  the  end  of  that 
period  declined  a  renomination. 

In  early  life  he  joined  the  Methodist  Protestant  church  and  ever  continued 
a  consistent  member  of  that  body.  Rev.  Daniel  Bagley,  who  participated  in  the 
funeral  services,  was  his  pastor  fifty-two  years  earlier  at  Princeton,  Illinois,  and 
continued  to  hold  that  relation  to  him  in  Seattle  from  i860  until  1885,  when 
he  resigned  his  Seattle  pastorate. 

To  Mr.  Mercer  belongs  the  honor  of  naming  the  lakes  adjacent  to  and 
almost  surrounding  the  city.  At  a  social  gathering  or  picnic  in  1855  he  made 
a  short  address  and  proposed  the  adoption  of  "Union"  for  the  small  lake  be- 
tween the  bay  and  the  large  lake,  and  "Washington"  for  the  other  body  of 
water.  This  proposition  was  received  with  favor  and  at  once  adopted.  In  the 
early  days  of  the  county  and  city  he  was  always  active  in  all  public  enterprises, 
ready  alike  with  individual  effort  and  with  his  purse,  according  to  his  ability, 
and  no  one  of  the  city's  thousands  took  a  keener  interest  or  greater  pride  than 
he  in  the  development  of  the  city's  greatness,  although  latterly  he  could  no  longer 
share  actively  in  its  accomplishment.  He  was  exceedingly  anxious  to  see  the 
Lake  Washington  canal  completed  between  salt  water  and  the  lakes. 

Thomas  Mercer  was  born  March  11,  1813;  married  to  Nancy  Brigham,  Janu- 
ary 25,  1838 ;  died  in  Seattle,  May  25,  1898. 

Nancy  Brigham  was  born  June  6,  1816,  and  died  at  the  Cascades  of  the 
Columbia,  September  21,  1852. 

The   children  of   this   marriage   were : 

Mary  Jane,  born  January  7,  1839,  <^i^d  September  8,  1910;  Eliza  Ann,  born 
March  30,  1841,  died  October  24,  1862;  Susannah  Mercer,  born  September  30, 
1843 ;  Alice,  born  October  26,  1848. 

Thomas  Mercer  was  married  to  Hester  L.  Ward  in  Oregon  in  1859.  No 
children. 

Mary  Jane  was  married  to  Henry  G.  Parsons,  March  11,  1857. 

Their  children  were:  Flora  A.,  born  December  21,  1857;  Ella,  born  February 
15,  i860,  died  January  23,  1899;  William  M.,  born  October  27,  1862,  died  August 
4,  1897;  Alice  E.,  born  April  4,  1865;  Annie  V.,  born  May  21,  1867;  Lela  M., 
born  February  4,  1870. 

Ella  Parsons  married  David  Fleetwood,  December  25,  1880. 

Their  children  were:  David  Lee,  born  October  13,  1881 ;  Carrie  E.,  born 
September  17,  1883;  Lyman  G.,  born  April  25,  1887;  Olive  P.,  born  October  18, 
1891  ;  Edith  E.,  born  December  i,  1893. 

Alice  Parsons  married  Thomas  T.  Parker,  August  4,  1897. 


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Their  children  were:  Lester  L.,  born  May  23,  1900 ;  Lawrence  L,  born 
July  8,  1902. 

Lela  Parsons  married  Del  M.  Kagy,  June  30,  1893. 

Their  children  are:  Lloyd  Parsons,  born  July  3,  1894;  Orville  L.,  born 
June  15,  1896;  Howard  R.,  born  March  14,  1904. 

Eliza  Ann  Mercer  married  Walter  Graham  in  Seattle  in  1857. 

Their  children  were:  William  T.,  born  February  i,  1858;  George  R.,  born 
September  20,  i860. 

Susannah  Mercer  married  David  Graham  in  Seattle,  May  23,  1861.  No 
children. 

Alice  Mercer  married  Clarence  B.  Bagley,  December  24,  1865. 

Their  children  were  Rena,  Myrta,  Ethel  W.,  Alice  Claire  and  Cecil  Clarence. 


GEORGE  CASSELS. 


George  Cassels,  proprietor  of  Hotel  Cassels  at  South  Bend,  has  conducted 
this  hostelry  continuously  and  successfully  since  1909.  He  dates  his  residence 
in  .South  Bend,  however,  from  1890  and  throughout  the  intervening  period  has 
been  actively  and  helpfully  associated  with  business  interests  here.  Many  tangi- 
ble evidences  of  his  public  spirit  may  be  cited  and  at  all  times  his  cooperation  has 
been  counted  upon  as  a  factor  in  the  work  of  general  improvement. 

Mr.  Cassels  was  born  at  London,  Ontario,  Canada,  July  8,  1857,  and  pursued 
his  education  in  the  schools  of  Stratford,  Ontario.  He  first  became  connected 
with  the  bakery  business  at  Portage  la  Prairie,  Manitoba,  in  1882,  and  there 
remained  for  four  years,  after  which  he  removed  to  Brandon,  Manitoba,  and 
in  1890  arrived  in  South  Bend.  There  he  established  a  confectionery  and  bakery 
business  and  gradually  developed  a  large  restaurant,  but  in  1906  he  disposed  of 
his  bakery  and  embarked  in  the  hotel  business  in  a  building  purchased  from  the 
Peters  estate  and  now  occupied  by  the  Willapa  Power  Company.  This  he  con- 
ducted in  connection  with  his  restaurant  for  three  years.  He  then  leased  the 
Stevens  Hotel  building  across  the  street  and  closed  out  his  restaurant,  renting 
the  lower  part  of  the  original  hotel  for  a  furniture  store  and  reserving  the 
upstairs  rooms  for  a  hotel  annex.  For  the  past  seven  years  he  has  conducted  a 
very  successful  business  as  proprietor  of  Hotel  Cassels  and  he  is  the  present 
manager.  He  has  made  this  a  popular  hostelry  by  reason  of  the  excellent  service 
and  prompt  attention  accorded  patrons  and  he  has  made  the  Cassels  Hotel  an 
establishment  which  draws  to  the  city  many  traveling  men. 

On  the  25th  of  October,  1885,  Mr.  Cassels  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss 
Josephine  E.  Fish,  a  native  of  South  Oxford,  Canada,  and  they  have  become  the 
parents  of  three  daughters.  Myrtle  May,  who  has  occupied  an  official  position 
in  the  courthouse  for  eight  years  and  is  now  in  the  treasurer's  office,  has  traveled 
quite  extensively  and  spent  some  time  as  stenographer  in  a  big  hotel  in  1  lono- 
lulu.  Florence  is  a  trained  nurse  who  was  graduated  from  the  Good  Samaritan 
Hospital  of  Portland,  Oregon.     She  is  now  in  the  government  service  and  is  in 


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Honolulu  as  a  nurse    in  the    department  hospital    at   Fort  Shafter.     Ada,  the 
youngest  daughter,  is  at  home. 

For  ten  years  Mr.  Cassels  has  been  a  member  of  the  school  board  of  South 
Bend  and  while  so  serving  he  with  two  others  advocated  the  erection  of  a  high 
school  building.  Their  plans  were  carried  out,  resulting  in  the  erection  of  a 
thoroughly  modern  school  building  at  a  cost  of  one  hundred  and  twenty-five 
thousand  dollars.  For  three  terms  Mr.  Cassels  was  a  member  of  the  city  council, 
during  which  period  he  was  chairman  of  the  committee  on  streets.  He  was 
appointed  by  the  fire  department  to  submit  plans  to  the  city  council  for  a  new 
fire  department  building  and  city  hall  and  was  made  a  committee  of  one  to  carry 
out  the  plans  and  specifications  as  submitted.  By  getting  donations,  a  very  sub- 
stantial building  was  completed  on  city  dock  property.  Mr.  Cassels  belongs  to 
the  Commercial  Club  and  is  interested  in  all  those  forces  which  work  for  the 
development  and  progress  of  the  community.  He  is  secretary  of  the  Pacific 
County  Improvement  Company,  of  which  Judge  H.  W.  B.  Hewen  is  president. 
This  organization  and  the  committee  of  the  Commercial  Club  were  instrumental 
in  securing  the  shipyard  for  South  Bend  and  donated  two  blocks  or  six  acres  of 
the  site.  He  belongs  to  the  Presbyterian  church  and  fraternally  is  connected 
with  the  Odd  Fellows,  the  Knights  of  Pythias  and  the  Modern  W^oodmen  of 
America.  His  political  allegiance  is  given  to  the  republican  party.  His  activity 
has  made  him  a  leading  citizen  of  South  Bend,  where  the  intelligent  direction  of 
his  labors  has  wrought  good  results  in  both  the  attainment  of  individual  success 
and  the  advancement  of  public  welfare. 


JOHN  L.  BOYLE. 


John  L.  Boyle,  of  Everett,  filling  the  office  of  county  treasurer  of  Snohomish 
county,  was  born  in  Perth,  Scotland,  November  22,  1861,  a  son  of  David  and 
Margaret  (Evitt)  Boyle,  both  of  whom  were  natives  of  the  land  of  hills  and 
heather.  The  father  was  a  cloth  weaver  in  that  country  and  in  the  year  1868 
he  came  to  the  new  world,  settling  first  in  Ontario,  Canada,  where  he  continued 
to  reside  until  1870  and  then  removed  to  Pittsfield,  Massachusetts,  where  he 
continued  in  the  same  line  of  business  until  called  to  his  final  rest,  his  death 
occurring  in  1906,  when  he  had  reached  the  age  of  seventy  years.  His  widow, 
who  was  born  in  Edinburgh,  is  still  living  and  now  resides  in  the  city  of  Sno- 
homish, Washington.  In  their  family  were  three  children :  John  L.,  of  this 
review;  David,  a  resident  of  Everett;  and  Margaret,  the  wife  of  William  Gorie, 
living  in  Ontario,  Canada. 

John  L.  Boyle  was  a  little  lad  of  seven  summers  when  the  family  crossed 
the  Atlantic  and  his  education  was  acquired  in  the  schools  of  Ontario,  Canada, 
to  the  age  of  sixteen  years,  when  his  textbooks  were  put  aside  and  he  became  a 
sailor  on  the  Great  Lakes.  He  followed  a  seafaring  life  for  four  years  and, 
going  upon  the  ocean,  visited  all  parts  of  the  world.  In  fact  he  went  around  the 
world  four  times  before  attaining  the  age  of  twenty  years.  At  length,  however, 
he  determined  to  settle  down  and  it  1882  became  a  resident  of  Snohomish, 
whither  he  made  his  way  an  entire  stranger.     There  he  became  connected  with 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  59 

the  logging  business  and  was  thus  employed  for  a  year,  after  which  he  began 
business  in  the  same  line  on  his  own  account,  devoting  eight  years  thereto.  In 
1 891  he  was  married  and  entered  the  hardware  business,  which  he  conducted  for 
two  years.  Between  1893  and  1907  he  was  variously  employed  and  in  the  latter 
year  was  called  to  public  office,  being  made  city  marshal  of  Snohomish,  in  wh^ch 
capacity  he  served  for  a  year.  For  seven  years  following  he  was  water  super- 
intendent of  Snohomish  and  still  higher  political  honors  came  to  him  in  his 
election  to  the  state  legislature,  of  which  he  w^as  a  member  from  191 1  until 
1913.  At  the  same  time  he  retained  his  position  as  superintendent  of  the  water 
department.  In  1912  he  was  elected  to  the  office  of  county  treasurer  and  en- 
tered upon  the  duties  of  that  position  on  the  ist  of  January,  19 13,  being  still  the 
incumbent  in  the  office,  the  duties  of  which  he  is  discharging  in  a  manner  most 
creditable  to  himself  and  satisfactory  to  his  constituents. 

On  the  9th  of  March,  1891,  in  Snohomish,  Mr.  Boyle  was  united  in  marriage 
to  Miss  Hattie  Proctor,  a  native  of  Iowa  and  a  daughter  of  Alexander  and  Tirza 
(Smith)  Proctor.  The  latter  still  survives  at  the  age  of  eighty-three  years  and 
makes  her  home  with  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Boyle.  The  Proctors  are  an  old  Iowa  family 
and  were  prominently  connected  with  many  leading  families  of  that  state.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Boyle  are  the  parents  of  four  children,  as  follows :  Helen,  who  was 
born  in  Snohomish,  Washington,  on  the  17th  of  January,  1892;  Phimester  Proc- 
tor, who  was  born  June  17,  1895,  and  is  employed  in  his  father's  office;  Gordon, 
whose  birth  occurred  in  Snohomish,  Washington,  on  the  7th  of  September,  1902, 
and  John  L.,  Jr.,  born  in  January,  1905. 

In  his  political  views  Mr.  Boyle  is  a  progressive  and  has  long  been  active 
in  politics,  recognizing  the  duties  and  obligations  as  well  as  the  privileges  of 
citizenship.  Fraternally  he  is  connected  with  the  Knights  of  Pythias  and  with 
the  Maccabees  and  he  fs  also  a  member  of  the  Commercial  Club  of  Everett.  He 
belongs  to  the  First  Congregational  church,  of  which  he  is  a  trustee,  and  his  life 
is  guided  by  its  teachings,  which  find  manifestation  in  honorable  manhood  in  every 
relation.  He  is  recognized  as  a  man  of  sterling  character  and  a  most  efficient 
officer  and  during  his  incumbency  in  his  present  position  he  has  instituted  many 
improvements  resulting  in  considerable  saving  to  the  taxpayers.  He  is  beloved  by 
his  employes  and  is  honored  and  respected  wherever  known,  for  he  possesses 
those  sterling  traits  of  character  which  in  every  land  and  clime  awaken  confidence 
and  regard. 


THOMAS   GEISNESS. 


Thomas  Geisness,  county  superintendent  of  schools  of  Clallam  county  and  a 
representative  of  the  bar  at  Port  Angeles,  where  he  makes  his  home,  was  born  in 
St.  Croix  county,  Wisconsin,  October  25,  1874,  a  son  of  Alexander  and  Anna 
(Lund)  Geisness,  who  were  natives  of  Norway  and  in  childhood  came  to  the 
new  world,  settling  in  Wisconsin,  where  they  were  married.  The  father  there  en- 
gaged in  farming  to  the  tijne  of  his  death,  which  occurred  in  1878,  when  he  was 
forty-seven  years  of  age.  His  wife  long  survived  and  passed  away  in  1913  at  the 
age  of  seventy-eight  years. 


60  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

Thomas  Geisness  was  the  fifth  in  order  of  birth  in  a  family  of  six  children 
and  in  his  boyhood  days  he  pursued  the  branches  of  study  taught  in  the  public 
schools  of  his  native  state,  entering  the  University  of  Minnesota  after  completing 
a  course  in  the  high  school  of  Hudson,  Wisconsin.  He  took  academic  and  post 
graduate  work  in  the  university  and  prepared  for  the  bar,  after  which  he  came 
to  Washington  in  1907  and  passed  the  required  examination.  He  then  located 
for  practice  in  Port  Angeles,  where  he  has  since  remained,  enjoying  a  liberal 
clientage  that  has  connected  him  with  much  important  litigation.  For  six  years 
he  was  interested  in  school  work  as  city  superintendent  in  Port  Angeles.  This 
was  not,  however,  his  initial  experience  in  the  educational  field,  for  prior  to  his 
removal  to  Washington  he  had  been  city  superintendent  of  schools  at  Blue  Earth 
and  at  Lakefield,  Minnesota.  After  five  years  devoted  to  teaching  in  Port 
Angeles  he  was  elected  county  superintendent  of  schools  of  Clallam  county  in  1912 
and  is  now  acceptably  filling  that  position  for  the  second  term.  He  closely  studies 
every  question  in  any  way  bearing  upon  the  educational  situation  and  has  intro- 
duced reforms  and  improvements  of  practical  benefit  and  value  to  the  community. 
He  has  ever  been  a  man  of  studious  habits  and  post  graduate  work  covering 
three  years  brought  him  the  degrees  of  Master  of  Arts  and  Ph.  D.,  the  former 
being  conferred  in  1899,  and  the  latter  in  1901. 

In  August,  1902,  Mr.  Geisness  was  married  to  Miss  Mae  Martin,  of  Indian- 
apolis, a  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  Martin  and  a  native  of  Indiana.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Geisness  have  become  the  parents  of  four  children :  Evelyn,  who  was  born 
in  Blue  Earth,  Minnesota,  in  1904;  John,  born  in  Farmington,  Minnesota,  in 
1907;  Katherine,  in  Port  Angeles  in  1910;  and  Robert,  in  1913. 

Mr.  Geisness  is  a  member  of  both  the  county  and  state  Bar  Associations  and 
enjoys  the  confidence  and  high  regard  of  his  professional  colleagues  and  con- 
temporaries as  well  as  his  associates  and  coworkers  in  the  educational  field.  In 
Masonry  he  has  taken  the  Royal  Arch  degree  and  he  is  also  connected  with  the 
Loyal  Order  of  Moose  and  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  America.  He  is  interested 
in  all  those  questions  and  projects  which  have  to  do  with  the  uplift  of  the  in- 
dividual and  the  progress  of  the  race  and  he  is  regarded  as  a  valuable  addition  to 
the  citizenship  of  Port  Angeles. 


GEORGE  H.  EMERSON. 

In  the  period  of  pioneer  development  George  H.  Emerson  arrived  in  Hoquiam, 
and  taking  up  his  abode  at  the  Campbell  Hotel,  spent  a  few  weeks  in  thoroughly 
exploring  the  surrounding  territory  in  order  to  become  familiar  with  its  natural 
resources  and  the  advantages  here  ofit'ered.  He  made  his  way  to  Hoquiam  from 
Gardiner,  Oregon,  but  New  England  claimed  him  as  a  native  son,  his  birth 
having  occurred  in  Chester,  New  Hampshire,  January  18,  1846.  His  father, 
Nathaniel  F.  Emerson,  was  born  in  Chester,  New  Hampshire,  in  1804  and  in 
1831  wedded  Clarissa  Goodhue,  by  whom  he  had  four  children:  John,  Elizabeth, 
Stephen  and  George  H. 

George  H.  Emerson  removed  with  his  parents  to  Massachusetts  and  when  the 
Civil  war  broke  out  enlisted  for  active  service  in  defense  of  the  Union.  Following 


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his  return  home  with  a  most  creditable  military  record  he  attended  Harvard 
College  and  in  1866  he  made  his  way  to  Kansas  City,  whence  with  ox  teams  he 
traveled  across  the  plains  to  San  Francisco.  Entering  the  employ  of  Asa  M. 
Simpson,  he  was  sent  to  work  in  a  lumber  mill  on  Coos  Bay  in  Oregon.  Life  on 
the  western  coast  made  strong  appeal  to  him  and  he  determined  to  permanently 
identify  his  interests  with  those  of  the  northwest. 

Accordingly  in  1868  he  returned  to  the  east,  where  he  wedded  Miss  Lizzie 
Damon  and  then  took  his  bride  to  the  San  Joaquin  valley  in  California,  where  he 
began  farming,  but  was  obliged  to  leave  there  because  of  drought.  He  then  re- 
entered the  employ  of  Captain  Simpson  and  in  1881  was  sent  to  investigate  the 
resources  of  the  Grays  Harbor  country.  Before  returning  to  San  Francisco  he 
purchased  three  hundred  acres  of  land,  including  the  present  mill  site  of  the 
Northwestern  Lurnber  Company  and  a  large  part  of  the  first  plat  of  the  town  of 
Hoquiam.  He  then  went  south  with  Captain  Simpson  and  purchased  a  sawmill 
which  was  in  operation  at  Albion,  California.  The  machinery  was  loaded  on  the 
brig  Orient  and  arrived  in  Hoquiam  in  April,  1882,  in  charge  of  Mr.  Emerson. 
A  pile  driver  for  putting  in  the  foundation  was  purchased  at  Willapa  Harbor, 
Shoalwater  Bay,  but  while  being  brought  around  by  ocean  was  overturned  and 
lost.  Progress  on  the  new  mill  was  rapid  and  in  August,  1882,  the  first  whistle 
indicated  that  an  advanced  step  was  taken  toward  changing  pioneer  conditions 
into  those  of  the  present  day.  The  mill  was  opened  with  a  capacity  of  fifty 
thousand  feet  daily  and  now  has  a  capacity  of  one  hundred  and  fifty  thousand 
feet.  On  the  15th  of  June,  1896,  the  entire  milling  plant  was  destroyed  by  fire 
but  was  immediately  rebuilt,  up-to-date  machinery  and  equipment  being  installed. 
In  1884  Mr.  Emerson  brought  to  the  county  the  first  logging  engine,  which  he 
operated  in  the  Whishkah  camp  with  , a  six.  inch  Manila  rope  cable.  His  activities 
proved  a  most  potent  element  in  the  pioneer  development  of  the  lumber  interests 
in  the  city. 

Furthermore,  Mr.  Emerson  was  connected  with  every  movement  for  the 
development  of  city  and  county.  For  many  years  he  was  a  prominent  leader  of 
the  republican  party  in  the  Grays  Harbor  district  but  never  held  nor  would  he 
accept  public  office,  and  he  declined  the  request  of  party  leaders  to  become  a 
candidate  for  governor  at  the  time  Mead  was  nominated,  notwithstanding  the 
fact  that  a  nomination  at  that  time  meant  an  election. 

Fie  constantly  broadened  his  business  interests  and  all  of  his  undertakings 
were  of  a  character  that  contributed  to  the  progress  and  prosperity  of  the 
comnumity  as  well  as  to  individual  success.  He  was  president  of  the  Harbor 
Land  Company,  president  of  the  Frank  H.  Lamb  Timber  Company,  president  of 
the  Grays  Harbor  Tugboat  Company,  vice  president  of  the  Grays  Harbor  Com- 
pany, vice  president  of  the  Northwestern  Lumber  Company  and  vice  president 
of  the  First  National  Bank.  He  was  also  interested  in  the  Lumbermen's  Indemnity 
Insurance  Company,  was  a  stockholder  in  the  Metropolitan  Bank  and  a  director 
of  the  Metropolitan  Building  Company  of  Seattle.  He  was  also  proprietor  of 
the  Hoquiam  Theatre,  president  and  principal  owner  of  the  North  Shore  Electric 
Company  and  president  of  the  Whishkah  Boom  Company.  Gradually  he  ad- 
vanced, working  his  way  upward  step  by  step  and  constantly  increasing  the  extent 
and  importance  of  his  interests  until  he  became  one  of  the  foremost  business 

men  of  this  section  of  the  state.     He  proved  his  grasp  of  financial  affairs  by 
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64  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

organizing  several  land,  real  estate  and  commercial  concerns  apart  from  the 
lumber  industry  and  until  the  last  four  or  five  years  of  his  life  retained  his  con- 
nection with  active  business  interests.  After  retiring  he  made  several  trips 
abroad,  but  Hoquiam  v^as  always  his  home  and  the  summer  seasons  were  spent 
at  Pacific  Beach,  where  he  had  a  beautiful  residence.  He  was  a  famous  swimmer 
and  was  exceedingly  fond  of  outdoor  life. 

To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Emerson  were  born  four  children,  two  of  whom  are  deceased. 
A  sketch  of  Ralph  D.  appears  below\  Alice  is  the  wife  of  Frank  H.  Lamb,  of 
Hoquiam.  George  D.,  who  is  deceased,  was  married  but  left  no  children. 
Florence  E.  became  the  wife  of  Charles  Miller,  of  Aberdeen,  and  is  deceased. 
She  was  the  mother  of  a  son,  Charles  Emerson. 

Mr.  Emerson  found  his  greatest  happiness  in  providing  for  the  welfare  and 
comfort  of  his  family.  He  belonged  to  the  Rainier  Club  and  was  a  charter 
member  of  the  Elks  lodge  of  Hoquiam.  Death  called  him  August  2,  1914,  and 
all  who  knew  him  and  were  acquainted  with  his  splendid  career  feel  that  his 
place  will  never  be  filled.  He  was  continually  reaching  out  along  lines  that  have 
proved  of  great  public  benefit.  No  one  ever  questioned  his  integrity  in  personal 
matters,  in  business  or  in  his  relations  to  city,  county  and  state.  Much  of  his 
time  was  given  to  promote  the  progress  and  upbuilding  of  Hoquiam  and  he  was 
actuated  by  a  notably  strong  sense  of  justice  and  endeavored  to  secure  fair  and 
impartial  conditions.  He  was  particularly  interested  that  the  tax  should  be  justly 
levied  and  that  all  should  pay  their  due  proportion  and  no  more.  When  he 
passed  away  the  deepest  regret  was  felt  on  every  hand,  for  he  had  endeared 
himself  to  all  with  whom  he  had  come  in  contact,  while  his  life  work  had  made  his 
history  an  integral  part  in  the  annals  of  his  adopted  city. 


RALPH  D.  EMERSON. 

Ralph  D.  Emerson  needs  no  introduction  to  the  readers  of  this  volume  who 
are  residents  of  the  Grays  Harbor  country,  for  practically  his  entire  life  has  been 
here  passed.  He  was  born  in  1880,  a  son  of  George  H.  Emerson,  one  of 
Hoquiam's  most  distinguished  and  honored  citizens,  and  he  has  followed  in  the 
footsteps  of  his  father,  not  only  becoming  a  most  progressive,  alert  and  enter- 
prising business  man  but  also  one  whose  interest  in  public  afifairs  is  actuated  by 
an  earnest  desire  to  promote  the  public  welfare. 

In  1910  Ralph  D.  Emerson  was  married  to  Miss  Frances  Soule,  of  Hoquiam, 
also  a  representative  of  a  pioneer  family,  and  they  have  two  children,  Elizabeth 
and  George  H. 

In  the  acquirement  of  his  education  Ralph  D.  Emerson  attended  the  Leland 
Stanford  University  of  California,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1903  after 
having  made  a  special  study  of  chemistry.  Soon  after  returning  from  college  he 
started  the  Aloha  Lumber  Company  at  Aloha,  Washington,  of  which  he  is 
now  president.  He  became  the  active  assistant  of  his  father  in  business  and 
upon  the  father's  death  succeeded  him  in  the  management  and  control  of  the 
important  interests  which  he  left.  He  is  now  at  the  head  of  all  the  concerns 
of    which    his    father    was    chief    officer    and    is    bending    his    energies    toward 


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administrative  direction  and  executive  control,  finding  ready  solution  for  intricate 
business  problems  and  readily  discriminating-  between  the  essential  and  the 
nonessential  in  the  management  of  all  his  affairs.  He  is  now  building  for  the 
George  H.  Emerson  estate  a  fifty  thousand  dollar  office  building  in  Hoquiam. 

In  his  political  views  Mr.  Emerson  is  an  earnest  republican  and  keeps  well 
informed  on  the  questions  and  issues  of  the  day.  Fraternally  he  is  connected 
with  the  Elks  and  along  more  strictly  social  lines  is  identified  with  the  Country 
Club.  He  is  a  man  of  broad  mind  and  generous  spirit  and  is  in  hearty  sympathy 
with  all  those  progressive  forces  which  are  accomplishing  much  in  the  develop- 
ment and  upbuilding  of  city  and  state. 


NELSON  BENNETT. 


The  world  instinctively  pays  deference  to  the  man  whose  honors  have  been 
worthily  won  as  the  result  of  his  wise  utilization  of  the  opportunities  which 
have  come  to  him  and  of  the  talents  with  which  nature  has  endowed  him.  It 
was  the  consensus  of  opinion  on  the  part  of  his  fellowmen  that  Nelson  Bennett 
was  one  of  the  most  conspicuous  and  honored  figures  in  the  northwest.  To  him 
life  was  purposeful.  He  regarded  home,  citizenship  and  business  opportunity 
as  something  to  be  carefully  cultivated  and  cherished.  He  felt  that  in  all  of 
these  connections  there  was  a  work  to  be  done  and  he  never  neglected  the  duty 
that  came  to  him.  He  was  identified  with  some  of  the  greatest  railroad  engineer- 
ing projects  which  have  led  to  the  development  of  the  northwest,  and  when  his 
business  connections  brought  him  to  Tacoma,  he  was  so  pleased  with  the  city 
and  its  opportunities,  its  geographical  situation  and  its  beauty  that  he  decided 
to  remain. 

Mr.  Bennett  was  born  in  Sutton,  Canada,  October  14,  1843,  and  his  life 
spanned  the  intervening  years  to  the  20th  of  July,  1913.  His  parents  were 
Nicholas  and  Diana  (Sprague)  Bennett  but  in  early  youth  he  left  his  mother's 
home.  His  father  had  died  when  the  son  was  but  seven  years  of  age,  leaving 
the  widowed  mother  with  six  children  to  support,  and  at  the  age  of  fourteen 
Nelson  Bennett  was  doing  a  man's  work  on  a  farm.  He  attended  the  country 
schools  for  six  months  in  a  year,  receiving  such  primitive  instruction  as  the 
district  schools  of  that  time  afforded.  When  seventeen  years  of  age  he  went  to 
Orleans  county.  New  York,  and  at  the  age  of  twenty  years  was  employed  by 
the  United  States  government  on  the  construction  of  government  barracks. 
Later  he  made  his  way  to  the  oil  regions  of  Pennsylvania,  and  although  the 
youngest  contractor  in  the  field,  did  a  profitable  business,  receiving  a  liberal 
patronage.  He  sank  twenty-five  successful  wells  in  that  region.  In  1867  he 
went  to  Missouri  and  became  identified  with  the  west  as  school  teacher,  Indian 
fighter  and  miner.  Before  the  advent  of  railroads  into  the  Rocky  Mountain 
regions  he  was  engaged  in  extensive  transportation  operations  through  the  west 
in  company  with  Senator  William  A.  Clark  of  Montana.  It  was  in  1875  that 
he  established  mule  freight  trains  in  that  state  and  it  was  while  thus  engaged 
that  he  met  Washington  Dunn,  representative  of  Jay  Gould,  whose  acquaintance 
he  formed,  resulting  in  Mr.  Bennett's  ultimately  becoming  interested  in  railroad 


66  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

building.  During  his  freighting  days  he  took  into  Butte,  Montana,  the  first 
mining  machinery  conveyed  into  that  camp  and  he  built  the  first  street  railway 
system  in  Butte. 

It  was  perhaps  Mr.  Bennett's  operations  as  a  railroad  builder  and  the  pro- 
moter of  engineering  projects  of  great  magnitude  and  importance  that  made 
him  most  widely  known.  He  was  considered  one  of  the  most  sagacious  of  all 
the  western  railroad  builders  and  within  ten  years  had  risen  from  an  obscure 
position  as  a  comparatively  penniless  young  man  to  a  place  among  the  million- 
aires of  the  northwest.  He  began  by  taking  sub-contracts  for  railroad  building 
under  Washington  Dunn  and  following  the  sudden  death  of  Mr.  Dunn  took  up 
and  completed  the  work  and  became  his  successor  as  a  railroad  builder. 

Mr.  Bennett  commenced  the  construction  of  the  big  tunnel  through  the 
summit  of  the  Bitter  Root  mountains  between  Montana  and  Idaho  for  the 
Chicago,  Milwaukee  &  St.  Paul  Railroad,  but  as  weather  conditions  were  un- 
favorable, he  was  unable  to  get  his  machinery  and  supplies  located  as  soon  as 
he  desired,  and,  realizing  that  it  would  be  impossible  to  complete  the  task  within 
the  specified  time  of  two  years  and  that  he  would  thus  be  compelled  to  pay  a 
large  forfeit,  he  sold  his  contract  to  the  railroad,  which  completed  the  tunnel 
according  to  his  plans.  While  engaged  in  that  work  he  had  direct  supervision 
and  lived  with  his  men  in  the  camps  not  only  when  the  work  was  being  carried 
on  through  the  summer  but  also  through  the  winter  when  deep  snows  cut  them 
off  from  all  the  outside  world  and  stopped  his  work. 

Mr.  Bennett  was  also  the  builder  of  the  big  irrigation  ditch  thirty-five  miles 
in  length,  furnishing  water  to  two  hundred  and  seventy  thousand  acres  of  land. 
This  was  constructed  for  the  Twin  Falls  Land  &  Water  Company  on  the  Snake, 
river  in  Idaho  and  the  work  required  about  six  hundred  men  and  twelve  hun- 
dred horses,  together  with  steam  railroads,  steam  shovels,  graders,  pumps  and 
drills,  as  much  of  the  work  had  to  be  done  in  the  solid  rock.  This  is  said  to  be 
the  finest  piece  of  engineering  of  its  kind  in  the  United  States.  Mr.  Bennett 
had  a  remarkable  sense  of  direction  and  could  with  a  compass  and  the  stars  for 
his  guide  reach  any  given  point  for  which  he  set  out.  He  built  much  of  the 
Northern  Pacific  Railroad  through  Montana  and  when  his  work  there  was  com- 
pleted he  was  awarded  the  contract  for  boring  the  tunnel  under  the  Stampede 
Pass  for  the  Northern  Pacific  Railway — a  gigantic  undertaking  for  that  day,  as 
was  evidenced  by  the  army  of  men  and  horses  and  the  amount  of  machinery 
which  he  had  to  assemble  for  the  purpose.  The  gigantic  task  was  completed 
in  two  years,  long  before  the  specified  time  and  he  received  one  hundred  thou- 
sand dollars  for  so  doing.  At  the  end  of  that  time  Mr.  Bennett  removed  with 
his  family  to  Tacoma,  bringing  with  him  a  fortune  of  a  million  dollars  which 
he  had  accumulated.  From  that  time  forward  he  was  closely  associated  with 
the  interests,  development  and  progress  of  the  city  and  promoted  a  number  of 
those  utilities  which  have  featured  largely  in  the  city's  upbuilding.  He  was 
associated  with  Allen  Mason  in  the  establishment  of  the  street  railway  system 
of  Tacoma,  beginning  on  Pacific  avenue,  just  north  of  the  Northern  Pacific 
Railroad,  and  crossing  at  Seventeenth  street,  extending  from  Seventeenth  to 
Seventh  street.  This  was  a  horse  car  line.  Mr.  Bennett  afterward  built  another 
line  on  C  street  from  Ninth  to  Tacoma  avenue  and  extending  out  Tacoma  avenue 
and  on  North  G  street  to  the  top  of  the  hill  above  the  old  town.     He  enlarged 


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the  system  to  meet  the  demands  occasioned  by  Tacoma's  rapid  growth  until  he 
sold  out  to  the  syndicate  headed  by  Henry  Villard,  who  continued  the  work  that 
Mr.  Bennett  had  begun  and  carried  out  his  ideas,  developing  the  present  street 
railway  system  under  the  name  of  the  Tacoma  Railway  &  Power  Company. 

When  Mr.  Bennett  had  closed  out  his  street  railway  interests  he  founded 
the  town  of  Fairhaven,  now  a  part  of  Bellingham,  and  there  established  mills 
and  factories,  also  built  a  fine  hotel,  founded  a  daily  newspaper  and  put  on  the 
steamers  Fairhaven  and  State  of  Washington,  built  especially  for  trade  between 
Fairhaven  and  Tacoma.  He  also  began  building  railroads  out  of  Fairhaven  to 
the  east  and  south — lines  which  have  since  become  a  part  of  a  great  railway 
system.  In  1891  he  purchased  the  Tacoma  Hotel  from  C.  B.  Wright  of  Phila- 
delphia, who  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  city  and  a  former  president  of  the 
Northern  Pacific  Railway  Company.  He  likewise  purchased  the  Tacoma 
Ledger,  the  leading  newspaper  of  the  city,  for  which  he  paid  one  hundred  and 
twenty  thousand  dollars  cash. 

In  the  panic  following  Baring  Brothers'  failure  Mr.  Bennett's  fortune  was 
swept  away,  after  which  he  again  turned  his  attention  to  construction  work, 
building  the  Palmer  cut-off  for  the  Northern  Pacific  Railroad  and  the  Pacific 
ocean  extension  to  the  beach  at  Moclips.  When  he  started  the  Cascade  tunne! 
in  1886  he  had  to  haul  his  machinery  a  distance  of  ninety  miles  before  he  could 
begin  operations  on  the  tunnel,  which  is  nine  thousand  eight  hundred  and  fifty 
feet  long,  sixteen  feet  wide  and  twenty-two  feet  high  and  which  was  put  through 
in  shorter  time  than  any  other  of  similar  character  in  this  country.  He  built  the 
Cascade  division  of  the  Northern  Pacific  from  Pasco  to  Puget  Sound,  built  a 
large  part  of  the  line  of  the  Oregon  Railway  &  Navigation  Company  and  also 
executed  important  railroad  building  projects  in  Utah.  When  the  Northern 
Pacific  planned  the  construction  of  the  Point  Defiance  line  Mr.  Bennett,  al- 
though he  had  retired,  felt  the  call  again  and  took  the  work,  while  younger  men 
sat  back  and  looked  on  in  amazement.  That  he  was  capable  for  the  task  was 
evidenced  in  the  dispatch  with  which  he  undertook  the  completion  of  the  Poin: 
Defiance  tunnel,  a  work  second  in  importance  to  none  save  his  earlier  achieve- 
ment in  the  Cascade  mountains.  These  two  tunnels  are  a  monument  to  the 
business  ability  and  enterprise  of  Mr.  Bennett,  who  had  almost  completed  this 
last  tunnel  when  death  called  him,  but  it  was  finished  by  his  widow  and  the 
Northern  Pacific  Railway  Company  fittingly  named  it  in  his  honor  the  Nelson 
Bennett  tunnel.  Mr.  Bennett  was  also  a  director  of  the  Merchants  National 
Bank  and  when  the  panic  came  he  turned  over  eighty  thousand  dollars  of  his 
own  private  fortune  to  save  the  bank,  but  it  was  swept  away  with  other  securi- 
ties. Another  notable  work  which  he  accomplished  was  the  spanning  of  the 
Chilkoot  Pass  in  Alaska  with  a  tramway  that  was  constructed  in  the  winter. 

At  Dillon.  Montana,  Mr.  Bennett  was  married  to  Mrs.  Lottie  H.  Wells,  of 
New  York,  and  they  became  the  parents  of  five  cliildren.  of  whom  four  are 
living:  Mrs.  Stephen  Appleby;  Mrs.  Ceta  Munsey ;  Nelsie,  who  married  Minot 
Davis ;  and  Charlotte  C. 

Mr.  Bennett  was  a  prominent  Mason  and  attained  the  thirty-second  degree 
in  the  Scottish  Rite.  In  politics  he  was  a  republican  and  served  as  one  of  the 
first  delegates  to  the  national  convention  of  his  party  after  Washington  became 
a  state  and  was  a  leading  candidate  for  the  United  States  senate.     At  one  time 


68  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

he  was  president  of  the  Chamber  of  Commerce  of  Tacoma,  and  he  spent  a  con- 
siderable period  as  the  president  of  the  park  board,  doing  much  to  better  the 
condition  of  the  animals  and  birds  in  the  zoo,  for  he  was  a  great  lover  of  these. 
He  was  a  most  earnest  advocate  of  a  well  developed  park  and  boulevard  system 
and  he  favored  every  well  defined  plan  and  project  for  the  upbuilding,  improve- 
ment and  adornment  of  his  adopted  city.  He  was  not  only  a  great  railroad 
builder  but  was  also  the  builder  and  architect  of  his  own  fortunes  and  more  than 
that,  of  a  reputation  and  of  a  character  which  in  every  relation  and  under  trying 
circumstances  remained  unsullied.  His  work  was  great  but  not  greater  than  the 
man  who  promoted  it.  The  value  and  importance  of  his  life  cannot  be  measured 
by  tangible  standards  but  all  recognize  the  fact  that  it  constituted  one  of  the 
most  potent  forces  in  the  development,  upbuilding  and  promotion  of  the  north- 
west. 


WINSLOW  M.  McCURDY. 

Winslow  M.  McCurdy,  actively  identified  with  newspaper  publication  at  Port 
Tcwnsend  as  owner  and  editor  of  the  Leader,  was  born  October  lo,  1877,  in  the 
city  in  which  he  still  makes  his  home,  his  parents  being  William  A.  and  Hannah 
(Ebinger)  McCurdy,  the  father  a  native  of  Maine  and  the  mother  of  Wisconsin. 
The  latter  passed  away  in  Portland,  Oregon,  in  1880,  when  but  thirty-five  years 
of  age.  The  father  became  a  well  known  ship  joiner  and  in  1857  removed  to 
Port  Townsend,  where  his  remaining  days  were  passed,  his  death  occurring  in 
1890,  when  he  was  about  fifty-eight  years  of  age. 

In  their  family  were  four  children,  of  whom  Winslow  M.  was  the  youngest. 
In  his  boyhood  he  attended  the  public  schools  of  Port  Townsend  to  the  age  of 
twelve  years,  when  he  began  learning  the  printer's  trade,  entering  the  employ  of 
the  Leader  Company,  with  which  he  remained  for  about  five  years.  For  ten 
years  he  worked  on  various  newspapers  and  in  print  shops  and  for  some  years 
was  engaged  in  mining.  Returning  to  Port  Towsend  in  1905,  he  purchased  an  in- 
terest in  the  Leader  Publishing  Company  and  later  in  the  Call  Publishing  Company 
and  since  that  time  has  conducted  business  on  his  own  account,  publishing  the 
Fort  Townsend  Leader,  which  is  a  four-page,  six-column  paper — a  folio  sheet 
which  has  a  large  circulation  through  Jefferson  county.  He  issues  both  a  daily 
and  weekly  edition  and  the  paper  finds  a  ready  sale.  The  large  circulation  list 
renders  the  paper  also  an  excellent  advertising  medium. 

At  Port  Townsend,  on  the  9th  of  July.  1908,  Mr.  McCurdy  was  united  in 
marriage  to  Miss  Johanna  Iffland,  a  daughter  of  John  and  Lisette  Ift'land.  The 
father  died  November  30,  1914,  but  the  mother  is  still  living.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
McCurdy  have  become  parents  of  three  children :  Winslow  I.,  who  was  born 
at  Port  Townsend,  July  2,  1909;  Richard  F.,  whose  birth  occurred  at  Port  Town- 
send  on  the  31st  of  December,  1910;  and  Jean  Lisette.  born  at  Port  Townsend. 
April  22,  1914. 

Fraternally  Mr.  McCurdy  is  an  Elk  and  a  Woodman  of  the  World.  His 
political  allegiance  is  given  to  the  republican  party  and  he  is  a  stalwart  champion 
of  its  principles  because  of  his  firm  belief  in  the  party  platform.     His  career  is 


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that  of  a  self-made  man,  for  from  the  early  age  of  twelve  years  he  has  worked 
his  way  upward  unaided  and  he  stands  high  as  one  of  the  leading  and  popular 
newspaper  publishers  of  the  state. 


HUGH  ELDRIDGE. 


Hugh  Eldridge,  who  has  recently  retired  from  the  position  of  postmaster  of 
Bellingham  after  many  years'  service  in  that  office,  has  been  identified  with  the 
city  and  its  interests  for  a  longer  period  than  almost  any  other  of  its  residents.  In 
fact,  he  was  born  in  Bellingham,  December  14,  i860,  a  son  of  Edward  and  Teresa 
(Lappin)  Eldridge,  who  were  among  the  first  white  settlers  on  the  bay  and  of 
whom  extended  mention  is  made  elsewhere  in  this  work.  He  attended  the  public 
schools  until  he  reached  the  age  of  eighteen  years,  after  which  he  concentrated 
his  energies  upon  the  cultivation  of  his  father's  farm  until  1886,  when,  at  the  age 
of  twenty-six  years,  he  was  elected  county  auditor.  So  excellent  a  record  did  he 
make  in  office  that  he  was  reelected  in  1888  and  served  until  January,  1891.  He 
then  joined  Edward  Cosgrove,  J.  E.  Baker,  Morris  McCarty  and  C.  J.  Cook  in 
organizing  and  promoting  what  was  then  the  Fairhaven  &  New  Whatcom  Street 
Railway  Company,  building  a  line  between  Bellingham  and  Fairhaven,  also  another 
line  to  Lake  Whatcom  and  a  portion  of  the  line  on  Eldridge  avenue,  in  the  city 
of  Bellingham.  Of  that  company  he  was  president  until  1895,  when  he  resigned 
and  concentrated  his  energies  upon  the  real  estate  business,  controlling  property 
which  had  been  secured  by  his  father  as  a  donation  claim  in  1853  ^^d  which,  sub- 
divided into  city  lots,  has  proven  a  source  of  substantial  revenue.  On  the  ist  of 
July,  1898,  Mr.  Eldridge  was  appointed  postmaster  by  President  McKinley  and 
served  throughout  all  the  intervening  years  until  19 16.  when,  after  eighteen  years' 
connection  with  the  office,  he  retired  under  the  Wilson  administration. 

On  the  23d  of  February,  1893,  in  Bellingham,  Mr.  Eldridge  was  married  to 
Miss  Dellisca  J.  Bowers,  who  passed  away  in  March,  1910.  He  has  membership 
in  the  Elks  lodge,  also  in  the  Cougar  Club,  and  his  political  indorsement  is  given 
to  the  republican  party,  the  principles  of  which  he  stanchly  advocates,  doing  all  in 
his  power  to  promote  the  growth  and  insure  the  success  of  the  party.  For  fifty- 
six  years  he  has  been  a  resident  of  Bellingham,  witnessing  its  development  and 
<"aking  an  active  part  in  all  that  has  pertained  to  its  progress  and  improvement. 
His  substantial  traits  and  kindly  qualities  have  gained  for  him  the  warm  and 
enduring  regard  of  all  with  whom  he  has  been  associated  from  his  boyhood  to 
the  present. 


WILLIAM  J.  PATTERSON. 

In  an  analyzation  of  the  life  record  of  William  J.  Patterson  the  power  of 
organization  stands  out  as  one  of  his  most  clearly  defined  characteristics.  It  is 
this  ability  to  coordinate  and  develop  forces  that  has  made  him  one  of  the  lead- 
ing and  prominent  residents  of  Aberdeen,  where  he  has  made  his  home  since 


70  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

1890,  coming  to  the  northwest  from  Canada.  He  was  born  near  Montreal,  Can- 
ada, in  1872  and  was  therefore  a  young  man  of  but  eighteen  years  when  he 
arrived  in  the  city  in  which  he  still  resides,  entering  its  business  circles  as  clerk 
in  the  bank  of  Hayes  &  Hayes.  That  firm  erected  a  building  at  the  corner  of 
H  and  Heron  streets  and  was  engaged  in  the  banking  business  there  for  many 
years  or  until  the  death  of  H.  A.  Hayes  in  1903.  The  bank  was  capitalized  for 
twenty-five  thousand  dollars  and  became  one  of  the  strong  and  thoroughly  relia- 
ble financial  institutions  of  that  part  of  the  state.  Mr.  Patterson  worked  his  way 
up  to  the  position  of  cashier,  in  which  capacity  he  continued  for  a  number  of 
years,  and  following  the  death  of  Mr.  Hayes  he  served  both  as  cashier  and  man- 
ager, while  Mrs.  Patterson  became  president  of  the  company.  Something  of  the 
continuous,  steady  and  healthful  growth  of  the  business  is  indicated  in  the  fact 
that  the  capital  stock  was  first  increased  to  fifty  thousand  dollars  and  now  stands 
at  three  hundred  thousand  dollars.  Imporant  and  extensive  as  have  been  his 
activities  in  that  connection,  Mr.  Patterson  has  not  confined  his  attention  alone 
to  the  management  and  control  of  the  bank  but  has  also  figured  prominently  in 
other  ways,  being  now  president  of  the  United  States  Trust  Company  of  Aber- 
deen, president  of  the  State  Bank  of  Centralia,  president  of  the  Electric  Light 
Company  and  president  of  the  G.  H.  Street  Railway  Company.  He  readily  rec- 
ognizes opportunities  and  utilizes  them  to  the  fullest  extent  and  whatever  he 
undertakes  he  carries  forward  to  successful  completion. 

Mr.  Patterson  was  the  founder  and  promoter  of  the  Aberdeen  Country  and 
Golf  Club  and  has  been  the  moving  spirit  in  promoting  its  interests.  He  stands 
for  advancement  along  all  lines  that  have  to  do  with  the  material,  intellectual, 
social  and  moral  progress  of  his  community.  He  is  alert  and  watchful  of  oppor- 
tunities to  advance  the  city's  interests  along  any  of  these  lines  and  his  labors 
have  been  far-reaching,  resultant  and  beneficial. 


ROBERT  F.  LYTLE. 


When  flags  were  unfurled  at  half-mast  on  the  20th  of  May,  1916,  it  was  known 
that  Robert  F.  Lytle  had  passed  from  life's  activities,  with  which  he  had  been  so 
closely  and  prominently  associated  as  a  leading  business  man  of  Hoquiam  for  many 
years.  From  the  period  of  the  city's  early  development  he  took  a  most  active  part 
in  promoting  its  lumber  interests  and  such  was  his  ability  that  he  rose  to  distinctive 
prominence,  becoming  one  of  the  foremost  lumbermen  on  the  Pacific  coast.  His 
discrimination  was  keen,  his  judgment  sound  and  he  readily  recognized  and  utilized 
opportunities  that  others  passed  heedlessly  by. 

He  was  born  in  Ogdensburg,  New  York,  September  14,  1854,  and  is  a  son  of 
Joseph  and  Elizabeth  (Foster)  Lytle.  The  Lytle  family  is  of  Irish- American 
parentage,  the  ancestry  in  America  being  traced  back  to  the  Revolutionary  war 
period.  During  the  early  boyhood  of  Robert  F.  Lytle  the  family  removed  from 
New  York  to  Wisconsin,  where  his  father  engaged  in  farming.  The  son's  educa- 
tion was  acquired  in  the  public  schools  of  Portage  and  later  he  completed  a  com- 
mercial course  in  the  University  of  Wisconsin.  On  leaving  that  state  he  removed 
to  Minnesota  and  thence  went  to  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  where  he  engaged  in  business 


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for  himself.  There  he  was  married  on  June  2y,  1886,  to  Ida  McDonald,  who  with 
one  daughter,  Doris  Elizabeth,  now  survives  him.  From  Nebraska  Mr.  Lytle  came 
to  Washington  in  1889  and  settled  in  Fairhaven,  where  he  formed  a  partnership 
with  his  brother,  Joseph  Lytle,  in  the  grocery  business.  The  following  year,  rec- 
ognizing the  possibilities  of  Hoquiam,  the  brothers  moved  to  that  place  and  again 
entered  the  grocery  business,  establishing  a  pioneer  grocery  house  which  became 
one  of  the  profitable  commercial  enterprises  of  the  city.  After  a  few  years  they 
were,  much  against  their  will,  to  accept  in  payment  of  a  debt  a  small  logging  outfit 
which  had  been  operated  on  the  East  Hoquiam  river,  just  above  the  present  site  of 
the  various  Lytle  mill  industries.  Oxen  formed  part  of  the  outfit  and  these  were 
used  for  a  short  time  but  were  soon  replaced  by  engines.  It  was  this  circum- 
stance that  forced  the  Lytle  brothers  into  the  logging  and  eventually  into  the 
lumber  business.  Mr.  Lytle  employed  John  D.  Sparling  to  act  as  foreman  of  the 
newly  acquired  plant  and  began  logging  operations.  Mr.  Sparling  has  remained 
with  the  company  continuously  since  and  is  still  superintendent  of  their  extensive 
camps,  their  success  being  largely  due  to  his  faithfulness  and  untiring  energy.  The 
business  having  been  forced  upon  Mr.  Lytle,  he  made  of  it  a  close  study,  for  it  was 
his  custom  to  do  thoroughly  anything  that  he  undertook.  Soon  it  began  to  show 
profits  and  gradually  the  operations  were  extended.  The  Lytle  brothers  began 
to  buy  timber,  which  at  that  time  sold*  at  a  very  low  figure  in  the  Grays  Harbor 
country.  They  continued  to  buy  and  at  the  same  time  increased  their  logging  oper- 
ations and  within  a  few  years  theirs  became  one  of  the  largest  logging  and  timber 
holding  concerns  of  the  Grays  Harbor  district.  Ever  studying  the  situation  rela- 
tive to  the  business,  Robert  F.  Lyljle  recognized  that  there  was  a  good  demand  for 
cedar  shingles  and  also  realized  that  cedar  logs  were  cheap,  and  he  had  himself 
acquired  considerable  cedar  land.  He  decided  to  build  a  shingle  mill  and  in  time 
his  plant  was  producing  the  largest  cut  of  any  shingle  mill  on  the  Pacific  coast 
and  constituted  the  nucleus  of  the  Lytle  mill  interests.  A  few  years  after  the 
building  of  the  shingle  mill  he  erected  a  sawmill  and  organized  the  company 
since  known  as  the  Hoquiam  Lumber  &  Shingle  Company.  The  boom  in  the 
lumber  market  preceding  1907  gave  the  company  an  impetus  and  the  mill  became 
one  of  the  largest  in  their  part  of  the  state,  working  ten  hours  per  day  with  a 
capacity  of  four  hundred  thousand  feet  of  lumber. 

It  was  about  191 1  that  Mr.  Lytle  opened  offices  in  Portland  and  removed  to 
that  city,  where  he  erected  a  magnificent  residence  and  invested  extensively  in 
property,  but  he  continued  to  spend  much  of  his  time  in  Hoquiam.  actively  directing 
his  manufacturing  and  logging  operations.  In  1913  he  platted  extensive  land 
holdings  along  the  East  Hoquiam  river,  just  north  of  the  city,  and  ofifered  it  as 
free  factory  sites,  seeking  by  that  means  to  promote  the  growth  of  the  city  by 
bringing  to  it  new  industries.  Optimistic  concerning  the  future  of  the  lumber 
trade,  he  began  the  promotion  of  several  new  companies  and  in  191 5  organized 
the  Panama-Eastern  Lumber  Company,  of  which  he  was  the  largest  stockholder 
and  which  erected  a  large  sawmill  on  the  East  Hoquiam  river,  almost  directly 
across  the  main  river  from  the  plant  of  the  Hoquiam  Lumber  &  Shingle  Com- 
pany. He  was  also  largely  instrumental  in  organizing  and  establishing  the  Wood- 
lawn  Mill  &  Boom  Company,  which  dredged  and  built  a  public  log  dump  and 
boom  and  also  erected  an  electric  shingle  mill— the  largest  on  the  harbor — with 
a  capacity  of  five  hundred  thousand  shingles  per  day.    Thus  the  business  interests 


74  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

of  Robert  F.  Lytle  grew  and  developed  until  the  extent  and  importance  of  his 
operations  placed  him  among  the  foremost  lumbermen  of  the  northwest. 

Mr.  Lytle  found  his  greatest  pleasure  in  his  success  in  that  it  afforded  him 
the  means  of  providing  most  liberally  for  his  family  and  his  beautiful  home  in 
Portland  was  an  evidence  of  his  devotion  to  their  interests.  He  was  a  prominent 
member  of  the  Elks  lodge  and  when  death  called  him  on  the  20th  of  May,  1916, 
when  he  was  about  sixty-two  years  of  age,  thus  terminating  the  only  illness  from 
which  he  had  ever  suffered,  funeral  services  were  conducted  in  the  Elks'  Home  in 
Hoquiam  according  to  the  ritual  of  the  order,  after  which  his  remains  were  taken 
to  Tacoma  for  interment.  Sincere  sorrow  at  his  passing  was  felt  not  only  by 
his  family  and  personal  friends  but  by  his  colleagues  and  contemporaries  in 
business  and  by  his  large  force  of  workmen,  who  ever  found  in  him  a  just  and 
considerate  employer,  one  who  recognized  the  rights  of  those  in  his  service  and 
marked  his  appreciation  of  their  faithfulness  and  ability  by  promotion  when 
opportunity  offered.  It  is  said  that  a  person  may  best  be  judged  by  his  conduct 
toward  inferiors  and  by  this  standard  Mr.  Lytle  stood  as  a  man  among  men,  for 
in  him  there  was  nothing  of  the  taskmaster  with  arbitrary  ironclad  rules.  His 
employes  were  his  fellowmen  and  were  treated  as  such.  His  was  a  splendid 
record  and  constitutes  an  important  chapter  in  the  history  of  Hoquiam's  develop- 
ment. 


LAURENCE  STEPHEN  BOOTH. 

Ability  is  much  like  that  "city  which  is  set  upon  the  hill  and  cannot  be  hid," 
for  ability  will  come  to  the  front  everywhere  and  must  eventually  win  the  rewards 
of  success.  This  fact  finds  deinonstration  in  the  career  of  Laurence  Stephen 
Booth,  who  is  now  vice  president  and  treasurer  of  the  Washington  Title  Insurance 
Company  of  Seattle,  the  largest  and  most  progressive  title  company  in  the  north- 
west. He  has  spent  practically  his  entire  life  in  this  state,  although  he  is  a  native 
of  Battle  Creek,  Michigan,  where  his  birth  occurred  March  26,  1861.  His  father, 
Manville  S.  Booth,  came  to  the  territory  of  Washington  in  1861  and  engaged  in 
business  in  Port  Townsend  and  Seattle.  He  was  auditor  of  King  county  from 
1875  until  1 88 1  and  was  otherwise  active  in  public  affairs  and  in  promoting  the 
early  progress  of  the  territory.  Manville  S.  Booth  married  Mary  Roe,  who  was 
born  in  England,  of  English  and  Irish  parentage. 

Reared  in  this  state,  Laurence  S.  Booth  attended  the  University  of  Washington 
from  1873  until  1875  inclusive  and  in  the  latter  year  entered  the  office  of  the 
county  auditor,  there  remaining  until  1887.  In  the  latter  year  he  became  engaged 
in  the  abstract  and  title  business  and  has  made  steady  progress  in  that  connection 
until  he  is  now  an  officer  of  the  largest  and  most  progressive  title  company  in  the 
northwest,  being  the  vice  president  and  treasurer  of  the  Washington  Title  Insur- 
ance Company  of  Seattle.  The  business  conducted  by  this  corporation  is  now 
extensive  and  its  returns  are  substantial.  His  standing  among  men  similarly 
engaged  is  indicated  in  the  fact  that  he  has  been  honored  with  the  presidency 
of  the  Washington  Association  of  Title  Men  and  is  now  the  president  of  the 
American  Association  of  Title  Men,  a  national  organization. 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  75 

On  the  I2th  of  April,  1893,  in  Seattle,  Mr.  Booth  was  united  in  marriage  to 
Miss  Nelle  M.  Crawford,  a  daughter  of  Ronald  C.  and  Elizabeth  Crawford,  who 
crossed  the  plains  to  Oregon  in  1847  and  are  now  both  living  in  Seattle.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Booth  now  have  five  children,  namely :  Edwin  S.,  Madeleine,  Elizabeth, 
Laurence  S.,  Jr.,  and  Evelyn  Beatrice, 

In  politics  Mr.  Booth  is  a  republican,  but  the  only  office  he  has  ever  filled  was 
that  of  deputy  auditor  of  King  county  from  1879  until  1886.  He  was  a  member 
of  the  first  amateur  baseball  organization  of  Seattle,  the  first  athletic  association, 
the  first  association  for  the  protection  of  game,  and  the  volunteer  fire  department. 
Moreover,  he  belonged  to  the  National  Guard  of  Washington  from  1884  until 
1896  and  was  commander  of  Company  B  of  the  First  Regiment  at  the  time  he 
resigned  and  severed  his  connection  with  the  organization.  His  religious  belief 
is  that  of  the  Catholic  church  and  he  is  a  fourth  degree  member  of  the  Knights  of 
Columbus.  He  is  also  well  known  in  club  circles,  holding  membership  with  the 
Seattle  Athletic  Club,  the  Arctic  Club,  the  Earlington  Golf  and  Country  Club  and 
the  Seattle  Golf  Club. 


VICTOR  A.  ROEDER. 


The  work  instituted  by  his  father,  Captain  Henry  Roeder,  of  beloved  pioneer 
memory,  has  been  continued  by  the  son,  Victor  A.  Roeder,  who  for  many  years 
has  conducted  an  extensive  general  real  estate,  loan  and  mortgage  business,  largely 
handling  his  own  properties,  and  who  since  1904  has  been  president  of  the  Belling- 
ham  National  Bank.  His  father  secured  as  a  donation  claim  three  hundred 
and  twenty  acress  of  land,  constituting  a  part  of  the  present  site  of  the  city,  and 
it  was  upon  that  property,  now  the  corner  of  Elm  and  Monroe  streets,  that  Victor 
A.  Roeder  was  born  August  13,  1861.  He  attended  the  public  schools  of  Belling- 
ham  to  the  age  of  fifteen  years  and  then  went  to  Vermilion,  Ohio,  where  he  con- 
tinued his  studies  in  the  public  and  high  schools  until  he  reached  the  age  of  twenty- 
two  years.  He  afterward  spent  a  year  as  a  student  in  Heald's  Business  College  of 
San  Francisco  and  upon  his  return  to  Bellingham  became  the  active  assistant  of  his 
father,  with  whom  he  was  engaged  in  the  real  estate  business  for  ten  years.  Victor 
A.  Roeder  then  went  to  the  Nooksak  river  and  established  a  postoffice  and  gen- 
eral mercantile  store  at  Nooksak  Ferry,  where  now  stands  the  town  of  Everson. 
After  remaining  there  for  four  years  he  disposed  of  his  business  and  returned  to 
Bellingham  owing  to  the  fact  that  his  father  was  then  well  advanced  in  years  and 
needed  his  assistance  in  the  management  and  control  of  his  business.  \  ictor  A. 
Roeder  then  took  over  the  management  of  his  father's  real  estate  interests  and  of 
the  Chuckanut  stone  quarry,  which  he  thus  controlled  until  his  father's  death  in 
1902,  when  the  estate  was  divided  between  himself  and  his  sister,  Mrs.  Charles 
Roth,  who  were  the  only  heirs. 

From  that  date  until  the  present  Victor  A.  Roeder  has  been  engaged  in  the 
general  real  estate,  loan  and  mortgage  business  and  has  gained  a  large  clientage. 
He  has  negotiated  many  important  realty  transfers  and  the  natural  rise  in  property 
values  owing  to  the  rapid  growth  of  the  city,  as  well  as  his  enterprising  business 
methods,  have  brought  to  him  constantly  increasing  success.     In  addition  to  his 


76  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

activities  in  that  field  Mr.  Roeder  became  associated  with  twelve  others  in  1904 
in  organizing  the  Bellingham  National  Bank,  of  which  he  has  since  been  the  presi- 
dent, with  William  AlcCnsh  as  vice  president  and  F.  F.  Handschy  as  cashier.  The 
bank  was  first  capitalized  for  one  hundred  thousand  dollars  and  entered  upon  an 
era  of  profitable  existence  as  indicated  by  the  fact  that  the  capital  stock  has  been 
increased  to  two  hundred  thousand  dollars  and  there  is  now  a  surplus  of  two 
hundred  and  seventy-five  thousand  dollars.  As  its  directing  head  Mr.  Roeder  is 
bending  his  energies  to  executive  control  and  the  policy  which  he  pursues  measures 
up  to  the  highest  financial  standards  and  ethics. 

In  Lynden,  Washington,  on  the  6th  of  October,  1886,  Mr.  Roeder  was  mar- 
ried to  Miss  Effie  B.  Ebey  and  they  have  become  the  parents  of  a  daughter  and  a 
son:  Ayreness,  now  the  wife  of  J.  R.  Bolster,  a  contractor  of  Bellingham;  and 
Henry  Victor,  twenty-six  years  of  age,  who  is  a  graduate  of  the  Bellingham  high 
school  and  is  now  statement  clerk  at  the  Bellingham  National  Bank. 

In  1896  Mr.  Roeder  was  elected  to  the  office  of  county  treasurer  and  filled 
that  position  until  1900.  He  has  always  preferred,  however,  that  his  public  duties 
should  be  done  as  a  private  citizen  and  in  that  connection  has  lent  his  aid  and 
cooperation  to  many  well  defined  plans  and  measures  for  the  general  good.  In  a 
review  of  his  life  one  is  led  to  the  reflection  that  to  accumulate  a  fortune  requires 
one  kind  of  genius ;  to  retain  a  fortune  already  acquired,  to  add  to  its  legitimate 
increment  and  to  make  such  use  of  it  that  its  possessor  may  derive  therefrom  the 
greatest  enjoyment  and  the  public  the  greatest  benefit  requires  quite  another  kind 
of  genius.  Mr.  Roeder  belongs  to  that  younger  generation  of  business  men  of 
Bellingham  who  are  called  upon  to  shoulder  responsibilities  differing  materially 
from  those  resting  upon  their  predecessors.  In  a  broader  field  of  enterprise  they 
find  themselves  obliged  to  deal  with  affairs  of  greater  magnitude  and  to  solve 
more  difficult  and  complicated  financial  and  economic  problems.  In  this  connec- 
tion Mr.  Roeder  has  proved  adequate  to  all  the  demands  made  upon  him  and  by 
reason  of  the  mature  judgment  which  characterizes  his  efforts  at  all  times  he 
stands  today  as  a  splendid  representative  of  a  prominent  banker  and  real  estate 
man  to  whom  business  is  but  one  phase  of  life  and  does  not  exclude  his  active 
participation  in  and  support  of  the  other  vital  interests  which  go  to  make  up 
human  existence. 


FRANK  G.  JONES. 


No  history  of  the  banking  business  in  Aberdeen  and  southwest  Washington 
would  be  complete  without  extended  reference  to  Frank  G.  Jones,  a  prominent, 
well  known  and  honored  man  whose  efforts  have  constituted  an  element  in  the 
business  development  of  the  district  in  which  he  resides. 

A  native  of  Tennessee,  he  was  born  in  McMinnville,  November  20,  i860,  son 
of  James  L.  and  Fannie  (Goodbar)  Jones,  both  natives  of  Tennessee  and  both 
members  of  families  prominent  in  the  social  and  commercial  history  of  that  state. 

Frank  G.  Jones  pursued  his  education  at  Cumberland  University  of  Lebanon, 
Tennessee,  and  at  the  Southwestern  University  of  Clarksville,  the  same  state. 
After  completing  his  education  he  entered  the  employ  of  his  uncle,  James  M. 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  77 

Goodbar,  of  Memphis,  Tennessee,  whose  concern,  Goodbar  &  Company,  was  one 
of  the  largest  shoe  wholesalers  and  manufacturers  in  the  south.  He  worked  up 
from  stock  boy  to  buyer  and  assistant  general  manager,  was  with  this  house  twenty 
years,  sold  out  his  interest  and  established  on  his  own  account  The  Frank  G. 
Jones  Shoe  Company,  which  he  built  up  to  a  large  business.  He  continued  in 
Memphis  until  1901,  when  he  moved  his  concern  to  Boston,  where  he  was  at  the 
head  of  a  large  wholesale  shoe  business  until  1905,  when  he  sold  out  his  interest 
there. 

Frank  G.  Jones  came  to  the  northwest  in  January,  1906,  and  to  Aberdeen  in 
June  of  the  same  year.  On  September  i,  1906,  he  opened  the  Chehalis  County 
Bank,  a  private  institution  with  a  capital  of  twenty-five  thousand  dollars,  the  first 
savings  bank  established  in  Chehalis  county.  In  1907  he  incorporated  his  bank 
and  organized  the  Union  Bank  &  Trust  Company  as  a  commercial  bank  operated 
jointly  with  the  Chehalis  County  Bank,  with  capital  of  fifty  thousand  dollars,  Mr. 
Jones  being  president  of  both.  The  banks  prospered  under  his  management, 
weathering  the  financial  panic  of  1907.  In  1909  he  increased  the  capital  stock 
of  the  Union  Bank  &  Trust  Company  to  one  hundred  thousand  dollars  and  con- 
verted it  into  a  national  bank  under  the  name  of  the  United  States  National 
Bank.  In  1910  the  Aberdeen  State  Bank  was  taken  over  by  Mr.  Jones  and  his 
associates  and  both  banks  were  operated  under  his  presidency  and  management 
until  June,  191 1,  when  they  had  deposits  of  six  hundred  and  forty-two  thousand 
dollars. 

Mr.  Jones  at  about  this  time  sold  his  interest  in  the  United  States  National 
Bank  to  the  Hayes  &  Hayes  Bank,  Aberdeen,  intending  to  continue  the  Chehalis 
County  Bank  as  a  savings  institution.  A  short  while  later  there  was  a  run  on 
his  bank  which  proved  disastrous,  but,  while  Mr.  Jones  lost  his  fortune,  be  it 
said  to  his  credit  he  elected  the  honorable  course  and  not  one  of  his  three 
thousand  eight  hundred  depositors  lost  a  penny.  A  few  months  later,  with  no 
capital  save  the  confidence  and  esteem  of  the  people  he  had  served,  he  estab- 
lished himself  in  the  general  insurance  and  safe  deposit  business.  Together 
with  his  eldest  son,  J.  M.  G.  Jones,  he  has  built  this  up  to  one  of  the  largest  of 
its  kind  in  southwest  Washington.  He  has  also  organized  and  is  secretary  and 
general  manager  of  the  Security  Savings  and  Loan  Society  of  Aberdeen,  a 
growing  institution. 

Mr.  Jones  was  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  Farmers  &  Lumberman's  Bank 
of  Elma,  Washington,  and  was  one  of  its  principal  stockholders.  He  also 
erected  the  building  and  organized  the  bank  at  Oakville,  Washington,  which  he 
shortly  afterwards  sold  out. 

Mr.  Jones  was  married  in  December,  1889,  in  Birmingham,  Alabama,  to 
Miss  Mary  Rogan.  Three  children  were  bom  to  them :  J.  M.  Goodbar,  twenty- 
six  years  old,  a  business  partner  with  his  father;  L.  Rogan,  twenty-one  years  of 
age ;  and  Ellen  Jane  Netherland,  fifteen  years  old.  Both  sons  have  enlisted  in 
the  United  States  navy  in  defense  of  their  country,  following  the  example  of 
their  forebears  who  fought  for  the  cause  of  liberty  in  the  Revolution  and  in  the 
Civil  war. 

Fraternally  Mr.  Jones  is  a  Mason,  including  the  degrees  of  Royal  Arch  and' 
the   Commandery.      In   matters  of  citizenhip  he  has   displayed  devotion  to  the 
general  good  and  no  plan  or  movement  has  sought  his  support  in  vain.     He  has 


78  WASHINGTON,,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

established  and  maintained  a  reputation  for  scrupulous  honesty,  high  moral 
character  and  business  integrity.  There  have  been  few  men  who  have  done 
more  to  further  progress  and  improvement  in  the  community  during  the  period 
he  made  Aberdeen  his  home  than  he  through  his  operations  in  financial  fields  and 
otherwise. 


JAMES  T.  QUIGG. 


James  T.  Quigg,  vice  president  of  the  Grays  Harbor  Construction  Company, 
was  born  at  St.  John,  New  Brunswick,  in  1864,  and  has  b^en  identified  with  the 
Pacific  coast  country  for  more  than  three  decades.  In  1885  he  left  New  Bruns- 
wick and  removed  to  Humboldt  county,  California,  and  there  resided  until  1897, 
when  he  made  his  way  to  the  Grays  Harbor  district,  where  he  has  since  remained. 
In  1904  he  entered  into  his  present  partnership  relation  with  Philip  J.  Mourant 
and  Milton  L.  Watson,  under  the  style  of  the  Grays  Harbor  Construction  Com- 
pany, and  through  the  interim  has  concentrated  his  efiforts  upon  the  development 
of  the  business,  his  specific  work  being  that  of  foreman  of  the  ship  carpentering 
and  pile  driving.  He  thoroughly  understands  this  branch  of  the  work,  so  that  he 
is  able  to  direct  the  efforts  of  the  men  who  serve  under  him  and  produce  the  best 
possible  results. 

In  1914  ]\Ir.  Quigg  was  married  to  Miss  Ellen  Miller,  a  native  of  Michigan, 
and  to  them  have  been  born  two  children,  James  T.  and  Charles  O.  Fraternally  he 
is  connected  with  the  Benevolent  Protective  Order  of  Elks.  He  and  his  wife 
have  a  wide  acquaintance  in  this  locality  and  sterling  traits  of  character  have  won 
them  high  regard.  Mr.  Quigg  has  always  made  good  use  of  his  time  and  oppor- 
tunities and  his  well  defined  plans  and  purposes  have  led  to  the  attainment  of 
substantial  success. 


FREDERICK  ORNES. 


Frederick  Ornes,  of  Mount  Vernon,  one  of  the  best  known  newspaper  men  of 
Washington,  w^ho  has  been  president  of  the  Washington  State  Press  Association, 
was  bom  in  iManitowoc,  Wisconsin,  March  30,  1871,  his  parents  being  Mads  and 
Marie  (Magnus)  Ornes,  both  natives  of  Norway.  He  pursued  his  education 
in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  city  and  after  working  for  a  time  in  a  store 
went  upon  the  road  as  a  traveling  salesman.  His  first  experience  in  the  news- 
paper field  came  to  him  as  cub  reporter  on  the  now  extinct  St.  Paul  Daily  Globe. 
In  1898  he  removed  westward  and  for  a  time  engaged  in  newspaper  work  in 
Butte,  Montana.  The  year  1901  witnessed  his  arrival  in  Skagit  county,  Wash- 
ington, and  in  May  1902,  he  purchased  the  Anacortes  American.  In  1903  he  also 
bought  a  half  interest  in  the  Anacortesan  and  established  in  Stanwood  a  paper 
known  as  the  Stanwood  Tidings.  In  May  of  the  same  year  he  purchased  the 
Argus,  so  that  he  became  closely  associated  with  newspaper  interests  in  his  part 
of  the  state.     Eventually  he  sold  his  interest  in  the  Tidings  and  disposed  of  the 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  79 

American,  but  in  September,  1914,  he  established  the  East  Stanwood  Bulletin, 
which  was  printed  on  the  Argus  press  and  was  suspended  in  1916. 

On  the  30th  of  October,  1902,  Mr.  Ornes  was  married  to  Miss  Susan  Lord 
Currier,  a  daughter  of  Airs.  Augusta  M.  Currier,  of  La  Conner.  She  died  June  4, 
1906.  On  the  29th  of  April,  1909,  Mr.  Ornes  wedded  Miss  Mabel  Hannay,  a 
daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  J-  K.  Hannay,  of  Edison,  Washington.  She,  too,  passed 
away  April  27,  1914. 

In  politics  Mr.  Ornes  has  always  been  a  stalwart  republican  and  has  done 
efifective  work  along  political  lines.  He  was  the  organizer  of  the  direct  primary 
campaign  in  Skagit  county  and  his  activities  have  had  marked  influence  in  mold- 
ing public  thought  and  opinion.  He  is  an  honorary  member  of  the  Sigma  Delta 
Chi,  a  journalistic  fraternity,  and  he  belongs  to  the  Mount  Vernon  Commer- 
cial Club. 


MITCHEL  HARRIS. 


Mitchel  Harris,  president  of  the  Harris  Dry  Goods  Company  of  Olympia,  is  a 
prominent  figure  in  the  business  circles  of  the  capital  city.  His  entire  life  has 
been  passed  in  the  Pacific  northwest  as  he  was  born  in  Salem,  Oregon,  September 
18,  1862.  His  father,  Isaac  Harris,  was  born  in  Russia  but  in  1854  settled  in 
California,  where  he  engaged  in  business  until  1858,  in  which  year  he  removed 
to  Oregon  City,  Oregon.  Subsequently  he  resided  in  Walla  Walla,  Washington, 
and  in  Helena,  Montana,  but  in  1869  estabHshed  his  home  in  Olympia,  where  he 
founded  the  business  now  conducted  under  the  name  of  the  Harris  Dry  Goods 
Company.  He  passed  away  in  1894,  when  sixty  years  of  age.  He  was  married 
in  New  York  City  to  Miss  Annie  Marcus,  a  native  of  that  city  and  of  German 
descent.  To  them  were  born  three  sons :  Henry,  who  is  a  practicing  physician 
of  San  Francisco ;  and  Gus  and  Mitchel,  who  are  partners  in  business. 

Mitchel  Harris  received  his  education  in  the  public  schools  of  Olympia,  as 
he  was  but  seven  years  of  age  when  his  parents  removed  there,  and  gained  his 
early  training  in  merchandising  under  the  guidance  of  his  father,  whom  he  as- 
sisted in  the  store.  As  time  passed  he  assumed  more  and  more  responsibility 
for  the  management  of  the  business  and  following  his  father's  death  he  and  his 
brother  Gus  became  proprietors  of  the  store.  It  is  housed  in  a  fine  structure 
ninety  by  one  hundred  and  twenty  feet  in  dimensions  and  the  stock  carried  is 
extensive  and  well  selected.  The  business  is  now  carried  on  under  the  name  of 
the  Harris  Dry  Goods  Company  with  Mitchel  Harris  as  the  president  and  the 
high  standards  established  by  the  father  have  been  maintained  throughout  the 
years.  The  store  is  systematically  organized  and  much  of  the  success  of  the 
business  has  been  due  to  the  cooperation  of  the  various  departments.  Mr. 
Harris  is  also  a  stockholder  and  director  of  the  Capital  National  Bank  of  Olympia. 

In  Portland,  Oregon,  March  13,  1892,  occurred  the  marriage  of  Mr.  Harris 
and  Miss  Toba  Lichtenstein.  of  San  Francisco,  by  whom  he  has  two  children : 
Mrs.  William  Taylor,  of  Seattle;  and  Selwyn  L.,  who  is  twenty-two  years  old  and 
is  now  engaged  in  business  with  his  father. 

Mr.  Harris  belongs  to  the  Knights  of  Pythias  and  has  held  the  office  of  grand 


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treasurer  of  the  state.  He  is  likewise  a  member  of  the  Thurston  Pioneer  and  His- 
toric Association.  For  three  terms  he  served  as  mayor  of  Olympia  and  during 
that  time  many  projects  for  the  good  of  the  city  were  brought  to  successful 
completion.  Through  the  exercise  of  enterprise  and  through  strict  adherence 
to  ethical  standards  he  has  gained  for  himself  an  enviable  place  in  business 
circles  and  has  won  the  esteem  and  good  will  of  all  who  have  come  in  contact 
with  him. 


JAMES  A.  KARR. 


The  history  of  Hoquiam  and  of  the  Grays  Harbor  country  cannot  be  better 
told  than  by  detailing  many  of  the  incidents  of  the  life  of  James  A.  Karr,  who 
lived  until  November,  1914,  to  tell  the  tale  of  the  wonderful  development  of  this 
section  of  the  country,  his  memory  forming  a  connecting  link  between  the  primitive 
past  and  the  progressive  present.  Fifty-seven  years  have  come  and  gone  since 
he  filed  upon  a  claim  in  Chehalis,  now  Grays  Harbor,  county,  in  i860,  being  then 
a  young  man  of  twenty-six  years.  Until  that  district  emerged  from  pioneer  con- 
ditions much  of  his  life  had  been  spent  upon  the  frontier,  for  Indiana  had  taken 
on  statehood  only  eighteen  years  before  he  was  born  on  Little  Indian  creek,  not 
far  from  Martinsville,  Indiana,  on  the  i8th  of  September,  1834.  His  earliest 
recollections  are  of  playing  on  the  sand  on  the  bank  of  that  creek  with  his  little 
sister,  who  died  after  he  left  home.  He  has^  no  memory  of  his  father  save  as  he 
saw  him  in  death,  the  grief  of  his  mptlfer  impressing  this  sight  indelibly  upon 
the  mind  of  the  three-year-old  boy.  However,  he  remembers  his  grandfather 
Karr,  a  fine  type  of  the  Irish  gentleman,  dressed  like  a  squire  in  leggings  and 
hunting  coat.  After  the  death  of  the  father,  the  mother  took  her  children  to  a 
place  near  the  home  of  her  brother,  Reuben  Stepp,  and  there  she  became  ac- 
quainted with  a  German  of  the  name  of  Evilsizer,  who  was  a  widower  with 
several  children.  She  became  his  wife  and  they  removed  to  Washington  County, 
Illinois,  Mr.  Evilsizer  having  there  purchased  a  farm  on  which  was  a  comfortable 
brick  residence.  He  expected  to  pay  for  this  place  by  the  sale  of  his  property  in 
Indiana,  but  not  getting  the  money  for  this,  he  was  compelled  to  leave  that  land 
and  settled  on  an  eighty-acre  tract  of  raw  land  for  which  his  son  had  contracted. 
Before  he  secured  title  to  that  place,  however,  he  became  ill  and  passed  away. 

James  A.  Karr  and  his  brother  Henry  had  worked  with  their  stepfather  in 
clearing  and  developing  the  land,  but  the  family  had  no  claim  to  it  and  were 
compelled  to  move  again.  They  went  to  live  in  a  little  house  beside  the  road  and 
such  was  now  the  financial  condition  of  the  family  that  the  mother  was  obliged  to 
hire  out  in  order  to  support  her  children.  At  length,  however,  they  rented  land 
and  the  two  boys,  who  had  a  yoke  of  oxen,  again  began  farming.  Later  the 
mother  married  a  Mr.  Storick  and  again  the  family  moved,  settling  on  a  good 
farm  in  St.  Clair  county,  Illinois,  not  far  from  St.  Louis.  There  was  much  hard 
work  to  be  done  in  the  further  clearing  and  cultivating  of  the  land  and  the  Karr 
brothers  did  their  full  share.  Mr.  Karr,  however,  recognized  that  his  step- 
brothers had  little  chance  in  life  because  of.  a  lack  of  education  and^  that  they 
would  always  have  to  depend  upon  severe  manual  labor.     He  often  expressed 


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a  desire  to  attend  school  but  received  no  assistance  from  Air.  Storick,  althouo-h 
his  mother  encouraged  the  idea.  At  length,  feeling  that  if  he  obtained  an  educa- 
tion it  must  be  through  his  own  efforts,  he  left  home  at  the  age  of  fourteen  years 
and  hired  out  for  the  summer  at  a  wage  of  live  dollars  per  month.  At  harvest 
time  a  man  who  could  swing  a  cradle  or  could  bind  after  the  cradle  was  paid  a 
much  better  wage  than  the  regular  farm  hand,  and  Mr.  Karr  proved  that  he  could 
bind  as  well  as  men  of  twice  or  thrice  his  years.  Accordingly  he  did  work  of 
that  character,  earning  at  first  a  dollar  and  afterward  a  dollar  and  a  quarter  per 
day,  and  the  money  thus  gained  was  used  in  buying  books  and  clothing,  while 
by  working  on  Saturdays  and  morning  and  night  to  pay  for  his  board,  he  was 
able  to  attend  school  for  several  months  that  winter.  He  afterward  enterea 
upon  an  apprenticeship  to  the  brickmaker's  trade  and  the  money  which  he  earned 
through  the  summer  months  in  that  way  enabled  him  to  again  attend  school  in 
the  winter.  One  of  his  teachers,  John  Leeper,  a  graduate  of  McKendree  College 
of  Illinois,  proved  an  inspiration  to  him  and  assisted  him  in  every  possible  way 
in  his  studies.  For  six  years  Mr.  Karr  continued  working  in  the  summer  and 
attending  school  in  the  winter,  and  finally,  with  a  partner,  he  established  and 
operated  a  brickyard,  in  which  he  won  a  measure  of  success  that  enabled  him  to 
pay  his  board  and  devote  an  entire  year  to  study,  in  which  time  he  acquired  a 
knowledge  of  algebra,  natural  philosophy  and  astronomy.  He  was  particularly 
interested  in  the  first  named  and  his  fellow  students  often  called  upon  him  to 
assist  in  solving  their  problems.  After  that  year  he  taught  school  for  a  term  and 
then,  inclined  to  the  study  of  medicine,  he  spent  some  time  in  a  drug  store.  All 
these  experiences  not  only  proved  to  him  a  means  of  earning  a  living  at  that 
period  but  gave  him  a  fund  of  knowledge  upon  which  he  called  in  his  later  pioneer 
experiences  in  the  northwest.  He  became  one  of  the  first  school  teachers  and 
one  of  the  first  brickmakers  of  Chehalis  county  when  some  years  later  he  estab- 
lished his  home  in  the  Grays  Harbor  country. 

In  1855  following  the  discovery  of  gold  in  California,  Mr.  Karr  and  his 
brother  decided  to  go  to  the  mines,  as  this  would  enable  them  also  to  see  some- 
thing of  the  world.  Returning  to  Indiana,  Mr.  Karr,  who  was  then  twenty-one 
years  of  age,  settled  his  father's  estate,  his  share  thereof  being  about  five  hundred 
dollars,  which  furnished  the  brothers  the  capital  for  their  trip.  Proceeding  to 
New  York,  they  took  passage  on  a  steamer  bound  for  Panama,  crossed  the 
Isthmus  and  thence  proceeded  northward  to  California,  where  they  spent  three 
years  in  the  mines.  They  made  Nevada  City  their  headquarters  but  they  did  not 
find  the  expected  fortune  and  in  1858,  attracted  by  the  Eraser  river  excitement, 
started  north  as  passengers  on  the  Anne  Perry  from  San  Francisco  to  Whatcom. 
There  they  purchased  a  small  boat  to  go  from  Bellingham  Bay  to  the  Gulf  of 
Georgia  and  thence  up  the  Eraser  river.  Point  Roberts  extended  into  the  gulf  in 
a  southeasterly  direction  for  quite  a  distance.  South  of  this  point  the  water  was 
quiet  but  on  the  river  side  there  was  a  strong  surf  driven  on  by  northwest  wind. 
However,  they  decided  to  land  on  the  north  side  in  order  to  be  ready  to  make 
the  start  up  the  river,  but  while  so  doing  their  boat  filled  with  water  and  their 
provisions  received  a  soaking,  although  little  damage  resulted.  Proceeding  up 
the  river,  they  stopped  at  Fort  Yale  for  a  week  or  more  in  September,  1858,  and 
there  purchased  Sockeye  salmon  from  the  Indians,  which  furnished  them  many 
an  appetizing  meal  when  the  fish  was  fried  in  butter. 

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86  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

As  the  winter  was  coming  on  and  there  seemed  no  prospect  of  getting  gold, 
the  brothers  returned  southward,  accompanied  by  their  partner,  John  C.  Gove, 
who  became  one  of  the  pioneer  settlers  near  Seattle.  Purchasing  their  partner's 
interest,  they  started  back  to  the  Sound  and  at  Olympia  sold  their  boat  proceeding 
on  the  trail  with  their  packs.  They  spent  the  night  on  Mound  Prairie  at  the  home 
of  a  Mr.  Goodell,  whose  son  Ed  had  just  been  helping  to  make  a  survey  of  the 
land  at  Grays  Harbor.  He  told  of  the  country  and  of  the  river  called  Hoquiam, 
Mr.  Karr  and  his  brother  retaining  a  distinct  remembrance  of  this.  However, 
the  brothers  proceeded  to  Portland  to  spend  the  winter  and  there  entered  the 
employ  of  Colonel  Frush,  who  was  building  streets,  for  wdiich  purpose  he  hauled 
gravel  from  the  Willamette  river  bars.  In  securing  the  gravel  the  brothers  were 
able  to  earn  three  dollars  per  day  and  later  they  cut  cordwood,  for  which  they 
were  paid  a  dollar  and  a  half  per  cord  and  by  working  steadily  they  could  earn 
three  dollars  per  day  in  that  way.  In  the  spring  James  A.  Karr  ran  the  steam 
ferry  across  the  Columbia,  while  his  brother  drove  a  team,  but  they  never 
abandoned  the  idea  of  returning  to  Grays  Harbor  and  in  August  made  prepara- 
tions for  a  trip  into  the  new  country.  Returning  to  Olympia,  they  purchased 
cloth  from  which  they  made  a  tent  and  also  laid  in  supplies  for  the  trip.  Pro- 
ceeding on  their  way,  they  stopped  for  a  time  at  the  ranch  of  "Blockhouse"  Smith 
at  Cedarville  and  there  proceeded  to  make  a  canoe.  The  cedar  tree  which  they 
selected  for  the  purpose  split,  so  they  secured  a  green  cottonwood  growing  beside 
the  river.  They  hewed  this  out  and,  wishing  to  hasten  the  work,  they  piled  the 
canoe  full  of  branches  of  vine  maple,  to  w'hich  they  set  fire  but  found  that  they 
had  burned  a  hole  in  the  cottonw^ood.  A  thin  board,  oakum  and  pitch  repaired 
the  damage,  and  packing  their  supplies  in  the  canoe,  they  started  down  the  river, 
after  two  days  reaching  Cosmopolis,  which  was  the  metropolis  of  this  country. 
The  district  was  largely  an  unsettled  and  undeveloped  region,  the  Metcalfs  living 
at  Montesano  and  the  Scammons  at  Wynoochee,  which  was  the  county  seat. 
From  that  point  they  proceeded  to  Hoquiam,  rounding  Cow  Point  and  so  coming 
into  the  mouth  of  the  river.  They  landed  where  the  first  schoolhouse  was  after- 
ward built,  near  the  present  site  of  the  Hoquiam  sash  and  door  factory,  and 
proceeding  at  once  to  the  upland,  Mr.  Karr  found  a  level  green  bench  which 
dropped  abruptly  into  the  tidal  prairie,  where  the  grass  grew  tall  among  the  scat- 
tered forest  trees  and  a  spring  of  clear  water  issued  from  the  hillside.  So 
attractive  was  the  site  that  Mr.  Karr  decided  to  make  it  his  home,  while  his  brother 
chose  a  sight  across  the  river.  Then  they  began  building  a  cabin  of  hemlock  logs, 
chinked  with  dirt  and  soft  sandstone.  Inventive  ingenuity  was  brought  into  play 
to  protect  their  cabin  and  its  supplies  during  their  absence.  The  usual  latchstring 
hung  out,  but  instead  of  opening  the  latch,  as  was  customary,  when  it  was  pulled 
it  only  shut  the  more  tightly.  But  another  string  with  a  little  block  of  wood 
attached  was  brought  out  further  on  and  the  end  concealed  with  soft  earth.  It 
was  this  string  that  opened  the  door,  but  it  would  not  be  noticed  by  anyone  who 
was  not  accustomed  to  such  an  arrangement.  However,  one  day  when  the 
brothers  were  absent  from  home.  Captain  Winsor,  a  well  known  frontiers- 
man, called.  Used  to  all  kinds  of  pioneer  devices,  he  soon  discovered  their  ar- 
rangement and  he  and  his  party  entered  the  house,  built  a  big  fire  and  prepared  a 
meal  from  supplies  which  they  found.  After  they  were  gone  the  fire  in  some 
way  spread  to  the  timber,  burning  away  the  mantel  and  doing  some  damage  to  the 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  87 

interior,  but  fortunately  the  wet  hemlock  logs  of  which  the  cabin  had  been  built 
proved  fireproof,  so  the  Karrs  found  their  home  only  somewhat  dismantled. 
They  had  met  Captain  Winsor  and  his  friends,  who  told  them  of  their  visit  but 
little  dreamed  of  the  result  of  their  self-obtained  hospitality. 

As  time  passed  on,  the  brothers  continued  the  work  of  clearing  and  developing 
their  places  and  in  i860,  after  making  a  trip  to  Olympia  accompanied  by  Austin 
Young,  James  A.  Karr  established  a  brickyard  at  Cosmopolis,  hoping  thus  to 
obtain  ready  money  by  supplying  the  commodity  which  the  community  greatly 
needed.  He  was  not  only  associated  in  this  undertaking  with  his  brother  but 
was  also  joined  by  Austin  Young,  Ed  Campbell  and  David  Byles.  They  furnished 
brick  for  the  government  barracks  at  Chehalis  Point,  and  when  the  buildings 
were  abandoned  after  the  war,  Mr.  Campbell  bought  one  and  moved  it  to 
Hoquiam,  where  it  still  stands  on  the  east  side  of  the  river.  The  brick  manu- 
facturers furnished  brick  for  many  of  the  fireplaces  in  the  early  homes  and  the 
income  which  they  acquired  enabled  the  Karr  brothers  to  secure  many  needed 
supplies. 

Olympia  was  a  small  village  of  about  four  or  five  hundred  people  when  in 
March,  i860,  Mr.  Karr  went  there  to  enter  his  claim,  which  he  secured  as  a 
preemption,  the  homestead  law  having  not  then  been  passed.  When  Chehalis 
county  was  formed  James  A.  Karr  was  elected  its  first  auditor  and  filled  the 
ofifice  for  twelve  years.  There  was  no  salary  attached  to  the  position  but  the 
incumbent  was  allowed  fees  and  three  dollars  per  day  for  full  time.  In  the 
winter  of  i860  Mr.  Karr  taught  the  first  school  at  Cosmopolis  in  a  little  building 
erected  from  lumber  brought  from  Cedarville,  while  his  own  brickyard  supplied 
the  brick  for  the  fireplace  and  chimney.  He  had  twelve  or  fifteen  pupils,  for 
several  families,  including  the  Metcalfs,  Goodell,  Smith,  Byles  and  Young  fam- 
ilies, were  then  living  in  the  neighborhood.  Christmas  of  that  year  was  celebrated 
at  the  home  of  Mr.  Goodell,  with  speaking,  singing  and  a  general  good  time.  The 
families  of  the  neighborhood  gathered  and  the  invitation  was  also  extended  to  the 
soldiers  stationed  there.  It  was  feared  that  the  Indians,  knowing  that  war  was 
in  progress  among  the  whites  of  the  north  and  the  south,  might  go  upon  the 
warpath,  so  that  a  garrison  was  maintained  at  Chehalis  Point  and  a  blockhouse 
was  erected  at  Cedarville.  In  the  winter  of  1861-2  Mr.  Karr  engaged  in  teaching 
at  Montesano  and  as  there  was  little  money  in  the  neighborhood  he  was  largely 
paid  in  cattle,  so  that  when  he  was  ready  to  develop  his  farm  he  had  quite  a 
small  herd  of  excellent  cattle.  In  the  winter  of  1862-3  he  taught  at  Mound 
Prairie.  It  was  there  that  he  had  first  heard  of  Grays  Harbor  when  stopping 
at  the  Goodell  home  in  1859.  One  of  the  sons,  Ed  Goodell,  had  in  the  meantime 
married  and  removed  to  Forest  Grove  but  Mr.  Karr  met  him  again  at  the  close 
of  the  school  term  of  1863. 

It  was  an  occasion  that,  seemingly  trivial,  proved  a  most  momentous  one  in 
the  life  of  Mr.  Karr,  for  Mr.  Goodell  showed  him  the  picture  of  an  attractive 
looking  woman  saying  that  he  would  give  him  the  picture  if  he  would  take  it  to 
the  original.  In  a  spirit  of  fun  Mr.  Karr  took  the  picture  and  about  that  time, 
desiring  to  see  his  brother  on  business  matters  and  thinking  that  he  might  find 
work  at  harvesting  or  masonry  and  thus  bring  in  money  needed  for  carrying  on 
the  farm  at  Hoquiam,  he  started  for  the  place  where  his  brother  was  working, 
not  far  from  Hillsboro,  between   Portland  and  Forest  Grove,  Oregon.     In  the 


88  WASHINGTOX,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

course  of  a  conversation  with  the  woman  with  whom  his  brother  boarded  Mr. 
Karr  chanced  to  say  that  he  had  the  picture  of  a  very  nice  looking  girl.  On 
seeing  it  the  woman  exclaimed :  '"Why,  I  know  her.  That's  Abbie  Walker  and 
she  is  teaching  at  Hillsboro,  only  about  a  quarter  of  a  mile  away."  She  proposed 
that  they  visit  the  schoolhouse  about  the  time  the  school  would  be  closed.  This 
plan  was  carried  out  and  Mr.  Karr  walked  with  the  young  lady  to  her  boarding 
house,  which  was  some  distance  from  the  school.  The  old-time  pioneer  hospitality 
was  extended  him  by  the  people  of  the  house  and  after  remaining  there  through 
the  night  he  next  day  accompanied  the  young  lady  to  school  and  they  planned  a 
ride  together  to  her  home  at  Forest  Grove,  where  they  spent  the  following 
Saturday  and  Sunday.  The  acquaintance  progressed  rapidly  and  when  Miss 
Walker  spoke  of  making  a  trip  east  of  the  mountains  to  visit  the  scenes  of  her 
childhood  near  Spokane,  Mr.  Karr  replied  that  it  would  be  a  long,  tedious  journey 
and  he  wanted  her  to  go  to  Hoquiam  with  him.  An  immediate  marriage  was 
agreed  upon  and  was  celebrated  at  the  Walker  home  September  14,  1863,  the 
bride's  father,  the  Rev.  Elkanah  Walker,  being  the  officiating  clergyman,  assisted 
by  Rev.  Chamberlain  of  Portland,  who  was  then  visiting  at  their  home.  The 
wedding  trip  consisted  of  a  visit  to  the  State  Fair  at  Salem  and  a  trip  to  Mound 
Prairie. 

Air.  Karr  was  engaged  to  teach  the  Black  River  school  that  winter  and  in  the 
spring  he  went  to  the  farm  to  start  the  work,  his  wife  remaining  to  finish  out  the 
two  months  of  school.  In  the  latter  part  of  March  he  returned  and  accompanied 
his  wife  down  the  river  to  the  homestead  which  they  occupied  for  forty  years. 
They  earnestly  undertook  the  task  of  developing  the  place  and  the  labors  of  both 
were  soon  evident  in  its  transformation  and  improved  appearance.  The  first 
year  they  had  ten  cows  and  butter  constituted  their  chief  export.  Air.  Karr 
remained  continuously  upon  the  farm  save  for  the  years  1875,  1882  and  1893, 
when  he  represented  his  district  in  the  state  legislature.  Chehalis  was  a  repub- 
lican county,  but  as  it  did  not  contain  enough  people  to  form  a  district,  the 
legislature  resorted  to  gerrymandering  when  the  democrats  were  in  power  and 
Chehalis  was  attached  at  various  periods  to  different  districts.  It  was  first  joined 
to  Pierce,  and  although  a  republican  stood  no  chance  of  winning,  Mr.  Karr  made 
speeches  throughout  Pierce  county,  which  was  strongly  democratic.  At  that  time 
he  was  defeated,  but  when  Pierce  and  Chehalis  counties  were  again  joined  Mr. 
Karr  received  a  large  majority  in  Pierce  and  said  that  he  thought  the  speeches 
he  made  several  years  before  must  have  just  begun  to  take  efifect.  As  a  member 
of  the  legislature  he  carefully  considered  the  vital  questions  which  came  up  for 
consideration  and  gave  his  support  to  many  measures  which  have  been  far- 
reaching  in  their  beneficial  efifects.  He  always  kept  in  close  touch  with  the  ques- 
tions and  issues  of  the  day  from  the  time  when  he  acted  as  secretary  of  the  first 
political  meeting  held  in  Grays  Harbor  in  i860,  on  which  occasion  Governor 
Stevens  was  in  the  midst  of  his  campaign  for  delegate  to  congress. 

Mr.  Karr  actively  continued  the  work  of  the  farm  and  for  ten  years  the 
family  lived  in  the  original  log  cabin,  although  some  additions  and  improvements 
were  added  thereto.  In  1874  he  planned  to  build  a  new  home,  bringing  lumber 
from  Elma.  doors  and  window  sash  from  Tumwater  and  brick  from  a  schooner 
that  had  carried  its  cargo  from  Portland.  Mr.  Karr  quarried  the  stone  for  two 
fireplaces  from  the  bluflf  across  the  river  and  secured  shingles  at  Montesano. 


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When  materials  were  thus  assembled  a  story  and  a  half  house  was  erected,  facing 
the  south  and  overlooking  the  waters  of  the  bay.  It  was  a  period  when  the 
settlers  had  to  depend  upon  their  own  labor  for  nearly  all  supplies  and  Mr.  Karr 
undertook  the  task  of  tanning  leather,  at  first  using  smartweed  and  other  ingre- 
dients from  the  east,  but  he  discovered  the  astringent  properties  of  hemlock  and 
alder  bark  and  from  those  made  his  tanning  materials.  After  producing  leather 
this  was  cut  up  and  shaped  into  boots  and  shoes  for  the  family,  Mr.  Karr  making 
the  lasts  and  pegs,  and  the  shoes  it  is  said  "made  up  in  durability  for  what  they 
lacked  in  elegance."  All  garments,  even  those  for  the  boys,  were  homemade 
and  raincoats  were  made  of  unbleached  cotton  soaked  in  linseed  oil.  Mr.  Karr's 
former  experience  as  a  drug  clerk  enabled  him  to  provide  remedies  for  his  family 
when  there  was  no  physician  near  at  hand  and  not  infrequently  he  was  called  upon 
to  prescribe  for  his  neighbors.  He  contributed  to  the  social  enjoyment  of  the 
community  by  his  violin  music,  having  studied  in  Nashville,  Illinois,  and  after- 
ward in  Nevada  City,  California.  While  teaching  at  Cosmopolis  he  gave  instruc- 
tion in  music  as  well  as  in  the  common  branches.  It  was  at  Mr.  Karr's  suggestion 
that  a  trail  was  opened  from  Elma  to  Olympia  over  which  horses  and  cattle  could 
be  driven,  and  this  trail  proved  the  predecessor  of  the  stage  road  when  a  stage 
line  brought  the  community  into  seemingly  close  connection  with  the  capital. 
Later  Mr.  Karr  and  Mr.  Campbell  were  owners  of  a  big  shovel-nosed  canoe,  with 
which  they  took  their  farm  produce  up  the  river  in  the  fall,  finishing  the  journey 
by  wagon,  and  on  the  return  they  brought  with  them  provisions  to  last  for  a  year. 
They  had  little  trouble  with  the  Indians  in  that  locality,  although  when  the 
Modoc  war  was  in  progress  it  seemed  that  there  might  be  an  uprising  at  Grays 
Harbor. 

"Mr.  and  Mrs.  Karr  became  the  parents  of  twelve  children,  namely:  Mary 
Olive,  the  wife  of  H.  L.  Gilkey,  who  is  cashier  of  the  First  National  Bank  of 
Southern  Oregon  at  Grants  Pass,  Oregon;  Beatrice  Abigail,  now  Mrs.  H.  B. 
McNeill,  of  Aberdeen ;  Elkanah  Walker,  deceased ;  Cyrus  James,  who  is  captain 
of  the  lightship  Umatilla,  stationed  near  the  Bay  station ;  Henry  Anderson,  twin 
of  Cyrus,  who  died  at  the  age  of  fourteen;  Phoebe  Rose,  now  ]\Irs.  Johnson,  of 
Centfalia;  John  Ross,  a  twin  of  Phoebe,  who  is  a  resident  of  North  Yakima; 
Ruth,  now  the  wife  of  J.  S.  McKee.  of  Hoquiam ;  William  Hay,  deceased; 
Eunice  Viola,  who  resides  with  her  mother  in  North  Yakima;  Levi  Zebulon,  a 
resident  of  North  Yakima  ;  and  Arthur  Thompson,  of  North  Yakima,  who  married 
Harriet  Chadwick,  a  daughter  of  Judge  Chadwick.  On  the  14th  of  September. 
1913,  at  North  Yakima.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Karr  celebrated  their  golden  wedding 
anniversary. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Karr  gave  their  children  good  educational  opportunities.  School 
was  held  during  the  summer  months,  and  when  the  term  was  over,  the  big  family 
bedroom  at  home  was  converted  into  a  schoolroom,  with  homemade  desks,  and 
the  parents  acted  as  instructors  to  their  children  until  the  older  sisters  were 
able  to  assume  the  task  of  teaching.  Mr.  Karr  was  advanced  in  his  ideas  concerning 
education  and  believed  firmly  that  girls  should  be  given  the  same  chance  as  boys 
and  accordingly  his  daughters  received  as  good  educational  advantages  as  his  .sons. 
Three  daughters  graduated  from  the  University  of  Washington  and  Mrs.  McKee 
has  a  Master  of  Arts  degree  and  is  a  member  of  Phi  Beta  Kappa,  admission  to 
which  is  gained  only  by  high  scholarship.    Mr.  Karr  took  a  great  deal  of  pride  in 


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Mrs.  McKee's  fine  scholastic  record.  In  winter  a  society  was  formed  which 
was  practically  a  parliamentary  law  club — the  first  on  the  Harbor — and  Mr. 
Karr  acted  as  president.  His  children  received  training  therefore  along  that 
line  and  the  instruction  has  proven  valuable  in  later  years.  With  the  passing  of 
pioneer  conditions  the  Karr  farm,  owing  to  the  progressive  spirit  of  the  owner, 
took  on  all  of  the  improvements  of  modern  times  and  through  his  business  ability 
Mr.  Karr  won  very  substantial  success,  his  estate  becoming  valuable.  In  1904 
the  family  removed  to  North  Yakima,  where  his  last  years  were  spent  and  where 
his  widow  still  resides.  He  died  of  apoplexy  on  the  night  of  November  4,  1914. 
He  had  been  keenly  interested  in  the  general  election  which  took  place  on  the 
preceding  day  and  particularly  in  the  fate  of  the  prohibition  law,  had  voted  and 
seemed  in  his  usual  health.  He  was  a  stanch  republican  in  his  political  belief  and 
fraternally  was  a  Mason  and  a  charter  member  of  the  Hoquiam  lodge  of  that 
order.  Although  there  were  many  happy  memories  of  early  times,  he  looked 
back  with  no  sigh  of  regret  to  the  past  but  rejoiced  in  the  progress  of  the  present 
and  kept  in  touch  with  the  trend  of  modern  thought.  He  had  passed  the  eightieth 
milestone  on  life's  journey  when  called  by  death,  but  old  age  need  not  suggest  as 
a  matter  of  course  idleness  and  want  of  occupation.  There  is  an  old  age  which 
grows  stronger  and  brighter  mentally  and  morally  as  the  years  go  on  and  gives 
out  of  its  rich  stores  of  wisdom  and  experience  for  the  benefit  of  others.  Such 
was  the  record  of  Tames  A.  Karr. 


JOHN  NORMAN. 


John  Norman,  of  Everett,  Washington,  was  born  in  the  city  of  Sarpsborg. 
Norway,  August  26.  1856.  His  parents  were  Iver  and  Grethe  (Olsen)  Johannes- 
sen,  who  had  twelve  children,  of  whom  John  is  the  seventh  in  order  of  birth. 
During  nearly  all  of  his  active  life  his  father,  Iver,  served  his  community  as 
"lensmand,"  an  official  whose  duties  are  similar  to  those  of  our  sherifif  and 
county  judge.  The  office  in  Norway,  however,  is  filled  by  appointment  at  the 
hands  of  the  king.  He  lived  and  died  in  the  city  of  Sarpsborg  and  was  a  very 
prominent  and  influential  citizen  till  the  time  of  his  death  in  1874  at  the  age  of 
sixty-three  years.  Mr.  Norman's  mother  reached  the  ripe  old  age  of  eight-four 
and  passed  away  in   1902. 

In  his  native  land,  Mr.  Norman  finished  his  common  school  education,  after 
which  he  entered  a  private  business  college,  where,  besides  mastering  the  regu- 
lar business  courses,  he  devoted  considerable  time  and  study  to  foreign  languages. 
At  the  age  of  eighteen  years  his  student  days  ended  and  he  was  then  initiated 
into  active  business  as  a  clerk  in  a  clothing  and  dry  goods  store  owned  and  op- 
erated by  his  two  elder  brothers,  with  whom  he  remained  for  eight  years.  At 
this  time,  like  many  other  young  Norwegians,  Mr.  Norman  succumbed  to  a  long 
growing  desire  for  a  larger  field  of  action  and  so  he  severed  his  home  ties  and 
embarked  for  the  United  States.  He  went  to  New  York,  July  6,  1884,  and  re- 
mained there  six  months.  From  there  he  journeyed  to  Omaha,  Nebraska,  where 
for  six  years  he  was  employed  by  the  leading  dry  goods  and  shoe  firms  of  that 
city.     He  continued  v/estward  and  settled  in  Seattle,  where  he  spent  a  year.     He 


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was  the  first  and  only  clerk  in  what  is  today  one  of  the  leading  department  stores 
of  Seattle,  the  Bon  Marche.  Accepting  an  offer  of  a  better  position  with  a  Tacoma 
firm  he  then  entered  the  employ  of  Hans  Torkelson,  dealer  in  clothing  and  men's 
furnishings,  with  whom  he  continued  for  two  years  when  he  resigned  at  the  call  of 
a  still  more  promising  opening  in  Everett. 

It  was  on  the  i8th  of  March,  1893,  that  Mr.  Norman  landed  in  Everett.  He 
was  then  in  his  very  best  years  and  possessed  considerable  business  experience. 
He  continued  in  the  clothing  line,  being  for  a  brief  period  employed  by  the  United 
States  Clothing  Company,  then  one  of  the  largest  establishments  of  its  kind  in  the 
state.  By  this  time  Mr.  Norman  had  served  a  long  and  thorough  apprenticeship 
working  for  others.  He  now  commenced  business  of  his  own,  opening  the  third 
clothing  store  in  Everett.  Business  enterprise  in  Everett  has  never  had  a  worthier 
representative.  He  is  wide-awake,  alert  and  progressive.  The  fact  that  from 
a  very  inauspicious  beginning  his  business  has  today  grown  to  a  size  and  impor- 
tance second  to  none  in  Everett  speaks  amply  for  these  qualities  in  Mr.  Norman. 

His  establishment  is  known  as  the  Norman  Suit  House,  with  Norman  as 
the  sole  proprietor.  His  patronage  is  now  very  large  and  he  carries  everything  in 
the  line  of  men's  clothing  that  the  clothing  market  affords,  while  his  reasonable 
prices  and  honorable  dealing  have  secured  to  him  a  continually  growing  success. 
Mr.  Norman  lives  at  his  own  home,  3201  Hoyt  avenue,  which  is  one  of  the  finest 
that  Everett  can  boast ;  but  besides  this  he  has  extensive  property  holdings  both 
in  and  outside  of  the  city.  He  has  often  extended  his  efforts  into  fields  other  than 
the  clothing  business  and  is  at  present  stockholder  and  president  of  the  Scan- 
dinavian American  Savings  and  Loan  Association,  with  headquarters  in  Everett, 
which  has  an  authorized  capitalization  of  two  and  one-half  million  dollars. 

On  the  ist  of  September,  1885,  at  Omaha,  Nebraska,  Mr.  Norman  was  united 
in  marriage  to  Miss  Lena  Pederson,  also  of  Sarpsborg,  Norway.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Norman  have  three  children,  namely  :  Victor  Hugo,  born  July  8,  1886,  now  en- 
gaged in  the  brokerage  business  in  Los  Angeles,  California;  Ethel  Evelyn,  now 
the  wife  of  Glen  H.  Newport,  a  diamond  miner  of  South  Africa;  and  Melvin  Vol- 
taire, born  in  Tacoma,  March  16,  1893,  and  also  living  in  Los  xA.ngeles. 

In  Mr.  Norman's  make-up  there  is  a  very  strong  and  pronounced  social  ele- 
ment. He  is  an  ardent  lover  of  music  and  song.  For  twenty-four  years  he  has 
been  an  active  member  of  the  Norwegian  Singing  Society  of  Everett,  in  which 
he  has  always  been  a  leading  spirit.  To  this  society  and  to  singing  and  music 
generally  he  has  given  much  of  both  time  and  money.  He  has  repeatedly  opened 
his  beautiful  home  to  the  entertainment  of  the  singers  and  some  of  the  darkest 
and  most  discouraging  periods  in  the  history  of  the  society  have  been  bridged  only 
through  Mr.  Norman's  energetic  work  and  spirit.  He  was  made  the  first  presi- 
dent of  the  Pacific  Coast  Norwegian  Singers'  Association,  of  which  he  is  at  pres- 
ent the  vice  president  and  which  has  as  constituent  members  about  seventeen 
Norwegian  singing  societies  from  the  entire  Pacific  coast. 

In  politics  Mr.  Norman  is  a  progressive  republican,  but  he  has  never  sought 
public  office,  but  keeps  well  informed  on  the  live  questions  and  issues  of  the  day. 
In  local  affairs  he  can  always  be  counted  on  for  co-operation  in  any  plan  or 
measure  for  the  general  good.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Everett  Commercial  Club, 
holds  membership  with  Fir  Camp,  No.  5385,  M.  W.  A.,  of  Everett,  and  the 
Benevolent  Protective  Order  of  Elks  and  is  a  member  of  the  Sons  of  Norway. 


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Mr.  Norman  is  a  splendid  type  of  the  self-made  man  who  has  used  his  talents 
and  opportunities  well  with  the  result  that  he  has  gained  for  himself  a  host  of 
friends  and  a  respected  place  in  the  commercial  circles  of  the  northwest. 


JOHN  M.  WEATHERWAX. 

The  name  of  John  M.  Weatherwax  is  inseparably  interwoven  with  the  history 
of  Aberdeen  and  the  old  Chehalis  county.  Along  various  lines  his  activities  have 
promoted  public  progress  and  some  of  the  most  extensive  and  important  features 
in  the  business  development  of  the  region  owe  their  establishment  and  continued 
success  to  him.  Aberdeen  therefore  mourned  the  loss  of  one  of  her  most  valued 
and  honored  citizens  when  he  passed  away  on  the  19th  of  July,  1896,  at  the  age 
of  sixty-eight  years. 

Mr.  Weatherwax  was  a  native  of  New  York,  born  February  14.  1828,  and 
for  many  years  he  engaged  in  the  lumber  and  logging  business  in  Michigan,  resid- 
ing at  Stanton,  that  state.  The  farsighted  lumberman  is  ever  looking  for  new  and 
advantageous  fields  of  operation  and  therefore  John  M.  Weatherwax  turned  his 
attention  to  the  northwest,  recognizing  its  splendid  resources  for  the  development 
of  the  lumber  industry.  In  1884  he  came  to  Aberdeen,  where  he  formed  the 
acquaintance  of  Samuel  Benn.  who  agreed  to  give  Mr.  Weatherwax  an  interest 
in  the  town  site  if  he  would  build  a  lumber  mill.  The  proposition  was  accepted 
and  machinery  was  shipped  from  Michigan  by  rail  and  by  way  of  the  Great  Lakes 
to  the  Atlantic  coast  and  then  around  Cape  Horn  and  up  the  Pacific,  eventually 
reaching  Aberdeen.  Some  of  that  machinery  is  still  in  use  in  the  mill  which 
Mr.  Weatherwax  established  and  which  is  still  being  operated  by  the  Anderson- 
Middleton  Company.  With  the  establishment  of  the  business  the  J.  M.  Weather- 
wax Company  was  organized  and  later  it  was  reorganized  under  the  style  of  the 
J.  M.  Weatherwax  Lumber  Company,  thus  continuing  until  the  death  of 
the  founder  and  promoter,  who  remained  up  to  that  time  the  active  head  of  the 
concern,  his  sons  having  in  the  meantime  become  his  associates  in  the  business. 
Not  only  did  he  figure  prominently  in  connection  with  the  lumber  industry  of  his 
section  but  also  contributed  in  very  large  measure  to  the  development  and 
improvement  of  the  city  of  Aberdeen  through  his  building  and  real  estate  opera- 
tions. He  assisted  in  platting  what  was  known  as  Weatherwax  and  Benn's  first 
and  second  additions  to  the  city  and  during  the  first  years  of  his  residence  in 
Aberdeen  he  erected  many  houses,  probably  fifty  in  all.  He  was  also  largely 
instrumental  in  securing  the  establishment  of  various  business  enterprises  in  the 
city.  He  built  the  Catholic  Hospital  of  Aberdeen,  but  his  logging  and  lumber 
interests  were  his  chief  activity.  In  this  connection  he  built  the  first  schooner, 
the  J.  M.  Weatherwax,  and  it  is  still  in  use. 

Before  leaving  Michigan  Mr.  Weatherwax  was  married  in  that  state  to  Miss 
Mattie  Keyes,  a  native  of  Michigan,  who  passed  away  there  in  1882.  They 
were  the  parents  of  five  children,  of  whom  four  are  living,  C.  B.,  J.  G.,  Mrs. 
Fern  Sherwood  and  Cliff  M. 

In  his  political  views  Mr.  Weatherv^ax  was  always  an  earnest  and  stalwart 
republican,   giving   unfaltering   allegiance   to   the   party,   and   at   one   time    was 


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mayor  of  Aberdeen.  Undoubtedly  other  political  honors  would  have  been  con- 
ferred upon  him  but  his  ambition  was  in  other  directions.  He  assisted  largely, 
however,  in  every  plan  and  movement  for  the  upbuilding  of  the  city  and  was  a 
most  generous  contributor  toward  the  erection  of  the  various  churches  of  Aber- 
deen. The  recognition  of  his  public  spirit  on  the  part  of  his  fellow  townsmen 
is  indicated  in  the  fact  that  the  new  high  school  building  of  Aberdeen,  recently 
erected,  has  been  called  the  J.  M.  Weatherwax  high  school  in  his  honor.  He  was 
an  exemplary  Mason  and  in  the  order  rose  to  the  rank  of  Knight  Templar.  Very 
charitable,  he  was  constantly  extending  a  helping  hand  where  aid  was  needed  and 
such  were  his  personal  characteristics  that  he  won  not  only  the  esteem  but  the 
love  of  all  with  whom  he  came  in  contact,  and  his  memory,  enshrined  in  the 
hearts  of  all  who  knew  him,  remains  as  a  blessed  benediction  to  those  who  were 
closely  associated  with  him. 


CLIFF  M.  WEATHERWAX. 

Cliff  M.  Weatherwax,  who  for  three  decades  has  been  a  resident  of  Aberdeen, 
is  now  at  the  head  of  extensive  and  important  lumber  interests  as  manager  and 
treasurer  of  the  Aberdeen  Lumber  &  Shingle  Company.  He  was,  as  it  were,  "to 
the  manner  born,"  for  he  was  reared  to  this  business,  early  becoming  the  assist- 
ant of  his  father,  who  was  one  of  the  pioneer  lumbermen  of  the  northwest  and 
M'hose  sketch  is  given  above. 

The  birth  of  Cliff  \l.  Weatherwax  occurred  in  Stanton,  Michigan,  in  1878, 
and  he  Avas  twelve  years  of  age  when  in  1890  he  arrived  in  Aberdeen.  His  early 
education  was  acquired  in  the  public  schools  and  after  graduating  from  the  high 
school  of  Aberdeen  he  spent  two  years  at  the  University  of  Washington,  one  year 
at  Leland  Stanford  University  and  three  years  at  Harvard,  graduating  from  the 
last  named  university  with  the  class  of  1901  after  completing  the  academic  course. 
His  business  training  in  logging  and  lumbering  was  received  under  the  direction 
of  his  father  and  along  this  line  he  has  always  continued  his  operations,  which 
have  been  of  constantly  growing  volume  and  importance.  In  1901  he  organized 
the  Chehalis  County  Logging  &  Timber  Company,  of  which  he  continued  as 
president  until  the  business  was  sold  in  1907.  In  1902  he  formed  a  partnership 
with  John  Soule,  E.  S.  Hartwell  of  Chicago,  and  C.  F.  White  of  Seattle,  and 
they  continued  business  under  the  name  of  the  Chehalis  County  Logging  &  Timber 
Company  until  1907,  when  through  Mr.  White  the  Grays  Harbor  Commercial 
Company  purchased  the  interests  of  the  Aberdeen  owners.  In  1908  Mr.  Weather- 
wax had  bought  out  the  Aberdeen  Lumber  &  Shingle  Company,  which  was  incor- 
porated in  1899,  with  Edward  Hurlbut,  J.  M.  Hackett,  A.  H.  Farnum  and  Sam 
McClymont  as  the  owners.  When  by  purchase  the  interests  of  Messrs.  Hurlbut, 
Hackett  and  Farnum  passed  into  the  hands  of  Mr.  Weatherwax,  he  became 
treasurer  and  manager  of  the  company,  with  Sam  McClymont  as  the  president 
and  E.  T.  Taylor  as  the  secretary.  The  immense  plant  of  the  company  has 
practically  been  built  up  by  Mr.  Weatherwax  and  now  has  a  daily  capacity  of  one 
hundred  and  eighty  thousand  feet.  They  manufacture  lumber,  lath  and  shingles, 
having  a  large  electric  shingle  mill  and  dry  kilns  which  are  of  the  latest  improved 


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pattern.  In  the  mills  they  employ  one  hundred  and  fifty  men  and  they  also  operate 
their  own  logging  camps  in  township  21,  range  9,  Grays  Harbor  county.  In 
addition  to  his  immense  interests  in  that  connection  Mr.  Weatherwax  figures  in 
financial  circles  as  a  director  of  the  United  States  Trust  Company,  and  he  has 
directly  contributed  to  the  improvement  of  the  city  in  the  erection  of  the  Weather- 
wax  building,  a  large  office  structure,  and  the  Weatherwax  apartments. 

In  1902  Mr.  Weatherwax  was  united  in  marriage  to  Mrs.  Auli  M.  Giddings, 
of  Seattle,  and  in  the  social  circles  of  the  city  their  position  is  one  of  leadership. 
Mr.  Weatherwax  belongs  to  the  Grays  Harbor  Golf  Club,  the  Tacoma  Golf  and 
Country  Club,  the  Tacoma  Union  Club,  the  Arlington  Club  of  Portland,  the 
University  Club  of  Portland,  the  University  Club' of  Seattle  and  the  Santa  Barbara 
(Cal.)  Country  Club.  His  interest  in  civic  affairs  is  manifest  in  many  tangible 
ways  of  a  most  helpful  character.  He  served  two  years  on  the  Aberdeen  city 
council  and  for  eight  years  has  been  a  member  of  the  school  board,  being  its 
president  for  over  five  years  of  that  time.  The  J.  M.  Weatherwax  high  school 
building,  a  fine  modern  structure,  was  dedicated  to  the  memory  of  his  father. 
1.  M.  Weatherwax.  The  cause  of  education  has  always  found  in  Cliff  M.  Weather- 
wax a  stalwart  champion.  All  who  know  him  speak  of  him  in  terms  of  high 
regard,  and  he  is  honored  and  respected  by  all,  not  alone  by  reason  of  the  success 
which  he  has  achieved  but  also  owing  to  the  straightforward  business  policy 
which  he  has  ever  followed. 


HENRY  L.  YESLER. 


Mr.  Yesler  was  born  in  Washington  county,  Maryland,  in  1810.  and  died  in 
Seattle,  December  15,  1892.  His  early  years  were  spent  in  toil  and  during  his 
school  days  he  lived  in  a  log  cabin  where  he  obtained  a  rudimentary  English 
education,  but  the  advantages  he  there  enjoyed  were  supplemented  later  on  by 
severe  study  during  the  time  he  had  to  spare  while  acquiring  the  trade  of  carpenter 
and  millwright.  In  1830  he  removed  to  Alassillon.  Ohio,  where  for  nineteen  years 
he  was  engaged  in  the  sawmill  business.  In  185 1  he  went  to  Oregon  and  for  a 
short  time  worked  at  his  trade  in  Portland.  From  there  he  went  to  California 
and  for  a  brief  period  operated  a  mine  at  Marysville.  About  this  time  he  became 
acquainted  with  a  sea  captain  who  had  been  trading  on  Puget  Sound,  and  from 
him  acquired  a  definite  knowledge  of  the  wonderful  harbors  on  the  Sound  and 
the  wealth  of  timber  that  lay  adjacent  to  its  waters.  Yesler  thought  he  saw  a 
great  future  in  the  lumber  trade  on  Puget  Sound,  so  he  took  ship,  landing  upon 
the  site  of  the  future  Seattle  in  the  fall  of  1852.  At  this  time  there  were  only 
a  few  cabins  located  in  the  woods  close  to  the  shore,  and  the  few  settlers,  although 
they  had  selected  their  claims,  had  not  filed  them  in  the  land  office,  which  at  that 
time  was  at  Oregon  City.  Upon  Yesler  informing  them  of  his  determination 
to  start  a  sawmill,  they  readjusted  their  claims  so  as  to  allow  him  to  take  up  a 
claim  adjoining  the  shore,  very  near  what  is  now  the  foot  of  Yesler  avenue.  In 
the  beginning  of  1853  his  modest  sawmill  was  put  in  operation.  It  was  the  first 
steam  sawmill  on  Puget  Sound,  and  its  location  at  Seattle  at  once  gave  that  place 
an  important  position  among  the  tiny  settlements  which  had  been  made  here  and 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  97 

there  upon  the  edge  of  the  unexplored  forests  which  stretched  away  in  every 
direction  from  the  waters  of  the  Sound.  In  the  early  days  of  this  mill  almost  the 
only  available  laborers  were  Indians,  whom  Mr.  Yesler  employed  in  large  num- 
bers, treating  them  so  honestly  and  kindly  that  in  the  difficulties  of  1855  and  1856 
he  was  able  to  be  of  the  greatest  service  to  the  territory.  Near  the  end  of  the 
war,  at  the  request  of  Governor  Stevens,  he  made  a  hazardous  trip  to  the  hostiles 
to  propose  terms  for  agreement.  After  carrying  the  reply  of  the  chiefs  to  the 
governor,  he  went  a  second  time  to  the  hostile  camp,  accompanied  by  only  two 
friendly  Indians,  and  brought  back  with  him  100  of  the  Indians  lately  upon  the 
warpath,  delivering  them  at  the  executive  mansion.  Upon  another  occasion  he 
saved  the  settlement  from  massacre  by  timely  warning  sent  to  the  naval 
authorities. 

When  the  territory  was  organized  Mr.  Yesler  was  made  county  auditor  and 
held  the  office  several  terms.  He  was  commissioner  of  King  county  several 
times  and  was  twice  mayor  of  Seattle.  During  his  last  term  as  mayor,  in  1886, 
occurred  the  anti-Chinese  riot,  and  although  not  a  friend  of  foreign  labor  he  did 
all  in  his  power  to  suppress  mob  violence.  Mr.  Yesler  was  originally  a  democrat 
in  political  faith  but  following  the  great  Civil  war  was  allied  with  the  republi- 
cans. He  was  not,  however,  an  intense  partisan,  and  never  had  any  desire  for 
political  distinction.  The  positions  he  was  called  upon  to  fill  were  in  the  line  of 
duties  such  as  a  citizen  deeply  interested  in  the  public  welfare  could  not  refuse 
to  accept. 

It  would  be  difficult  for  those  only  acquainted  with  the  great  and  flourishing 
city  of  Seattle  of  today  to  realize  the  important  part  the  sawmill  of  Henry  Yesler 
played  in  the  primitive  days.  For  years  it  was  almost  the  sole  industry  of  the 
place,  and  through  it  may  be  traced  the  primary  cause  which  determined  the 
supremacy  of  Seattle.  It  was  the  pioneer  enterprise  of  what  has  grown  to  ho 
a  giant  industry  which  now  exists  as  a  notable  part  of  the  world's  commerce. 

The  following  account  of  Mr.  Yesler's  business  activities  appeared  in  the 
Post-Intelligencer  of  the  issue  of  December  16,  1892:  "While  of  late  years  Mr. 
Yesler  has  been  largely  interested  in  building  and  real  estate  operations,  he  con- 
tinued to  conduct  his  sawmill  at  Seattle  until  shortly  before  the  great  fire,  and 
has  since  been  engaged  in  the  business  on  Lake  Washington,  at  a  place  named 
Yesler.  With  the  great  tide  of  immigration  to  the  Sound  which  these  latter 
years  have  witnessed  Mr.  Yesler's  townsite  property  has  increased  to  a  value 
beyond  his  fondest  dreams.  Much  of  it  he  has  sold,  but  he  still  retains  a  large 
part  of  his  original  claim,  most  of  which  is  in  the  very  heart  of  the  city.  He  was 
one  of  the  heaviest  losers  by  the  great  fire  of  June  6,  1889,  but  with  that  matchless 
energy  which  characterized  the  citizens  of  Seattle  after  that  catastrophe,  as  soon 
as  the  smoldering  embers  of  his  destroyed  property  would  permit  he  began  the 
erection  of  some  of  the  finest  buildings  on  the  Pacific  coast.  He  has  recently 
completed  the  Pioneer  building,  on  Pioneer  place,  which  would  be  considered  a 
magnificent  structure  even  in  the  largest  cities  of  our  country.  Upon  opposite 
corners  of  the  same  square  he  has  also  under  construction  two  other  buildings 
which  in  architectural  effect  and  richness  of  finish  will  equal  the  Pioneer  building. 
He  also  has  under  construction  a  fine  store  building  on  the  southeast  corner  of 
Occidental  Avenue  and  Yesler  Way." 

Before  he  left  his  old  home  in  Ohio  :\Ir.  Yesler  was  married  to  Sarah  Burgert, 


98  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

a  lady  who  shared  all  his  early  trials  and  struggles  and  who  is  most  kindly  remem- 
bered in  Seattle.  Two  children  were  born  to  Mrs.  Yesler,  but  they  died  at  an 
early  age,  and  in  1887  their  mother  followed  them  to  the  grave.  A  few  months 
prior  to  his  death  Mr.  Yesler  munificently  endowed  a  home  for  young  women, 
dedicated  to  the  memory  of  that  wife,  Sarah  B.  Yesler.  In  1890  Mr.  Yesler  was 
married  to  Miss  Minnie  Gagle,  a  native  of  his  old  home. 

In  every  commercial  enterprise  Henry  Yesler  took  a  leading  share.  With  his 
own  hands  he  worked  on  the  first  coal  railroad ;  he  was  a  promoter  of  the  Seattle 
&  Walla  Walla  Railroad,  of  the  first  transportation  company,  of  the  waterworks — 
of  every  movement  to  develop  the  town.  In  the  earlier  years  he  was  free  with 
his  money  in  loaning  to  those  less  fortunate  and  in  making  advances  toward  the 
promotion  of  individual  schemes  of  commercial  development. 


HON.  ARTHUR  H.  MOLL. 

Hon.  Arthur  H.  Moll,  a  hardware  merchant  of  Arlington,  is  a  native  of  Mon- 
roe county,  Wisconsin.  He  was  born  November  22,  1873,  of  the  marriage  of 
Alexander  H.  and  Fannie  (Vidal)  AIoll,  who  were  natives  of  Germany  and  Wis- 
consin respectively.  In  early  manhood  the  father  crossed  the  Atlantic  to  the  new 
world,  establishing  his  home  in  Wisconsin  in  1848  as  one  of  its  pioneer  settlers. 
There  he  became  connected  with  merchandising  and  continued  his  residence  in 
that  state  until  called  to  the  home  beyond  in  1889,  when  sixty-one  years  of  age. 
His  widow  still  survives  and  now  makes  her  home  in  the  state  of  New  York 
at  the  age  of  sixty-five  years. 

Of  their  family  of  four  children  Arthur  H.  Moll  was  the  second  in  order  of 
birth  and  during  his  youthful  days  he  attended  public  schools,  spending  two  years 
as  a  high  school  pupil  in  Tomah,  Wisconsin.  When  a  youth  of  fifteen  years  he 
was  first  employed  in  railroad  work  as  tallyman  for  the  tie  inspector  and  so  con- 
tinued for  nine  years.  He  afterward  settled  on  a  homestead  in  the  Sauk  River 
valley,  where  he  resided  for  two  years  and  on  the  expiration  of  that  period  he 
made  his  way  to  Everett,  where  he  became  actively  connected  with  the  hard- 
ware trade  in  the  employ  of  the  Agnew  Hardware  Company,  with  whom  he 
remained  for  a  number  of  years.  In  1905  he  arrived  in  Arlington  and  established 
the  A.  H.  Moll  hardware  business,  beginning  in  a  small  way  with  limited  capital. 
He  has  since  developed  the  business  to  extensive  proportions  and  now  has  one 
of  the  leading  stores  of  the  town — an  establishment  which  would  be  a  credit  to 
a  city  of  much  greater  size.  He  now  carries  a  complete  line  of  shelf  and  heavy 
hardware,  of  furniture  and  undertaking  supplies,  and  is  sole  owner  of  this  busi- 
ness. He  has  ever  recognized  the  fact  that  satisfied  patrons  are  the  best  advertise- 
ment and  in  the  conduct  of  his  trade  he  has  put  forth  every  efifort  to  please 
his  customers. 

On  the  19th  of  June,  1895.  Mr.  Moll  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Myra  B. 
Bartells,  of  Marinette  county,  Wisconsin,  her  father  being  Judge  F.  J.  Bartells. 
They  are  the  parents  of  five  children,  as  follows :  Frances,  who  was  born  at  Iron 
Mountain,  Michigan,  in  1896,  is  a  high  school  graduate  and  also  a  graduate  of  the 
University  of  Washington  and  now  the  wife  of  Henry  Murray,  of  Roy,  Wash- 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  99 

ington ;  Celeste,  who  was  born  in  Everett,  Washington,  in  1901  and  now  attends 
high  school  at  Arlington ;  Carl,  whose  birth  occurred  at  Everett  in  1903  and  who 
also  attends  the  high  school  at  Arlington;  George,  who  was  born  at  Everett  in 
1906  and  is  a  pupil  in  the  grade  school  at  Arlington ;  and  Myra  Elizabeth,  who 
was  born  at  Arlington,  Washington,  on  the  ist  of  February,  1916. 

Mr.  Moll  is  well  known  in  fraternal  circles,  belonging  to  a  number  of  the 
leading  organizations.  In  Masonry  he  has  attained  high  rank,  as  is  indicated 
by  the  fact  that  he  is  now  a  Noble  of  the  Mys,tic  Shrine.  He  also  belongs  to  the 
Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  the  Fraternal  Order  of  Eagles,  the  Knights 
of  Pythias,  the  Woodmen  of  the  World  and  the  Yeomen.  His  religious  faith  is 
indicated  by  his  membership  in  the  Christian  Science  church.  In  politics  he  is  a 
progressive  republican  and  in  19 12  was  elected  to  the  state  legislature,  serving 
two  terms.  He  gave  careful  consideration  to  all  the  questions  which  came  up  for 
settlement  and  his  support  of  any  measure  indicated  his  strong  belief  in  its  worth 
as  a  factor  in  good  government.  He  was  equally  strong  in  his  opposition  to  any 
measure  which  he  believed  would  prove  inimical  to  the  best  interests  of  the  com- 
(monwealth.  He  is  also  efficient  in  his  support  of  measures  for  the  upbuilding 
of  his  home  locality  and  in  fact  is  a  recognized  leader  of  public  thought  and  action 
there. 


CHARLES  F.  ELWELL. 


Charles  F.  Elwell,  president  of  the  Monroe  National  Bank  at  Monroe,  was 
born  April  2,  1862,  in  Northfield,  Maine.  His  father,  John  Elwell,  was  a  native 
of  that  state,  while  his  ancestors  belonged  to  the  old  York  colony  that  came  from 
England  at  a  very  early  period  in  the  settlement  of  the  new  world.  John  Elwell, 
the  founder  of  the  American  branch  of  the  family,  participated  in  the  Revolution- 
ary war.  John  Elwell,  father  of  Charles  F.  Elwell,  was  a  successful  lumberman 
and  became  a  pioneer  settler  of  Port  Gamble,  Washington,  arriving  in  1858. 
He  afterward  returned  to  Maine,  where  he  resided  until  1872,  when  he  again 
made  his  way  to  the  Pacific  northwest,  settling  in  Snohomish  county.  Along  the 
banks  of  the  Snohomish  river  he  engaged  in  the  lumber  business  with  ox  teams 
and  was  among  the  pioneers  in  the  development  of  the  lumber  trade  in  that  section 
In  politics  he  was  a  stanch  republican  and  his  religious  faith  was  that  of  the 
Presbyterian  church.  He  was  ever  loyal  to  any  cause  which  he  espoused  and  his 
many  sterling  traits  of  character  won  him  high  regard.  He  passed  away  in 
Snohomish  in  1887,  at  the  age  of  fifty-nine  years,  while  his  wife  died  in  1878, 
at  the  age  of  fifty-four.  She  bore  the  maiden  name  of  Eliza  Crosby  and  was  born 
in  Maine,  coming,  however,  of  English  ancestry.  By  her  marriage  she  had  seven 
sons  and  four  daughters. 

Charles  F.  Elwell,  the  youngest  of  the  sons,  pursued  his  education  in  the 
public  schools  of  Snohomish  and  of  Seattle,  supplemented  by  a  two  years'  course 
in  the  University  of  Washington.  On  attaining  his  majority  he  made  his 
initial  step  in  the  business  world  as  assistant  to  his  father,  then  a  well  known 
lumberman,  and  upon  his  father's  death  he  inherited  his  holdings.  Not  long 
afterward  he  turned  his  attention  to  stock  raising  and  began  the  sale  of  thorough- 


100  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

bred  cattle,  in  addition  to  which  he  carried  on  general  farming,  being  thus  identi- 
fied with  farming  and  stock  raising  interests  in  Snohomish  county  for  eleven  years. 
He  also  became  an  active  factor  in  commercial  circles  as  a  wholesale  and  retail 
dealer  in  meats  and  in  that  line  he  has  since  actively  and  successfully  continued. 
He  is  likewise  president  of  the  Monroe  National  Bank,  having  been  called  to  that 
office  of  trust  and  responsibility  in  1910.  His  fellow  townsmen  regard  him  as  a 
most  reliable,  enterprising  and  progressive  business  man  and  one  whose  efforts 
are  productive  of  beneficial  and  far-reaching  results. 

In  Snohomish,  on  the  26th  of  March,  1889,  Mr.  Elwell  was  married  to  Miss 
Sophie  Roessel,  a  native  of  Minnesota  and  a  daughter  of  George  N.  and  Louise 
(Schattner)  Roessel,  both  now  deceased.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Elwell  had  four  chil- 
dren, as  follows :  June  A.,  who  was  born  at  Snoqualmie,  Washington,  June  13, 
1891 ;  Blanche,  whose  birth  occurred  in  Snohomish  on  the  21st  of  January,  1894, 
and  who  passed  away  September  2,  1897;  Earl  M.,  born  in  Snohomish,  Septem- 
ber 4,  1895 ;  and  Celest,  who  was  born  in  Monroe  on  the  29th  of  July,  1902. 

In  politics  Mr.  Elwell  is  a  republican.  He  has  served  as  a  member  of  the 
city  council  for  many  terms,  remaining  in  that  office  from  the  organization  of 
the  city  until  1915.  He  has  ever  taken  a  deep  and  helpful  interest  in  affairs 
relating  to  the  upbuilding  of  his  town  and  is  an  active  member  of  the  Monroe 
Commercial  Club.  He  belongs  to  the  Knights  of  Pythias  and  to  the  Benevolent 
Protective  Order  of  Elks  and  his  religious  faith  is  that  of  the  Congregational 
church.  His  has  been  an  upright  and  honorable  life  actuated  by  high  pur- 
poses and  fraught  with  good  results,  and  the  respect  and  high  regard  entertained 
for  him  are  well  merited. 


WILLIAM  COLUMBUS  COX,  M.  D. 

Dr.  William  Columbus  Cox,  who  has  won  unusual  success  in  the  general 
practice  of  medicine  at  Everett,  was  born  on  the  20th  of  September,  1858,  in 
Flinty  Branch,  Mitchell  county,  North  Carolina,  the  eldest  son  and  second  child 
of  Samuel  W.  and  Cynthia  (Blalock)  Cox.  The  Cox  family  is  of  English  and 
German  lineage  but  of  old  American  colonial  stock.  The  father  of  Dr.  Cox 
was  also  born  in  North  Carolina  and  became  a  farmer.  In  the  year  1873  ^^^ 
left  the  Atlantic  coast  to  seek  a  home  in  the  far  west  and  in  that  year  arrived 
in  Walla  Walla,  Washington,  where  he  remained  for  two  decades,  being  one 
of  the  pioneer  settlers  of  that  section.  He  passed  away  in  1893,  at  the  age  of 
sixty-six  years,  his  birth  having  occurred  August  2,  1827.  His  wife  was  also 
a  native  of  Mitchell  county,  North  Carolina,  born  December  31,  1837,  and  was  a 
daughter  of  a  southern  farmer  and  planter  who  belonged  to  an  old  American 
family  and  was  of  German  and  English  descent.  Mrs.  Cox  was  a  sister  of  Dr. 
N.  G.  Blalock,  who  for  many  years  has  been  a  distinguished  physician  of  the 
northwest.  Mrs.  Cox  passed  away  in  her  native  state  in  1867,  when  but  twenty- 
nine  years  of  age.  She  was  the  mother  of  four  daughters  and  two  sons,  as  fol- 
lows: Addie,  who  is  the  wife  of  George  Rasmus,  a  resident  of  Walla  Walla, 
Washington;  William  Columbus,  of  this  review;  Hulda,  who  is  the  wife  of  S.  S. 
Parris  and  resides  near  Athena,  Oregon ;  Xelson  D.,  of  Walla  Walla,  Washing- 


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ton ;  Ura,  the  wife  of  Dr.  J.  P.  Price,  of  Nez  Perce,  Idaho;  and  Victa,  the  wife  of 
Thomas  Yoe,  of  Seattle,  Washington. 

When  a  youth  of  fifteen  years  Dr.  Cox  accompanied  his  father  to  Walla 
Walla  and  in  that  city  continued  his  education  as  a  public  school  pupil  to  the 
age  of  nineteen  years,  after  which  he  worked  on  his  uncle's  farm  until  1882. 
In  the  fall  of  that  year,  having  determined  upon  his  future  course,  he  matriculated 
in  the  Jefl:'erson  Medical  College  at  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania,  which  was  the 
alma  mater  of  his  distinguished  uncle,  and  from  that  institution  he  was  gradu- 
ated on  the  completion  of  a  thorough  course  April  2,  1885,  receiving  the  degree 
of  M.  D.  Thus  equipped  for  his  chosen  profession,  he  returned  to  Walla  Walla, 
where  he  engaged  in  the  practice  of  medicine  with  Dr.  Blalock,  a  relation  that 
was  maintained  until  April,  1886,  at  which  time  Dr.  Cox  removed  to  Genesee, 
Idaho.  There  he  remained  in  active  practice  for  five  years  and  on  the  6th  of 
July,  1 89 1,  he  came  to  Everett,  being  the  first  physician  on  the  then  new  town 
site.  Within  a  few  hours  after  his  arrival  he  was  called  upon  to  perform  a 
minor  surgical  operation  for  one  of  the  town  site  laborers  who  met  with  an  ac- 
cident. Since  that  time  he  has  been  continuously  active  in  his  profession  and 
most  successful  in  his  practice.  At  the  time  of  his  arrival  here  there  was  in 
reality  no  city  or  even  a  town,  merely  a  collection  of  people  awaiting  the  final 
survey  and  platting  of  the  land,  knowing  that  a  commercial  center  was  projected 
by  aggressive  capitalists.  It  was  not  until  September,  1891,  that  the  first  plat 
was  thrown  open  for  sale  by  W.  G.  Swalwell,  but  that  event  inaugurated  a  boom 
with  all  the  intensity  common  to  such  occurrences.  Dr.  Cox  came  early,  worked 
hard,  demonstrated  his  skill  and  as  a  result  has  won  unusual  success.  Beside 
giving  his  attention  to  a  large  general  practice  he  served  as  the  local  surgeon 
for  the  Great  Northern  Railroad  Company  for  fourteen  years  and  is  now  sur- 
geon for  the  Northern  Pacific  Railroad  Company  and  the  Everett  Railway,  Light 
and  Power  Company. 

Dr.  Cox  has  been  married  twice.  On  the  4th  of  March,  1888,  he  wedded 
Miss  Grace  Jain,  a  native  of  Wisconsin  and  a  daughter  of  Louis  and  Adelia 
Jain,  of  Genesee,  Idaho.  She  passed  away  on  the  lOth  of  October,  1891,  after 
a  happy  married  life  of  a  little  more  than  three  years.  On  the  ist  of  Novem- 
ber, 1894,  the  doctor  was  again  married,  his  second  union  being  with  Harriett  G. 
McFarland,  a  native  of  Maine  and  the  daughter  of  Captain  Robert  and  Georgia 
Berry  (Harrington)  McFarland,  who  were  also  natives  of  the  Pine  Tree  state  and 
among  Everett's  earliest  pioneers.  Captain  McFarland  spent  all  of  his  life 
as  a  sea-faring  man  on  both  the  Atlantic  and  Pacific  coasts  and  served  in  many 
prominent  government  positions  of  trust  and  high  responsibility  at  home  and 
abroad.  In  his  demise,  which  occurred  April  2^],  1914,  Everett  lost  one  of  its 
distinguished  citizens.  During  the  Civil  war  he  commanded  vessels  engaged 
in  furnishing  supplies  to  the  Union  army  and  navy  and  narrowly  escaped 
capture  or  death  many  times. 

Ever  recognized  as  a  leader,  Dr.  Cox  has  been  elected  to  various  posi- 
tions of  public  trust  and  has  always  been  found  most  loyal  to  his  duty  and  the 
confidence  reposed  in  him.  In  1890  he  was  chosen  mayor  of  Genesee,  Idaho, 
serving  for  a  year,  and  in  1894  he  was  elected  a  member  of  the  Everett  city 
council.  The  following  year  he  was  nominated  and  elected  mayor  and  served 
through  the  succeeding  year.     In  1900  he  was  appointed  a  member  of  the  state 


102  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

board  of  medical  examiners  and  acted  in  that  position  for  three  years.  His 
poHtical  support  has  always  been  given  the  democratic  party  and  fraternally  he 
is  connected  with  the  Masons,  Knights  of  Pythias,  Improved  Order  of  Red 
Men,  Benevolent  Order  of  Elks  and  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows.  He 
also  holds  membership  with  various  social  organizations,  including  the  Everett 
Commercial  Club,  of  which  he  served  as  president  in  19 15,  the  Everett  Golf  and 
Country  Club  and  the  Cascade  Club  of  Everett.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Snohomish 
County  Medical  Association  and  the  State  Medical  Society,  of  which  he  was 
president  in  1912  and  1913.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  American  Medical 
Association,  and  the  American  Association  of  Railway  Surgeons  and  is  a  fel- 
low of  the  American  College  of  Surgeons.  His  genial,  unfailing  courtesy  and 
broad  sympathy  have  won  for  him  a  goodly  host  of  friends  and  admirers  and 
in  a  profession  where  merit  alone  is  recognized  as  a  just  cause  for  advancement 
he  has  attained  a  most  worthy  and  honorable  place.  Professionally  and  socially 
he  stands  today  as  one  of  the  leading  citizens  of  Everett  and  the  Puget  Sound 
country.  His  home,  built  in  1898  at  No.  2732  Colby  street,  is  one  of  Everett's 
most  attractive  residences,  and  hospitality  and  good  cheer  have  made  it  through 
all  these  years  one  of  the  social  centers  of  the  city. 


CHARLES  L.  LEWIS. 


Twenty-six  years  have  been  added  to  the  cycle  of  the  centuries  since  Charles 
L.  Lewis  of  Raymond  established  his  home  in  the  northwest,  arriving  at  Aber- 
deen, Washington,  on  the  nth  of  January,  1891.  He  had  come  to  the  Pacific 
coast  from  Michigan,  his  native  state,  his  birth  having  occurred  near  Marshall, 
Calhoun  county,  October  2,  1855,  his  parents  being  Daniel  and  Martha  Lewis. 
He  resided  continuously  in  that  state  until  1891  and  after  acquiring  his  education 
in  its  public  schools  he  engaged  in  mercantile  pursuits  and  in  the  shingle  business 
at  McBrides,  Montcalm  county,  until  1890.  He  then  removed  to  Battle  Creek  and 
thence  came  to  the  state  of  Washington,  arriving  at  Aberdeen  on  the  nth  of 
January,  1891.  He  resided  in  Aberdeen  for  thirteen  years,  during  which  time  he 
was  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  shingles,  operating  several  shingle  mills  in 
that  locality.  In  1904  he  removed  to  Olympia,  where  he  continued  to  make  his 
home  for  eleven  years  and  then  took  up  his  abode  in  Raymond,  where  he  now 
resides.  In  November,  1905,  he  began  the  erection  of  the  buildings  and  mill  for 
the  Raymond  Lumber  Company  and  in  August,  1906,  the  operation  of  the  mill 
was  begun  with  E.  Hulbert,  of  Aberdeen,  as  president  of  the  company,  E.  A. 
Christenson,  of  San  Francisco,  as  vice  president,  and  Charles  L.  Lewis,  secretary, 
treasurer  and  manager..  There  has  since  been  no  change  in  the  personnel  of  the 
company,  pleasant  relations  being  maintained  throughout  all  of  this  period  by 
the  officers,  whose  hearty  cooperation  has  brought  substantial  results.  The  mill 
has  a  capacity  of  one  hundred  and  fifty  thousand  feet  and  employment  is  fur- 
nished to  one  hundred  and  thirty-five  men.  They  manufacture  lumber  exclusively 
and  the  equipment  of  the  mill  is  thoroughly  modern  in  every  way.  They  also  have 
their  own  logging  camps  on  Green  creek  and  at  Burt,  Washington,  where  they 
employ  one  hundred  and  twenty  men.  Mr.  Lewis  has  always  been  in  charge  of 
the  mill,  which  is  one  of  the  best  in  Pacific  county,  and  there  are  few  phases  of 


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WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  105 

the  lumber  business  with  which  he  is  not  faniihar.  His  judgment  is  sound,  his 
discrimination  keen  and  his  enterprise  unfaltering  and  his  salient  qualities  have 
led  to  the  attainment  of  very  desirable  success. 

In  Michigan,  in  1876,  Mr.  Lewis  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Kate  A.  Tew, 
a  daughter  of  Thomas  S.  and  Adelia  W.  Tew,  of  Stanton,  Michigan.  Twelve 
children  have  been  born  of  this  marriage,  ten  of  whom  are  yet  living:  Nina, 
Essie,  Myrtle,  Thomas,  Edith,  Fred,  Grace,  Ethel,  Raymond  and  Flelen.  Those 
who  have  passed  away  are:  Edna,  who  died  at  the  age  of  seventeen  years; 
and  Lorna,  at  the  age  of  twenty-two.  Of  this  family  Thomas  is  married  and 
now  resides  at  South  Bend,  Washington,  while  Fred  is  also  married  and  resides 
in  southern  California,  Myrtle  lives  at  Olympia,  and  Edith  is  the  wife  of  Frank 
Hayes,  of  Seattle.     The  other  living  children  are  all  at  home. 

Mr.  Lewis  is  well  known  in  fraternal  circles,  being  identitied  with  several 
orders,  including  the  Masons,  the  Elks,  the  Woodmen  of  the  World  and  the 
Ancient  Order  of  United  Workmen.  His  life  has  been  one  of  intense  and  well 
directed  activity.  Lie  has  had  few  leisure  moments  and  the  enterprise  and  deter- 
mination which  he  has  displayed  have  enabled  him  to  wrest  fortune  from  the 
hands  of  fate.  He  has  always  placed  his  dependence  upon  the  substantial  qualities 
of  industry  and  perseverance  and  he  has  ne\er  stoj)pc(l  short  of  the  successful 
attainment  of  his  purpose. 


Gl^ORGF.  KINNEAR. 


As  long  as  Seattle  stands,  the  name  of  Kinnear  will  be  an  honored  one  in 
the  city.  It  is  perpetuated  in  Kinnear  Park  and  in  other  public  projects  which 
owe  their  existence  to  his  efforts  and  are  the  result  of  his  sagacity  and  his  public 
spirit.  Dealing  in  real  estate,  he  became  one  of  the  capitalists  of  Seattle  and 
contributed  in  most  substantial  measure  to  its  uplniilding  and  development.  A 
native  of  Ohio,  he  was  born  in  I'ickaway  county  in  iS^^d  and  was  taken  by  his 
parents  to  Tippecanoe  county,  Indiana,  the  family  home  being  established  on  the 
banks  of  the  Wabash,  the  father  there  building  the  first  log  cabin  at  La  Fayette. 
He  was  three  years  of  age  when  his  father  purchased  land  on  Flint  creek  and 
there  erected  a  brick  dwelling  from  brick  which  he  made  on  his  land,  while  the 
floors,  laths,  doors,  window  frames  and  casings  were  of  black  waliutt.  George 
Kinnear  had  reached  the  age  of  nine  years  when  the  father  started  with  his  family 
for  Woodford  county,  Illinois,  taking  with  liini  his  flocks  and  herds.  They  had 
advanced  but  one  hundred  yards,  however,  when  one  of  the  wagons  broke  and 
little  nine-year-old,  barefooted  George  ran  l)ack  to  ihe  house  and  cut  a  notch 
in  the  window  sill.  Sixty-four  years  later  he  rapped  at  the  door  of  this  same 
house.  An  old  lady  appeared,  to  whom  he  related  that  the  place  was  his  former 
home.  She  said  that  must  be  impossible,  for  she  had  lived  there  sixty-four 
years,  that  .she  was  there  when  the  former  owner,  Charles  Kitmear,  and  family 
left  with  their  teams  for  Illinois,  that  .shortly  after  the  starl;  a  little  boy  came 
running  back,  went  into  the  next  room— Mr.  Kiimear  interrupted— "Let  me.  un- 
accompanied, go  into  the  next  room  and  see  what  that  little  boy  did."  He  went 
straight  lo  his  window  sill  and  there,  intact,  was  the  notch.  For  a  few  seconds 
he  was  again  a  barefooted,  nine-year-old  boy  making  that  notch.     It  was  his  last 


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106  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

act  of  affection  for  the  Indiana  home  after  the  rest  of  the  family  had  gone  from 
the  house  perhaps  forever. 

George  Kinnear  spent  the  time  in  the  usual  manner  of  farm  lads  at  the  old 
home  on  Walnut  creek,  in  Woodford  county,  until  the  outbreak  of  the  war, 
Vears  afterward  there  was  to  be  a  home  coming  in  Woodford  county  and  Mr. 
Kinnear  in  response  to  an  invitation  to  be  present  on  that  occasion,  wrote  that  he 
regretfully  declined  the  invitation  but  gave  an  account  of  his  experiences  and 
recollections  of  the  early  times  in  that  locality.     From  this  we  quote,  not  only 
because  it  gives  an  excellent  picture  of  the  life  lived  there  in  that  day  but  also 
because  it  gives  a  splendid  idea  of  the  literary  talent  of  the  man  who  in  the  inter- 
vening years  had  advanced  from  poverty  to  affluence  and  had  become  a  prominent 
figure  in  the  community  in  which  he  lived.     He  said:     "In  the  year  1851  when 
I  was  a  boy,  we  settled  in  Walnut  Grove.    Then  and  for  several  years  thereafter 
our  postoffice  was  at  Washington  and  there  is  where  we  did  most  of  our  trading. 
Near  by  where  we  built  our  house  was  the  old  camp  ground  of  the  Pottawottomies. 
Their  camp  ground  was  strewn  with  pieces  of  flint  and  arrow  heads  and  their 
old  trails  leading  off  in  different  directions  remained.     Often  in  my  quiet  strolls 
through  the  woods  in  my  imagination  I  peopled  the  forest  again  with  Indians 
and  almost  wished  I  were  one.     Most  of  the  country  between  Walnut  Grove  and 
Washington  was  wet,  with  many  ponds  and  sloughs.     The  road  was  anywhere 
we  saw  fit  to  drive  (always  aiming,  however,  to  keep  on  the  top  of  the  sod.)     In 
driving  across  sloughs,  we  would  drive  at  a  run  for  fear  of  going  through,  but  if 
we  got  into  a  rut  or  the  sod  broke,  we  were  stuck.     During  the  summer  time  I 
went  to  Washington  twice  a  week  to  have  the  prairie  plows  sharpened  and  while 
the  work  was  being  done  I  would  stroll  about  and  peer  into  the  little  stores  and 
shops,  which  were  interesting  to  the  boy  raised  on  a  farm  and  not  used  to  town 
life.     I  remember  one  day  seeing  at  Washington  a  bunch  of  little  girls  wading 
about  barefoot  in  the  mud  like  a  lot  of  little  ducks.    One  of  them  was  little  five- 
year-old  Angie  Simmons.     When  I  was  seventeen  years  old,  I  went  to  work  in 
A.  H.  Danforth's  store,  where  I  remained  about  four  months,  beginning  at  the 
bottom,   sweeping,  moving  boxes,  etc.,   occasionally   selling  goods.      I   observed 
then  how  mean  some  men  could  be.     When  I  was  at  work  and  nobody  else 
around,  several  of  the  men  would  say,  'They  make  you  sweep.     They  make  you 
do  the  dirty  work.     I  wouldn't  stand  it,'  but  I  had  sense  enough  to  know  my 
place.     I  did  not  like  store  keeping  and  remained  only  four  months. 

"In  1865  the  war  was  over  and  I  was  at  home  and  out  of  business.  I  bought 
a  brand  new  buggy  and  a  nice  team.  I  started  out  on  the  morning  of  the  Fourth 
of  July  to  see  what  I  might.  My  father,  I  suppose,  to  plague  me,  said,  'Yes,  you 
will  marry  the  first  girl  you  get  into  that  buggy.'  I  struck  out  straight  for  Wash- 
ington, tied  up  my  team  and  walked  over  to  where  the  speaking  would  be  held. 
Meeting  my  old  friend,  Diego  Ross,  he  at  once  introduced  me  to  a  handsome 
girl.  I  proffered  to  find  her  a  seat,  which  she  accepted.  Considering  the  cir- 
cumstances of  our  new  acquaintance  with  each  other  and  the  courtesies  due  from 
one  to  the  other,  we  paid  reasonably  good  attention  to  the  reading  of  the  Declara- 
tion of  Independence  and  the  oration,  and  at  the  conclusion  of  the  same  I  drove 
with  her  in  my  buggy  to  her  home  and  there  engaged  her  company  for  that  even- 
ing to  view  the  fireworks.     (First  girl  in  buggy.) 

"The  Washington  people  had  a  great  celebration.     The  old  anvil  roared  and 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  107 

stirred  up  great  enthusiasm  and  the  fireworks  were  brilliant.  My  girl  and  I  were 
seated  in  the  buggy  watching  the  fireworks  and  some  girls  were  walking  by  in 
the  weeds.  I  heard  my  girl  say,  'Sally,  is  the  dog  fennel  wet?'  Was  that  a  joke 
or  sarcasm?  The  question  was  asked,  'Where  will  we  be  the  next  Fourth?' 
The  answer  was,  'Why  not  here?'  Now  we  made  an  appointment  one  year 
ahead.  An  appointment  one  year  ahead  seemed  a  long  way  oft',  so  I  called  oc- 
casionally to  see  if  she  and  I  were  still  on  good  terms  or  if  she  had  gone  off  with 
another  fellow.  The  next  Fourth  came  around  and  we  were  there  in  the  buggy 
watching  the  fireworks.  (First  girl  still  in  the  buggy.)  One  time  I  called  about 
noon.  She  met  me  at  the  door  with  her  sleeves  rolled  up.  She  asked  me  if  I 
would  stay  for  dinner  and  I  said  'Yes.'  She  was  beaten  for  once.  She  thought 
I  would  know  enough  to  say  'No.'  I  was  ahead  one  meal.  By  this  time  we 
were  getting  enthusiastic  on  the  Fourth  of  July  and  set  another  date  a  year  ahead. 
But  we  began  negotiations  now  in  earnest  and  on  March  28,  1867,  we  were  mar- 
ried. (First  girl  in  buggy.)  It  was  hard  to  beat  old  father,  at  a  guess.  The 
first  girl  in  buggy  took  the  buggy  and  from  that  time  on  ruled  the  roost.  The 
first  girl  in  buggy  and  the  little  five-year-old  Angie  Simmons  were  one  and  the 
same. 

"But  take  me  back,  take  me  back  to  the  times  when  Nature  was  clothed  in  her 
natural  garments;  when  the  log  cabin  was  the  only  dwelling  place  of  the  settler; 
when  rough  logs  chinked  with  mud  and  sticks,  a  rough  stone  chimney,  a  puncheon 
floor,  a  clapboard  roof,  the  latch  string  hanging  out  were  both  hut  and  palace. 
In  those  times  the  forest  trees,  untouched  by  the  woodman's  axe,  stood  in  all 
their  native  beauty.  The  woods  were  full  of  wild  fruit — the  wild  cherries,  wild 
plums,  crabapples,  mulberries,  hackberries,  elderberries,  gooseberries,  black  cur- 
rants, wild  grapes  and  May  apples,  red  haws,  black  haws,  acorns,  chinkapins, 
hickory  nuts  and  walnuts,  pawpaws  and  persimmons  and  wild  honey  in  nearly 
every  hollow  tree.  Of  the  game  birds  there  were  droves  of  wild  turkeys,  pheas- 
ants, quail,  doves,  woodpeckers,  yellow  hammers,  plovers  and  sap  suckers.  Of 
the  animals,  the  deer,  squirrel,  coon,  'possum,  rabbit,  wolf  and  fox.  The  streams 
teemed  with  fish. 

"I  looked  up  into  the  sky  and  saw  the  myriads  upon  myriads  of  wild  pigeons. 
They  were  in  columns  extending  from  horizon  to  horizon  and  to  the  north  and 
south  as  far  as  eye  could  see ;  at  times  they  almost  darkened  the  sun,  and  out  on 
the  prairie  I  saw  millions  of  wild  geese,  ducks,  brants  and  cranes  sporting  about 
the  sloughs  and  ponds,  their  quacking,  screaming,  chirping  and  whirring  of  wings 
sounding  like  distant  thunder.  Out  in  another  direction  on  the  dry  ground  I  saw 
the  prairie  chickens.  They  were  almost  as  numerous  as  the  water  fowl.  They 
were  crowing  and  cackling  and  chasing  each  other  around  in  the  grass.  Among 
the  birds  or  off  by  themselves  were  herds  of  deer  feeding  on  the  prairie  grass. 

"Here  was  the  sportsman's  paradise.  He  would  never  consent  to  be  trans- 
ported with  joy  to  another  land.  From  his  flocks  and  herds  he  would  supply 
the  table  with  the  choicest  venison,  geese,  ducks  and  prairie  hens  to  suit  the  guests 
at  the  sumptuous  feast.  This  was  the  joyful  place  for  the  rugged,  barefoot  boy, 
bareheaded,  on  a  bareback  horse,  with  a  gun  and  a  dog  by  his  side.  With  what 
joy,  after  following  the  deer  across  the  plain,  would  he  carry  home  to  his  mother 
the  trophy  of  the  chase!  This  was  the  place  for  the  rosy-cheeked  girl,  clad 
in  her  linsey  dress,  in  a  bewildering  mass  of  wild  flowers,  trailing  vines  and 


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rustling  leaves,  as  happy  as  the  feathered  songsters  that  surrounded  her  and 
sang  with  her  their  dehght  at  the  beautiful  scene.  What  a  treat  it  would  be  now 
to  go  back  with  our  baskets  into  those  woods  and  gather  the  nuts  as  they  fall 
from  the  trees,  to  pull  down  the  black  haw  bush  and  gather  the  richest  berry 
that  grows,  and  the  sweet  persimmons  we'd  gather,  too.  Farther  down  the  wood 
lies  the  pawpaw  patch,  and  from  among  its  leaves  we'd  pick  the  ripe,  juicy 
fruit  and  at  last  start  for  home,  our  baskets  filled  to  the  brim.  Let  us  go  home, 
to  our  old  home  again.  We  see  the  large  fireplace,  the  wide  hearth,  the  old 
Dutch  oven  in  which  mother  baked  her  bread  and  boiled  the  mush  before  the 
fire.  The  table  is  spread  with  the  bread  mother  baked,  the  bowls  of  mush  and 
milk,  the  roasted  game  the  hunter  brought,  the  baked  potatoes  and  luscious  fruit 
and  the  pumpkin  pie  mother  made  from  the  flat  pie  pumpkin.  A  barefoot  boy 
is  squatting  on  the  floor  and  with  the  mush  pot  between  his  legs  is  scraping  the 
kettle  for  the  crust.  Out  in  the  woods  we  hear  the  wild  turkey  gobble ;  the  drum- 
ming of  the  pheasant  and  the  nuts  dropping  from  the  trees ;  we  see  the  waving 
of  the  treetops  and  hear  the.  rustling  of  the  leaves,  the  song  of  the  birds  and  the 
barking  of  the  squirrels  and  watch  them  leap  from  tree  to  tree.  They  are  all  our 
friends.  How  I  like  them !  Let  me  go  among  them  alone  at  night  with  my  dog 
and  there  Fll  follow  the  'possum  and  the  coon,  stroll  along  the  silent  creek  and 
listen  to  the  songs  of  the  frogs,  the  hooting  of  the  owl  and  the  whippoorwill.  This 
is  August  31,  191 1.  How  pleasant  now  to  remember  old  Washington  surrounded 
by  broad  prairies  and  beautiful  groves  and  inhabited  by  friends  and  associates 
of  the  early  days !  Here  from  the  Shore  of  the  Great  Pacific,  the  Land  of  the 
Salmon  and  the  Big  Red  Apple,  to  you  of  the  Land  of  the  Rustling  Corn  we  send 
Greeting !" 

In  the  letter  from  which  the  above  quotation  was  taken  Mr.  Kinnear  referred 
to  his  military  service.  With  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil  war  he  joined  the  Forty- 
seventh  Illinois  Regiment,  with  which  he  remained  until  mustered  out  in  1864. 
On  his  way  home  while  crossing  the  Mississippi  he  said,  'T  have  chewed  tobacco 
for  eleven  years.  This  is  no  habit  for  a  young  man  to  start  out  in  life  with," 
and  threw  into  the  water  a  silver  pocket  case  full  of  tobacco.  That  was  character- 
istic of  Mr.  Kinnear.  If  once  he  decided  that  a  course  was  wrong  or  unwise 
he  did  not  hesitate  to  turn  aside,  for  he  never  deviated  from  a  path  which  he 
believed  to  be  right.  It  was  this  fidelity  to  all  that  he  thought  to  be  worth  while 
in  the  development  of  character  that  made  him  the  splendid  specimen  of  man- 
hood, remembered  by  his  many  friends  in  Seattle. 

Following  his  return  from  the  war  his  mother  handed  him  thirty-six  hundred 
dollars — his  pay,  which  he  had  sent  her  while  at  the  front  to  help  her  in  the 
conduct  of  household  aft'airs.  With  the  mother's  sacrifice  and  devotion,  however, 
she  had  saved  it  all  for  him  and  with  that  amount  he  invested  in  a  herd  of  cattle 
which  he  fed  through  the  winter  and  sold  at  an  advance  the  following  spring, 
using  the  proceeds  in  the  purchase  of  two  sections  of  Illinois  land.  He  not  only 
became  identified  with  farming  interests  but  from  1864  until  1869  held  the  office 
of  county  clerk  of  Woodford  county.  Illinois,  proving  a  most  capable  and  trust- 
worthy official  in  that  position.  On  retiring  from  the  office  he  concentrated  his 
energies  upon  the  development  and  cultivation  of  his  land  and  while  carrying  on 
farming  he  would  purchase  com  in  the  fall  and  place  it  in  cribs,  selling  when 
the  market  reached,  as  he  believed,  its  best  point.    In  the  meantime  he  studied  con- 


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109 


ditions  in  the  developing  northwest.  His  attention  was  first  called  to  the  Puget 
Sound  country  in  1864  and  thereafter  from  time  to  time  his  mind  returned  to  that 
district.  Knowing  that  the  waters  of  the  Sound  were  navigable  he  believed 
that  one  day  a  great  city  would  be  built  there  and  after  ten  years,  in  which  he 
pondered  the  question,  he  made  a  trip  to  the  northwest  in  1874,  looking  over  the 
different  locations.  He  was  most  favorably  impressed  with  the  site  of  Seattle 
and  before  he  returned  to  Illinois  he  purchased  what  is  known  as  the  G.  Kinnear 
addition  on  the  south  side  of  Queen  Anne  Hill.  He  then  returned  home  and  four 
years  later,  or  in  1878,  he  brought  his  family  to  the  northwest.  He  felt  that 
investment  in  property  here  would  be  of  immense  advantage  and  as  fast  as  he 
could  sell  his  Illinois  land  at  fifty  dollars  per  acre  he  converted  the  proceeds 
into  Seattle  real  estate,  much  of  which  rose  rapidly  in  value.  There  was  but 
a  tiny  town  here  at  the  time  of  his  arrival  and  from  the  beginning  of  his  resi- 
dence on  the  Sound  he  did  everything  in  his  power  to  make  known  to  the  country 
the  possibilities  and  opportunities  of  the  northwest  and  to  aid  in  the  development 
of  the  city  in  which  he  had  located.  He  favored  and  fostered  every  measure 
which  he  believed  would  prove  of  benefit  to  the  town  and  country.  In  1878-9 
he  labored  strenuously  to  secure  the  building  of  a  wagon  road  over  the  Snoqualmie 
Pass  and  as  the  organizer  of  the  board  of  immigration  he  had  several  thousand 
pamphlets  printed,  sent  advertisements  to  the  newspapers  throughout  the  country 
and  as  the  result  of  this  widespread  publicity  letters  requesting  pamphlets  arrived 
at  the  rate  of  one  hundred  or  more  per  day  and  for  several  years  after  the  printed 
supply  had  been  exhausted  the  requests  kept  coming  in.  Just  how  far  his  efforts 
and  influence  extended  in  the  upbuilding  of  the  northwest  it  is  impossible  to 
determine  but  it  is  a  recognized  fact  that  Mr.  Kinnear's  work  in  behalf  of  Seattle 
has  been  far-reaching  and  most  beneficial. 

In  1886,  at  the  time  of  the  Chinese  riots,  he  was  captain  of  the  Home  Guard 
and  in  that  connection  did  important  service.  The  anti-Chinese  feeling  in  the 
northwest  found  expression  in  action  in  the  fall  of  1885,  when  the  Chinese  were 
expelled  from  a  number  of  towns  along  the  coast  by  mobs  and  an  Anti-Chinese 
Congress  was  held  in  Seattle  which  promulgated  a  manifesto  that  all  Chinese 
must  leave  the  localities  represented  in  the  congress  on  or  prior  to  the  first  day 
of  November.  The  authorities  in  Seattle  prepared  to  resist  the  lawless  element 
and  the  ist  of  November  came  without  the  Chinese  having  been  driven  out  of 
Seattle.  On  the  3d  of  November  the  Chinese  were  expelled  from  Tacoma  and 
the  spirit  of  hatred  against  the  Mongolians  grew  in  intensity  along  the  coast. 
As  the  weeks  passed  the  leaders  of  the  anti-Chinese  forces  continued  their  activity 
and  it  became  increasingly  evident  that  there  was  serious  trouble  ahead.  One 
morning  ten  or  a  dozen  men  met  in  Seattle,  among  them  Mr.  Kinnear,  and 
he  proposed  that  a  force  of  citizens  be  organized  and  armed  for  the  purpose  of 
holding  the  mob  element  in  check.  All  present  agreed  and  subsequently  a  com- 
pany of  eighty  men  armed  with  breech-loading  guns  was  organized  and  given 
the  name  of  the  Home  Guards.  Mr.  Kinnear  was  made  captain  of  this  organi- 
zation and  arrangements  were  made  for  signals  to  be  given  to  indicate  that  the 
mob  had  actually  begun  the  attack.  As  several  inaccurate  accounts  of  the  riot 
have  appeared.  Captain  Kinnear  published  a  small  book  giving  a  correct  account 
of  the  whole  anti-Chinese  trouble  and  from  this  the  following  quotation  is 
taken : 


no  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

"On  Sunday  morning  (Feb.  7th),  about  eleven  o'clock,  the  old  University  and 
Methodist  Episcopal  Church  bells  sounded  the  signals.  At  a  meeting  the  previous 
evening  a  committee  had  been  appointed  to  take  charge  of  the  removal  of  the 
Chinese.  They  proceeded  to  the  Chinese  quarters  with  wagons,  ordered  the 
Orientals  to  pack  up,  then,  with  the  aid  of  the  rioters,  placed  them  and  their 
baggage  onto  wagons  and  drove  them  to  the  dock  at  the  foot  of  Main  Street,  the 
intention  being  to  load  them  onto  the  Steamer  Queen,  which  was  expected  from 
San  Francisco  at  any  hour.  Upon  the  arrival  of  Captain  Alexander  with  the 
Queen  at  Port  Townsend,  he  first  learned  of  the  situation  at  Seattle  and  when  he 
arrived  at  the  Ocean  Dock  he  ran  out  the  hot  water  hose,  declaring  he  would 
scald  all  persons  attempting  to  force  their  way  onto  the  ship.  They  willingly 
kept  at  a  distance.  But  the  city  was  completely  in  the  hands  of  the  mob.  The 
acting  Chief-of-Police  Murphy  and  nearly  all  of  the  poHce  force  were  aiding  in 
the  lawless  acts.  Early  in  the  day  Governor  Watson  C.  Squire,  being  in  the 
city,  issued  his  proclamation  ordering  them  to  desist  from  violence,  to  disperse 
and  return  to  their  homes.  Their  only  answer  was  yells  and  howls  of  defiance. 
He  ordered  out  two  military  companies  stationed  in  the  city  to  report  to  the 
sheriff  of  the  county  for  the  purpose  of  enforcing  the  laws.  A  squad  of  eighteen 
men  from  the  Home  Guards  escorted  C.  K.  Henry,  United  States  Department 
Marshall,  to  the  front  of  Dexter  Horton's  Bank,  where  the  governor's  proclama- 
tion was  read  to  the  howling  mob.  They  were  furious  at  the  presence  of  the 
armed  men  and  would  have  attacked  had  the  Guards  not  promptly  returned  to 
their  quarters  at  the  engine  house.  The  removal  of  the  Chinese  from  their 
homes  continued  till  there  were  about  three  hundred  and  fifty  herded  on  Ocean 
Dock  awaiting  the  transportation  by  rail  or  steamer  to  carry  them  away.  A 
strong  guard  of  rioters  was  placed  over  them.  Only  those  who  could  pay  their 
fare  were  permitted  to  board  the  ship.  The  citizens  subscribed  a  portion  of  the 
money  to  pay  the  fares  of  one  hundred,  being  all  that  could  be  carried  on  the 
boat.  In  the  meantime  a  writ  of  Habeas  Corpus  was  issued  by  Judge  Roger  S. 
Greene,  detaining  the  vessel  and  requiring  Captain  Alexander  to  produce  the 
Chinese  then  on  his  vessel  at  the  court  room  next  morning  at  eight  o'clock,  that 
each  Chinaman  might  be  informed  of  his  legal  rights  and  say  if  he  desired 
to  go  or  remain ;  that  if  he  wanted  to  remain  he  would  be  protected.  ILarly  in  the 
morning  of  the  7th,  the  Home  Guards  were  ordered  placed  where  they  could 
best  guard  the  city.  The  entire  force  was  posted  at  the  corner  of  Washington 
Street  and  Second  Avenue  and  details  sent  out  from  there  to  guard  a  portion 
of  the  city.  That  night  a  portion  of  the  Guards  and  the  Seattle  Rifle%  took  up 
their  quarters  at  the  Court  House,  Company  D  remaining  at  their  armory.  The 
authorities  were  active  during  the  entire  night  in  doing  everything  they  could 
to  enforce  the  laws.  Governor  Squire  telegraphed  the  Secretary  of  War,  also 
General  Gibbon,  commanding  the  Department  of  the  Columbia,  the  situation. 
About  midnight  an  attempt  was  made  to  move  the  Chinese  to  a  train  and  send 
a  part  of  them  out  of  the  city  that  way,  but  the  Seattle  Rifles  and  Company  D 
were  sent  to  guard  the  train  and  succeeded  in  getting  it  out  ahead  of  time.  While 
most  of  the  mob  that  had  not  yet  retired  was  down  at  the  train,  a  squad  of  the 
Home  Guards  was  detailed  to  take  possession  of  the  north  and  south  wings  of  the 
Ocean  Dock  upon  which  were  quartered  the  Chinese,  watched  over  by  McMillan, 
Kidd  and  others,  all  of  whom  were  prevented  by  the  Home  Guards  from  leaving 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  111 

the  dock.  By  daylight  the  Seattle  Rifles  and  University  Cadets  with  a  squad 
from  the  Home  Guards  were  lined  up  across  the  two  wing  approaches  to  the  main 
dock.  In  the  early  morning  the  mob  was  gathering  again  and  soon  the  adjoinino- 
wharves  and  streets  were  blocked  with  angry  men  who  saw  they  were  defeated 
in  keeping  charge  of  the  Chinese.  As  their  numbers  increased,  they  became 
bolder  and  declared  their  purpose  to  kill  or  drive  out  the  Guards.  Early  that 
morning  after  warrant  was  issued  by  George  G.  Lyon,  Justice  of  the  Peace,  the 
leading  agitators  were  arrested  and  locked  in  jail,  where  they  were  confined  at 
the  time  the  Home  Guards  escorted  the  Chinese  from  the  dock  to  the  courthouse 
pursuant  to  the  writ  of  Habeas  Corpus  issued  by  Judge  Greene.  Of  course  there 
would  have  been  a  skirmish  somewhere  between  the  dock  and  the  courthouse  if 
the  anti-Chinese  forces  had  not  been  deprived  of  their  leaders.  At  the  conclusion 
of  court  proceedings,  the  Home  Guards  escorted  all  of  the  Chinese  back  so  that 
those  who  were  to  leave  on  the  Queen  might  do  so  and  the  others  went  to  the  dock 
to  reclaim  their  personal  effects  which  they  had  carried  from  their  houses  or 
which  were  carted  there  by  the  mob.  At  this  time  the  leaders  who  had  been 
arrested  had  been  released  from  jail  on  bail,  at  least  some  of  them  had,  and  they 
acted  as  a  committee  to  disburse  money  which  had  been  raised  to  pay  the  passage 
of  those  Chinese  who  w^anted  to  go  to  San  Francisco  on  the  Queen.  The  com- 
mittee, or  some  members  of  it,  were  permitted  to  go  upon  the  dock,  but  the  mass 
of  anti-Chinese  forces  were  held  in  check  by  the  Home  Guards,  Seattle  Rifles 
and  University  Cadets,  who  maintained  a  line  across  the  docks  extending  from 
Main  Street  to  Washington  Street.  The  numbers  of  the  disorderly  element  were 
increasing  and  there  was  every  indication  of  trouble  ahead.  President  Powell 
of  the  University  had  been  mingling  among  the  crowd  and  informed  us  that  they 
were  planning  to  take  our  guns  away  from  us.  The  Guards  had  been  expecting 
this  and  were  prepared  all  the  time  for  trouble.  After  the  Queen  left,  the 
remaining  Chinese  were  ordered  moved  back  to  their  quarters  where  they  had 
been  living  and  the  Chinese  were  formed  in  column  with  baskets  and  bundles 
of  all  sizes  which  made  them  a  clumsy  lot  to  handle.  In  front  was  placed  the 
liome  Guards — the  Seattle  Rifles  and  the  University  Cadets  coming  two  hundred 
and  fifty  yards  in  the  rear.  The  march  began  up  Main  Street.  The  Home 
Guards  were  well  closed  up  as  they  had  been  cautioned  to  march  that  way. 
Crowds  of  men  were  on  the  street,  but  they  gave  way.  But  on  our  left,  on  the 
north  side  of  the  street,  they  now  lined  up  in  better  order  and  as  the  head  of 
the  column  reached  Commercial  Street  and  alongside  the  New  England  Hotel, 
at  a  signal  the  rioters  sprang  at  the  Guards  and  seized  a  number  of  their  guns, 
which  began  to  go  off.  The  rioters  instantly  let  go  the  guns  and  crowded  back. 
They  were  surprised  that  the  guns  were  loaded.  One  man  was  killed  and  four 
wounded.  This  seemed  to  have  the  desired  eff'ect  on  them.  Immediately  the 
Guards  were  formed  across  Commercial  Street  looking  north.  The  Seattle  Rifles 
and  University  Cadets  formed  on  Main  Street  facing  the  docks,  where  there 
was  a  large  crowd,  a  few  men  were  faced  to  the  south  and  east,  thus  forming 
a  square  at  Commercial  and  Main  Streets.  The  dense  mobs  were  in  the  streets 
to  the  north  and  west.  To  the  north  as  far  as  Yesler  Way  the  street  was  packed 
full  of  raving,  howling,  angry  men,  threatening  revenge  on  those  who  were  inter- 
fering with  their  lawlessness.  I  selected  Mr.  C.  H.  Hanford  and  Mr.  F.  H. 
Whit  worth  and  directed  them  to  press  the  crowd  back  so  as  to  keep  an  open 


112  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

space  between  our  line  and  the  front  of  the  mob.  Many  of  the  mob  were  seen 
with  arms.  At  the  time  of  shooting,  several  shots  were  fired  by  the  mob,  one  ball 
passing  through  the  sheriff's  coat,  but  none  of  our  men  were  hurt.  Back  a  dis- 
tance a  number  of  the  leaders  mounted  boxes  and  by  their  fierce  harangues  tried 
to  stir  the  mob  to  seek  revenge.  There  was  no  order  given  to  fire.  The  men 
understood  their  business  and  knew  when  to  shoot.  We  remained  in  this  position 
about  half  an  hour,  until  Captain  Haines,  with  Company  D,  appeared  coming 
down  the  street  from  the  north,  the  mob  cheering  with  great  delight  and  opening 
the  way  to  give  them  free  passage.  Shortly  afterwards  the  mob  called  on  John 
Keane  for  a  speech.  He  mounted  a  box  in  front  of  the  New  England  Hotel  and 
made  a  speech  in  the  following  words :  'All  of  ye's  go  to  your  homes.  There 
has  been  trouble  enough  this  day.'  Then  the  Home  Guards,  Rifles,  and  Cadets 
conducted  the  Chinese  to  their  quarters  and  then  marched  to  the  courthouse, 
which  from  that  time  on,  with  Company  D,  was  their  headquarters." 

In  the  afternoon  of  that  day  Governor  Watson  C.  Squire  proclaimed  the  city 
under  martial  law  and  the  Guards  and  militia  with  the  assistance  of  the  Volun- 
teers were  able  to  maintain  order  in  the  city.  In  the  meantime  the  president  of 
the  United  States  ordered  General  Gibbon,  who  was  stationed  at  Vancouver,  to 
send  federal  troops  to  the  aid  of  Seattle.  On  the  morning  of  the  lotli  Colonel 
de  Russy  arrived  with  the  Fourteenth  Infantry  to  relieve  the  Guards  and  militia, 
who  had  been  on  constant  duty  for  three  days  and  nights  Avithout  sleep  or  rest. 
With  the  arrival  of  the  regular  troops  the  disorderly  element  quieted  down  but 
the  leaders  of  the  Guards  and  militia  feared  that  when  the  federal  troops  were 
withdrawn  the  rioters  would  again  attempt  to  control  the  city.  Accordingly,  the 
Home  Guards,  the  Seattle  Rifles  and  Company  D  were  all  raised  to  one  hundred 
men  each  and  another  company  of  one  hundred  men  was  raised.  These  troops, 
which  represented  men  from  every  walk  of  life,  drilled  constantly  and  it  was 
well  that  they  did  so,  for  as  soon  as  the  regular  troops  had  gone,  it  became 
evident  that  the  mob  was  taking  steps  to  organize  an  armed  force.  Conditions 
were  so  unsettled  for  several  months  that  it  was  necessary  for  the  four  hundred 
men  to  continue  their  drilling  and  to  be  constantly  alert.  Eventually,  however, 
the  excitement  died  out  and  quiet  was  restored  and  business  again  went  on  as 
usual.  Too  great  praise  cannot  be  given  Mr.  Kinnear  for  the  course  which 'he 
pursued  in  connection  with  these  riots.  He  recognized  at  once  that  the  greatest 
public  enemies  are  those  who  seek  to  establish  mob  rule  and  overturn  the  forces 
of  order  and  good  government  and  he  recognized  the  necessity  of  maintaining 
the  rights  of  all.  His  insight  was  equalled  by  his  public  spirit  and  courage 
and  he  deserves  the  lasting  gratitude  of  Seattle  for  what  he  did  at  that  time 
to  maintain  her  honor  and  good  faith. 

Mr.  Kinnear  at  all  times  manifested  a  deep  interest  in  the  welfare  of  the  city 
and  in  working  for  its  improvement  kept  in  mind  the  future  as  well  as  the  present. 
In  1887  he  gave  to  the  city  fourteen  acres  of  land  which  overlooks  the  Sound  from 
the  west  side  of  Queen  Anne  Hill  and  which,  splendidly  improved,  now  consti- 
tutes beautiful  Kinnear  Park.  It  is  one  of  the  things  of  which  Seattle  is  proud 
and  as  the  city  grows  in  population  its  value  will  be  more  and  more  appreciated. 
In  many  other  ways  Mr.  Kinnear  manifested  his  foresight  and  his  concern  for 
the  public  good  and  he  was  a  potent  factor  in  the  development  of  the  city  along 
many  lines.     His  qualities  of  heart  and  mind  were  such  as  combined  to  form 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  113 

the  noblest  type  of  manhood  and  in  all  relations  of  life  he  conformed  to  the 
highest  moral  standards.  He  was  not  only  universally  conceded  to  be  a  man 
of  unusual  ability  and  one  of  the  foremost  citizens  of  Seattle,  but  he  was  personally 
popular.  In  the  spring  and  summer  of  1910  he  and  his  wife  toured  Europe  and 
at  that  time  wrote  a  number  of  extremely  interesting  articles  relative  to  the  dif- 
ferent countries  through  which  they  traveled,  and  these  articles  are  still  in  the 
possession  of  the  family.  Of  Mr.  Kinnear  it  has  been  said:  "He  was  as  upright 
as  he  was  in  stature — honest,  energetic,  clear-headed  and  generous.  He  met  his 
responsibilities  fearlessly  and  lived  his  life  worthily.  He  was  willing  to  be  per- 
suaded along  right  lines — but  he  was  not  to  be  badgered.  He  was  as  kind  hearted 
as  he  was  hearty  and  he  had  not  been  sick  since  the  war."  During  the  later  years 
of  his  life  Mr.  Kinnear  traveled  extensively  and  took  the  greatest  pleasure  in 
being  in  the  open,  near  to  nature's  heart.  On  the  21st  of  July,  1912,  he  spent  a 
day  on  Steilacoom  Plains,  returning  by  automobile  in  the  evening.  On  the  fol- 
lowing morning  he  was  seen  watering  the  flowers  on  the  front  porch  and  later 
entered  the  house,  awaiting  the  call  for  the  morning  meal,  but  when  it  came,  life 
had  passed  and  he  had  gone  on  as  he  wished,  without  a  period  of  wearisome 
illness,  but  in  the  midst  of  health  and  action  and  good  cheer.  His  going  calls  to 
mind  the  words  of  James  Whitcomb  Riley. 

"I  cannot  say,  and  I  will  not  say 
That  he  is  dead.    He  is  just  away! 
With  a   cheery   smile,   and  a   wave  of   the  hand, 
He  has  wandered  into  an  unknown  land, 
And  left  us  dreaming  how  very  fair 
It  needs  must  be,  since  he  lingers  there. 
And  you,  O  you,  who  the  wildest  yearn 
For  the  old-time  step  and  the  glad  return — 
Think  of  him  faring  on,  as  dear 
In  the  love  of  There  as  the  love  of  Here ; 
Think  of  him  still  as  the  same,  I  say ; 
He  is  not  dead — he  is  just  away!" 


GUS  LAFAYETTE  THACKER. 

Gus  Lafayette  Thacker  is  one  of  the  leading  attorneys  practicing  at  the  bar  of 
Lewis  county  with  offices  in  the  Coffman-Dobson  building  at  Chehalis.  He  was 
born  in  Springfield,  Missouri,  October  17,  1883,  and  is  the  oldest  in  a  family 
of  five  children,  his  parents  being  James  G.  and  S.  A.  (Hodge)  Thacker,  both 
natives  of  Tennessee.  Believing  in  the  advantages  of  the  far  west  the  father 
brought  his  family  to  Washington  in  1886  and  located  at  Winlock,  Lewis  county. 
He  is  now  living  on  a  farm  near  Centralia,  having  made  agricultural  pursuits  his 
life  work. 

During  his  boyhood  Gus  L.  Thacker  attended  the  country  schools  of  Lewis 
county  and  later  completed  is  education  at  the  State  University  in  Seattle.  On 
the  I  St  of  June,  1906,  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  and  at  once  entered  upon  prac- 


114  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

tice  with  M.  A.  Langhorne,  now  of  Tacoma.  During  the  eleven  years  that  have 
since  passed  Mr.  Thacker  has  always  maintained  his  office  in  the  Coffman-Dob- 
son  building  where  he  is  now  located.  Although  a  comparatively  young  man 
he  has  already  attained  a  position  of  prominence  in  his  chosen  profession  and 
from  1906  to  1908  served  as  assistant  prosecuting  attorney  of  Lewis  county. 

Mr.  Thacker  was  married  in  Toledo,  Oregon,  in  1907,  to  Miss  Minnie  Pearsall, 
of  Chehalis,  Washington,  a  daughter  of  J.  A.  and  Emma  (Russell)  Pearsall,  both 
of  whom  are  now  deceased.  Her  maternal  grandfather  built  the  first  sawmill 
at  Chehalis.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Thacker  have  a  little  son  eight  years  of  age,  Loren, 
now  in  school. 

Since  attaining  his  majority,  Mr.  Thacker  has  always  affiliated  with  the 
republican  party  and  is  chairman  of  the  Lewis  county  republican  central  com- 
mittee. In  religious  faith  he  is  a  Presbyterian.  He  is  quite  prominent  in  fraternal 
organizations,  belonging  to  the  Benevolent  Protective  Order  of  Elks,  the  Knights 
of  Pythias,  the  Woodmen  of  the  World,  the  Ancient  Order  of  United  Workmen, 
the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  the  Loyal  Order  of  Moose  and  the 
Fraternal  Order  of  Eagles,  and  he  is  also  a  member  of  the  Commercial  Club  of 
Chehalis.  Being  a  musician  of  ability,  he  organized  the  Military  Band  on  the 
4th  of  July,  1913,  and  has  since  served  as  its  director  and  manager.  It  has  become 
one  of  the  most  noted  bands  of  this  part  of  the  state,  now  having  a  membership 
of  thirty-two,  and  it  is  called  upon  to  take  part  in  all  popular  entertainments 
and  is  also  used  for  advertising  purposes  in  Chehalis.  For  over  thirty  years 
Mr.  Thacker  has  been  a  resident  of  Lewis  county  and  he  can  well  remember 
when  the  present  site  of  Chehalis  was  covered  with  brush  and  stumps.  He  has 
taken  a  great  interest  in  the  development  of  the  city,  is  delighted  with  the 
climate  of  this  region  and  has  firm  faith  in  the  future  greatness  of  western 
Washington. 


HON.  JOHN  W.  KLEEB. 

Hon.  John  W.  Kleeb,  of  South  Bend,  has  become  prominently  known  in  busi- 
ness connections  and  as  one  of  the  lawmakers  of  the  state.  In  fact  it  is  said  that 
he  has  done  more  for  Pacific  county  than  any  three  other  men.  He  is  generous, 
philanthropic  and  just  and  his  word  is  as  good  as  a  bond.  A  native  of  Fayette, 
Iowa,  he  was  born  and  reared  upon  a  farm,  and  while  acquiring  a  common  school 
education  by  attendance  during  the  winter  months,  he  devoted  the  summer  seasons 
to  farm  work.  At  the  age  of  sixteen  he  secured  employment  in  a  grocery  store, 
where  he  remained  for  a  year  and  afterward  spent  two  years  in  a  dry  goods  store, 
in  which  connection  he  worked  up  from  errand  boy  to  head  salesman  in  a  year. 
This  was  at  Dunlap,  Iowa.  Later  he  engaged  in  business  on  his  own  account  at 
Panama,  Iowa,  as  a  general  merchant  for  a  year,  at  the  end  of  which  time  he 
sold  out  there  and  became  a  resident  of  Council  Bluffs,  Iowa,  where  he  estab- 
lished a  store  and  was  engaged  in  the  grocery  trade  until  his  removal  to  the 
northwest.  He  had  been  quite  successful  as  a  merchant  in  Iowa,  having  begun 
business  in  Panama  with  a  cash  capital  of  but  four  hundred  dollars,  and  during 
the  first  year  he  cleared  seven  thousand  dollars.  While  living  in  Panama  he  also 
became  connected  with  banking  and  he  likewise  filled  the  office  of  postmaster. 


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WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  117 

With  his  removal  to  Tacoma  in  1888,  Mr.  Kleeb  first  secured  employment  in 
a  dry  goods  store  and  later  embarked  in  the  real  estate  business,  in  which  he 
continued  until  1892.     He  took  with  him  to  Tacoma  a  capital  of  about  fifteen 
thousand  dollars,  which  he  there  invested.     He  became  extensively  and  success- 
fully  engaged   in   real   estate   dealing  through   the  years   of   Tacoma's  greatest 
growth  and  activity.    In  1893  he  took  a  trip  to  the  east  and  was  away  most  of  the 
year,  spending  considerable  time  at  various  places  and  the  greater  part  of  the 
summer  at  the  World's  Columbian  Exposition  in  Chicago.     In  1894  he  returned 
to  Tacoma  and  engaged  in  the  wholesale  lumber  and  shingle  business,  purchasing 
in  large  quantities  from  the  mills  and  shipping  to  retailers  throughout  the  east. 
In  this  connection,  too,  his  business  prospered.    He  resided  in  Tacoma  until  1898, 
when  he  removed  to  South  Bend  and  erected  his  sawmill,  which  was  very  modern 
in  construction  and  equipment.     In  1910  it  was  completely  equipped  throughout 
with  electrically  driven  machinery  of  every  kind  necessary  to  the  business.     It 
was  the  first  sawmill  fully  equipped  in  that  manner  in  the  state  and  one  of  the 
first  in  the  entire  country.     He  received  many  letters  from  different  parts  of  the 
country,  asking  how  successful  his  plan  proved  and  if  he  would  again  equip  it 
electrically  if  he  were  building.     From  his  plant  he  furnished  all  of  the  electric 
light  for  South  Bend  up  to  the  time  his  mill  was  destroyed  by  fire.    The  product 
of  his  mill  was  shipped  all  over  the  Union,  but  on  the  15th  of  December,  1916,  a 
disastrous  fire  occurred  in  which  the  sawmill,  planing  mill  and  a  part  of  the  sheds 
were  destroyed,  causing  a  loss  of  one  hundred  and  fifty  thousand  dollars.     He 
employed  one  hundred  men,  who  turned  out  thirty  million  feet  of  lumber  in  a 
year.     He  also  maintained  two  logging  camps  in  connection  with  the  business, 
which  proved  a  very  profitable  undertaking  until  the  great  fire.    He  finished  lumber 
of  all  kinds  at  the  mills  and  he  maintained  a  lumberyard  at  Pasco,  Washington, 
where  he  has  likewise  invested  in  considerable  property,  owning  a  number  of 
houses  there.     He  has  furthermore  become  interested  in  a  stock  and  fruit  ranch 
on  the  Columbia  river,  near  Pasco,  and  he  has  an  electric  pumping  plant,  pumping 
water  for  irrigation  and  also  furnishing  light  to  his  place.     Upon  his  ranch  is  a 
canning  factory,  which  enables  him  to  handle  all  bruised  fruit  or  fruit  which  is 
too  ripe  for  shipment.     He  cans  both  fruit  and  vegetables,  nothing  being  wasted, 
and  in  addition  he  shipped  fourteen  car  loads  of  apples  and  peaches  in  191 5.    He 
is  likewise  one  of  the  owners  of  the  Nahcotta  Clam  Cannery  and  is  a  stockholder 
in  the  Tokeland  Oyster  Company,  of  which  he  was  manager  for  a  year,  during 
which  time  it  paid  forty  thousand  dollars  in  dividends.    Those  who  read  between 
the  lines  will  recognize  at  once  that  Mr.  Kleeb  is  a  man  of  notable  business  ability, 
sagacity  and  understanding.    He  has  learned  the  secret  of  success — the  attainment 
of  maximum  results  with  a  minimum  expenditure  of  time,  labor  and  material. 
He  has  always  made  it  his  purpose  to  give  full  value  received.    At  the  same  time 
there  is  no  useless  waste  in  anything  that  he  does  and  his  own  business  insight 
enables  him  to  carefully  and  wisely  direct  the  labors  of  those  who  serve  him.    He 
is  interested  in  real  estate  at  various  points  and  his  efforts  and  interests  have  at 
all  times  constituted  a  contributing  factor  to  the  development  of  the  northwest. 

On  the  1 6th  of  January,  19 12,  Mr.  Kleeb  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss 
Henrietta  Towsley,  of  Tacoma,  and  they  have  a  daughter,  Agnes  Lincoln,  who 
was  born  November  18,  191 5.     The  baby  was  named  at  the  good  roads  conven- 


118  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

tion  held   in   Spokane,   at  the  suggestion   of   Hon.   Earles,  a  well  known   Ohio 
statesman. 

Mr.  Kleeb  has  always  taken  a  very  prominent,  active  and  helpful  part  in 
public  affairs  and  while  in  Tacoma  he  served  for  two  terms  as  a  member  of  the 
city  council,  duringWvhich  many  of  the  streets  were  paved.  He  was  made  chair- 
man of  the  judiciary  committee  of  the  city  council  and  was  instrumental  in  per- 
fecting a  charter  for  the  electric  street  railway  that  redounds  much  to  Tacoma's. 
credit  in  a  business  way.  He  was  likewise  a  member  of  the  Tacoma  Chamber 
of  Commerce  and  in  191 4  he  was  elected  to  represent  his  district  in  the  state 
senate  of  Washington,  of  which  he  is  now  a  member.  He  has  always  given  his 
political  allegiance  to  the  republican  party,  which  finds  in  him  a  stalwart  cham- 
pion. He  belongs  to  the  Commercial  Club  and  fraternally  is  connected  with  the 
Knights  of  Pythias.  He  has  been  a  generous  supporter  of  various  churches  and 
he  stands  at  all  times  for  those  activities  and  interests  which  contribute  to  public 
progress.  His  is  the  notable  and  commendable  career  of  a  self-made  man  who 
from  the  age  of  sixteen  years  has  been  dependent  upon  his  own  resources  and  in 
the  attainment  of  success  has  followed  a  course  which  will  bear  the  closest  investi- 
gation and  scrutiny.  He  has  also  ever  been  of  a  most  generous  and  helpful  dis- 
position. While  operating  his  sawmill  he  trusted  hundreds  of  people  for  lumber 
with  which  to  build  homes  and  his  gifts  in  charity  undoubtedly  amount  to  one 
hundred  thousand  dollars.  He  has  ever  been  ready  to  extend  a  helping  hand  to 
those  in  need  of  assistance  and  the  work  which  he  has  done  for  Pacific  county 
places  him  among  the  builders  of  this  great  state. 


MAJOR  CHARLES  O.  BATES. 

Major  Charles  O.  Bates  is  now  engaged  in  the  practice  of  law  in  Tacoma 
and  is  a  member  of  the  Pierce  County,  Washington  State  and  National  Bar 
Associations.  There  is  too  in  his  life  history  a  most  interesting  military  record 
covering  active  service  upon  the  frontier  in  connection  with  the  protection  of 
frontier  outposts  from  Indian  hostility.  He  comes  to  the  west  from  the  Missis- 
sippi valley,  his  birth  having  occurred  at  Almont,  Michigan,  May  31,  1855. 
The  ancestral  line  is  traced,  back  to  England  and  in  the  period  antedating  the 
Revolutionary  war  members  of  the  family  came  to  the  new  world.  The  Rev. 
Henry  Bates,  father  of  Major  Bates,  was  a  native  of  New  England  and  at  the 
time  of  the  Civil  war  was  a  resident  of  Marietta,  Ohio.  He  became  a  stanch 
supporter  of  the  abolition  movement,  active  in  promulgating  that  doctrine  and 
he  was  a  warm  personal  friend  of  Abraham  Lincoln.  In  early  manhood  he  was 
graduated  from  Oberlin  College,  at  Oberlin.  Ohio,  and  became  a  preacher  o^ 
the  Congregational  denomination,  devoting  his  entire  life  to  the  work  of  the 
ministry.  In  1867  he  became  a  resident  of  Illinois  and  in  1872  removed  to 
Nebraska,  where  he  remained  until  his  death,  which  occurred  in  1890,  when 
he  was  seventy-five  years  of  age.  For  almost  a  quarter  of  a  century  he  was 
survived  by  his  wife,  who  lived  to  the  age  of  ninety  years,  passing  away  in 
Franklin,  Nebraska,  in  1913.  She  bore  the  name  of  Keziah  Chapman  and  was 
born  in   New   England  and  came  of  English  ancestry.     The  Rev.   Henry  and 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  119 

Keziah  Bates  had  six  children.  One  of  these  is  the  Rev.  Henry  L.  Bates,  who 
is  a  member  of  the  faculty  of  the  Pacific  University  at  Forest  Grove,  Oregon. 

Major  Charles  O.  Bates  pursued  a  public  school  education  in  Michigan  and 
in  Canton,  Illinois,  completing  a  high  school  course.  After  the  removal  of  the 
family  to  Plymouth,  Nebraska,  he  secured  a  situation  in  1873,  at  Beatrice, 
Nebraska,  spending  two  years  in  a  general  mercantile  establishment  there.  He 
was  afterward  with  the  firm  of  Colby  &  Hazlett,  attorneys  at  law  of  Beatrice, 
with  whom  he  pursued  his  studies  until  admitted  to  the  bar  in  that  state  on 
the  31st  of  October,  1878.  He  was  admitted  to  practice  before  the  supreme  court 
in  1880  and  remained  in  successful  practice  at  Beatrice  until  1891.  During  his 
residence  there  he  was  county  attorney  of  Gage  county  and  served  for  one 
term.  He  also  spent  two  terms  as  city  attorney,  making  a  most  creditable  record 
in  the  otifice. 

Attracted  by  the  growing  opportunities  of  the  northwest  Mr.  Bates  came 
to  Washington  in  1892,  arriving  in  Tacoma  on  the  ist  of  June.  He  immediately 
entered  upon  active  practice  here  and  has  since  been  continuously  connected 
with  his  profession,  during  which  period  he  served  for  one  term  as  prosecuting 
attorney  of  Tacoma.  He  is  an  able  lawyer,  well  versed  in  the  principles  of 
jurisprudence  and  seldom,  if  ever,  at  fault  in  the  application  of  a  legal  principle. 
His  colleagues  recognize  his  ability  and  he  is  numbered  among  the  valued  rep- 
resentatives of  the  Pierce  County,  Washington  State  and  National  Bar  Asso- 
ciations. During  the  past  few  years  he  has  specialized  largely  in  corporation 
law  and  he  is  now  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Bates,  Peer  &  Peterson. 

In  December,  1876,  in  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  Mr.  Bates  was  married  to  Miss 
Mary  Kathleen  Gillette,  a  native  of  that  state  and  a  daughter  of  Capt.  Lee  P. 
Gillette,  a  Civil  war  veteran  and  a  representative  of  an  old  and  prominent  family 
of  Nebraska  City.  He  served  as  captain  in  the  First  Nebraska  Regiment  during 
the  period  of  hostilities  between  the  north  and  the  south  and  both  he  and  his 
wife  have  now  passed  away.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bates  have  become  parents  of  two 
children.  Etta  Chapman  and  Russell  Gillette.  The  former  is  the  wife  of 
Eugene  D.  Roberts,  the  vice  president  of  the  Puget  Sound  Iron  &  Steel  Works 
of  Tacoma.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bates  reside  at  Bonneville  Hotel.  While  he  has 
made  the  practice  of  law  his  real  life  work  he  has  also  become  interested  in 
other  business  projects  and  is  now  an  attorney  of  the  Sunset  Telephone  &  Tele- 
graph Company  and  other  corporations.  He  was  one  of  the  prime  factors  in 
the  erection  of  the  new  Elks  building  in  Tacoma  and  is  very  prominent  in  the 
Elks  lodge,  of  which  he  is  past  exalted  ruler.  He  is  also  well  known  as  a  Mason, 
belonging  to  Lebanon  Lodge,  F.  &  A.  M.  of  Tacoma,  and  to  the  Royal  Arch 
chapter. 

His  military  service  is  most  interesting  and  covers  service  as  adjutant  of 
the  First  Regiment  of  the  Nebraska  National  Guard,  which  he  joined  as  a 
private  in  1880.  He  was  afterward  promoted  to  the  rank  of  first  lieutenant  of 
Company  C  and  was  made  adjutant  of  the  first  regiment  on  its  formation, 
November  20,  1886.  On  the  formation  of  the  brigade  he  was  promoted  to 
assistant  adjutant  general  with  the  rank  of  major  and  thus  continued  until  he 
came  to  the  northwest.  He  was  engaged  in  active  duty  during  the  winter  of 
1890-91,  following  the  outbreak  of  the  Sioux  Indian  war  at  Pine  Ridge  agency 
in    South   Dakota,   at    which    time    General    Miles   commanded    the    troops.      In 


120  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

politics  yir.  Bates  is  an  earnest  and  active  supporter  of  the  republican  party. 
His  local  connections  are  with  the  Commercial  Club  and  he  is  also  a  member 
of  the  Union  and  the  Lockburn  Golf  Clubs.  His  life  has  been  one  of  intense 
activity,  intelligently  directed  into  those  channels  through  which  flow  the  great- 
est good  to  the  greatest  number  and  his  efforts  have  brought  him  a  measure  of 
success  which  is  most  desirable  and  have  also  proven  of  benefit  to  his  fellow- 
men  in  many  fields. 


WILLIAM  H.  PINCKNEY. 

William  H.  Pinckney,  police  jtidge  of  Blaine,  arrived  in  this  city  in  1873  accom- 
panied by  his  bride,  for  it  was  their  wedding  trip.  They  journeyed  westward  from 
Iowa  by  way  of  the  Union  Pacific  to  Seattle  and  on  the  old  Prince  Albert  went 
to  Victoria.  Mr.  Pinckney  purchased  forty  acres  of  land  adjacent  to  the  town 
site  of  Semiahmoo,  now  Blaine,  and  lived  upon  it  until  winter,  when  he  returned 
to  Iowa.  In  1877  he  came  again  to  Washington  and  after  living  for  about  a  year 
in  Whatcom  county  removed  to  Seattle,  where  he  remained  from  1878  until  about 
1896.  His  early  arrival  here  places  him  as  one  of  the  pioneer  settlers  of  the 
northwest. 

Mr.  Pinckney  was  born  in  Michigan  in  1843  ^"^  i"  1^56  started  for  Iowa. 
Father,  mother  and  six  children  drove  across  the  country  with  two  yoke  of  oxen 
and  settled  on  the  Big  Sioux  river  in  1857.  The  father.  Joshua  B.  Pinckney,  was 
not  only  a  pioneer  of  Iowa  but  also  of  western  Washington,  where  he  arrived  in 
the  year  1873.  The  pioneer  spirit  seems  an  inherent  quality  in  the  family,  for 
the  ancestry  is  traced  back  to  one  who  came  from  Yorkshire,  England,  in  1649 
and  aided  in  the  early  colonization  of  the  new  world.  At  the  time  of  the  Black 
Hawk  war  in  1832,  Joshua  B.  Pinckney  served  in  defense  of  the  interests  of  the 
white  settlers,  commanding  the  Second  ^Militia  Regiment  as  colonel.  He  married 
Hannah  Mills,  a  native  of  New  Hampshire,  who  also  belonged  to  one  of  the  early 
American  families  of  Scotch  lineage.  Both  the  Pinckney  and  the  Mills  families 
were  represented  in  the  Revolutionary  war  by  those  who  actively  participated  in 
winning  American  independence.  As  the  tide  of  emigration  steadily  drifted  west- 
ward, members  of  the  Pinckney  family  lived  upon  the  frontier,  Joshua  B.  Pinck- 
ney becoming  a  frontier  settler  of  Michigan,  afterward  of  Iowa  and  eventually 
of  Washington.  In  the  family  were  two  sons  who  did  not  come  to  the  west, 
Charles  remaining  in  Iowa,  while  John  AI.  retained  his  residence  in  Sioux  City, 
that  state.  He  served  with  his  brother  William  at  his  first  enlistment  against 
the  Indians. 

William  H.  Pinckney  had  become  familiar  with  various  phases  of  pioneer  life 
ere  his  removal  to  Washington — a  life  that  calls  forth  the  latent  resources  and 
capabilities  of  the  individual.  While  in  Seattle  he  opened  a  real  estate  office  which 
he  conducted  for  a  time  and  then  sold  to  the  firm  of  West  &  Wheeler,  this  being 
now  one  of  the  oldest  of  the  long  established  real  estate  business  interests  of  that 
city.  Before  entering  that  field  Mr.  Pinckney  had  been  employed  at  any  work 
which  would  yield  him  an  honest  living,  but  in  1888  he  began  dealing  in  real  es- 
tate in  the  old  Union  block,  where  he  remained  until  his  office  was  destroyed  in 


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the  great  conflagration  of  1889.  He  afterward  did  business  in  a  tent  on  Spring 
street  until  business  blocks  were  rebuilt.  He  continued  to  operate  in  real  estate 
in  Seattle  until  1896,  when  he  came  to  Blaine.  He  was  on  the  police  force  of 
Seattle  for  four  years  and  was  night  captain  there  for  a  time.  He  also  built  four 
residence  properties  in  Seattle  and  took  an  active  part  in  promoting  and  develop- 
ing the  city.  He  handled  what  was  known  as  the  Pleasant  Valley  addition  and 
built  a  road  at  a  personal  cost  of  four  hundred  and  seventy-five  dollars.  He  dis- 
posed of  much  property  while  there  and  became  a  well  known  factor  in  real  estate 
circles  but  eventually  left  the  city  to  take  up  his  abode  on  a  ranch  at  Semiahmoo 
which  he  owned.  He  remained  thereon  for  several  years,  devoting  his  attention 
to  general  farming,  after  which  he  came  to  Blaine  and  opened  a  real  estate  and 
fire  insurance  business.  His  operations  along  those  lines  brought  success  and  he 
still  handles  property  interests  here.  He  has  been  chosen  police  judge  on  two  dif- 
ferent occasions  and  is  now  filling  that  office.  He  was  also  justice  of  the  peace 
for  a  number  of  years  and  in  his  court  rendered  decisions  which  were  strictly  fair 
and  impartial.  In  politics  he  is  an  independent  republican,  considering  only  the 
capability  of  the  candidate  at  local  elections  where  no  political  issue  is  involved. 

Judge  Pinckney  has  an  interesting  military  chapter  in  his  life  history.  While 
at  Sioux  City,  Iowa,  he  enlisted  as  a  member  of  Company  E  of  the  Northern 
Border  Brigade  in  August,  1862,  following  the  Indian  massacres  there.  He  after- 
ward joined  Company  L  of  the  Seventh  Iowa  Volunteer  Cavalry  under  Captain 
S.  P.  Hughes,  serving  in  all  for  two  and  one-half  years  in  upper  Missouri.  Fra- 
ternally he  is  connected  with  Reynolds  Post,  No.  32,  G.  A.  R.,  which  he  joined  in 
191 3,  having  previously  been  a  member  of  Stevens  Post.  No.  i,  of  Seattle.  The 
ranks  of  old  soldiers  are  fast  being  decimated  but  the  post  at  Blaine  still  numbers 
sixteen  members.  Judge  Pinckney  is  also  connected  with  the  Independent  Order 
of  Odd  Fellows. 

In  1873  Judge  Pinckney  was  united  in  marriage  at  Elk  Point,  South  Dakota, 
to  Miss  Anna  Jackson,  whose  grandfather  was  an  own  cousin  of  General  Andrew 
Jackson.  They  have  one  son,  John  J.,  who  was  educated  in  Seattle,  where  he 
read  law,  working  his  own  way  there.  One  of  the  strongly  marked  characteristics 
of  the  family  has  been  their  readiness  to  enlist  and  fight  for  justice,  right  and 
freedom.  The  ancestors  of  Judge  Pinckney  have  ever  acquitted  themselves  with 
honor  and  credit  on  the  battlefield,  while  his  own  record  is  in  harmony  therewith. 


E.  EDSON. 


No  other  drug  store  in  Whatcom  county  has  been  conducted  so  long  imder 
the  same  management  as  that  of  E.  Edson  at  Lynden,  who  twenty-six  years 
ago  purchased  the  store  of  which  he  has  since  been  the  proprietor.  He  has  con- 
centrated his  efforts  upon  the  development  of  the  trade  and  has  become  widely 
known  in  this  connection.  At  native  son  of  Iowa,  he  was  born  in  i860,  his  par- 
ents being  G.  M.  and  M.  E.  Edson.  His  father  was  a  physician  and  died  in  the 
east.  The  mother  and  a  sister  of  E.  Edson  came  to  Washington  in  1883,  in 
which  year  he  also  c-ame  to  this  state,  and  the  mother  is  still  living  at  Belling- 
ham,  which  was  called  Whatcom  when  the  family  home  was  established  there. 


122  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

E.  Edson  remained  a  resident  of  Bellingham  until  1891.  He  had  removed  from 
Kansas  to  this  state  and  in  the  year  mentioned  he  took  up  his  abode  at  Lynden, 
where  he  bought  out  the  Long  drug  store.  Through  all  the  intervening  years 
he  has  conducted  a  substantial  business,  his  trade  constantly  increasing  with  the 
growth  of  the  city.  In  1909  he  erected  a  substantial  business  building  which  he 
has  since  occupied.  His  store  is  tasteful  in  its  arrangement  and  he  carries  a 
complete  line  of  drugs  and  druggists'  sundries. 

In  1891  Mr.  Edson  was  married  in  Bellingham  and  he  has  two  children: 
Agnes,  the  wife  of  O.  H.  Hadley,  of  California ;  and  Gale,  who  is  now  a  mem- 
ber of  the  University  of  Washington  Ambulance  Corps  of  the  United  States 
Army 

In  community  affairs  j\Ir.  Edson  has  always  taken  a  very  active  and  helpful 
interest  and  his  fellow  townsmen,  appreciative  of  his  worth  and  ability,  have 
called  him  to  various  local  offices.  He  has  served  as  city  clerk,  as  a  member  of 
the  city  council  and  as  mayor.  He  has  ever  been  deeply  interested  in  the  What- 
com County  Fair  Association,  of  which  he  has  served  as  vice  president  and  as 
president.  This  association  was  incorporated  in  1910  with  Mr.  Waples  as  pres- 
ident, Mr.  Edson  as  vice  president,  Mr.  Serrurier  as  treasurer  and  Air.  Stuart 
as  secretary.  The  fair  is  held  each  year  on  grounds  covering  twenty  acres  and 
well  equipped  with  buildings  for  the  purpose.  The  half  mile  race  track  is  the 
best  north  of  Seattle  and  there  are  four  days  of  racing  during  the  annual  fair, 
which  opens  on  Tuesday  and  closes  on  Saturday  night.  There  are  two  main 
buildings  fifty  by  one  hundred  feet  and  three  educational  buildings  twenty-four 
by  sixty  feet.  There  is  a  poultry  building,  a  four  hundred  foot  cattle  stable 
and  a  one  hundred  foot  horse  stable,  besides  stables  and  paddock  for  racing 
stock.  The  grandstand  has  a  capacity  of  between  six  and  seven  hundred.  The 
directors  are  W.  H.  Waples,  Nels  Jacobson,  A.  H.  Frasier,  G.  Vander  Griend, 
W.  H.  Jackman  and  N.  E.  Sorensen.  These  gentlemen  are  wisely  directing  the 
interests  of  the  association  and  making  the  fair  of  value  as  a  stimulus  to  local 
enterprise  and  progress. 


N.  J.  BLAGEN. 


A  native  of  Denmark,  N.  J.  Blagen  was  born  July  18,  1850,  and  after  spend- 
ing the  first  twenty  years  of  his  life  in  his  native  country  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1871,  desirous  of  enjoying  some  of  the  business  opportunities  which  he 
heard  were  to  be  secured  on  this  side  the  /Vtlantic.  He  was  empty  handed  at  the 
time  of  his  arrival,  but  he  possessed  industry  and  determination — qualities  which 
constitute  a  splendid  basis  for  the  attainment  of  success.  Making  his  way  to 
Minnesota,  he  worked  on  a  farm  there  for  six  months  at  sixteen  dollars  per  month, 
during  which  time  he  saved  ninety-six  dollars  or  every  cent  that  he  had  earned. 
He  had  learned  the  carpenter's  trade  in  his  native  country  and  after  a  short 
stay  in  Minnesota  went  to  Chicago,  where  he  held  good  positions  in  the  line  of 
his  trade  for  four  years,  after  which  he  began  contracting  on  his  own  account.  In 
1876  he  removed  from  Chicago  to  California  and  in  1877  became  a  resident  of 
Portland,  Oregon,  where  he  remained  until  1906,  during  which  period  he  engaged 


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in  the  contracting  and  milling  business  in  Oregon  and  in  Washington  and  also  in 
the  eastern  states.  He  took  his  first  contract  in  Washington  in  1883  and  so  con- 
tinued in  business  until  1901.  In  1896,  1897  ^^^  1898  he  was  occupied  with  build- 
ing a  part  of  the  metropolitan  water  system  of  Boston,  Massachusetts,  and  also 
a  steel  pipe  line  eight  miles  long  and  four  feet  in  diameter  for  the  city  of  New 
Bedford.  It  required  five  miles  of  railway  in  order  to  carry  on  the  work  of  con- 
struction. In  1883  he  built  the  plant  of  the  Portland  Flour  Milling  Company  at 
Portland,  Oregon,  and  in  1889  he  built  the  flour  mill  plant  of  the  Puget  Sound 
Flour  Mill  Company  in  Tacoma  and  its  wharf  and  dock.  In  1888  he  built  the 
Jewish  synagogue  in  Portland  and  in  1893  erected  the  First  Baptist  church  of 
Portland,  known  as  the  White  Temple,  supplying  everything  for  it  except  the 
carpet.  It  remains  today  the  finest  church  edifice  in  Portland — a  commodious, 
beautiful  and  stately  structure. 

Another  most  important  work  which  has  claimed  the  attention  of  Mr.  Blagen 
was  his  connection  with  the  building  of  the  Northern  Pacific  Railway  from  Ellens- 
burg  west  to  a  point  about  four  miles  east  of  Green  River  Hot  Springs,  including 
the  mountain  grade,  the  switchback  over  the  summit  and  the  tunnels,  with  the 
exception  of  the  main  Cascade  tunnel,  which  was  built  by  Nelson  Bennett.  Mr. 
Blagen,  however,  supplied  most  of  the  timber  for  the  tunnel,  all  being  cut  in  his 
mill.  The  contract  was  taken  in  the  spring  in  1886  and  the  work  was  to  be  com- 
pleted in  two  years.  Afterward,  because  of  congress  trying  to  pass  a  bill  causing 
the  Northern  Pacific  to  forfeit  its  land  grant,  the  railway  company  forced  Mr. 
Blagen's  firm  to  complete  the  work  in  a  little  over  a  year,  the  connection  of  the 
track  being  made  on  the  14th  of  June,  1887,  taking  place  practically  on  the  summit 
of  the  mountain  at  trestle  No.  14  of  the  switchback.  It  was  and  still  is  considered 
one  of  the  most  wonderful  undertakings  that  has  ever  been  accomplished  in  rail- 
road building  to  complete  such  a  heavy  piece  of  mountain  work  with  twelve  feet 
of  snow  upon  the  mountains  while  the  work  was  being  done.  For  two  months  one 
thousand  Chinamen  and  also  white  men  were  employed  at  shoveling  snow,  which 
would  blow  back  over  the  grade  during  the  night.  Mr.  Blagen  invented  overhead 
cables  used  in  this  work  and  which  were  afterward  patented  by  the  Lockwood 
Company,  the  engines  to  handle  the  cables,  while  the  work  was  conducted  accord- 
ing to  new  plans  devised  by  Mr.  Blagen.  The  No.  14  trestle  was  built  in  fourteen 
days,  the  structure  being  three  stories  in  height  or  eighty  feet  and  utilizing  three 
quarters  of  a  million  feet  of  timber.  Mr.  Blagen  was  manager,  with  J.  J.  Donovan 
as  engineer,  and  the  work  was  prosecuted  through  the  deepest  snow  that  had  fallen 
in  the  Cascades  until  191 6.  Mr.  Blagen  also  owned  and  operated  the  mill  that  cut 
the  timber  and  lumber  for  the  switchback  and  in  fact  he  was  one  of  three  who  prac- 
tically financed  the  entire  contract.  This  is  regarded  as  one  of  the  most  notable 
pieces  of  work  that  has  been  accomplished  in  the  development  of  the  northwest. 

He  became  identified  with  the  Grays  Harbor  Lumber  Company  in  1905, 
when  he  organized  the  business,  of  which  he  became  president  and  general  man- 
ager, with  C.  G.  Blagen,  his  son,  as  secretary  and  assistant  manager.  In  the  begin- 
ning he  hired  but  sixty-five  men  and  today  employs  five  hundred  and  fifty,  of 
whom  four  hundred  are  in  the  mills  and  one  hundred  and  fifty  in  the  logging 
camps.  At  the  beginning  his  output  was  eighty  thousand  feet  of  lumber  per  day 
and  at  the  present  the  output  is  seven  hundred  and  forty  thousand — the  largest 

output  of  lumber  on  the  Pacific  coast  controlled  by  one  firm.    His  mills  have  been 
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126  WASHINGTON,  WKST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

operated  day  and  night  steadily  for  eleven  years.  His  plant  is  considered  the  best 
equipped  and  the  business  the  best  organized  mill  on  the  coast.  His  employes 
remain  with  him  for  years  due  to  the  fact  that  he  pays  a  good  living  wage  and 
treats  his  men  with  fairness,  justice  and  consideration.  When  he  established  the 
business  he  had  thirty-six  acres  of  land,  which  tract  is  today  covered  by  the  yard, 
plant  and  shipping  facilities.  In  1913  he  added  thirty-live  acres,  most  of  which 
is  now  in  use.  In  March,  19 16,  the  output  was  nineteen  million  feet  of  lumber  and 
the  business  for  the  year  1916  approximated  two  million  dollars.  A  well 
organized  force  prevents  loss  of  time  and  the  best  possible  equipment  facili- 
tates the  labors  of  the  men.  He  has  installed  a  new  refuse  burner  sixty-five  feet  in 
diameter  and  one  hundred  and  five  feet  in  height.  It  is  four  times  the  size  of  the 
ordinary  burner  and  was  built  after  ideas  and  plans  furnished  by  Mr.  Blagen  and 
his  son  Frank.  He  is  also  interested  in  two  boats  used  continuously  in  handling 
lumber,  one  million  feet  of  lumber  being  loaded  on  a  boat  in  a  single  day.  At  one 
time  Mr.  Blagen  operated  the  Bucoda  Lumber  Company  but  sold  out.  It  is  said 
by  many  that  he  is  considered  the  shrewdest,  most  farsighted  and  best  business 
man  on  Grays  Harbor.  Thoroughly  just  to  all  employes,  he  makes  them  feel 
their  responsibility  and  that  upon  the  efforts  of  each  individual  the  success  of  the 
whole  partly  depends.  He  pays  the  largest  salaries  on  the  west  coast  and  it  is 
said  that  men  fight  to  work  for  him.  Not  only  does  he  give  to  his  men  excellent 
wages  but  he  encourages  them  to  build  homes  and  become  good  citizens. 

On  the  7th  of  November,  1876,  Mr.  Blagen  was  married  at  San  Francisco  to 
Miss  Hannah  Erickson,  a  native  of  Norway,  and  they  have  become  parents  of 
seven  children:  Emma,  the  wife  of  Lieutenant  John  Haile  Blackburn,  U.  S.  N., 
of  Portland ;  Walter,  who  died  in  infancy ;  Clarence  G.,  who  is  married  and  makes 
his  home  in  Hoquiam,  being  secretary  and  manager  of  the  Grays  Harbor  Lumber 
Company;  Mrs.  Florence  Staiger,  living  in  Portland;  Henry  W.,  who  is  married 
and  is  sales  manager  of  the  Grays  Harbor  Lumber  Company;  Frank  N.,  who  is 
married  and  who  is  a  mechanical  engineer  and  draftsman  and  is  in  charge  of  the 
pay  roll  of  the  Grays  Harbor  Lumber  Company;  and  Miss  Celeste,  who  is  attend- 
ing high  school.  The  sons  are  practically  in  charge  of  the  plant  and  the  father 
has  every  reason  to  be  proud  of  their  ability,  for  they  are  manifesting  the  same 
sterling  qualities  which  have  dominated  his  life  and  given  him  preeminence  as  a 
business  man  of  the  northwest. 

Mr.  Blagen  and  his  family  hold  membership  in  the  First  Baptist  church,  in 
which  he  is  trustee.  His  political  support  is  given  the  republican  party  and  in  1905 
he  was  appointed  a  member  of  the  examining  board  for  the  police  commissioners 
of  Portland  under  Senator  Lane,  who  was  then  mayor  of  the  city.  He  has  never 
been  ambitious  to  hold  public  ofifice,  however,  but  there  is  no  question  concerning 
the  welfare  and  progress  of  city,  state  or  nation  that  does  not  awaken  his  interest 
and  whatever  his  judgment  sanctions  receives  his  strong  endorsemxcnt.  One  who 
knows  him  well  said:  "Not  too  much  can  be  said  of  N.  J.  Blagen's  good  qualities 
and  his  business  methods."  He  is  a  big  man — ^big  in  the  fullest  sense  of  the  term 
— in  his  way  of  looking  at  public  questions,  in  his  relation  to  his  employes — and 
he  is  a  success  in  every  sense  of  the  word.  Inspired  by  the  stories  which  he  heard 
concerning  America  and  her  opportunities,  he  came  to  the  new  world.  He  felt 
that  the  wage  of  sixteen  dollars  per  month  which  he  received  for  farm  labor  in 
Minnesota  was  too  much,  so  much  did  it  exceed  the  wage  which  farm  hands  earned 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  127 

in  Denmark.  Industry,  energy  and  laudable  ambition  have  carried  him  forward 
and  in  his  own  progress  he  has  continually  held  out  a  helping  hand  to  others,  assist- 
ing them  to  march  forward  toward  the  goal  of  success. 


CAPTAIN  JAY  L.  OUACKENBUSH. 

Captain  Jay  L.  Ouackenbush  was  the  builder  of  the  first  building  on  Holly 
street,  Bellingham,  and  from  that  time  never  lost  faith  in  the  city  and  its  future 
greatness,  as  was  shown  by  his  earnest  efforts  to  promote  its  progress  and  his 
advocacy  of  the  building  of  the  fine  city  hall  which  is  today  one  of  the  adorn- 
ments of  the  city.  In  all  things  he  manifested  the  same  spirit  of  loyalty  and 
patriotism  which  he  displayed  when  his  service  on  southern  battlefields  during 
the  Civil  war  won  him  the  rank  of  captain. 

A  native  of  Montgomery  county.  New  York,  Captain  Quackenbush  was 
born  December  29,  1827,  and  at  an  early  age  went  to  New  York  city,  where 
he  secured  a  position  in  a  large  clothing  house,  which  he  held  until  he  reached 
the  age  of  twenty.  He  then  removed  to  Owosso,  Michigan,  and  in  that  state 
took  up  the  study  of  law,  being  admitted  to  the  bar  when  thirty  years  of  age. 
Opening  an  office  he  engaged  in  practice  in  Owosso  until  the  outbreak  of  the 
Civil  war  when  he  responded  to  the  country's  call  for  troops,  raised  a  company, 
of  which  he  was  chosen  captain  and  which  was  mustered  in  as  a  part  of  the 
Eighth  Michigan  X^olunteer  Infantry.  He  was  an  ardent  believer  in  the  preserva- 
tion of  the  Union  and  deeply  regretted  that  the  condition  of  his  health  obliged  him 
to  resign  ere  the  close  of  the  war.  Throughout  his  entire  life  he  manifested  the 
same  spirit  of  loyalty  to  his  country  that  he  displayed  when  he  went  to  the  front 
in  defense  of  the  stars  and  stripes. 

After  receiving  an  honorable  discharge  Captain  Quackenbush  resumed  the 
practice  of  law  in  Owosso,  Michigan,  where  he  remained  until  1868.  when  he 
sailed  for  California  around  Cape  Horn.  After  visiting  San  Diego  he  decided 
to  locate  there  and  returned  to  Michigan  to  complete  his  arrangements  for 
establishing  his  home  on  the  coast.  He  continued  his  residence  in  San  Diego 
until  1874,  when  he  went  to  Portland,  Oregon,  where  he  engaged  in  business 
until  1885,  when  he  removed  to  the  new  city  of  Vancouver,  British  Columbia, 
where  he  conducted  important  and  profitable  business  undertakings  until  the  big 
fire  which  completely  destroyed  the  city  in  1887.  Losing  all  his  property  in  that 
conflagration  he  then  removed  to  Whatcom,  now  Bellingham,  and  through  stren- 
uous effort  managed  to  secure  a  lot  and  thereon  erected  the  first  building  on 
Holly  street,  at  the  corner  of  Dock,  calling  the  structure  the  Holly  block.  There 
were  logs  and  stumps  all  around  and  in  fact  the  building  was  practically  in  the 
woods,  so  that  he  became  the  pioneer  in  developing  what  is  today  one  of  the 
finest  thoroughfares  of  the  city.  He  was  also  connected  with  public  interests 
in  other  ways,  for  several  times  he  served  as  a  member  of  the  city  council  of 
Sehome  and  New  Whatcom  and  at  the  time  of  the  erection  of  the  present  city 
hall  he  was  one  of  the  first  to  advocate  the  plan,  putting  forth  every  possible 
effort  to  secure  a  building  worthy  of  what  he  believed  the  city  would  be.     There 


128  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

was  no  feature  of  city  improvement  at  all  practical  that  he  did  not  support  and 
his  labors  were  far-reaching  and  beneficial. 

Captain  Quackenbush  was  married  in  1859  ^  Miss  Sarah  J.  Waite  and  they 
became  the  parents  of  a  son  Louis  B.,  and  a  daughter,  Mrs.  G.  M.  Harris. 
About  five  years  prior  to  his  demise,  which  occurred  May  26,  1906,  Captain 
Quackenbush  contracted  grip  from  which  he  never  fully  recovered  and  there- 
after he  spent  the  winter  months  in  California.  He  was  for  a  half  century  an 
exemplary  member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity,  exemplifying  in  his  life  the 
beneficent  spirit  of  the  craft  and  he  was  also  a  member  of  Washington  Com- 
mandery  of  the  Loyal  Legion.  He  was  a  man  in  whom  the  call  of  opportunity 
or  of  duty  found  ready  response  and  no  civic  need  sought  his  aid  in  vain. 


COLONEL  CHAUNCEY  WRIGHT  GRIGGS. 

What  a  man  does  and  what  he  attains  depend  largely  upon  his  opportunities 
but  the  man  well  balanced  mentally  and  physically  is  possessed  of  sufficient 
courage  to  venture  where  favoring  opportunity  is  presented  and  his  judgment 
and  even  paced  energy  generally  carry  him  forward  to  the  goal  of  success. 
This  was  illustrated  in  the  career  of  Colonel  Chauncey  Wright  Griggs,  who 
never  hesitated  to  take  a  forward  step  when  the  way  was  open  and  reached  the 
heights  not  only  of  success  but  of  almost  boundless  opportunity.  Not  seeking 
honor  but  simply  endeavoring  to  do  his  duty,  honors  were  multiplied  to  him 
and  prosperity  followed  all  his  undertakings.  Colonel  Griggs  was  born  in  Tol- 
land, Connecticut,  December  31,  1832,  and  was  a  representative  of  that  brainy, 
thrifty  New  England  stock  which  has  sent  its  representatives  to  all  parts  of  the 
country,  contributing  to  material,  intellectual  and  moral  progress  wherever  they 
have  gone.  His  father.  Captain  Chauncey  Griggs,  a  man  of  more  than  ordi- 
nary ability,  served  as  an  officer  in  the  War  of  1812  and  was  a  member  of  the 
state  legislature  of  Connecticut  for  a  number  of  years,  leaving  the  impress  of 
his  individuality  upon  the  laws  enacted  during  that  period.  Through  his  mother, 
who  bore  the  maiden  name  of  Heartie  Dimock,  Colonel  Griggs  is  connected 
with  the  Dymokes  or  Dimmocks  of  England.  The  Dimocks  of  New  England 
through  Elder  Thomas  Dimock,  an  early  settler  of  Barnstable,  Massachusetts, 
trace  their  descent  from  the  Dimocks,  who  from  the  time  of  Henry  II  to  the 
reign  of  Queen  Victoria  held  and  exercised  the  office  of  hereditary  champion  of 
the  kings  of  England  and  for  their  services  were  knighted  and  baroneted.  In 
this  country  the  Dimocks  have  always  been  worthy  and  influential  citizens  and 
were  especially  prominent  in  connection  with  the  Revolutionary  war,  a  number 
of  them  becoming  officers  in  the  Continental  army. 

Colonel  Griggs,  whose  name  introduced  this  review,  attended  the  public 
schools  of  his  native  town  to  the  age  of  seventeen  years,  when  he  went  to  Ohio, 
where  for  a  short  time  he  engaged  in  clerking  in  a  country  store,  thus  making 
his  initial  step  in  a  business  career  which  was  to  bring  him  prominence  and  suc- 
cess. He  afterward  returned  home  and  completed  his  education  in  Monson 
Academy  of  Massachusetts.  Following  his  graduation  he  took  up  the  profes- 
sion of  school  teaching  and  in  1851  returned  to  the  middle  west,  going  to  Detroit, 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  129 

Michigan,  where  he  was  employed  in  a  bank.  He  afterward  again  went  to 
Ohio,  where  he  was  connected  for  a  time  with  a  mercantile  firm.  Later  he  went 
once  more  to  Detroit,  Michigan,  where  he  entered  the  furniture  business  in 
connection  with  one  of  his  brothers.  The  year  1856  witnessed  his  removal  to 
St.  Paul,  where  he  became  a  prominent  factor  in  business  circles  as  a  general 
merchant,  as  a  contractor  and  as  a  real  estate  dealer,  his  business  interests  being 
extensive  and  important. 

At  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil  war  Colonel  Griggs  organized  a  company  for 
the  Third  Minnesota  Infantry  and  in  recognition  of  his  honorable  and  brave 
service  was  promoted  through  the  various  grades  to  that  of  colonel  and  un- 
doubtedly w^ould  have  been  breveted  general  had  he  not  been  obliged  to  resign 
in  1863  on  account  of  illness.  He  then  went  to  Chaska,  Minnesota,  where  he 
became  an  active  figure  in  business  circles  as  a  general  merchant,  as  a  brick 
manufacturer  and  as  a  dealer  in  wood.  He  also  did  contract  work  for  the 
government  and  for  railroads  and  while  thus  controlling  various  important 
business  interests  he  also  represented  his  district  in  the  state  legislature  for 
several  years,  giving  thoughtful  and  earnest  consideration  to  all  the  vital  ques- 
tions which  came  up  for  settlement.  In  1869  he  again  located  in  St.  Paul,  where 
he  engaged  in  the  coal  and  wood  trade  in  connection  with  James  J.  Hill,  the 
late  railroad  magnate  and  president  of  the  Great  Northern  Railroad.  Mr. 
Griggs  was  afterward  associated  with  General  R.  W.  Johnson  and  later  with 
A.  G.  Foster.  He  organized  the  Lehigh  Coal  &  Iron  Company,  of  which  he  was 
for  some  time  president,  but  in  1887  he  disposed  of  his  entire  interest  in  the 
fuel  business.  While  he  was  best  known  in  connection  with  the  coal  and  wood 
trade,  his  relations  along  that  line  becoming  very  extensive,  he  was  also  largely 
interested  in  many  other  business  ventures.  In  1883  he  formed  a  partnership 
under  the  name  of  Glidden,  Griggs  &  Company,  which  later  became  Griggs, 
Cooper  &  Company,  one  of  the  largest  grocery  houses  of  Minnesota.  Colonel 
Griggs  was  also  prominent  as  an  investor  in  lands,  having  handled  much  prop- 
erty in  St.  Paul  and  Minneapolis  as  well  as  throughout  Minnesota,  Dakota  and 
Montana.  In  the  future  he  will  be  best  known  as  one  of  the  millionaire  lumber- 
men on  the  Pacific  coast.  With  Henry  Hewitt,  Jr.,  he  carried  through  the  largest 
lumber  purchase  ever  made.  In  May,  1888,  these  two  men  obtained  contracts 
from  the  Northern  Pacific  Railroad  for  the  sale  of  eighty  thousand  acres  of 
land  and  timber  lying  near  Tacoma.  They  became  associated  with  other  promi- 
nent men  of  the  East  and  of  the  West  under  the  name  of  the  St.  Paul  &  Tacoma 
Lumber  Company,  of  which  Colonel  Griggs  remained  president  until  1908  and 
chairman  of  the  board  of  trustees  until  his  death  on  the  29th  of  October,  1910. 
This  company  became  one  of  the  foremost  that  has  ever  operated  in  connection 
with  the  lumber  industry  on  the  Pacific  coast.  Their  interests  were  conducted 
on  a  mammoth  scale  and  their  extensive  operations  connected  them  in  trade 
relations  with  many  sections  of  the  country.  As  a  prominent  railroad  con- 
tractor Colonel  Griggs  also  had  charge  of  and  completed  several  extensive 
branches  of  the  Northern  Pacific  Railroad,  during  which  time  he  employed 
from  fifteen  hundred  to  eighteen  hundred  men  daily. 

Notwithstanding  his  large  private  interests  Colonel  Griggs  found  time  to 
serve  the  public  officially  in  many  important  capacities.  In  politics  he  was  always 
a  strong  conservative  democrat  but  never  supported  a  corrupt  candidate  or  a 


130  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

questionable  party  measure.  He  was  a  member  of  the  house  of  representatives 
of  Minnesota  for  two  terms,  was  state  senator  for  three  terms,  was  alderman 
for  seven  terms  while  a  resident  of  St.  Paul  and  held  various  positions  of  honor 
and  trust  on  important  city  committees  and  boards.  In  1889  ^'""^  again  in  1893 
he  received  the  full  vote  of  the  democratic  members  of  the  Washington  legis- 
lature for  the  United  States  senate.  In  1892  he  was  chairman  of  the  Washing- 
ton delegation  to  the  democratic  national  convention  which  nominated  Grover 
Cleveland.  His  opinions  concerning  politics  were  those  of  the  statesman,  the 
man  of  broad  business  interests,  astute  insight,  keen  perception  and  notable 
sagacity.  His  public  spirit  was  one  of  his  most  marked  characteristics.  Unlike 
many  men  who  handle  big  business  propositions,  he  did  not  regard  politics  as 
too  trivial  for  his  attention.  In  fact  he  regarded  it  the  duty  as  well  as  the 
privilege  of  every  American  citizen  to  uphold  his  honest  convictions  by  his 
ballot  and  by  his  support  of  every  measure  which  he  deemed  beneficial  to  the 
commonwealth  and  by  opposing  with  all  his  strength  every  measure  which  he 
deemed  prejudicial. 

Colonel  Griggs  was  married  in  Ledyard,  Connecticut,  to  Miss  Martha  Ann 
Gallup,  on  the  14th  of  April,  1859,  and  they  became  the  parents  of  six  children: 
Chauncey  Milton,  a  resident  of  St.  Paul.  Minnesota ;  Herbert  S.,  who  is  now 
a  practicing  lawyer  of  Tacoma;  Heartie  Dimock,  the  wife  of  Dr.  G.  C.  Wag- 
ner of  Tacoma ;  Everett  Gallup,  a  well  known  business  man  of  Tacoma ;  Theo- 
dore Wright,  living  in  St.  Paul;  and  Anna  Billings,  the  wife  of  Dr.  T.  B.  Filton, 
of  New  York  city. 

Colonel  Griggs  had  many  traits  admirable  and  worthy  of  praise  and  among 
his  many  excellent  traits  was  his  capacity  for  friendships.  The  universality  of 
his  friendships  interprets  for  us  his  intellectual  hospitality  and  the  breadth  of' 
his  sympathy,  for  nothing  was  foreign  to  him  that  concerned  his  fellowmen  and 
in  his  life  the  broader  spirit  of  the  twentieth  century  found  expression. 


A.   P.   STOCKWELL. 


Prominent  among  those  who  have  been  actively  connected  with  lumber  and 
logging  interests  in  the  northwest  is  A.  P.  Stockwell,  of  Aberdeen,  whose  ac- 
tivities have  been  a  potent  force  in  the  business  development  and  substantia! 
upbuilding  of  his  section  of  the  state.  He  came  from  another  state  which  has 
long  figured  as  a  center  of  the  lumber  industry  of  the  country,  being  a  native 
of  Michigan,  where  his  birth  occurred  in  1864.  His  father,  Levi  L.  Stockwell, 
devoted  his  life  to  farming,  and  upon  the  old  homestead  farm  A.  P.  Stockwell  was 
reared,  with  the  usual  experiences  that  fall  to  the  farm  breed  boy,  but  in 
young  manhood  he  turned  his  attention  to  the  lumber  business,  which  he 
followed  in  Michigan  until  he  came  to  Washington  in  1890.  settling  in  Aber- 
deen. Through  all  the  intervening  period  his  interests  have  been  constantly 
growing  in  volume  and  importance  and  each  forward  step  which  he  has  made 
has  brought  him  a  broader  outlook  and  wider  opportunities.  In  1897  he  joined 
C.  E.  Burrows  in  organizing  and  incorporating  the  C.  E.  Burrows  Company, 
of  which  Mr.  Burrows  continued  as  president  until  his  death,  with  Mr.  Stock- 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  131 

well  as  manager  of  the  business.  The  latter  succeeded  to  the  presidency  upon 
the  death  of  Mr.  Burrows  in  1907  and  has  so  continued  to  the  present  time. 
The  company  established  logging  camps  and  lumber  mills  in  the  Grays  Harbor 
country.  This  company  succeeded  to  the  business  of  the  Bryden  &  Leitch  Lum- 
ber Company  and  in  1907  took  over  its  sawmills  and  other  equipment.  Of  that 
company  Mr.  Stockwell  was  president  from  the  time  of  Mr.  Burrows'  de?th 
until  1910,  when  the  mill  was  sold  to  the  Donovan  Lumber  Company. 

Many  other  important  business  concerns  have  felt  the  stimulus  and  profited 
by  rhe  cooperation  of  Mr.  Stockwell.  who  is  now  secretary  of  the  Finch  Invest- 
ment Company,  in  which  connection  he  is  active  in  the  control  of  a  most  ex- 
tensive business.  He  became  identified  with  the  Aberdeen  Timber  Company, 
which  was  incorporated  in  1902  with  C.  E.  Burrows  as  the  first  president.  He 
was  succeeded  by  William  T.  Cameron,  who  is  now  president,  with  Mr.  Stock- 
well  as  secretary  and  treasurer.  They  carried  on  a  logging  business  in  township 
21,  range  9,  Chehalis,  now  Grays  Harbor,  county.  In  1897  ^^^-  Burrows  and 
Mr.  Stockwell  purchased  the  Grays  Harbor  Boom  Company,  which  was  incor- 
porated in  1893,  with  William  Balsh  as  president,  W.  L.  Stiles,  vice  president, 
and  John  Anderson,  secretary.  Mr.  Stockwell  afterward  became  president  of 
the  company.  The  business  was  sold  in  1910  to  the  Warren  Company,  which  in 
1914  sold  out  to  H.  P.  Brown.  Mr.  Stockwell  is  managing  the  operation  of 
the  booms  on  the  Humptulips  river.  In  1900  the  Humptulips  Driving  Com- 
pany was  organized  with  Mr.  Stockwell  as  secretary  and  treasurer,  the  company 
being  formed  for  the  purpose  of  driving,  sorting  and  delivering  logs  on  the 
Humptulips  river.  In  1910  the  Humptulips  Towing  Company  was  incorporated 
by  the  Warren  Company  but  the  business  was  sold  to  H.  B.  Brown  in  1914. 
Mr.  Stockwell  acts  as  manager  of  the  business.  In  August,  1914,  the  Hump- 
tulips Logging  Company  was  incorporated  with  H.  B.  Brown,  of  San  Fran- 
cisco, as  president ;  W.  B.  Mack,  vice  president,  and  C.  A.  Pitchford,  secretary 
and  treasurer,  with  Mr.  Stockwell  as  manager  of  the  ofifices  in  Aberdeen  and  of 
the  logging  outfit  in  township  21,  range  9.  Chehalis,  now  Grays  Harbor  county. 
It  will  thus  be  seen  that  Mr.  Stockwell's  interests  are  most  important  and  exten- 
sive, bringing  him  into  close  connection  with  a  number  of  the  largest  logging 
and  lumber  interests  of  the  northwest.  He  possesses  marked  ability  as  an 
organizer  and  notable  executive  force  and  these  qualities  liave  been  salient  fea- 
tures in  his  growing  prosperity  and  have  as  well  been  important  elements  in 
the  growth  and  development  of  the  district. 

In  1896,  in  Aberdeen,  Mr.  Stockwell  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Carrie 
A.  Jones,  her  father  being  F.  E.  Jones,  who  was  a  native  of  Michigan  and  was 
there  engaged  in  the  lumber  business,  to  which  he  also  devoted  his  attention  after 
coming  to  Washington  in  1890.  His  demise  occurred  in  191 5,  when  he  had  at- 
tained the  age  of  sixty  years.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Stockwell  have  two  children,  Rich- 
ard and  Malcolm,  who  are  thirteen  and  eleven  years  of  age  respectively. 

Fraternally  Mr.  Stockwell  is  connected  with  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows  and  the  Benevolent  Protective  Order  of  Elks.  His  political  allegiance 
is  given  to  the  republican  party  and  in  1899  he  was  elected  to  the  legislature  from 
his  district.  He  prefers,  however,  that  his  public  duties  shall  be  performed  as  a 
private  citizen  rather  than  as  an  official  but  is  ever  ready  to  aid  in  projects  and 
movements  for  the  general  good  and  stands  loyally  at  all  times  for  those  activ- 


132  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

ities  and  interests  which  are  a  matter  of  civic  virtue  and  civic  pride.  He  has 
never  regretted  his  determination  to  become  a  resident  of  the  northwest,  for  the 
natural  resources  of  the  country  have  constituted  a  splendid  stage  for  his  activities 
and  in  the  wise  utilization  of  his  opportunities  he  has  come  to  the  front  in  connec- 
tion with  the  lumber  industry,  which  is  one  of  the  chief  sources  of  Washington's 
Avealth. 


ALEXANDER  POLSON. 

The  term  ''captains  of  industry"  came  into  existence  through  contemplation 
of  the  life  record  of  such  men  as  Alexander  Poison,  president  of  the  Poison  • 
Logging  Company  of  Hoquiam,  a  man  forceful  and  resourceful  in  planning  and 
conducting  important  business  affairs,  his  interests  being  carefully  systematized 
so  that  there  is  no  useless  expenditure  of  time,  labor  or  material,  the  results 
achieved  being  therefore  highly  satisfactory.  Mr.  Poison  was  born  in  Nova 
Scotia  in  1853,  a  son  of  Peter  and  Catherine  (McLean)  Poison,  who  were  of 
.Scotch  descent  and  birth.  They  removed  from  Scotland  to  Nova  Scotia  in 
childhood. 

It  was  in  the  schools  of  his  native  country  that  Alexander  Poison  pursued  his 
education,  and  in  1876,  when  a  young  man  of  twenty-three  years,  he  became 
imbued  with  an  unconquerable  desire  to  try  his  fortune  in  the  west,  Deadwood, 
Dakota,  becoming  his  destination.  After  three  months  there  passed,  however, 
he  made  his  way  to  Carson  City,  Nevada,  where  he  engaged  in  mining  and 
lumbering  for  three  years.  In  1879  he  made  a  trip  to  Tucson,  Arizona,  but 
after  a  few  months  started  on  horseback  for  Goldendale,  Washington,  situated 
not  far  from  the  Columbia  river.  The  entire  journey  was  accomplished  on  horse- 
back and  after  reaching  his  destination  he  secured  employment  in  the  lumber 
woods,  working  on  the  first  drive  of  logs  that  was  taken  out  for  the  construction 
of  the  Northern  Pacific  Railroad  from  the  Columbia  river  to  Montana,  its  logs 
being  floated  down  the  Yakima  into  the  Columbia  river.  In  the  winter  of  1880 
he  went  to  Olympia,  where  for  a  year  and  a  half  he  was  employed  in  logging  by 
Ames  Brown,  who  was  the  first  lumberman  of  the  territory  and  became  a  man 
of  wealth  and  prominence,  later  establishing  his  home  in  Seattle.  Mr.  Poison, 
too,  was  one  of  the  pioneer  lumbermen  of  the  state  and  it  was  he  who  brought 
the  first  steel  felling  saw  and  steel  wedges  into  Washington. 

On  leaving  Olympia  he  went  to  Shoalwater  Bay,  now  Willapa  Harbor,  and 
there  built  the  first  dam  used  in  log  driving  in  Pacific  county.  In  1882  he  became 
a  permanent  resident  of  Hoquiam  and  built  the  first  splash  dam  in  the  Hoquiam 
river  in  Chehalis.  now  Grays  Harbor,  county.  In  1884,  in  association  with  his 
brother  Robert,  he  began  logging  in  Grays  Harbor  in  a  small  way,  using  bull 
teams  to  skid  logs.  Thus  was  established  the  Poison  Brothers  Logging  Company, 
which  became  the  foremost  of  the  kind  in  the  northwest.  They  added  machinery 
and  equipment  from  time  to  time  until  they  now  operate  the  most  extensive  and 
best  equipped  logging  plant  in  the  world.  The  number  of  logs  which  are  annually 
cut  in  the  forests  and  brought  to  the  mills  is  enormous  and  the  business  has 
assumed  proportions  that  even  to  themselves  would  have  seemed  incredible  of 


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accomplishment  at  the  beginning  of  the  undertaking.  Their  equipment  at  the 
present  time  still  includes  a  locomotive  which  is  called  Betsy  and  which  was 
brought  over  the  mountains  in  1870  by  Aines worth  &  Simpson,  who  used  it  in 
their  Spokane  yards  in  hauling  lumber.  It  was  sold  to  the  Poison  Company  in 
1894  and  is  still  in  active  service  at  the  Poison  camps,  the  engine  yet  containing 
the  original  boiler.  It  was  Alexander  Poison  who  built  the  first  successful  log 
driving  splash  dam  in  Chehalis  county.  The  brothers  still  remain  in  active  con- 
nection in  business,  with  Alexander  Poison  as  president  of  the  company  and 
Robert  Poison  as  manager.  Their  policy  has  been  a  liberal  one  toward  employes. 
They  have  always  furnished  the  best  camp  quarters  for  their  workmen.  No  use 
of  intoxicants  is  allowed,  the  men  being  encouraged  to  save  their  money  and 
build  homes.  Mr.  Poison  maintains  the  most  friendly  relations  with  all  his 
employes  and  they  know  that  they  can  count  upon  his  aid  in  an  emergency. 

Aside  from  his  connection  with  the  Poison  Logging  Company  he  is  vice 
president  of  the  Eureka  Lumber  &  Shingle  Company,  vice  president  of  the 
Bay  City  Lumber  Company,  and  vice  president  of  the  Hoquiam  Timber  Company. 
His  operations  thus  place  him  in  a  position  of  leadership  as  a  representative  of 
the  lumber  industry,  which  has  been  the  chief  source  of  Washington's  wealth, 
and  thus  he  ranks  with  the  prominent  business  men  of  the  state.  He  is  also 
interested  in  a  number  of  other  industries  in  western  Washington,  all  of  which  are 
elements  in  promoting  public  progress  and  prosperity  as  well  as  individual  success. 

He  stands  for  clean  and  honest  business  methods,  for  clfean  and  honorable 
living,  and  no  man  has  been  a  more  active  or  effective  worker  in  cleansing  the 
city  of  Hoquiam  of  its  gambling  joints  and  other  devices  that  lower  the  standard 
of  public  morals.  He  is  now  active  in  the  work  of  promoting  state-wide  prohibi- 
tion, prior  to  which  time  he  carried  on  a  movement  to  have  all  the  saloons  of 
Hoquiam  segregated  on  one  street.  He  has  served  as  a  member  of  the  city  council 
and  for  one  term  as  state  senator,  not  because  he  was  ambitious  to  hold  political 
office  but  because  he  wished  to  exercise  his  official  prerogatives  in  support  of 
measures  which  he  deemed  of  the  greatest  worth  and  value  to  the  community. 
During  the  Hay  administration  it  was  so  evident  that  corruption  existed  in  many 
of  the  departments  of  government  that  Mr.  Poison  called  for  an  investigation 
of  the  insurance  department,  the  legislature  itself  and  also  the  supreme  court, 
one  member  of  which  was  so  patently  responsible  for  irregularities  that  he 
resigned  because  of  the  proposed  investigation.  Mr.  Poison  spent  twenty  thou- 
sand dollars  of  his  own  money  to  force  the  investigation,  which  cleaned  up  and 
settled  the  question.  It  was  he  who  was  instrumental  in  securing  the  plans  for  a 
new  group  of  government  buildings,  including  the  state  capitol.  He  insisted  on 
three  architects  and  no  one  knew  whose  plans  were  accepted  until  the  decision 
was  announced,  which  eliminated  all  dickering  and  unfairness.  He  was  instru- 
mental in  compelling  the  withdrawal  of  twenty  sections  of  school  timber  land 
from  sale,  thereby  eliminating  graft  and  also  ensuring  to  the  state  school  fund 
a  handsome  sum  of  from  one  million  to  two  million  dollars.  He  was  named  on 
the  board  of  capitol  commissioners  by  Governor  Hay.  He  is  desirous  for 
Washington  to  follow  Minnesota's  plans  in  regard  to  school  lands,  which  will 
thus  take  care  of  the  taxes.  Since  1904  he  has  each  presidential  year  been  urged 
to  accept  the  position  of  delegate  to  the  republican  national  convention,  but  has 
given  way  to  other  men.     In  1916,  however,  he  was  made  a  delegate  notwith- 


136  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

standing  his  express  wish  that  another  should  accept  the  office.  From  1884  until 
1886  Mr.  Poison  served  as  the  first  assessor  of  Hoquiam. 

On  the  i8th  of  February,  1891,  Mr.  Poison  was  married  to  Miss  Ella  Arnold, 
a  native  of  Iowa  and  a  graduate  of  Iowa  College  of  Des  Moines.  Her  parents 
live  with  them  in  their  beautiful  and  spacious  home,  which  was  the  second 
residence  erected  in  Hoquiam,  built  in  1884,  the  lumber  for  the  building  being 
cut  and  sawed  in  Montesano.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Poison  have  three  children.  Frank- 
lyn  Arnold  is  a  graduate  of  the  Culver  Military  Academy  of  Indiana  and  is  now 
associated  with  the  Grays  Harbor  Door  Company  of  Hoquiam.  Charles  Stewart 
attended  Culver  Academy  and  is  now  a  senior,  class  of  1917,  in  the  University 
of  Washington  at  Seattle.  Both  he  and  his  brother  are  making  an  especial  study 
of  Spanish,  in  preparation  for  business  conditions  which  may  arise  in  South 
America.  Kathryn  Dorothy  was  graduated  from  Huntington  Hall  in  Pasadena, 
California,  and  is  now  in  school  at  Boston,  Massachusetts. 

Fraternally  Mr.  Poison  is  a  prominent  Mason,  having  taken  the  degrees  of 
the  York  and  Scottish  Rites,  while  with  the  Nobles  of  the  Mystic  Shrine  he  has 
crossed  the  sands  of  the  desert.  He  has  passed  through  all  the  chairs  in  the  Odd 
Fellows  lodge  and  he  belongs  to  the  Knights  of  Pythias  and  the  Benevolent 
Protective  Order  of  Elks.  His  political  allegiance  is  given  to  the  republican 
party  and  he  is  of  that  bigness  of  mind  which  places  the  public  welfare  before 
partisanship  and  the  general  good  before  personal  aggrandizement.  He  believes 
that  every  individual  should  have  his  opportunity.  No  man  has  been  quicker  to 
recognize  the  rights  of  others  or  more  alert  in  assuming  the  duties  and  responsi- 
bilities which  rest  upon  him.  It  is  this  which  has  made  him  counselor,  advisor 
and  friend  to  his  workmen,  exemplifying  in  his  career  the  principle  of  justice, 
and  the  confidence  and  goodwill  entertained  for  him  are  the  spontaneous  offerings 
of  people  who  recognize  that  he  judges  everything  from  a  broad  standard  and 
looks  at  every  question  with  a  wide  vision,  keeping  his  mind  at  all  times  receptive 
toward  those  influences  which  will  work  for  justice  and  right. 


DAVID  THOMAS  DENNY. 

David  Thomas  Denny  was  the  first  of  the  name  to  set  foot  on  Puget  Sound, 
landing  at  Duwamish  Head  on  the  25th  of  September,  185 1.  As  one  of  the  early 
residents  of  Seattle  he  exercised  a  determining  influence  on  the  development  of 
the  city  and  the  northwest  along  many  diverse  lines  of  endeavor.  He  was  a 
conspicuous  figure  not  only  in  commercial,  financial  and  political  circles  but  also 
in  the  work  of  the  church  and  in  movements  seeking  the  promotion  of  the  artistic 
and  cultured  interests  of  the  city.  He  was  a  member  of  a  family  of  which  repre- 
sentatives for  generations  had  been  influential  and  respected  in  their  communities 
and  he  manifested  those  intellectual  and  moral  qualities  which  combine  to  form 
the  highest  type  of  manhood. 

Mr.  Denny  was  born  on  the  17th  of  March,  1832,  in  Putnam  county,  Indiana, 
a  son  of  John  and  Sally  (Wilson)  Denny.  The  ancestry  has  been  traced  back  to 
representatives  of  the  name  who  emigrated  from  England  to  Scotland  and  thence 
to  Ireland,  whence  David  and  Margaret  Denny,  the  American  progenitors  of  the 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  137 

family,  crossed  the  Atlantic  early  in  the  eighteenth  century  and  settled  in  Berks 
county,  Pennsylvania.  Their  son,  Robert,  who  was  born  in  1753,  married  Miss 
Rachel  Thomas,  and  they  were  the  parents  of  John,  the  father  of  our  subject, 
who  was  born  May  4,  1793,  near  Lexington,  Kentucky.  He  fought  in  the  War 
of  1812  and  was  a  pioneer  of  Indiana,  Illinois  and  Oregon.  He  served  in  the 
Illinois  state  legislature  and  was  personally  acquainted  with  Lincoln,  Yates  and 
Trumbull.  He  was  an  orator  of  unusual  power  and  was  active  in  a  number  of 
reform  movements  which  in  that  day  were  unpopular,  working  in  behalf  of  the 
abolition  of  slavery,  the  prohibition  cause  and  woman's  suffrage.  In  1851  he 
served  as  captain  of  a  company  of  emigrants  which  crossed  the  plains  to  Oregon. 
The  mother  of  our  subject  passed  away  'in  1841,  when  he  was  but  nine  years 
of  age,  and  throughout  his  life  he  carried  with  him  the  memory  of  her  affection 
and  Christian  character.  His  father  married  again,  choosing  Sarah  (Latimer) 
Boren,  the  widow  of  Richard  Freeman  Boren,  a  Baptist  preacher,  for  his  second 
wife.  She  was  a  woman  of  many  noble  qualities  and  performed  the  many  duties 
that  fell  to  the  lot  of  the  pioneer  wives  and  mothers.  Through  a  long  widow- 
hood she  had  reared  and  educated  her  children,  living  on  her  own  land  in  Illinois 
and  with  her  own  hands  spun  and  wove  excellent  linen  and  woolen  cloth  which 
was  used  in  making  clothing  for  the  family.  Very  full  genealogical  tables  of  the 
Denny  family  may  be  found  in  "Genealogica  et  Fleraldica"  and  in  "The  Denny 
Family  in  England  and  America." 

David  T.  Denny  received  only  the  usual  educational  advantages  of  the  boy 
reared  on  the  western  frontier  but  throughout  life  he  never  ceased  to  study  men 
and  affairs  and  as  he  had  a  keen  and  vigorous  mind  he  became  not  only  pos- 
sessed of  great  stores  of  knowledge  which  he  had  attained  at  first  hand,  but  also 
of  much  practical  wisdom  and  of  deep  understanding  of  the  motives  of  human 
conduct.  He  found  excellent  training  in  solving  the  diverse  and  exacting  problems 
that  arose  in  the  development  of  civilization  in  the  northwest,  a  development 
to  which  he  contributed  much.  When  a  youth  of  seventeen  years  he  clerked 
in  a  village  store  in  Knoxville,  Illinois,  and  when  nineteen  years  of  age  he  joined 
his  father's  company,  driving  a  four-horse  team  across  the  plains  to  Oregon.  He 
found  his  first  remunerative  employment  on  Puget  Sound  in  cutting  timber  for 
export  and  later  took  up  diversified  farming  and  cattle  raising  on  a  donation  claim. 
He  also  cultivated  a  rich  valley  farm,  known  as  the  Collins'  farm,  on  the  Duma- 
wish  river,  in  the  '60s  and  '70s.  During  the  latter  decade  he  began  to  acquire 
wild  lands,  realizing  something  of  the  marvelous  future  of  the  northwest.  As  the 
years  passed  his  interests  multiplied  and  grew  in  importance  until  he  was  recog- 
nized as  one  of  the  foremost  men  in  the  city.  He  platted  seven  additions  to 
Seattle ;  was  interested  in  an  important  sawmill ;  built  and  equipped  the  electric 
road  to  Ravenna  Park;  was  heavily  interested  in  electric  and  cable  street  rail- 
ways and  was  president  of  the  consolidated  system ;  was  a  large  stockholder  in 
a  number  of  banks;  was  president  of  the  water  company  and  was  also  chief 
executive  of  several  large  mining  companies  and  of  other  corporations. 

He  was  also  a  leader  in  public  affairs  and  in  the  early  '60s  served  as  county 
treasurer,  while  he  also  held  the  offices  of  probate  judge  and  of  county  com- 
missioner. He  served  on  the  city  council,  was  trustee  of  the  town  of  Seattle  in 
1872,  was  for  twelve  years  school  director  of  district  No.  i  of  Seattle,  and 
was  a  regent  of  the  Territorial  University.     During  his  early  manhood  he  sup- 


138  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

ported  the  republican  party  but  as  he  became  more  and  more  impressed  with  the 
fact  that  many  great  evils  can  be  traced  to  the  liquor  traffic  as  an  underlying  cause 
he  became  correspondingly  more  interested  in  the  work  of  the  prohibition  party 
and  during  the  later  years  of  his  life  supported  it  at  the  polls.  In  1867  he  became 
a  charter  member  of  the  first  lodge  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Good  Templars 
organized  in  Seattle  and  in  the  same  year  he  was  elected  its  chaplain.  He  was 
a  pioneer  advocate  of  woman's  suffrage,  having  used  his  influence  to  secure  the 
granting  of  equal  political  rights  from  the  year  1881  until  his  demise.  During 
the  Civil  war  he  was  ardent  in  his  support  of  the  Union  cause  and  was  a  member 
of  the  famous  Union  League. 

The  principles  which  guided  his  conduct  in  his  relations  with  his  fellowmen 
were  those  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church,  and  his  religious  faith  w'as  the 
source  of  the  moral  power  which  made  his  life  such  a  marked  force  for  good 
in  his  city.  From  i860  to  1886  he  was  a  member  of  the  First  Methodist  Episcopal 
church  and  subsequently  held  membership  in  the  Batterv'  Methodist  Episcopal 
church  and  the  Trinity  Methodist  Episcopal  church  of  Seattle.  He  contributed 
generously  to  the  various  lines  of  church  work  and  also  gave  freely  of  his  time 
when,  as  was  often  the  case,  his  advice  was  sought  on  some  important  question 
concerning  church  affairs.  He  was  not  only  a  tower  of  strength  to  the  church 
to  which  he  belonged  but  was  influential  in  the  state  and  national  organizations 
and  served  as  a  delegate  to  the  general  conference  in  1888  and  also  in  1892. 

During  the  early  years  of  his  residence  in  the  northwest  there  were  not  only 
the  hardships  and  privations  of  pioneer  life  to  be  endured  but  its  dangers  were 
also  encountered.  In  1855  and  1856  there  w'as  serious  Indian  trouble  and  Mr. 
Denny  performed  his  share  of  the  task  of  protecting  the  white  settlements  from 
the  attacks  of  the  red  men.  He  was  a  member  of  Company  C  of  the  volunteer 
army  raised  for  defense  and  was  stationed  with  his  command  about  a  mile  from 
Seattle  when  Lieutenant  Slaughter  and  several  of  his  men  were  killed  by  the 
Indians.  Later,  on  the  26th  of  Januar}%  1856,  when  the  red  men  attacked  the 
town,  he  stood  guard  at  the  door  of  Fort  Decatur  and  throughout  the  whole  of 
that  troublous  time  he  proved  himself  a  man  of  intrepid  courage.  During 
that  period  in  the  northwest  each  family  had  to  largely  depend  upon  its  own 
resources  and  his  skill  as  a  marksman  proved  of  great  practical  value  as  it  meant 
that  the  family  would  be  supplied  with  plenty  of  food,  as  game  of  all  kinds,  includ- 
ing bear,  deer  and  grouse,  was  plentiful.  Throughout  his  life  he  retained  his  love 
for  the  outdoor  world  and  found  much  needed  recreation  in  hunting,  fishing  and 
exploring.  It  was  he  who  killed  the  last  antlered  elk  shot  in  the  vicinity  of 
Seattle. 

Mr.  Denny  was  married  on  the  23d  of  January,  1853,  in  the  cabin  of  A.  A. 
Denny,  on  Elliott  bay,  to  Miss  Louisa  Boren,  a  daughter  of  Richard  Freeman 
and  Sarah  Boren.  She  was  born  in  White  county,  Illinois,  on  the  ist  of  June, 
1827,  and  in  1851  crossed  the  plains  to  Oregon  territor}-,  reaching  Alki  Point  on 
the  13th  of  November,  that  year.  She  was  well  educated  and  before  her  marriage 
followed  the  profession  of  teaching.  She  proved  a  true  helpmate,  working  side 
by  side  with  her  husband  with  hand,  heart  and  brain  and  assisting  him  mate- 
rially by  her  energy  and  thrift  in  building  up  a  considerable  fortune.  As  a 
mother  she  was  most  devoted  and  gave  of  herself  unsparingly  in  the  rearing  and 
educating  of  her  children.     Although  her  first  interest  was  always  in  her  home 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  139 

she  found  time  to  do  much  toward  bringing  about  many  needed  reforms  in  her 
community  and  was  a  stanch  and  effective  advocate  of  the  prohibition  cause  and 
the  cause  of  woman's  suffrage.  In  her  church  she  was  an  active  worker  and  all 
who  came  in  contact  with  her  testified  to  the  sincerity  of  her  Christianity,  which 
found  constant  expression  in  her  daily  life.  She  possessed  the  energy  that  made 
her  thoughts  deeds  and  gave  her  ideals  expression  in  action. 

To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Denny  were  born  eight  children,  as  follows:  Emily  Inez; 
Madge  Decatur,  who  was  born  in  Fort  Decatur  on  the  i6th  of  March,  1856; 
Abbie  L.,  the  wife  of  Edward  L.  Lindsey;  John  B.,  who  married  Carrie  V. 
Palmer  and  following  her  demise  was  united  in  marriage  to  C.  Zeo  Crysler; 
Anna  L. ;  D.  Thomas,  who  married  Nellie  E.  Graham ;  Jonathan,  twin  to  D. 
Thomas,  who  died  on  the  day  of  his  birth;  and  Victor  W.  S.,  who  married  Lillie 
J.  Frankland. 

Although  intensely  practical  and  a  leader  in  commercial,  industrial  and  financial 
circles,  Mr.  Denny  appreciated  and  thoroughly  enjoyed  art,  poetry,  music  and 
oratory  and  did  all  in  his  power  to  further  the  development  of  the  city  along  those 
lines.  He  recognized  that  the  law  of  life  is  change  and  progress  and  as  the 
frontier  settlement  gradually  became  a  metropolitan  city  he  adapted  his  plans 
to  the  new  conditions  and  retained  his  position  of  leadership.  As  the  years 
passed  he  grew  in  the  power  of  insight,  of  prompt  and  wise  decision  and  of 
achievement.  Although  he  took  justifiable  pride  in  his  material  success  and 
in  the  honor  which  was  accorded  him  because  of  his  acknowledged  ability  he 
perhaps  prized  even  more  highly  his  reputation  for  the  strictest  honesty  and 
integrity.  His  sobriquet  was  "Honest  Dave,"  which  indicates  much  of  the  con- 
fidence and  the  warm  regard  in  which  he  was  held  by  those  who  were  associated 
with  him.  Although  his  work  is  done  his  influence  is  still  potent  and  his  place  in 
the  history  of  Seattle  is  assured. 

David  Thomas  Denny  was  born  March  17,  1832,  in  Illinois;  died  November 
25,  1903,  in  Seattle. 

Louisa  Boren  was  born  June  i,  1827.  They  were  married  in  Seattle, 
January  23,   1853. 

The  following  is  a  list  of  their  children,  all  born  in  Seattle: 

Emily  Inez,  December  23,  1853;  Madge  D.,  born  March  16,  1856;  died 
January  17,  1889;  Abbie  L.,  born  August  28,  1858;  John  B.,  born  January  30, 
1862;  died  June  25,  1913;  Anna  L.,  born  November  26,  1864;  died  May  5, 
1888;  D.  Thomas  and  Jonathan,  May  6,  1867;  Jonathan  died  May  6,  1867; 
Victor  W.  S.  Denny,  August  9,  1869. 

Abbie  L.  Denny  and  Edward  L.  Lindsley  were  married  in  Seattle,  May  3, 
1877.     Their  children  were  all  born  in  Seattle: 

Lawrence  D.  Lindsley,  Mabel  M.  Lindsley,  Winola  Lindsley,  Irene  Lindsley, 
Norman  David  Lindsley. 

John  B.  Denny  and  Carrie  V.  Palmer  were  married  in  Seattle,  January  13, 
1887.     Their  children  were  all  born  in  Seattle. 

E.  Harold,  September  11,  1887;  Anne  L.,  born  July  13,  1890. 

John  B.  Denny  and  C.  M.  Crysler  were  also  married. 

Helen  T.,  born  December  9,  1894,  was  the  only  child  of  this  marriage. 

D.  Thomas  Denny  and  Nellie  E.  Graham  were  married  in  1893.  Their 
children  were  all  born  in  Seattle: 


140  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

Louisa  I.,  November  19,  1894;  \^^  Claude,  August  6,  1897;  D.  Thomas,  Jr., 
March  5,  1898. 

Victor  Winfield  Scott  Denny  and  Lilhe  J.  Frankland  were  married  in 
Seattle  in  August,  1894.     Their  children  were  all  bom  in  Seattle: 

Madge  Decatur,  October  18,  1895;  Elizabeth  Crocker,  December  25,  1896; 
Victor  W.  S.,  Jr.,  February  5,  1903. 


JACOB  HUNSAKER. 


For  about  half  a  century  Jacob  Hunsaker  of  Everett  has  engaged  in  the  real 
estate  business  and  has  devoted  his  attention  exclusively  to  the  general  real  estate 
and  loan  business  for  twenty-five  years.  He  comes  of  a  family  of  Swiss  origin, 
its  founder  in  America  being  Jacob  Hunsaker.  His  grandfather,  also  named 
Jacob,  was  a  representative  of  the  first  generation  born  in  the  new  world  and  his 
birth  occurred  in  Pennsylvania,  but  he  removed  to  Illinois  prior  to  the  birth  of 
his  son,  Jacob  T.  Hunsaker,  who  on  arriving  at  years  of  maturity,  married  Emily 
Collins,  a  native  of  Kentucky. 

The  birth  of  Jacob  Hunsaker,  whose  name  introduces  this  review,  occurred 
in  Adams  county,  Illinois,  January  22.  1845,  and  it  was  during  the  season  of 
1846  that  his  parents  crossed  the  plains,  arriving  in  Oregon  City  in  the  fall  of 
that  year,  so  that  he  has  passed  the  seventieth  anniversary  of  the  beginning  of 
his  connection  with  the  northwest.  Early  in  1847  the  family  became  residents 
of  Clarke  county,  then  Oregon  territory,  now  Washington  state,  and  during 
his  youthful  days  Jacob  Hunsaker,  now  of  Everett,  became  familiar  with  all  of 
the  conditions,  experiences  and  hardships  of  pioneer  life.  One  of  the  strongest 
recollections  of  his  boyhood  concerned  the  hanging  in  1850  of  the  five  Cayuse  In- 
dians who  had  been  convicted  of  participating  in  the  W^hitman  massacre  of  No- 
vember 29,  1847.  His  father  was  on  the  jury  that  convicted  the  Indians  and 
in  some  way  the  son  was  permitted  to  see  the  execution,  which  occurred  near 
Dr.  McLoughlin's  old  flour  mill  at  the  falls  of  the  Willamette.  It  was  an  awful 
scene  for  a  child  of  five  to  look  upon  and  for  more  than  three  score  years 
it  has  remained  burned  in  his  memory.  There  are  many  other  incidents  of  pioneer 
life  that  are  equally  vivid  in  his  mind  and  his  reminiscences  of  the  early  days 
are  most  interesting. 

In  early  manhood  Mr.  Hunsaker  took  up  the  occupation  of  farmnig  but 
long  ago  began  dealing  in  real  estate  and  for  fifty  years  has  handled  property  to  a 
greater  or  less  extent.  Finding  in  this  a  profitable  field,  he  concentrated  his  ener- 
gies thereon  and  for  a  quarter  of  a  century  has  given  his  attention  exclusively 
to  the  general  real  estate  and  loan  business. 

It  was  at  Chambers  Prairie,  Washington,  on  the  ist  of  May,  1873,  that  Mr. 
Hunsaker  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Elizabeth  Chambers,  a  daughter  of  An- 
drew J.  and  Margaret  (White)  Chambers,  the  former  a  native  of  Kentucky  and 
the  latter  of  Indiana.  The  marriage  was  celebrated  in  her  father's  old  home, 
which  is  still  standing,  as  are  the  stables  which  served  as  a  stockade  during  the 
Indian  troubles,  housing  from  seventy-five  to  one  hundred  persons.  To  Mr.  and 
Mrs.   Hunsaker  have  been  born   four  children:   Lloyd,   now   living  in   Everett; 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  141 

Hallie,  a  resident  of  Everett;  Mrs.  Cassie  Chloe  Chambers,  of  Cashmere,  now- 
deceased;  and  Margaret,  living  in  Everett.  Mrs.  Hunsaker  is  a  Hfelong  resi- 
dent of  Washington,  her  birth  having  occurred  on  Chambers  Prairie,  November 
20,  1854.  She  was  therefore  only  about  a  year  old  at  the  time  of  the  Indian 
war  of  1855-6.  The  scattered  settlers  in  various  localities  built  blockhouses  and 
stockades  in  central  locations  for  the  protection  of  their  families  against  the 
Indians,  and  two  such  blockhouses  and  a  stockade  were  built  on  her  father's 
place.  James  McAllister  was  killed  by  the  Indians  and  within  twenty  hours  thirty 
families  had  gathered  in  the  stockade  that  was  built  of  fir  logs  ten  to  twelve 
inches  in  diameter  and  sixteen  feet  in  height.  The  inclosed  area,  about  one  hun- 
dred feet  square,  included  the  barn,  whose  leaning  sheds  were  turned  into  kitch- 
ens. In  all,  thirty-two  families  and  twenty-four  single  men  found  refuge  in  that 
stockade.  The  blockhouses  and  stockades  remained  standing  for  many  years. 
Mrs.  Hunsaker  says :  "In  one  of  them  that  stood  where  an  immense  locust 
tree  now  stands,  near  the  old  farm  house,  myself  and  young  sisters  gathered 
and  played.  The  old  barn  and  farm  house  are  still  standing,  but  the  last  vestige 
of  the  stockade  and  blockhouses  disappeared  many  years  ago." 

Mr.  Hunsaker  has  participated  largely  in  the  public  life  of  the  territory  and 
state.  Skamania  county  elected  him  to  the  office  of  assessor  but  he  refused  to 
qualify.  However,  he  served  on  the  board  of  commissioners  of  Klickitat  county 
for  four  years  and  he  represented  his  district,  comprising  Klickitat  and  Skam- 
ania counties,  in  the  first  state  senate  and  also  was  sent  as  representative  to  the 
lower  house  of  the  state  legislature  from  Klickitat  county.  He  dates  his  resi- 
dence in  Everett  from  1892  and  in  the  year  1895  was  elected  mayor  of  the  city 
and  in  1905  while  on  a  business  trip  he  was  again  nominated  and  elected  mayor 
of  Everett.  For  five  terms  he  has  been  city  treasurer.  His  political  allegiance 
has  always  been  given  to  the  republican  party,  which  has  found  in  him  a  stalwart 
advocate.  He  cooperates  in  efforts  for  the  benefit  of  his  city  through  member- 
ship in  the  Everett  Commercial  Club  and  in  1901  he  was  made  a  Mason  in  the 
blue  lodge  of  Everett,  since  which  time  he  has  been  a  loyal  adherent  of  the 
craft,  faithfully  observing  its  teachings  and  exemplifying  in  his  life  its  beneficent 
spirit.  No  history  of  the  state  and  its  pioneer  development  would  be  com- 
plete without  mention  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hunsaker,  who  for  so  many  years  have 
been  most  honored  and  respected  residents  of  the  state. 


LLEWELLYN   T.    SEAVEY.   M.   D. 


Dr.  Llewellyn  T.  Seavey,  a  representative  of  the  United  States  public  health 
service  and  actively  engaged  in  the  practice  of  medicine  and  surgery  at  Port 
Townsend,  was  born  in  San  Francisco  county,  California,  November  27,  1856,  a 
son  of  James  and  Julia  A.  (Carle)  Seavey.  The  parents  were  natives  of  Maine 
but  in  1856  became  residents  of  California.  After  a  short  period  there  passed 
they  removed  to  Port  Ludlow,  Washington,  in  1856  and  the  father  there  became 
bookkeeper  for  the  Ludlow  Sawmill  Company,  with  which  he  was  connected  for 
four  years.  He  next  removed  to  Port  Townsend,  where  he  engaged  in  mer- 
chandising in  connection  with  L.  B.  Hastings  and  for  four  or  five  years  was  in 


142  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

business  at  that  point.  Since  then  he  has  been  county  auditor  for  eighteen  or 
twenty  years,  has  been  postmaster  and  clerk  of  the  third  judicial  district  court 
of  the  territory  of  Washington  all  at  one  time.  He  made  a  most  excellent 
record  in  office  by  the  fidelity  and  capability  with  which  he  discharged  his  duties 
and  after  his  retirement  he  entered  the  abstract  business,  in  which  he  remained 
for  five  years.  Since  then  he  has  lived  retired  and  has  now  reached  the 
notable  old  age  of  ninety-one  years.  His  wife  died  in  Port  Townsend,  May  31, 
1902,  at  the  age  of  seventy-five  years.  In  their  family  were  three  children :  Wil- 
liam S. ;  Mrs.  Lela  R.  Bartlett ;  and  Dr.  Seavey,  who  was  the  second.  All  are 
residents  of  Port  Townsend. 

In  his  boyhood  days  Dr.  Seavey  attended  school  in  Port  Townsend  and  in 
San  Francisco  and  was  also  a  student  in  Bishop  Scott's  grammar  school  at  Port- 
land, Oregon.  He  afterward  studied  medicine  with  Dr.  G.  V.  Calhoun,  of  Seat- 
tle, for  a  year  and  later  entered  the  medical  department  of  the  University  of 
California,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1878.  He  began  practice  in  San 
Francisco,  where  he  remained  for  four  months  in  the  capacity  of  police  sur- 
geon, and  for  one  year  he  was  surgeon  with  the  Pacific  Mail  Steamship  Com- 
pany. He  afterward  returned  to  Port  Townsend,  where  he  has  since  been  in 
active  practice.  For  the  past  sixteen  years  he  has  been  connected  with  the  United 
States  public  health  service  in  the  quarantine  department.  He  is  one  of  Wash- 
ington's best  known  physicians  and  surgeons  and  has  a  wide  practice  in  his 
part  of  the  state,  his  pronounced  ability  and  conscientious  performance  of  his 
duty  winning  for  him  a  liberal  and  constantly  growing  patronage. 

On  the  24th  of  November,  1894,  in  Port  Townsend,  Dr.  Seavey  was  married 
to  Miss  Marguritte  Nolan  and  they  have  become  parents  of  four  children : 
Morris  C,  the  eldest,  born  in  Port  Townsend  in  1895,  spent  one  year  in  the 
University  of  Washington  and  is  now  with  the  state  militia  at  Calexico,  Califor- 
nia;  Esther  M.,  born  in  Port  Townsend  in  1896,  is  a  graduate  of  the  preparatory 
department  of  the  Washington  State  College;  Grace  C,  born  in  1898,  is  attend- 
ing the  Port  Townsend  high  school,  and  Ruth  M..  born  in  1904,  is  also  in 
school. 

Dr.  Seavey  votes  with  the  republican  party,  which  he  has  always  endorsed 
since  age  conferred  upon  him  the  right  of  franchise.  He  is  a  past  master  of  the 
Masonic  lodge  of  Port  Townsend  and  a  worthy  exemplar  of  the  craft.  His  has 
been  a  well  spent  life  fraught  with  usefulness  and  good  work,  and  along  pro- 
fessional and  other  lines  his  hand  has  been  continually  outreaching  to  aid  his  fel- 
lowmen. 


ALEX  McCASKILL. 


Every  section  of  the  world  has  contributed  to  the  citizenship  of  Washington, 
but  Canada  in  particular  has  furnished  a  large  quota  of  substantial  and  repre- 
sentative business  men  who  have  contributed  much  to  the  development  and  up- 
building of  this  section  of  the  country.  Among  the  number  is  Alex  McCaskill, 
who  was  born  in  Glengarry  county,  Ontario,  May  2,  1859,  ^  son  of  Malcolm  and 
Mary    (Urquhart)    McCaskill.     The   McCaskill   family  came  to   America   from 


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Scotland  at  an  early  day  before  the  Revolutionary  war  and  made  their  home  in 
Virginia,  whence  a  removal  was  made  to  Canada  by  the  branch  of  the  family  to 
which  Alex  McCaskill  belongs.  As  a  lad  he  worked  in  the  timber  and  learned 
logging,  and  when  a  young  man  he  made  trips  as  scout  for  a  party  who  wished 
to  prospect  the  northwest  country.  They  started  from  Lake  Superior  northward 
on  foot  to  Hudson  Bay,  and  from  York  on  Hudson  Bay  they  proceeded  north- 
west and  eventually  made  their  way  to  the  Peace  River  country,  at  times  making 
side  excursions  into  different  sections  in  order  to  gain  a  knowledge  of  the  country 
and  its  resources.  Next  they  went  south  to  Fort  Edmonton  and  afterward  to 
Brandon,  and  in  that  year  Mr.  McCaskill  walked  nearly  eight  thousand  miles. 

It  was  in  1877  that  he  came  to  the  United  States,  settling  near  Tawas,  Mich- 
igan, and  some  time  afterward  he  removed  to  Wisconsin  and  later  to  Minnesota. 
For  several  years  he  remained  in  Minnesota  and  in  North  Dakota  and  met  pioneer 
experiences  in  all  the  district  from  the  Red  River  west.  In  1886  he  crossed  the 
northern  tier  of  states  to  Seattle,  where  he  was  engaged  in  the  timber  business 
until  1889,  when  he  removed  to  Whatcom,  now  Bellingham.  He  there  graded 
country  roads  and  also  many  of  Bellingham's  principal  thoroughfares,  including 
Dock  and  Commercial  streets.  He  worked  on  roads,  streets  and  buildings  and 
he  also  assisted  in  building  the  Northern  Pacific  Railroad  over  the  mountains, 
occupying  the  position  of  foreman  with  a  force  of  workmen.  He  was  also  a  sub- 
contractor in  connection  with  the  construction  of  the  railroad.  In  1898  he  left 
Bellingham  for  Alaska,  where  he  spent  four  years  as  superintendent  of  bridges 
and  buildings  for  the  White  Pass  &  Yukon  Railroad.  He  then  returned  to 
Washington  and  engaged  in  shingle  making  in  Skagit  county,  building  two  shingle 
mills  and  a  small  sawmill,  in  which  business  he  continued  until  March,  191 1.  At 
that  date  he  arrived  in  South  Bend  and  began  logging  on  his  own  account  in  the 
Nema  country  of  Washington,  his  work  proving  very  profitable.  He  took  a 
contract  to  clear  away  the  forest  and  build  and  grade  the  road  from  South 
Bend  to  Nema,  a  distance  of  about  twenty  miles,  at  a  cost  of  one  hundred  and 
twenty  thousand  dollars,  agreeing  to  finish  the  work  in  a  year.  He  completed 
the  task  in  a  little  less  time,  his  being  one  of  only  a  few  contracts  with  the  county 
which  were  completed  within  the  specified  time.  This  road  became  the  main 
thoroughare  and  is  now  a  part  of  the  National  Park  Highway.  While  engaged  in 
the  construction  of  that  road  Mr.  McCaskill  sold  his  logging  interests.  He  after- 
ward formed  the  Nema  Improvement  Company,  which  purchased  lands  and  stock 
and  also  bought  the  McGee  shingle  mill,  of  which  he  became  president  and 
manager,  with  E.  T.  Nobles  as  secretary  and  treasurer.  The  mill  had  a  capacity 
of  seventy-five  thousand  shingles,  which  the  new  company  increased  to  one  hun- 
dred and  forty  thousand.  They  put  in  dry  kilns  and  employed  twenty  men,  theirs 
being  one  of  the  important  industries  of  that  character  in  the  Willapa  Harbor 
district.  In  deciding  on  a  name  for  the  company,  Mr.  McCaskill  called  attention 
to  the  fact  that  he  had  been  the  organizer  of  numerous  companies  but  that  this 
was  to  be  absolutely  his  last  one,  so  he  named  it  Nema,  which  is  Amen  spelled 
backward.  In  19 16  Mr.  McCaskill  withdrew  from  the  Nema  Company  and  in 
the  settlement  of  his  aflfairs  he  secured  from  the  company  two  hundred  acres 
of  land,  the  cattle,  horses  and  implements  and  also  obtained  as  individual  property 
the   shingle   mill   which   he   is   now   operating.      Mr.   McCaskill   has   had  broad 

experience  in  connection  with  shingle  manufacturing  and  carefully  and  wisely 
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146  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

directs  his  interests  so  that  substantial  results  accrue.  He  also  developed  a  stock 
farm  on  the  harbor  of  several  hundred  acres,  which  he  has  greatly  improved, 
adding  all  modern  accessories  and  equipments.  In  a  word,  he  is  a  forceful  and 
resourceful  business  man,  alert  to  his  opportunities  and  at  all  times  enterprising 
and  progressive.  After  selling  his  logging  interests  he  bought  a  large  tract  of 
one  thousand  acres  of  agricultural  land  eighteen  miles  down  the  bay  from  South 
Bend,  which  he  has  greatly  improved  and  still  retains.  He  built  a  dike  three  miles 
long,  improved  the  place  with  commodious  buildings  and  uses  it  extensively  for 
raising  hay  and  cattle. 

In  1889  Mr.  McCaskill  was  married  in  Bellingham  to  ]\Iiss  Lauretta  Whittaker, 
a  representative  of  one  of  the  first  families  of  Whatcom.  Her  parents,  Abraham 
and  Emma  (Lamb)  Whittaker,  were  both  natives  of  Manchester,  England,  and 
soon  after  their  marriage  crossed  the  Atlantic  to  Pennsylvania.  They  afterward 
removed  to  Missouri  and  later  to  Evanston,  Wyoming,  whence  they  drove  over 
the  old  Oregon  trail  to  Olympia,  Washington,  arriving  in  the  early  '70s.  They 
later  removed  to  Bellingham,  where  both  died  in  February,  191 7.  They  were 
the  parents  of  six  daughters  and  a  son,  all  of  whom  are  living.  Mrs.  McCaskill 
was  educated  in  Olympia  and  is  a  woman  of  marked  intelligence,  being  a  close 
student  of  the  Bible  and  of  general  literature.  She  possesses  much  natural  artistic 
skill  and  does  fine  work  in  crayons.  She  also  possesses  marked  talent  for  music 
and  is  a  leader  in  those  movements  in  which  women  are  most  interested  in 
South  Bend.  Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  McCaskill  are  widely  known  through  western 
Washington,  where  they  have  an  extensive  circle  of  friends.  Their  only  child 
died  in  infancy.  Mr.  McCaskill  has  long  been  a  member  of  the  Knights  of 
Pythias  and  in  Masonry  he  has  attained  the  thirty-second  degree  of  the  Scottish 
Rite.  He  stands  six  feet  two  inches  in  height,  is  of  robust  physique  and  has  never 
been  ill  a  day  from  any  disease.  He  inherited  great  strength  and  vitality,  which 
he  has  never  lessened  through  the  use  of  intoxicants.  He  is  a  man  of  strong 
character,  of  firm  purpose  and  of  high  ideals.  Both  as  a  man  and  citizen  he 
occupies  an  enviable  position  in  public  regard  and  his  life  work  has  been  crowned 
with  successful  achievement,  making  him  today  one  of  the  prosperous  residents 
of  his  section  of  the  state. 


WILLIAM  B.  RITCHIE. 

For  almost  three  decades  William  B.  Ritchie  has  been  a  resident  of  Port 
Angeles  and  the  active  part  which  he  has  taken  in  the  professional,  political, 
fraternal  and  social  interests  of  the  community  ranks  him  with  its  leading  and 
prominent  citizens,  while  the  course  he  has  ever  followed  has  won  him  the  honor 
and  high  regard  of  all  with  whom  he  has  been  brought  in  contact.  In  the  midst 
of  an  active  professional  career  as  a  member  of  the  Port  Angeles  bar  he  has 
ever  found  time  to  cooperate  in  those  movements  which  have  sought  to  make 
this  a  larger  and  a  better  city,  in  all  those  things  which  constitute  civic  virtue 
and  civic  pride.  He  was  born  in  Ayrshire,  Scotland,  January  8,  i860,  a  son  of 
Alexander  and  Margaret  (Nelson)  Ritchie,  the  mother  also  a  native  of  that 
country.     The  father  was  born  on  shipboard  three  days  after  his  parents  sailed 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  147 

from  New  York  for  Scotland,  the  grandfather,  Alexander  Ritchie,  having  been 
a  citizen  of  New  York  state  for  twenty-six  years.  The  grandmother,  Mrs. 
Annie  (Stewart)  Ritchie,  died  when  her  son  Alexander  was  but  a  few  days  old. 
He  became  a  well  kno'wn  engineer  and  also  operated  an  iron  foundry  and  en- 
gaged in  the  coal  business  on  his  own  account  in  Glasgow,  Scotland,  where  he 
passed  away  in  1886  at  the  age  of  sixty-seven  years.  His  wife  also  died  in 
Glasgow,  in  March,  1906,  when  eighty-three  years  of  age,  and  of  their  family  of 
ten  children  William  B.  was  the  sixth. 

In  his  boyhood  days  William  B.  Ritchie  was  a  pupil  in  the  public  schools  of 
Glasgow  but  in  young  manhood,  attracted  by  the  opportunities  of  the  new  world, 
he  came  to  the  United  States  in  1888,  making  his  way  direct  to  Port  Angeles. 
From  1890  until  1892  he  filled  the  officee  of  deputy  sheriff  in  Clallam  county 
and,  taking  up  the  study  of  law,  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1896.  Through  the 
intervening  period  he  has  advanced  steadily  until  he  has  long  since  left  the  ranks 
of  the  many  and  stands  among  the  successful  few,  being  recognized  as  one  of 
the  leading  attorneys  of  Port  Angeles  and  the  northern  peninsula.  He  was  elected 
prosecuting  attorney  of  Clallam  county  in  1908  and  was  re-elected  in  1910,  filling 
the  ofifice  most  acceptably,  strictest  integrity  actuating  his  every  move.  En- 
dowed with  a  strong  judicial  mind,  ripened  and  broadened  by  deep  and  constant 
study,  it  is  a  natural  consecjuence  that  he  has  attained  more  than  ordinary  suc- 
cess in  his  chosen  field. 

In  June,  1884,  in  Glasgow,  Scotland,  Mr.  Ritchie  was  married  to  Miss  Annie 
Waddington,  a  daughter  of  John  and  Anna  (Clarke)  Waddington,  the  former  a 
native  of  Lancashire,  England,  and  the  latter  of  Scotland.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ritchie 
have  become  the  parents  of  five  children:  Mrs.  Elliot  D.  Sower,  who  was  born 
in  Glasgow  and  is  now  living  in  Seattle ;  Alexander,  who  was  born  in  Glasgow  and 
is  a  resident  of  Port  Angeles;  William  E.,  who  was  born  in  Port  Angeles  in 
October,  1888,  and  married  Miss  Ruth  Dover,  by  whom  he  has  two  children; 
Margaret,  the  wife  of  Herbert  Godfrey,  a  merchant  of  Sequim.  Clallam  county, 
by  whom  she  has  one  child,  George  Ritchie  Godfrey ;  and  Angeline  M.,  who  is  a 
graduate  of  the  Emerson  College  of  Oratory  at  Boston,  Massachusetts,  and  now 
resides  with  her  parents.  The  children  are  all  graduates  of  the  Port  Angeles 
schools. 

Fraternally  Mr.  Ritchie  is  connected  with  the  Elks,  the  Knights  of  Pythias, 
the  Fraternal  Order  of  Eagles  at  Seattle  and  the  Loyal  Order  of  Moose.  His 
political  allegiance  is  given  to  the  republican  party  and  he  has  served  as  council- 
man at  large  in  Port  Angeles,  while  in  1908  he  was  elected  mayor  of  the  city. 
He  belongs  to  the  Clallam  County  and  Washington  State  Bar  Associations  and 
to  the  International  Society  of  Criminology,  which  indicates  his  deep  interest 
in  everything  pertaining  to  his  profession  and  his  profound  study  into  the  causes 
of  crime.  A  contemporary  writer  spoke  of  Mr.  Ritchie  as  "one  of  the  foremost 
lawyers  of  the  Pacific  northwest,  with  a  personality  that  would  attract  more  than 
passing  attention  anywhere.  Coming  here  in  1888.  he  immediately  took  up  the 
white  man's  burden  of  making  this  a  real  city  and  lending  his  best  endeavors 
toward  the  further  development  of  the  rich  resources  of  Clallam  county.  He  was 
especially  active  in  securing  a  lease  for  the  city  from  the  government  for  Ediz 
Spit,  making  a  trip  to  Washington  and  also  visiting  Portland,  Oregon,  several 
times  before  the  deal  was  finally  consummated  by  act  of  congress.    It  is  generally 


148  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

conceded  that  it  was  largely  due  to  the  efforts  of  Mr.  Ritchie  that  Port  Angeles 
has  this  valuable  asset.  He  has  been  identified  with  all  commercial  organizations  c 
for  the  upbuilding  of  his  city,  his  county  and  the  Olympic  peninsula,  serving  as 
officer  and  director  and  giving  freely  of  his  time  and  money  for  this  purpose." 
So  valuable  has  been  his  work  in  those  connections  that  he  is  accorded  rank 
with  the  most  honored  and  valued  residents  of  his  community,  recognized  as  a- 
man  whose  admirable  purpose  and  strong  character  have  largely  dominated  the 
progressive  interests  of  his  section  of  the  state.  ' 


JOHN  R.  KINNEAR. 


From  the  time  of  his  arrival  in  Seattle  in  1883  until  his  death  on  the  31st  of 
March,  19 12,  John  R.  Kinnear  was  closely  associated  with  events  that  shaped  the 
history  of  city  and  state.  He  aided  in  framing  the  organic  law  of  Washington 
and  in  shaping  its  legislation  both  during  the  territorial  period  and  after  state- 
hood was  secured.  His  name  is  thus  inseparably  interwoven  with  the  annals 
of  the  northwest  and  the  record  of  no  man  in  public  service  has  been  more 
faultless  in  honor,  fearless  in  conduct  or  stainless  in  reputation. 

A  native  of  Indiana,  John  R.  Kinnear  was  a  lad  of  seven  summers  when  his 
parents  removed  to  Walnut  Grove,  Woodford  county,  Illinois,  where  they  located 
upon  a  farm.  The  routine  of  farm  life  for  John  R.  Kinnear  was  uninterrupted 
until  after  he  had  completed  the  district-school  course,  when  he  had  the  oppor- 
tunity of  becoming  a  student  in  the  Washington  (111.)  high  school.  Still  later 
he  attended  Eureka  College  and  when  he  had  completed  his  work  there  he 
entered  upon  a  four  years'  classical  course  in  Knox  College  at  Galesburg,  Illinois. 
He  was  a  student  in  that  institution  at  the  time  of  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil  war, 
when  with  patriotic  spirit  he  responded  to  the  country's  call  for  troops,  enlisting 
for  three  years  as  a  private  soldier.  He  participated  in  about  twenty  of  the  great 
battles  of  the  war  and  some  years  afterward,  at  the  request  of  his  comrades, 
wrote  and  published  a  history  of  the  regiment  and  brigade,  the  volume  containing 
one  hundred  and  forty  pages.  Mr.  Kinnear  proved  a  most  brave  and  loyal 
soldier,  never  faltering  in  the  performance  of  duty  whether  stationed  upon  the 
firing  line  or  the  lonely  picket  line. 

When  the  war  was  over  and  the  country  no  longer  needed  his  aid  Mr.  Kinnear 
pursued  a  course  in  the  Chicago  Law  School  and  following  his  admission  to  the 
bar  located  for  practice  at  Paxton,  Illinois,  where  he  remained  in  the  active  work 
of  his  profession  for  fifteen  years.  While  there  he  was  prosecuting  attorney  for 
three  years  and  was  also  master  in  chancery  for  four  years.  In  1883  he  arrived 
in  Seattle  and  almost  immediately  became  an  active  factor  in  molding  public 
thought  and  action.  In  1884  he  was  elected  to  the  territorial  legislature  from 
King  county  upon  the  republican  ticket,  and  in  November,  1888,  he  was  again 
called  upon  for  public  service,  being  elected  a  member  of  the  council  or  the  upper 
house  of  the  territorial  legislature.  He  did  not  take  his  seat  in  that  body,  how- 
ever, on  account  of  the  passage  of  the  enabling  act  for  the  admission  of  the 
state.  However,  he  was  elected  to  the  state  constitutional  convention  from  the 
twentieth  district  and  took  a  most  helpful  part  in  framing  the  constitution.     He 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  149 

was  made  chairman  of  the  committee  on  corporations  and  he  left  the  impress  of  his 
individuality  in  many  ways  upon  the  organic  law  of  Washington.  Mr.  Kinnear 
also  made  a  close  race  for  the  office  of  first  governor  of  the  state,  for  which  he 
was  supported^'by  the  entire  twenty-five  delegates  from  King  county  and  received' 
one  hundred  and  thirty  votes  in  the  republican  state  convention.  He  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  state  senate  in  its  first  and  second  sessions  and  during  both  served 
as  chairman  of  the  judiciary  committee.  It  would  be  impossible  to  estimate  the 
value  of  his  public  service  but  all  who  know  aught  of  the  history  of  Washington 

^recognize  its  worth  and  feel  that  he  was  among  those  who  laid  broad  and  deep 
the  foundation  upon  which  has  been  builded  the  superstructure  of  a  great  com- 
monwealth.    He  was  married  at  Bloomington,   Illinois,  June  2,   1868,  to  Miss 

^Rebecea  Means,  of  Bloomington,  and  they  became  parents  of  two  children,  Ritchey 
M.v&nd  Leta,  both  of  Seattle.     The  mother  died  May  10,  1913. 

Ritchey  M.  Kifmear,  a  resident  of  Seattle,  was  born  at  Paxton,  Ford  county, 
Illinois,  January  18,  1870.  He  attended  the  public  schools  to  the  age  of  thirteen 
and  then  came  to  Seattle  with  his  parents,  where  he  became  a  student  in  the 
Territorial  University,  now  the  University  of  Washington.  In  1890  he  matricu- 
lated in  the  Northwestern  University  at  Evanston,  Illinois,  where  he  studied  for 
two  years  and  then  returned  to  Seattle.  Here  he  engaged  in  the  real-estate 
business  with  his  brother-in-law,  A.  L.  Brown,  under  the  style  of  the  Kinnear  & 
Brown  Company,  and  when  a  change  in  the  personnel  of  the  firm  occurred  the 
name  was  changed  to  the  Kinnear  &  Paul  Company.  They  are  well  known  real- 
estate  dealers,  conducting  an  extensive  business  and  having  a  gratifying  clientage. 
Mr.  Kinnear,  like  his  father,  has  figured  prominently  in  public  connections,  having 
represented  his  district, in  the  state  senate  from  1902  until  1904.  He  was  married 
in  1893  to  Miss  Brownie  Brown,  a  daughter  of  Amos  Brown,  a  sketch  of  whom 
appears  elsewhere  in  this  work.     Mr.  and  Mrs.  Kinnear  have  a  son,  John  Amos. 


EVERETT  B.  DEMING. 

No  particularly  advantageous  circumstances  attended  the  initial  step  of 
Everett  B.  Deming  in  his  business  career.  In  fact,  his  start  was  a  most  humble 
one  and  his  salary  a  mere  pittance.  He  was  at  that  time  a  lad  of  fourteen.  The 
intervening  years,  however,  have  chronicled  his  steady  advancement  and  each 
initial  step  has  brought  him  a  broader  outlook  and  wider  opportunities  until,  at 
the  head  of  the  Pacific  American  Fisheries  Company,  he  conducts  not  only  one 
of  the  most  important  productive  interests  of  Bellingham  but  also  one  of  the 
largest  enterprises  of  the  kind  on  the  Pacific  coast. 

Mr.  Deming  was  born  in  St.  Touis,  Missouri,  in  September,  i860,  a  son  of 
Charles  Deming,  and  after  attending  the  public  and  high  schools  to  the  age  of 
fourteen  years  he  began  work  on  a  bench  in  a  horse  collar  factory,  where  he 
remained  for  three  years,  at  the  end  of  which  time  he  was  receiving  ten  dollars 
per  week.  Fle  afterward  accepted  the  position  of  bill  clerk  in  a  wholesale  gro- 
cery house,  where  he  spent  three  years,  and  then  turned  his  attention  to  the 
merchandise  brokerage  business  in  connection  with  the  Deming  &  Gould  Com- 
pany, of  which  his  brother,  F.  L.  Deming,  was  the  president.     He  afterward 


150  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

became  vice  president  of  that  company,  which  in  1893  removed  its  headquar- 
ters to  Chicago  but  still  retained  a  house  in  St.  Louis.  F.  L.  Deming  passed 
away  in  191 5  and  was  succeeded  in  the  presidency  by  Everett  B.  Deming,  who 
left  the  middle  west,  however,  in  1899  and  came  to  the  coast,  settling  at  Fair- 
haven,  now  Bellingham,  where  he  took  over  the  management  of  the  Pacific 
American  Fisheries  Company,  which  was  owned  by  a  Chicago  syndicate  in 
which  the  firm  of  Deming  &  Gould  was  interested.  In  1901  the  Pacific  Amer- 
ican Fisheries  Company  sold  out  to  the  Pacific  Packing  &  Navigation  Company, 
a  New  York  syndicate,  but  Everett  B.  Deming  continued  to  visit  Bellingham  in 
the  interests  of  the  Deming  &  Gould  Company  for  the  purpose  of  purchasing 
canned  salmon  for  their  brokerage  business  in  Chicago.  In  1903  the  Pacific 
Packing  &  Navigation  Company  went  into  the  hands  of  a  receiver,  who  con- 
tinued the  business  until  1904,  when  a  number  of  Chicago  men  took  over  the 
business,  including  Everett  B.  Deming,  S.  C.  Scotten,  H.  B.  Steel,  John  F. 
Harris,  George  B.  Harris  and  John  Cudahy.  Of  the  newly  organized  company 
John  F.  Harris  became  president  and  Everett  B.  Deming  vice  president  and 
general  manager.  In  January,  1907,  the  latter  was  elected  president  and  man- 
ager and  he  also  retained  the  presidency  of  the  Deming  &  Gould  Company,  of 
Chicago,  which  handled  the  entire  output  of  the  Pacific  American  Fisheries 
Company  and  also  the  output  of  several  other  large  salmon  canneries.  The 
Deming  &  Gould  Company  also  has  interests  in  several  large  fruit  canneries  in 
California  and  the  largest  pineapple  csLunery  in  Honolulu. 

The  Pacific  American  Fisheries  Company  has  its  largest  plant  in  Belling- 
ham, this  having  a  capacity  for  canning  a  half  million  cans  of  salmon  per  day. 
They  also  own  a  salmon  cannery  at  Ahacortes,  Washington,  which  has  a  capac- 
ity of  two  hundred  and  fifty  thousand  cans  per  day.  In  1905  they  added  a  can 
manufacturing  plant  in  connection  with  their  Bellingham  cannery  which  turns 
out  ninety  million  cans  in  one  year,  and  they  have  also  added  a  box  making 
plant  which  turns  out  two  million  boxes  in  a  season.  Since  1905  they  have 
erected  six  salmon  canneries  in  Alaska  and  are  building  another  at  the  present 
writing.  They  have  also  acquired  steamships,  tugs  and  floating  equipment  which 
represents  an  investment  of  two  million  dollars.  During  their  season  they  em- 
ploy two  thousand  people.  This  company  owns  Eliza  island,  which  is  located 
on  Puget  Sound  and  in  Whatcom  county  and  comprises  one  hundred  and  sixty 
acres  of  land.  This  island  is  utilized  for  their  shipyards  and  net  fields.  They 
build  their  own  tugs  and  manufacture  their  own  steam  engines  in  their  large 
machine  shops.  They  have  recently  completed  arrangements  whereby  they  will 
build  during  1916  two  steamers  at  a  cost  of  approximately  two  hundred  thou- 
sand dollars  each.  They  will  be  wooden  vessels  two  hundred  and  twenty-five 
feet  long  with  a  beam  of  forty-two  feet  and  of  two  thotisand  tons  register  each 
and  will  have  capacity  of  fifty  thousand  cases  of  canned  salmon.  They  will  also 
have  passenger  accommodations  for  seventy-five  first  class  passengers  and  a 
large  number  of  steerage  passengers  and  each  ship  will  be  manned  by  about 
forty  men  and  officers.  They  will  be  oil  driven  and  their  twin  screws  will  be 
propelled  by  one  thousand  horse  power  steam  engines.  The  keels  will  be  laid 
down  together  and  it  is  expected  that  more  than  one  hundred  and  fifty  men  will 
be  utilized  in  their  building.  Both  will  be  placed  in  the  northern  service  and 
next  to  the  steamer  Windber  will  be  the  largest  in  the  Pacific  American  Fish- 


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eries'  fleet  and  with  few  exceptions  will  be  the  largest  vessels  with  Bellingham 
as  a  home  port.  During  the  last  few  years  the  company  has  added  greatly  to 
its  fleet  and  has  today  one  of  the  largest  on  the  Sound  and  the  largest  of  any 
independent  canning  company  in  the  world.  There  are  thirty-five  vessels  ranging 
in  size  from  the  baby  five  horse  power  gas  tenders  to  the  steamer  Windber  of 
thirty-two  hundred  tons.  They  have  recently  purchased  another  steamer,  the 
Norwood,  of  eleven  hundred  tons  net.  Thus  is  indicated  something  of  the  vol- 
ume of  the  business  which  has  been  built  up  by  the  Pacific  American  Fisheries 
Company  largely  under  the  management  of  Everett  B.  Deming,  who,  studying 
conditions  and  recognizing  opportunities,  has  utilized  the  chances  which  have 
been  his  and  thereby  has  developed  an  industry  which  is  not  only  a  source  of 
wealth  to  the  stockholders  but  also  one  of  the  elements  of  commercial  growth  in 
Bellingham. 

In  Galena,  Illinois,  "Sir.  Deming  was  married  to  Miss  Caroline  Spratt  in 
November,  1884,  and  they  have  one  child,  Stewart  A.,  twenty-six  years  of  age, 
who  is  representing  the  Deming  &  Gould  Company  of  Chicago  in  Bellingham. 

Fraternally  Mr.  Deming  is  a  IMason  and  he  is  well  known  in  club  circles  in 
various  sections  of  the  country,  being  a  member  of  the  Bellingham  Country 
Club,  the  Chicago  Athletic  Club,  the  Rainier  Club  of  Seattle,  the  Seattle  Coun- 
try and  Gold  Club,  the  Los  Angeles  Country  Club  and  the  Los  Angeles  Athletic 
Club.  His  political  endorsement  is  given  to  the  republican  party.  His  life  has 
been  characterized  by  an  orderly  progression  that  has  resulted  from  untiring 
efifort,  indefatigable  energy  and  close  application.  In  all  of  his  business  afifairs 
he  seems  to  readily  discriminate  between  the  essential  and  the  nonessential  and, 
discarding  the  latter,  so  utilizes  the  former  that  he  seems  to  accomplish  at  any 
point  of  his  career  the  utmost  possibilities  for  successful  accomplishment  at  that 
point. 


FRANK  H.  LAMB. 


Frank  H.  Lamb,  promoter  and  organizer  of  the  Lamb  Machine  Company  and 
president  of  the  Wynoochee  Timber  Company,  is  classed  with  those  energetic, 
farsighted  business  men  who  are  developing  the  Grays  Harbor  district  and  making 
it  a  great  commercial  center  with  ramifying  business  interests  reaching  out  over 
a  broad  territory.  The  width  of  the  continent  separates  him  from  his  birthplace 
and  to  the  opportunities  of  the  west  he  brought  the  spirit  of  eastern  enterprise 
and  training.  He  was  born  near  Trenton,  New  Jersey,  in  1875  ^"^  "PO"  coming 
to  the  Pacific  coast  attended  the  Leland  Stanford  University  at  Palo  Alto,  Cali- 
fornia. He  came  to  Hoquiam  in  1898  and  first  engaged  in  the  timber  business, 
becoming  one  of  the  organizers,  in  1900,  of  the  Frank  H.  Lamb  Timber  Company, 
which  operated  a  logging  business  on  the  Wynoochee  river  until  February  ir. 
1916,  when  it  was  absorbed  by  the  Wynoochee  Timber  Company,  of  which 
Mr.  Lamb  is  the  president,  with  Gus  Carlson  as  the  vice  president  and  A.  W. 
Callow,  secretary.  This  company  is  now  building  a  railroad  and  equipping  a 
modern  lumber  camp  and  they  employ  between  three  and  four  hundred  men. 
After  successfully  operating  for  some  time  in  the  timber  business  Mr.  Lamb 
organized  the  Lamb  Machine  Company,  which  was  formed  in  August,  1912,  and 


152  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

of  which  he  was  chosen  president,  wdiile  M.  H.  McLean  was  elected  secretary  and 
W.  R.  Marvin,  manager.  They  built  a  shop  which  is  completely  equipped  and 
they  carry  a  full  line  of  logging  supplies,  machinery  and  parts  and  also  do  repair 
work  of  all  kinds.  The  company  has  built  up  an  extensive  business  in  this  line, 
owing  largely  to  the  unfaltering  enterprises  and  indefatigable  energy  of  the 
president,  who,  bending  his  efforts  to  administrative  direction  and  executive 
control,  has  brought  a  substantial  measure  of  success  to  the  undertaking. 

Business,  however,  constitutes  but  one  phase  of  Mr.  Lamb's  activity.  He  is 
one  of  the  public-spirited  men  of  Hoquiam  and  since  January,  191 5,  has  been 
president  of  the  Hoquiam  Commercial  Club,  in  which  connection  he  has  instituted 
many  plans  and  projects  for  the  upbuilding  and  improvement  of  the  city,  plans 
which  are  already  productive  of  practical  and  substantial  results.  Moreover, 
he  is  a  leading  representative  of  the  Benevolent  Protective  Order  of  Elks  at 
Hoquiam  and  was  the  first  exalted  ruler  of  the  local  lodge  and  the  prime  mover 
in  the  building  of  the  Elks'  Home,  serving  at  the  time  as  chairman  of  the  building 
committee.  His  political  allegiance  is  given  to  the  republican  party  and  his 
position  upon  any  vital  question  is  never  an  equivocal  one,  bvit  he  does  not  seek 
the  honors  and  emoluments  of  office. 

Mr.  Lamb  was  married  in  California,  in  1900,  to  Miss  Alice  E.  Emerson,  a 
daughter  of  George  H.  Emerson,  mentioned  elsewhere  in  this  work,  and  they 
have  four  children,  George,  Clara,  Florence  and  Alice.  The  family  occupy  an 
attractive  home,  which  was  built  in  1910,  and  ]\Ir.  and  ]\Irs.  Lamb  hold  an 
enviable  position  in  the  social  circles  of  Hoquiam.  His  activity  has  been  a 
resultant  force  along  commercial,  industrial,  fraternal  and  civic  lines  and  those 
who  know  aught  of  his  history  feel  that  Hoquiam  owes  much  to  his  intelligently 
directed  efforts. 


H.  N.  ANDERSON. 


On  the  list  of  honored  dead  of  Aberdeen  appears  the  name  of  H.  N.  Ander- 
son, who  was  closely  associated  with  the  development  and  upbuilding  of  the 
city  for  many  years,  his  efforts  being  of  far-reaching  effect  and  importance. 
He  was  born  in  Altoona,  Pennsylvania,  in  1838  and  there  spent  the  days  of  his 
boyhood  and  youth,  pursuing  his  education  in  the  public  schools.  In  early 
manhood  he  was  married  there  to  Miss  Sarah  W.  Counsman,  of  Altoona,  who 
passed  away  prior  to  the  death  of  her  husband.  In  1878  they  left  the  Keystone 
state  and  removed  to  Michigan,  w'here  Mr.  Anderson  engaged  in  the  lumber 
business  until  1898,  when  he  removed  from  Greenville,  Michigan,  to  Aberdeen. 
Broad  practical  experience  had  made  him  thoroughly  acquainted  with  every 
phase  of  the  lumber  trade  and  upon  his  arrival  in  the  northwest  he  purchased 
the  T-  M.  Weatherwax  lumber  mill  and  organized  the  Anderson  &  Middleton 
Lumber  Company,  of  which  he  continued  the  president  until  his  death  in  No- 
vember, 1906,  with  A.  W.  Middleton  as  the  vice  president  and  S.  M.  Anderson 
secretary  and  treasurer.  They  made  improvements  in  the  mill,  installing  mod- 
em machinery  and  increasing  its  capacity.     They  manufacture  lumber  and  lath 


H.  N.  ANDERSON 


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PUBLIC  UBRARY 


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TILDEN   FOUNDATION 


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from  fir  and  spruce  timber  and  the  mill  is  still  in  operation,  giving  employment 
to  one  hundred  and  fifty  people,  while  its  capacity  is  one  hundred  and  seventy- 
five  thousand  feet.  The.  equipment  is  now  thoroughly  modern  and  includes  fine 
concrete  dry  kilns.  The  company  also  operates  its  own  logging  camps  near 
Oakville,  Washington,  and  is  now  opening  a  new  camp  on  the  railroad  of  the 
Oregon  Railway  &  Navigation  Company  near  North  river.  The  company  does 
its  own  rafting  and  employs  about  one  hundred  and  fifty  fnen  in  the  lumber 
camps.  Since  the  death  of  Mr.  Anderson  the  business  has  been  continued  under 
the  same  name,  with  A.  W.  Middleton  as  president,  S.  M.  Anderson  vice  pres- 
ident, H.  N.  Anderson,  Jr.,  treasurer,  and  G.  E.  Anderson  secretary  and  assistant 
manager.  Aside  from  his  interests  here  Mr.  Anderson  was  president  of  the 
Southern  Humboldt  Lumber  Company  at  Andersonia,  California,  where  they 
built  a  mill  thoroughly  equipped  according  to  most  modern  methods  and  engaged 
in  the  manufacture  of  redwood  timber.  Mr.  Anderson  was  also  president  of 
the  Washington  Portland  Cement  Company  at  Concrete,  Washington,  of  which 
he  was  one  of  the  organizers. 

In  his  political  views  Air.  Anderson  was  a  republican  and  always  gave  loyal 
support  to  the  principles  in  which  he  believed  but  he  had  no  desire  nor  ambition 
to  hold  office,  preferring  to  concentrate  his  energies  upon  his  business  affairs, 
which  he  gradually  developed  to  large  and  satisfying  proportions.  He  found 
keen  delight  in  mastering  business  problems  and  working  out  the  solution  for 
any  intricate  question  which  arose  in  connection  with  the  lumber  industry. 
Many  evidences  of  his  public  spirit  might  be  cited  and  Aberdeen  numbers  him 
with  those  who  have  been  foremost  in  the  upbuilding  of  the  city. 

To  Air.  and  Airs.  Anderson  were  born  three  sons  and  six  daughters,  the 
latter  being  as  follows:  Ida  B.,  the  wife  of  Lemuel  Elway;  Carrie  M.,  who 
gave  her  hand  in  marriage  to  Dr.  A.  S.  Austin ;  Martha  C,  the  wife  of  A.  W. 
Middleton;  Alanola  S..  who  is  Mrs.  E.  C.  Aliller;  Daisy  M.,  who  is  the  wife 
of  A.  J.  Kingsley,  of  Portland ;  and  Lula  G.  Samuel  AI.,  the  oldest  son  of  Air. 
and  Airs.  Anderson,  is  vice  president  of  the  Anderson-Middleton  Company  and 
also  president  of  the  Bay  City  Lumber  Company  of  Aberdeen.  He  wedded 
Miss  Louise  Bancroft  and  has  three  sons :  Harold  B.,  Samuel  M.,  Jr.,  and 
Reginald.  H.  N.  Anderson,  Jr.,  the  second  son,  is  treasurer  of  the  Anderson- 
Aliddleton  Company  and  also  manager  of  the  Anderson-Middleton  Timber 
Company,  which  is  the  logging  part  of  the  business.  He  married  Miss  Ida  B. 
Middleton,  by  whom  he  had  three  children,  namely :  Middleton  and  Jack,  who 
are  deceased ;  and  Priscilla,  who  is  with  her  parents  in  Seattle. 

G.  E.  Anderson,  secretary  and  assistant  manager  of  the  Anderson  &  Mid- 
dleton Lumber  Company,  was  born  in  Pennsylvania  in  1874  and  following  the 
removal  of  the  family  to  Alichigan  in  his  boyhood  days  he  obtained  his  education 
in  the  common  schools.  He  is  a  son  of  H.  N.  and  Sarah  W.  (Counsman)  An- 
derson and  in  his  youthful  days  he  acquainted  himself  with  the  lumber  trade 
under  the  direction  of  his  father,  long  a  prominent  lumberman  of  Alichigan 
and  of  Washington.  The  occupation  to  which  he  was  reared  he  has  continued  to 
follow  as  a  life  work  and  with  the  reorganization  of  the  business,  following  the 
death  of  his  father,  he  became  secretary  and  assistant  manager,  in  which  con- 
nection he  still  continues.  This  is  a  close  corporation,  the  stock  being  all  owned 
by   members   of   the   family.     The   company   not    only  manufactures  lumber  at 


156  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

Aberdeen  but  also  has  its  own  logging  camp  and  the  number  of  its  employes 
totals  three  hundred  and  twenty-five  or  more. 

In  1896  Mr.  Anderson  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Nellie  A.  Green,  of 
Michigan,  by  whom  he  has  five  children,  namely:  Henry 'N.,  George  Edgar, 
Emmett  D.,  Donald  C.  and  Martha  Jeannette.  Mr.  Anderson  is  prominent  in 
Masonic  circles,  having  attained  the  thirty-second  degree  of  the  Scottish  Rite, 
and  he  is  also  identified  with  the  Benevolent  Protective  Order  of  Elks.  He  has 
followed  in  his  father's  political  as  well  as  business  footsteps,  becoming  a  stal- 
wart republican,  for  his  mature  judgment  sanctions  the  course  of  the  party  and 
its  purposes  and  policy.  No  public  movement  for  the  benefit  of  his  city,  county 
or  state  seeks  his  aid  in  vain ;  on  the  contrary,  he  is  quick  to  respond  to  any 
call  and  manifests  the  progressive  spirit  which  has  been  the  dominant  factor  in 
the  substantial  and  rapid  upbuilding  of  this  section  of  the  country. 


HON.  W.  H.  PAULHAMUS. 

The  Hon.  W.  H.  Paulhamus  is  the  proprietor  of  Maplelawn  Farm,  one  of 
the  valuable  farm  properties  that  has  demonstrated  the  fertility  and  productive- 
ness of  the  Puyallup  valley.  His  work  is  an  expression  of  the  most  scientific 
methods  of  raising  fruits  and  he  is  also  most  successfully  engaged  in  dairy- 
ing. His  business,  however,  constitutes  but  one  phase  of  his  activity  for  he 
has  been  prominently  connected  with  the  history  of  the  state  in  shaping  its  leg- 
islative course  and  his  value  as  a  citizen  is  widely  acknowledged. 

Mr.  Paulhamus  came  to  Washington  from  the  east,  his  birth  having  occurred 
at  Altoona,  Pennsylvania,  in    1865.     In  childhood  he  accompanied  his  parents 
on  their  removal  to  Sharon,  Pennsylvania,  and  was  a  lad  of  twelve  years  when 
the  family  was  established  in  Youngstown,  Ohio.     He  is  indebted  to  the  public 
school  system  for  the  educational  opportunities  which  prepared  him   for  life's 
practical  and  responsible  work.     He  was  a  young  man  of  eighteen  when  he  left 
home  and  started  out  to  try  his  fortune  in  the  west.     He  first  located  in  Aber- 
deen, South  Dakota,  where  he  secured  a  clerical  position  in  the  banking  house 
of  Hagerty  &  Marple  with  which  he  was  connected  for  six  years,  his  ability, 
honesty  and  fidelity  winning  him  promotion  from  time  to  time.     Leaving  South 
Dakota  he  came  to  Washington  in  1890,  then  a  young  man  of  twenty-four  years, 
and  has  since  been  closely  associated  with  the  business  interests  and  develop- 
ment of  the  Puyallup  valley.     He  was  employed  as  cashier  of  the  Sumner  Bank 
but  after  three  years  resigned  to  enter  the  sheriff's  ofifice.     In   1896  he  estab- 
lished a  real  estate  and  loan  business  in  Tacoma  and  during  the  following  year 
was  connected  with  the  legal  department  of  the  Northern  Pacific  Railroad  Com- 
pany.    In  1898  he  became  the  owner  of  Maplelawn  Farm  and  took  up  the  work 
of  mastering  not  only  the  practical  but  also  the  scientific  phase  of  farming.    His 
success   is  visibly  expressed  in  his  commodious  and  attractive  home,  which  is 
surrounded  by  a  well  kept  lawn ;  in  his  large  and  sanitary  barn  and  outbuild- 
ings ;  and  in  his  well  kept  orchards  and  fields.     He  is  extensively  engaged  in 
raising  berries  and  his  business  experience  was  such  that  he  realized  no  per- 
manent success  could  be  obtained  in  growing  and  marketing  them  without  thor- 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  157 

ough  organization  among  those  so  engaged  and  in  1902,  therefore,  he  was  active 
in  organizing  the  Fruit  Growers'  Association  at  Sumner,  of  which  he  was 
chosen  first  vice  president.  Largely  through  his  instrumentality  this  organiza- 
tion was  consolidated  with  a  similar  one  at  Puyallup  in  the  same  year  under  the 
name  of  the  Puyallup  &  Sumner  Fruit  Growers'  Association  of  which  Mr. 
Paulhamus  has  been  the  president  for  a  number  of  years.  While  the  organiza- 
tion met  with  difficulties  and  passed  through  a  period  of  early  struggle  its  growth 
and  success  in  later  years  have  been  remarkable. 

As  previously  stated,  when  Mr.  Paulhamus  became  owner  of  Maplelawn 
Farm  he  determined  to  know  everything  that  is  to  be  known  about  farming  and 
the  reason  why.  In  other  words  he  resolved  to  master  the  business  in  all  of  its 
scientific  phases  and  to  bring  his  place  of  sixty-five  acres  to  the  highest  state 
of  cultivation  possible.  He  studied  the  use  of  fertilizers  and  today  uses  every 
kind  which  he  has  proven  will  increase  the  productiveness  of  his  land.  Some- 
thing of  the  result  that  came  is  shown  in  the  fact  that  in  1910  on  a  trifle  less 
than  an  acre  and  a  quarter  of  land  there  were  more  than  eleven  hundred  and 
eighty-four  crates  of  raspberries,  amounting  to  twenty-one  thousand  eight  hun- 
dred and  sixty-four  pounds  and  a  net  income  of  nine  hundred  dollars.  He  has 
today  five  acres  in  rhubarb ;  five  acres  in  asparagus ;  ten  acres  in  orchards  and 
the  remainder  of  his  land  has  been  divided  into  building  sites.  Maplelawn  is 
the  largest  producer  of  blackberries  and  raspberries  of  any  farm  in  the  Puyal- 
lup valley  and  the  yield  per  acre  is  equal  to  the  maximum. 

Horticulture,  however,  is  but  one  branch  of  his  farming  for  he  is  also  exten- 
sively and  successfully  engaged  in  the  dairy  business,  having  one  of  the  finest 
herds  of  pure  blooded  Jerseys — fifty  in  number — to  be  found  in  western  Wash- 
ington. The  milk  is  bottled  on  the  farm  and  is  sold  as  certified  milk  in  Seattle 
and  Tacoma  at  fifteen  cents  per  quart.  His  dairy  plant  also  handles  about  five 
hundred  gallons  of  milk  purchased  from  other  dairymen  of  the  valley  and  which 
is  also  bottled  and  shipped  under  ice  to  the  two  cities  where  it  is  sold  with  a 
guarantee  of  purity.  He  makes  an  annual  test  for  tuberculosis  with  every  cow 
whose  milk  is  used  in  his  dairy.  He  raises  pigs,  chickens,  turkeys  and  guineas. 
Throughout  the  entire  year  Mr.  Paulhamus  employs  ten  men  on  his  farm  and 
through  the  berry  season  one  hundred  additional  persons  are  required  to  handle 
the  crop.  Comfortable  houses  are  furnished  the  berry  pickers  so  that  a  man 
may  have  his  family  near  him  during  that  period.  The  buildings  on  the  farm 
are  modern  and  splendidly  equipped.  Water  is  piped  and  the  most  sanitary 
conditions  are  found  in  the  stables  and  barns,  in  fact,  there  is  no  equipment  of 
the  modern  farm  that  is  not  found  on  his  place.  •  One  of  the  strongest  elements 
is  the  close  study  that  he  has  given  to  every  phase  of  his  work.  After  organ- 
izing the  fruit  growers  of  the  district  he  was  active  in  taking  the  next  forward 
step  towards  making  the  berry  industry  a  profitable  one.  He  realized  thai 
railroad  rates  must  be  lowered  and  better  shipping  facilities  secured.  At  that 
time  but  one  railroad  entered  the  Puyallup  valley  and  the  railroad  officials  were 
hard  to  reason  with  so  that  the  proposition  was  made  at  length  a  political  one 
and  in  1903  the  public  demanded  the  creation  of  a  railroad  commission,  the  duty 
of  which  would  be  to  investigate  the  complaints  of  the  shippers  and  to  compel 
the  various  railroads  within  the  state  to  be  public  service  institutions  in  deed  as 
well  as  in  name.     The  paramount  issue  of  the  campaign  of   1904  was  the  rail- 


158  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

road  commission  and  a  railway  commission  law  was  placed  upon  the  statute 
books  of  the  state  in  1905.  So  active  was  Mr.  Paulhamus  in  the  movement  that 
his  fellow  citizens  felt  that  he  should  represent  them  in  legislative  matters  and 
in  1906  he  was  elected  to  the  state  senate.  Then  began  active  work  for  the 
accomplishment  of  the  purpose  for  which  the  railway  commission  was  created. 
He  felt  that  this  purpose  was  not  being  accomplished  and  his  first  act  after 
becoming  senator  was  to  demand  the  resignation  of  John  S.  McMillan,  the 
chairman  of  the  railway  commission,  who,  he  claimed,  was  not  in  sympathy 
with  the  fundamental  objects  of  the  commission  and  was  not  giving  the  duties 
of  his  office  sincere  thought  or  attention.  His  attitude  resulted  in  Mr.  ]\IcMil- 
lan's  resignation  and  largely  upon  the  recommendation  of  Senator  Paulhamus, 
Governor  Mead  appointed  Jesse  Jones  to  the  position,  with  the  result  that  the 
railway  commission  began  doing  the  work  for  w^hich  it  was  created,  its  growth 
making  it  an  institution  of  great  value  to  the  district.  Senator  Paulhamus  was 
also  connected  with  much  other  important  work  accomplished  during  that  ses- 
sion. He  became  the  recognized  leader  and  helped  in  the  organization  of  the 
famous  'Tnsurgent"  group,  whose  purpose  was  to  wrest  the  control  of  the 
senate  from  the  corporations.  A  direct  primary'  law  was  also  passed  during 
that  session  and  various  other  laws  of  a  popular  and  constructive  character.  A 
contemporary  writer,  speaking  of  his  further  activities  says :  "Two  years  later, 
in  the  session  of  1907,  Senator  Paulhamus  was  again  on  the  firing  line.  It  w-as 
he  who  formulated  the  charges  of  impeachment  against  Secretary  of  State  Sam 
H.  Nichols  and  State  Insurance  Commissioner  J.  H.  Schively,  and  who  led  the 
fight  and  made  the  celebrated  speech  that  revealed  to  the  state  at  large  the 
manifold  malfeasances  and  delinquencies  of  those  two  public  officials.  Nichols 
resigned  at  once,  and  the  vote  for  the  impeachment  of  Schively  stood  twenty- 
seven  ayes  and  thirteen  noes,  twenty-eight  votes  or  two-thirds  of  the  senate — 
being  necessary  to  "carry  the  resolution.  This  also  w-as  the  session  in  which  the 
fight  came  up  for  local  option  and  for  a  law  abolishing  racehorse  gambling 
— both  of  which  carried  and  on  both  of  which  questions  Senator  Paulhamus 
was  aligned  with  the  moral  forces."  Never  for  a  moment  has  Senator  Paul- 
hamus ceased  his  activity  on  behalf  of  the  public  interest.  He  was  largely  in- 
strumental in  organizing  the  \^alley  Fair  and  has  been  a  prime  mover  in  advo- 
cating its  growth  and  making  it  an  institution  of  great  value  and  worth  to  the 
district.  That  he  has  been  actuated  by  a  most  sincere  motive  of  public  service 
in  this  connection  is  indicated  in  the  fact  that  although  he  has  been  each  year 
a  high  official  of  the  Fair  Association  and  for  years  has  been  its  president,  he 
has  never  received  one  dollar  of  salary,  but  on  the  contrary  has  expended  many 
hundreds  of  dollars  of  his  own  for  the  benefit  of  the  association. 

In  1890  Senator  Paulhamus  was  married  in  Detroit.  jMichigan,  to  Miss 
Alice  Noyes  Johnson  who,  like  her  husband,  is  most  popular  among  their  many 
friends  for  she  possesses  a  most  admirable  character,  winning  the  love  and 
esteem  of  all.  In  the  Paulhamus  family  are  two  sons  and  two  daughters. 
Alice,  who  attended  the  State  College  of  Science  at  Pullman,  Washington,  and 
also  the  State  University  at  Seattle  is  now  the  wife  of  a  Mr.  Tebb  of  Hoquiam, 
AVashington.  Clay  is  a  graduate  of  the  high  school  at  Sumner  and  is  manager 
of  the  home  farm.     Carolyn  and  Dwight  are  at  home. 

As  one  would  naturally   expect   the   Paulhamus    home  is  one  of    the   most 


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warm-hearted  and  hospitable.  An  excellent  characterization  of  the  Senator  is 
contained  in  the  following:  "Senator  Paulhamus  is  a  man  of  vigorous  intel- 
lect and  strong  personality.  That  he  is  a  man  also  of  remarkable  energy  and 
force  of  character  is  fully  attested  by  the  foregoing  recital  of  the  various  posi- 
tions he  has  filled  with  distinguished  credit  to  himself  and  with  satisfaction  to 
the  public.  Keen  and  active  of  mind,  he  observes  with  unusual  sagacity,  plans 
with  careful  forethought  and  executes  with  vigor  and  with  regard  to  every 
detail.  These  qualities  are  characteristic  of  him.  both  in  business  and  in  the 
arena  of  politics.  A  man  of  less  pertinacity  and  continuity  of  purpose  could  not 
have  achieved  the  many  successes  that  have  accompanied  his  career.  His  most 
uncharitable  critic  will  not  contend  that  Senator  Paulhamus  has  ever  lost  an 
advantage  by  failure  to  fight  for  it.  Moreover,  his  convictions  are  as  strong  as 
his  tenacity  is  boundless ;  coupled  with  wdiich  is  a  resourcefulness  which  enables 
him  to  bear  a  leading  part  in  any  movement  or  discussion.  He  has  become  of 
late  years  a  very  facile  speaker,  particularly  on  subjects  pertaining  to  agriculture, 
horticulture,  dairying  and  fruit  marketing.  He  meets  requests'  for  addresses 
from  every  part  of  the  state.  Nor  does  he  ever  fail  to  illumine  the  subject  on 
which  he  talks.  His  incisive,  lucid  arguments  and  his  forceful  manner  of 
expression  always  enchain  the  attention  of  his  auditors." 


HARRY  B.  PAIGE. 


Harry  B.  Paige,  who  on  the  ist  of  March,  1912,  became  one  of  the  large 
stockholders  and  the  president  of  the  Northwestern  National  Bank  at  Belling- 
ham,  was  born  at  Hardwick,  Massachusetts,  April  6,  1876,  a  son  of  Timothy 
and  Ellen  Paige.  The  father  was  also  a  native  of  Hardwick,  born  July  16,  185 1, 
and  for  twenty  years  he  acceptably  filled  the  position  of  town  clerk  there,  was 
also  county  assessor  for  twenty-one  years  and  library  trustee  for  fifteen  years. 
He  has  also  held  other  than  local  offices,  for  he  was  chosen  to  represent  his  dis- 
trict in  the  state  legislature  in  1900-1.  He  is  financially  interested  in  the  North- 
western National  Bank  of  Bellingham,  of  which  he  is  the  vice  president,  but  has 
retired  from  active  business  management  and  is  now  enjoying  well  earned  rest 
in  his  native  town. 

At  the  usual  age  Harry  B.  Paige  entered  the  public  schools  of  Hardwick, 
passing  through  consecutive  grades  until  graduated  from  the  high  school  when 
eighteen  years  of  age.  He  afterward  entered  the  Worcester  Polytechnic  Insti- 
tute, where  he  completed  a  course  in  civil  engineering  as  a  member  of  the  class 
of  1898.  Going  to  Proctor,  Vermont,  he  there  engaged  as  general  utility  man 
with  the  \'ermont  Marble  Company  until  February,  1899,  when  he  became  sur- 
veyor for  the  Rutland  Railroad  on  its  line  across  Lake  Champlain.  He  resigned 
that  position  in  May,  1899,  to  become  a  member  of  the  United  States  geological 
survey,  covering  the  states  of  New  York,  Pennsylvania  and  Ohio,  acting  in 
that  capacity  until  November,  1901.  when  he  became  connected  with  a  Mr. 
Moore,  a  capitalist,  in  laying  out  the  streets  and  tracts  on  Capitol  Hill,  Seattle, 
which  work  occupied  his  attention  until  February,  1902.  He  then  removed  to 
Bellingham  and  entered  upon   survey  work  for  the  Bellingham   Bay  &  British 


160  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

Columbia  Railroad,  so  continuing  until  November,  1902,  when  he  entered  the 
head  office  in  Bellingham  as  assistant  to  J.  J.  Donovan,  general  superintendent. 
Upon  Mr.  Donovan's  resignation  in  April,  1906,  Mr.  Paige  became  his  successor 
and  so  continued  until  June  i,  1910.  Since  May,  191 1,  he  has  been  connected 
with  the  banking  business,  for  at  that  date  he  became  assistant  cashier  of  the 
Northwestern  National  Bank,  of  which  he  had  previously  been  a  stockholder. 
On  the  2d  of  March,  191 2.  he  was  elected  president.  The  bank  had  been  organ- 
ized in  March,  1908,  by  L  J.  Adair,  C.  X.  Larabee,  E.  B.  Demming,  Cyrus  Gates, 
H.  B.  Paige,  Olaf  Unness,  J.  L.  Easton,  F.  P.  Ofiferman  and  C.  K.  McMillin. 
1.  J.  Adair  became  the  president,  with  C.  X.  Larabee  as  vice  president  and  C. 
K.  Mc]\Iillin  cashier.  That  organization  continued  until  March  i,  1912,  when 
Timothy  Paige  and  his  son,  H.  B.  Paige,  bought  out  the  bank,  the  latter  becom- 
ing the  president  and  the  former  first  vice  president,  with  C.  K.  McMillin  as 
second  vice  president  and  cashier.  In  addition  to  the  officers  the  board  of 
directors  is  as  follows,  F.  P.  Ofiferman,  Dr.  S.  H.  Johnson  and  Edwin  Lopas. 
The  capital  stock  of  the  bank  is  one  hundred  thousand  dollars,  the  surplus  and 
undivided  profits  twenty-three  thousand  dollars  and  the  deposits  one  million 
sixty  thousand  dollars.  Under  the  present  management  the  bank  has  enjoyed 
a  period  of  profitable  existence  and  the  business  is  steadily  growing. 

On  the  6th  of  October,  1910,  Mr.  Paige  was  married  in  Seattle  to  Mrs. 
Maybelle  (Waldrip)  Kallock,  the  widow  of  H.  Kallock.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Paige 
have  two  children:  Calvin,  born  July  18,  191 1;  and  Sarah  Cynthia,  born 
November  25,    191 5. 

The  religious  faith  of  the  family  is  that  of  the  Unitarian  church  and  in  his 
political  belief  Mr.  Paige  is  a  republican.  Fraternally  he  is  identified  with  the 
Masons  and  he  belongs  to  the  Bellingham  Country  Club.  He  is  a  man  of 
scholarly  attainments,  with  keen  insight  into  business  situations,  and  his  well 
defined  plans  and  purposes  combined  with  his  thorough  understanding  of  the 
specific  business  in  which  he  is  engaged  have  been  the  salient  factors  in  bring- 
ing him  to  a  place  in  the  foremost  ranks  of  Bellingham's  successful  business 
men  and  financiers. 


JAMES  GLANCEY. 


James  Glancey,  president  of  the  firm  of  Strubel  &  Glancey,  dealers  in  groceries, 
meats,  hardware,  hay  and  feed,  was  born  June  30,  1863,  in  Ontario,  Canada,  and 
after  attending  the  common  schools  there  to  the  age  of  twenty-four  years  became 
a  resident  of  North  Dakota  in  1887.  In  the  latter  state  he  turned  his  attention 
to  farming  but  in  1888  removed  to  the  territory  of  Washington,  settling  in  Mason 
county.  He  spent  five  years  logging  in  the  woods,  after  which  he  removed  to 
Elma  and  purchased  a  third  interest  in  the  Strubel  Brothers  grocery  and  meat 
store,  which  was  then  a  small  concern.  In  1895  he  and  J.  W.  Strubel  bought 
out  the  interest  of  the  third  partner  and  incorporated  the  business  with  Mr. 
Glancey  as  president,  Mr.  Strubel  as  secretary-treasurer  and  H.  R.  Grayson  as 
vice  president.  The  last  named  is  also  manager  of  a  branch  store  owned  by  the 
company  at  McCleary,  Washington.    The  firm  also  owns  a  large  stock  ranch  which 


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furnishes  their  meat  supply.  The  business  has  grown  from  a  small  beginning  to 
an  enterprise  of  extensive  proportions,  the  annual  sales  amounting  to  two  hundred 
thousand  dollars.  They  still  occupy  their  original  location  but  the  building  has 
been  increased  to  accommodate  their  extensive  stock.  While  a  most  potent  force 
in  the  development  and  upbuilding  of  this  undertaking,  Mr.  Glancey  has  also 
extended  his  efforts  into  other  fields,  being  vice  president  of  the  Farmers'  & 
Lumbermen's  Bank  of  Elma.  He  is  also  the  president  of  the  Grays  Harbor 
County  Fair  and  was  one  of  its  first  stockholders  upon  its  organization  in  1910. 
He  was  chosen  president  at  a  time  when  the  association  was  badly  in  debt  and 
it  seemed  that  the  fair  would  have  to  be  discontinued.  He  assumed  control,  intro- 
duced the  careful  business  methods  which  have  ever  guided  his  individual  interests 
and  has  made  the  undertaking  one  of  the  most  successful  in  the  state,  the  Grays 
Harbor  County  Fair  enjoying  a  wide  recognition  for  the  excellence  of  its  displays 
and  its  success. 

In  1894  Mr.  Glancey  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Ella  Murray,  a  native 
of  New  York,  who  in  her  early  girlhood  accompanied  her  parents  to  Elma.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Glancey  have  three  daughters ;  Frances,  a  teacher  in  the  schools  of 
Elma;  Marie  and  Anna,  who  are  attending  an  academy  in  Seattle.  The  closest 
companionship  exists  between  father  and  daughters,  who  maintains  the  position 
not  only  of  parent  but  of  friend  and  confidant,  being  a  most  home-loving  man 
whose  interest  centers  in  his  family.  The  daughters  all  possess  musical  talent 
which  has  been  highly  cultivated.  The  family  are  adherents  of  the  Catholic  faith 
and  Mr.  Glancey  holds  membership  with  the  Knights  of  Columbus  and  the  Wood- 
men of  the  World.  He  has  also  been  president  of  the  Commercial  Club  of  Elma 
and  is  regarded  as  one  of  the  town's  most  substantial  citizens.  His  political  sup- 
port is  given  to  the  democratic  party  and  for  ten  years  he  has  been  a  member 
of  the  city  council,  in  which  connection  he  has  exercised  his  official  prerogatives 
in  support  of  many  valuable  plans  and  measures  resulting  in  the  public  good. 


JAMES  P.  CAITHNESS. 

James  P.  Caithness,  long  identified  with  the  lumber  industry  of  the  northwest, 
has  for  many  years  engaged  in  timber  cruising  and  dealing  in  timber  lands  and  in 
this  field  of  business  has  been  very  successful,  winning  a  place  among  Everett's 
most  substantial  citizens.  He  was  born  in  Kirkwell,  Scotland,  on  the  23d  of  June. 
1848,  a  son  of  Robert  and  Jane  (Pease)  Caithness,  who  were  also  natives  of 
Scotland.  On  removing  to  Canada  they  settled  at  Belleville  in  1856  and  for  over 
thirty  years  the  father  was  captain  of  vessels,  following  a  seafaring  life  for  more 
than  four  decades.  He  began  sailing  when  a  boy  and  during  his  long  experience 
visited  almost  every  port  of  the  world.  His  school  privileges  were  limited  but  he 
became  a  highly  educated  man  through  broad  reading,  study  and  experience, 
possessing  an  observing  eye  and  retentive  memory.  After  residing  in  Canada 
for  about  ten  years  he  removed  with  his  family  to  Michigan  and  there  conducted 
a  fruit  farm,  living  in  comparative  ease  and  comfort  to  the  time  of  his  death,  which 
occurred  in  1870,  while  his  wife  passed  away  two  years  later. 

James  P.  Caithness,  who  was  the  sixth  in  a  family  of  seven  children,  five 


162  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

daughters  and  two  sons,  was  educated  in  the  pubHc  schools  of  Canada  and  spent 
his  early  life  to  the  age  of  seventeen  years  upon  the  home  farm.  After  leaving 
the  farm  he  entered  the  lumber  woods  of  Michigan,  it  being  his  purpose  to 
thoroughly  acquaint  himself  with  the  business  in  every  detail.  He  began  cutting 
logs  by  contract,  learned  the  business  of  scaling  and  tallying  and  constantly 
worked  his  way  upward,  serving  in  all  branches  of  the  business  until  he  had 
attained  the  responsible  position  of  superintendent  with  the  A.  A.  Bigelow  Com- 
pany of  Chicago,  in  which  capacity  he  continued  for  nine  years.  .In  March,  1892, 
he  came  to  Washington,  settling  at  Everett,  where  he  built  and  operated  the  first 
shingle  mill.  In  recent  years  he  has  followed  cruising  and  dealing  in  timber 
lands  and  in  this  has  been  quite  successful.  He  has  had  wide  experience  as  a 
cruiser  and  is  said  to  be  one  of  the  most  proficient  in  the  business.  His  holdings 
in  timber  lands  are  now  extensive  and  he  is  also  the  owner  of  much  real  estate 
in  Everett. 

In  1882,  at  Saugatuck,  Michigan,  Mr.  Caithness  was  united  in  marriage  to 
Miss  May  Falconer,  a  native  of  Ontario,  Canada,  a  daughter  of  Thomas  and  Jane 
(Spears)  Falconer  and  a  sister  of  Congressman  J.  A.  Falconer  of  this  state. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Caithness  have  a  daughter  and  a  son.  Jennie  F.,  born  in  Saugatuck, 
Michigan,  is  a  graduate  of  the  University  of  Washington  and  of  the  Chicago 
Musical  College  and  now  teaches  Spanish  in  the  high  school.  Chester  J.,  a  grad- 
uate of  the  University  of  Washington  at  Seattle,  is  now  engaged  in  the  insurance 
business  in  Washington,  D.  C. 

The  family  attend  the  Congregational  church,  in  which  Mr.  Caithness  holds 
membership.  His  political  allegiance  was  given  the  republican  party  until  the 
progressive  party  was  organized,  when  he  joined  its  ranks.  He  has  always  been 
interested  in  vital  political  problems,  recognizing  the  duties  and  obligations  as 
well  as  the  privileges  of  citizenship,  and  he  has  ever  stood  for  that  which  is 
most  worth  while  in  the  welfare  of  the  community.  Those  who  know  him  esteem 
him  highly  and  his  worth  as  a  business  man  and  citizen  is  widely  acknowledged. 
He  well  deserves  the  proud  American  title  of  self-made  man,  for. the  success  which 
he  enjoys  is  attributable  entirely  to  his  own  efiforts  and  perseverance. 


PAUL  SMITS,  M.  D. 


A  feeling  of  widespread  amazement  and  bereavement  swept  over  i\berdeen  at 
the  news  of  the  sudden  demise  of  Dr.  Paul  Smits  on  the  24th  of  August,  191 5. 
He  was  endeared  to  his  fellow  citizens  as  a  man  of  high  personal  worth  as  well 
as  a  physician  of  marked  ability  and  he  gave  his  life  a  sacrifice  to  the  strenuous 
demands  of  his  profession  just  as  surely  as  the  soldier  becomes  a  victim  on  the 
field  of  battle.  He  realized,  as  did  his  professional  colleagues,  that  he  was  stead- 
ily drawing  upon  his  strength  and  yet  there  seemed  no  time  when  he  could  lay 
down  the  burden  because  of  his  great  humanitarian  spirit,  which  prompted  him 
at  all  times  to  reach  out  a  helping  hand  to  his  fellowmen,  and  thus  death  claimed 
its  victim  when  he  was  but  forty-five  years  of  age. 

There  is  much  that  is  beautiful  and  much  that  is  inspiring  in  the  life  record  of 
Dr.  Smits.    He  was  a  native  of  Dubuque,  Iowa,  and  removed  to  the  northwest  in 


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his  boyhood  days.  He  worked  at  anything  he  could  get  to  do  to  make  a  Uving, 
attended  the  public  schools  and  finally  he  completed  a  high  school  course  at 
Seattle  by  graduation.  He  then  entered  upon  the  study  of  medicine  and  surgery 
in  the  University  of  Michigan  at  Ann  Arbor  and  Aberdeen  became  the  first  field  of 
his  active  professional  labor.  He  removed  to  this  city  and  here  he  not  only 
engaged  in  the  general  practice  of  medicine  bvit  also  founded  the  Aberdeen  General 
Hospital  in  December,  1900.  This  institution  proved  of  great  value  to  the  com- 
munity as  it  was  maintained  according  to  the  highest  professional  standards.  His 
ability  and  energy  won  him  a  place  in  the  front  rank  of  the  medical  practitioners 
and  he  was  constantly  broadening  his  efficiency  by  further  study,  research  and 
investigation.  He  was  induced  to  come  to  Aberdeen  by  his  devoted  friend,  Dr 
J.  H.  Dumon,  of  Centralia,  who  was  a  member  of  the  state  board  of  medical  exami- 
ners for  seven  years  and  who  said  that  Dr.  Smits  received  the  highest  percentage 
mark  of  any  physician  having  taken  the  examination  up  to  that  time,  passing  one 
hundred  per  cent  in  all  but  one  subject  and  being  almost  perfect  in  that  one.  He 
was  therefore  recognized  by  all  the  members  of  the  board  as  one  of  the  most 
promising  men  in  the  profession.  From  the  beginning  of  his  residence  in  Aberdeen 
he  carried  in  mind  the  thought  of  building  a  hospital  and  a  few  years  later  saw 
the  beginning  of  the  fulfillment  of  his  plans,  for  his  practice  had  become  extensive 
and  brought  to  him  the  financial  basis  for  his  hospital  work.  He  was  ever  ready 
to  respond  to  a  professional  call  night  or  day  and  he  traveled  and  worked  under 
high  pressure,  going  to  the  lumber  camps  when  other  physicians  would  not,  until 
a  severe  illness  gave  him  warning  that  he  must  cease  from  such  strenuous  labor. 
He  made  the  attempt  and  that  he  might  have  some  time  for  rest  and  pleasure 
he  built  a  fine  home  at  Glen  Grayland,  on  the  South  Beach,  a  few  miles  from 
Cohassett,  a  beautiful  and  most  attractive  place,  overlooking  the  ocean.  The 
demands  for  his  professional  services,  however,  were  so  insistent  that  he  could 
get  away  from  professional  duties  only  at  rare  intervals  and  so  it  continued  until 
the  end.  As  a  surgeon  he  displayed  great  skill  and  was  spoken  of  by  Dr.  Dumon 
in  this  connection  as  "the  essence  of  power."  Dr.  Smits  acquired  his  financial  suc- 
cess in  Aberdeen  and  invested  his  money  in  the  state  and  Washington  had  no 
more  loyal  citizen  than  he. 

In  1904  Dr.  Smits  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Mary  McKinlay,  of  Aber- 
deen, and  they  became  the  parents  of  a  son..  Paul,  born  in  May,  1914.  Mrs.  Smits 
was  a  trained  nurse  and  was  her  husband's  assistant  in  his  surgery  cases. 

Attempting  to  rest  somewhat  from  his  labors,  Dr.  Smits  in  the  early  part  of 
August,  191 5,  went  to  Oregon  for  a  ten  days'  vacation,  accompanied  by  his  two 
brothers  and  a  friend,  and  only  the  day  of  his  death  had  returned  to  Aberdeen  when 
he  was  stricken  with  hemorrhage  of  the  brain  and  ])assed  away  at  the  hospital 
which  he  had  founded.  He  was  a  man  who  numbered  his  friends  by  the  hundred 
and  cemented  them  to  him  in  the  strongest  way  by  reason  of  his  splendid  char- 
acteristics and  his  kindly  spirit.  The  energy  and  activity  which  he  manifested  in 
his  professional  life  were  also  displayed  in  his  recreation.  He  hunted  and  fished  in 
the  same  intense  manner.  He  loved  the  great  outdoors  and  was  ever  happy  in 
the  study  of  fish,  fowl  and  bird  life  and  also  the  habits  of  other  animals  found 
in  the  district.  Around  Glen  Grayland  he  had  many  kinds  of  tame  birds  and 
fowls  and  there  were  beautiful  Indian  curios  and  mounted  skins  and  heads  in  his 
home.     He  had  gathered  together  a  beautiful  natural  history  collection  and  his 

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166  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

magnificent  collection  of  Indian  relics  was  awarded  the  prize  at  the  Seattle  fair. 
He  took  a  great  deal  of  pride  and  pleasure  in  his  home  at  the  beach  and  the 
group  of  buildings  upon  the  place  are  very  attractive  in  themselves  and,  moreover, 
are  surrounded  by  flowers  in  abundance.  The  main  building  is  constructed  of 
logs  and  has  a  living  room  thirty-six  by  forty  feet  and  there  are  also  a  number  of 
cottages  well  provided  with  guest  rooms.  His  life  had  much  of  pleasure  in  it 
because  of  the  breadth  of  his  interests  and  the  scope  of  his  wisdom  and  he  ever 
realized  that  the  keenest  joy  comes  from  intellectual  stimulus  and  activity.  His 
word  was  never  impeached,  he  held  friendship  inviolable  and  it  seemed  that  there 
was  no  phase  of  upright  and  honorable  manhood  and  citizenship  that  did  not  find 
expression  in  his  career.  His  physique  matched  his  greatness  of  mind  and  spirit, 
for  he  was  six  feet  in  height  and  well  proportioned.  Mrs.  Smits  and  her  son  made 
their  home  at  the  residence  at  the  beach  until  191)7,  when  they  removed  to  Aber- 
deen. 


JUDGE  FRANK  ALLYN. 

Washington  has  always  been  distinguished  by  the  high  rank  of  its  judiciary, 
and  prominent  among  those  who  have  served  on  the  supreme  court  bench  of  the 
state  was  Judge  Frank  Allyn,  of  Tacoma,  who  was  also  at  one  time  judge  of 
the  superior  court  of  Pierce  county.  He  was  born  in  Keokuk,  Iowa,  August  27, 
1846.  and  supplemented  his  public  school  education  by  study  in  Miami  Univer- 
sity, of  Oxford,  Ohio.  He  was  graduated  on  the  completion  of  a  law  course 
when  twenty-two  years  of  age  and  entered  the  law  office  of  Samuel  F.  Miller, 
associate  justice  of  the  United  States  for  thirty  years,  then  practicing  at  Keokuk. 
Judge  Allyn  there  spent  two  years  in  preparing  for  the  bar  and  was  admitted 
in  1870.  He  remained  a  practitioner  in  Iowa  until  1887,  when  he  came  to 
Tacoma  by  appointment  of  President  Cleveland  and  went  upon  the  bench  of  the 
supreme  court  of  the  territory,  proving  himself  the  peer  of  all  of  his  colleagues 
and  of  the  ablest  men  who  have  sat  in  the  court  of  last  resort  in  Washington. 
He  remained  one  of  the  supreme  judges  until  the  territory  was  admitted  into 
the  Union,  after  which  he  was  elected  judge  of  the  superior  court  of  Pierce 
county  for  a  term  of  four  years.  He  then  resumed  the  private  practice  of  law, 
in  which  he  continued  until  his  death  on  the  31st  of  March,  1909.  His  ability 
was  marked.  He  had  comprehensive  knowledge  of  the  law  and  notable  power 
in  correctly  applying  its  principles.  His  deductions  were  sound  and  logical, 
and  his  decisions  showed  marked  absence  of  personal  bias  or  prejudice.  For 
several  years  he  was  also  engaged  in  the  banking  business  in  Tacoma  and  the 
importance  of  his  professional  and  business  connections  established  him  as  one 
of  the  most  prominent  citizens  of  the  state. 

Judge  Allyn  was  married  in  St.  Louis,  Missouri,  to  Miss  Nellie  Turner,  a 
daughter  of  Judge  George  Turner,  who  at  the  early  age  of  thirty-two  years  was 
appointed  as  chief  justice  of  Nevada  by  President  Lincoln.  He  became  a  well 
known  mining  attorney  and  spent  his  last  days  in  San  Francisco,  dying  there 
at  the  age  of  fifty-two  years.  At  a  very  early  age  he  was  graduated  from  col- 
lege and  later  was   widely  known   for  his   scholarly  attainments.     He  traveled 


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abroad  with  his  family  and  remained  there  for  several  years.  He  spent  con- 
siderable time  in  both  London  and  Paris  and  there  delivered  many  public  ad- 
dresses. He  entertained  very  extensively  while  abroad  and  was  recognized  as 
a  foremost  American  citizen.  He  was  a  very  brilliant  man  and  was  recognized 
as  one  of  the  most  distinguished  men  of  the  west.  His  widow,  who  has  now 
reached  an  advanced  age,  is  still  living  and  resides  in  Tacoma.  Their  only  child 
is  Mrs.  Allyn.  To  Judge  and  Mrs.  Allyn  was  born  one  child,  Frank,  Jr.,  who  is 
now  engaged  in  the  bond  and  insurance  business  in  Tacoma. 

Judge  Allyn  was  interested  in  every  phase  of  public  life  bearing  upon  the 
welfare  and  progress  of  city,  state  and  nation.  He  served  on  the  board  of 
regents  of  Washington  University,  and  he  was  one  of  the  original  trustees  and 
a  life  member  of  the  Ferry  Museum.  No  phase  of  Tacoma's  public  life  sought 
his  aid  in  vain.  In  Masonic  circles  he  was  very  prominent,  becoming  a  Mystic 
Shriner.  His  acquaintance  was  very  wide  and  the  sterling  traits  of  his  character 
established  his  position  ia  public  regard  and  carved  his  name  high  on  the  key- 
stone of  the  legal  arch  of  Washington.  He  possessed  a  high  sense  of  duty  and 
honor  and  never  swerved  from  the  high  standards  in  which  he  believed.  His 
was  a  nobility  of  character,  and  he  was  a  most  patient  judge. 


EDWARD  A.  FITZHENRY. 

Many  years  devoted  to  civil  engineering  have  well  qualified  Edward  A.  Fitz- 
Henry  to  efficiently  discharge  the  duties  of  the  office  which  he  now  holds, 
namely  that  of  United  States  surveyor  general  for  the  state  of  Washington. 
He  was  born  in  Bloomington,  Illinois,  and  is  a  son  of  Hiram  and  Elizabeth  Fitz- 
Henry.  He  attended  the  public  and  high  schools  of  his  native  city,  graduating 
from  the  high  school  in  1886.  Subsequently  he  was  for  a  year  a  student  in  the 
Illinois  Wesleyan  University  at  Bloomington  and  then  attended  the  State  Uni- 
versity at  Urbana.  Upon  leaving  college  he  secured  a  position  with  the  engineer- 
ing department  of  the  Lake  Erie  &  Western  Railroad,  but  after  remaining  in 
that  connection  for  two  years  came  to  Olympia,  Washington,  and  entered  the 
employ  of  the  Union  Pacific  Railroad  as  surveyor.  Six  months  later  he  removed 
to  Port  Angeles,  Washington,  where  he  engaged  in  civil  engineering.  In  1892 
he  was  elected  county  surveyor  and  upon  the  expiration  of  his  term  in  1896 
was  appointed  deputy  county  surveyor,  serving  until  1900.  From  1904  until  1908 
he  was  county  clerk  and  from  1908  until  191 2  was  county  engineer.  When  not 
holding  office  he  was  connected  with  the  engineering  departments  of  various  rail- 
roads and  also  did  some  survey  work  for  the  government.  He  did  irrigation  work 
in  various  parts  of  the  state  and  in  engineering  circles  he  gained  recognition  as 
one  of  the  leading  members  of  the  profession.  It  is  generally  conceded  thai 
President  Wilson  acted  wisely  in  appointing  him  United  States  surveyor  general 
for  the  state  of  Washington,  which  position  he  has  held  since  July  i,  1913. 

Mr.  FitzHenry  was  married  in  Port  Angeles  in  October,  1898,  to  Miss  Jessie 
V.  Crooks  and  they  have  a  daughter,  Phyllis,  who  is  now  a  high  school  student. 
The  democratic  party  has  a  stanch  supporter  in  Mr.  FitzHenry  but  nothing 
afifecting  the  general  welfare  is  a  matter  of  inditiference  to  him.     Fraternally 


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he  belongs  to  the  Knights  of  Pythias  and  in  reHgious  faith  is  a  Presbyterian. 
He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Chamber  of  Commerce.  While  doing  survey  work 
for  the  government,  he  reported  an  unnamed  mountain  peak  in  the  Olympian 
mountain  range,  laying  some  twenty  miles  south  and  west  of  Port  Angeles.  This 
mountain  has  an  elevation  of  seven  thousand  one  hundred  and  fifty  feet  and 
was  presumed  by  the  Press  Club  Explorers  to  be  Mount  Olympus  so  was  not 
given  a  name  by  this  exploration  party.  The  government  honored  Mr.  Fitz- 
Henry  by  naming  this  mountain  Mount  FitzHenry.  It  is  needless  to  say  that 
his  duties  as  surveyor  general  are  promptly,  faithfully  and  efficiently  discharged 
or  that  he  is  held  in  high  esteem  throughout  the  state  and  especially  by  the 
engineering  profession. 

His  paternal  ancestors  came  to  America  from  England  and  Scotland  at  an 
early  date.  The  first  George  settled  in  Mrginia  and  his  descendant  Enoch  par- 
ticipated in  the  War  of  the  Revolution  and  later  settled  in  Pennsylvania  and 
reared  a  large  family.  Enoch's  son  Edward,  Mr.  FitzHenry's  grandfather, 
settled  in  Ohio  and  later  moved  his  family  to  McLean  county,  Illinois.  Mr. 
FitzHenry  is  a  member  of  the  Isaac  I.  Stevens  Chapter  of  the  Sons  of  the  Ameri- 
can Revolution,  being  eligible  from  each  paternal  family  line. 


THOMAS  MORAN. 


Thomas  Moran,  of  Arlington,  has  been  closely  identified  with  the  develop- 
ment and  upbuilding  of  that  place.  In  fact  he  erected  the  second  building  in 
the  town  and  throughout  the 'intervening  period  he  has  been  well  known  as  a 
hotel  proprietor,  popular  with  his  guests  and  at  all  times  enterprising  and  progres- 
sive. Various  other  interests  have  also  claimed  his  attention  and  profited  by  his 
cooperation.  He  was  born  in  the  state  of  New  York,  June  7,  1847,  ^  son  of  Patrick 
and  Mary  (Moriarity)  Moran,  both  of  whom  were  natives  of  Ireland.  Crossing 
the  Atlantic  in  the  late  '30s,  they  settled  in  New  York  and  afterward  removed 
westward  to  Wisconsin.  They  were  married  prior  to  coming  to  the  new  world. 
In  early  manhood  the  father  engaged  in  masonry  work  in  the  east  and  after 
becoming  a  resident  of  tBe  Mississippi  valley  continued  in  the  same  line  at  Madison, 
Wisconsin,  where  he  established  his  home  in  1855.  He  worked  at  the  mason's  trade 
there  until  1871,  when  death  called  him,  at  which  time  he  had  reached  the  sixty- 
sixth  milestone  on  life's  journey.  Mrs.  Moran  long  survived  him  and  died  in 
Madison,  Wisconsin,  in  1901,  at  the  advanced  age  of  eighty  years. 

Thomas  Moran  was  the  seventh  in  order  of  birth  in  a  family  of  ten  children 
and  in  his  boyhood  days  he  attended  the  schools  of  Wisconsin  to  the  age  of  fifteen 
years,  when  in  response  to  the  country's  call  for  troops  he  enlisted  in  1862  as  a 
member  of  the  federal  army,  joining  Company  G  of  the  Twenty-ninth  Wisconsin 
Infantry.  He  continued  with  that  command  until  the  close  of  the  war  and  par- 
ticipated in  many  hotly  contested  engagements,  in  all  of  which  he  conducted 
himself  with  signal  dignity,  honor  and  valor.  He  did  not  lay  down  his  arms  until 
the  war  had  been  brought  to  a  close  and  in  the  meantime  he  had  participated  in 
the  Mcksburg  campaign,  the  Red  River  expedition,  the  capture  of  Mobile,  Ala- 
bama, and  many  of  the  important  battles  of  the  Ci\il  war.    He  was  never  wounded, 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  169 

although  frequently  in  the  thickest  of  the  fight,  and  he  was  honorably  discharged 
and  mustered  out  at  Shreveport,  Louisiana. 

When  the  country  no  longer  needed  his  military  aid  Mr.  Moran  returned 
to  his  home  in  Madison,  Wisconsin,  where  he  was  employed  in  various  lines  of 
business.  He  continued  his  residence  in  that  state  until  1871,  at  which  time  he 
entered  upon  a  career  of  railroad  construction  which  eventually  brought  him 
to  the  Pacific  coast.  He  worked  as  a  contractor  on  the  Northwestern  Railroad 
from  Madison  to  La  Crosse,  Wisconsin,  and  was  continuously  engaged  in  rail- 
road construction  work  until  1890,  when  he  reached  Arlington,  Washington.  He 
had  been  foreman  and  superintendent  of  construction  at  various  points  and  held, 
several  other  positions  of  a  similar  character.  He  had  the  superintendency  of  the 
Seatile,  Lake  Shore  &  Eastern  Railroad  from  Lake  Washington  through  Arling- 
ton to  McMurray,  and  when  the  road  was  completed  he  located  in  Arlington, 
where  he  built  the  first  hotel  and  instituted  the  pioneer  hardware  store.  On  the 
present  site  of  the  Runkel  store  he  erected  the  second  building  in  the  town.  After 
a  time  he  disposed  of  his  hardware  business  but  he  has  always  continued  in  the 
hotel  business.  He  erected  the  Moran  block,  one  of  the  modern  buildings  of 
Arlington,  in  1912.  It  is  a  two  story  structure  with  offices  on  the  second  floor. 
After  giving  up  the  hardware  business  he  established  and  promoted  the  Arlington 
Water,  Light  &  Power  Company,  which  utilizes  the  water  from  Jim  creek.  Of 
this  company  he  has  since  been  the  president  and  carefully  directs  the  interests  of 
the  business.  He  is  also  a  director  of  the  Citizens  State  Bank.  A  notable  point 
in  his  career  has  been  his  ability  to  quickly  perceive  the  advantages  of  any  busi- 
ness situation  and  utilize  these  to  the  best  possible  advantage.  He  has  recognized 
opportunity  for  the  acquirement  of  valuable  real  estate  and  has  added  to  his 
holdings  whenever  possible.  In  1892  he  took  a  homestead  on  the  Pilchuck  and 
since  then  he  has  purchased  three  other  ranches,  so  that  his  holdings  now  aggre- 
gate five  hundred  acres.  He  is  also  interested  to  some  extent  in  the  dairy  busi- 
ness, keeping  forty-three  head  of  milch  cows. 

In  February,  1881,  Mr.  Moran  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Avlena  Sick- 
man,  of  Muscatine  county,  Iowa,  a  daughter  of  Lewis  and  Mary  Sickman.  Her 
father  died  in  Iowa  in  19 10  and  her  mother  now  makes  her  home  with  Mrs. 
Moran  at  the  age  of  eighty-six  years.  Mrs.  Moran  was  born  in  Iowa  in  1864 
and  acquired  her  education  in  the  public  schools  of  that  state.  She  has  become 
the  mother  of  three  children :  Jesse  T.,  who  was  born  in  Muscatine  county, 
Iowa,  in  1883;  Mrs.  Larena  Stripp,  who  was  born  at  Woodinville  Junction, 
King  county,  Washington,  in  1890,  and  now  has  two  children,  Fred  and  Elizabeth, 
who  are  with  their  parents  in  Vancouver,  British  Columbia  ;  and  Elmer  Patrick, 
who  was  born  in  Arlington  in  1892.  He  married  Miss  Llazel  Winn  and  he  is  a 
ball  player  with  the  Tacoma  home  team. 

Mr.  Moran  gives  his  political  allegiance  to  the  democratic  party  and  has  he'.il 
the  ofiice  of  county  commissioner  of  Snohomish  county  for  four  years,  making  a 
most  creditable  record  by  the  prompt  and  faithful  manner  in  which  lie  discharges 
his  duties,  as  is  indicated  in  his  reelections.  He  has  also  been  school  director 
for  twelve  years  and  was  president  of  the  board  several  times.  Fraternally 
he  is  connected  with  the  Benevolent  Protective  Order  of  Elks,  Ijecoming  a  charter 
member  of  Everett  Lodge  No.  479.  His  religious  faith  is  that  of  the  Roman 
Catholic  church.    Mr.  Moran  left  home  without  a  dollar  but  he  realized  the  value 


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of  industry  and  determination  as  active  factors  in  business  life  and  he  resolved 
to  win  success  if  it  could  be  done  through  honorable  efifort.  Diligence  and  per- 
sistency of  purpose  are  numbered  among  his  stalwart  characteristics  and  his  life 
record,  which  is  as  an  open  book  that  all  may  read,  has  brought  him  high  stand- 
ing and  popularity. 


SAMUEL  D.  CROCKETT. 

Samuel  D.  Crockett,  president  of  the  Seattle  Security  Company,  figures  promi- 
nently in  financial  circles,  where  his  name  has  become  a  synonym  for  enterprise 
and  advancement.  He  may  well  be  termed  a  man  of  affairs,  for  he  has  controlled 
and  directed  important  interests  which  feature  as  factors  in  the  upbuilding  of 
the  city  as  well  as  in  the  advancement  of  his  individual  success.  He  was  born 
in  Iowa,  June  23,  1850,  his  parents  being  John  and  Ann  Crockett,  the  latter  a 
native  of  Virginia.  His  surviving  sisters  and  brother  are  as  follows :  John 
Harvey,  who  is  engaged  in  the  real-estate  business  in  Bellingham,  Washington ; 
Mrs.  Mary  F.  Spencer,  a  widow  residing  in  Portland,  Oregon ;  Mrs.  Harry  A. 
Fairchild,  a  widow  who  makes  her  home  in  Seattle,  Washington;  Mrs.  Elizabeth 
Pettibone,  a  widow  living  in  Bellingham,  Washington ;  Mrs.  H.  G.  de  Pledge, 
of  Colfax,  Washington ;  and  Mrs.  Chauncey  J.  House,  of  Everett.  Washington. 

In  the  common  schools  Samuel  D.  Crockett  began  his  education.  He  accom- 
panied the  family  on  their  removal  to  the  west  in  1851,  the  family  home  being 
established  in  Olympia,  Washington.  He  supplemented  his  public-school  train- 
ing by  study  in  Willamette  University  at  Salem,  Oregon,  and  the  experiences  of 
his  early  life,  aside  from  those  of  the  schoolroom,  were  such  as  come  to  the  farm 
lad.  for  he  was  reared  amid  an  agricultural  environment  in  Washington.  In  1882 
he  arrived  in  Seattle,  where  he  engaged  in  the  manufacure  of  furniture  and  its 
sale  at  retail,  conducting  the  business  under  the  firm  name  of  Hall,  Paulson  & 
Company  on  Commercial  street,  now  First  avenue  South,  located  where  the 
Northern  Hotel  stands.  The  factory  was  at  the  foot  of  Commercial  street,  on 
the  present  site  of  the  Security  block.  As  time  passed  the  enterprise  continued  to 
prosper,  and  Mr.  Crockett  later  sold  an  interest  in  the  business  to  W.  R.  Forrest, 
at  which  time  it  was  incorporated  under  the  name  of  the  Hall  &  Paulson  Furni- 
ture Company.  This  was  a  close  corporation,  with  George  W.  Hall.  Paul  Paul- 
son, W.  R.  Forrest  and  S.  D.  Crockett  as  incorporators.  They  conducted  a  grow- 
ing and  profitable  business  until  1889,  when  their  establishment  was  destroyed  in 
the  great  fire  of  that  year  and  almost  their  entire  assets  were  wiped  out.  About 
all  that  was  left  was  mud  flats  covered  with  fourteen  feet  of  water.  In  1891  an 
act  was  passed  by  the  legislature  to  enable  those  who  had  made  improvements  on 
the  tide  flats  to  purchase  the  land.  The  furniture  company  at  once  purchased 
the  ground  which  had  been  occupied  by  their  plant  and  afterward  reincorporated 
as  the  Seattle  Security  Company.  This  company  erected  the  Security  block,  which 
is  a  four-story  brick  structure  with  a  frontage  of  two  hundred  and  ninety  feet 
and  one  hundred  and  fifty  feet  in  depth.  They  also  erected  the  brick  building 
now  occupied  by  the  Carstens  Packing  Company  on  the  adjoining  property  and 
which  is  also  a  four-story  and  basement  building.     The  officers  of  the  Security 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  171 

Company  are :  S.  D.  Crockett,  president  and  treasurer ;  Paul  Paulson,  vice  presi- 
dent ;  and  O.  W.  Crockett,  secretary. 

Mr.  Crockett  has  been  married  twice.  In  1873,  at  Salem,  Oregon,  he  wedded 
Miss  Lydia  E.  Chamberlin,  who  passed  away  in  December,  1907,  leaving  two 
children,  namely :  Oliver  W.,  the  secretary  of  the  Seattle  Security  Company 
and  a  stockholder  in  the  firm  of  James  Bothwell  &  Crockett,  real  estate,  loans  and 
insurance ;  and  Bertha  Ann,  who  is  the  wife  of  Ernest  C.  Jenner,  a  newspaper 
artist  on  The  Times.  On  the  19th  of  November,  1909,  in  Seattle,  Samuel  D. 
Crockett  married  Mrs.  Nellie  V.  Wood. 

In  politics  Mr.  Crockett  has  never  been  active  but  recognizes  the  duties  and 
obligations  of  citizenship  and  neglects  no  responsibility  that  comes  to  him  in  that 
connection.  Practically  his  entire  life  has  been  spent  in  the  northwest,  and  for 
more  than  six  decades  he  has  been  a  witness  of  the  growth  and  progress 
of  Washington.  Since  coming  to  Seattle  in  1882  he  has  figured  continuously 
in  its  business  circles,  taking  advantage  of  every  legitimate  opportunity  that  has 
come  his  way  and  proceeding  step  by  step  to  the  plane  of  affluence  whereon  he  is 
now  to  be  found.  The  property  interests  of  the  company  return  to  him  a  good 
income  and  throughout  his  entire  career  he  has  never  sacrificed  his  good  name  to 
advancement  nor  success. 


CLAUDE  E.  STAGE. 


Claude  E.  Stage,  cashier  of  the  Granite  Falls  State  Bank  and  a  valued  resi- 
dent of  Granite  Falls,  was  born  at  Yates,  Manistee  county,  Michigan,  January 
14,  1885.  His  father,  Arza  C.  Stage,  a  native  of  Pennsylvania,  was  born  near 
Nashville  and  was  a  representative  of  a  family  of  Dutch  descent  long  estab- 
lished in  the  Keystone  state.  The  grandfather  came  from  Holland  and  the  family 
home  was  maintained  in  Pennsylvania  until  Arza  C.  Stage  removed  to  Michigan, 
where  he  became  a  successful  agriculturist  and  dairyman.  He  voted  with  the 
democratic  party  and  was  very  active  in  political  affairs.  It  was  subsequent 
to  his  removal  to  the  west  that  he  married  Stella  E.  Lameroux,  a  native  of 
Cedar  Springs,  Michigan,  whose  father  was  a  Civil  war  veteran.  The  death 
of  Mr.  Stage  occurred  in  Yates,  Michigan,  in  1900,  when  he  was  forty-six  years 
of  age,  and  his  widow  is  now  living  in  Granite  Falls.  In  the  family  were  four 
children  who  are  yet  living. 

Claude  E.  Stage,  the  second  of  the  number,  acquired  his  education  in  the 
public  schools  of  Yates,  Michigan,  and  of  Granite  Falls,  Washington,  the  family 
removing  to  this  state  in  1903.  He  made  his  initial  step  as  clerk  with  a  mer- 
cantile company  of  Granite  Falls  and  afterward  entered  the  Granite  Falls  State 
Bank,  of  which  for  four  years  he  was  receiver  and  bookkeeper  and  for  two  years 
assistant  cashier.  During  the  past  four  years  he  has  been  cashier  and  his 
ability  and  loyalty  in  this  connection  have  contributed  much  to  the  success 
of  the  institution,  of  which  he  is  one  of  the  stockholders.  He  is  also  financially 
interested  in  a  shingle  manufactory  and  is  recognized  as  one  of  the  progres- 
sive young  business  men  of  his  part  of  the  county. 

On  the  25th  of  December,  1910.  in  Granite  Falls,  Mr.  Stage  was  married  to 


172  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

Miss  Bessie  Burroughs  Taylor,  who  passed  away  on  the  6th  of  March,  1915, 
at  Granite  Falls,  when  thirty-one  years  of  age.  She  was  a  native  of  Virginia 
and  a  daughter  of  John  A.  Taylor.  She  left  one  son,  Donald  Eugene,  who  was 
born  October  4,  191 1. 

Mr.  Stage  gives  his  political  support  to  the  republican  party  and  does  all  in  his 
power  to  promote  its  growth  and  insure  its  success  because  of  a  firm  belief  in  its 
principles.  For  the  past  six  years  he  has  served  as  treasurer  of  Granite  Falls 
and  he  gives  stalwart  support  to  all  those  interests  which  tend  to  uphold  civic 
virtue  and  civic  pride.  He  has  membership  in  the  Modern  Woodmen  camp  at 
Granite  Falls  and  is  manager  of  the  Modern  Woodmen  Hall.  His  religious  belief 
is  that  of  the  Congregational  church  and  his  life  is  guided  by  high  and  honorable 
principles.  His  success  is  due  to  his  persistent  effort,  and  determination  and 
energy  have  enabled  him  to  overcome  obstacles  and  difficulties  in  his  path.  Those 
who  know  him  and  have  watched  his  course  in  every  relation  of  life  entertain 
for  him  warm  respect  and  high  regard. 


ROLAND  HILL  HARTLEY. 

Roland  Hill  Hartley,  of  Everett,  business  man  and  political  leader,  has  left 
the  impress  of  his  individuality  and  ability  upon  the  history  of  the  state  in  many 
ways.  Holding  to  the  highest  ideals  in  citizenship,  he  has  been  actuated  by  the 
spirit  of  Henry  Clay  when  he  said  that  he  "would  rather  be  right  than  president." 
Mr.  Hartley  has  never  catered  to  any  class,  but  has  stood  firmly  for  his  honest 
convictions,  and  his  viewpoint  is  that  of  the  broadminded  man  who  thoroughly 
studies  a  situation  and  bases  his  opinions  upon  every  phase  of  the  case.  In  the 
business  world  he  has  accomplished  what  he  has  undertaken  and  thirty  years  of 
unremitting  labor  have  brought  him  to  a  substantial  position  as  the  president  of 
the  Everett  Logging  Company,  the  vice  president  of  a  shingle  manufacturing  con- 
cern operating  under  the  name  of  the  Clough-Hartley  Company  and  a  stock- 
holder in  the  Clark-Nickerson  Lumber  Company. 

Colonel  Hartley  is  of  Canadian  birth.  The  date  and  place  of  his  nativity  are 
June  26,  1864,  and  Shogomoc,  York  county,  New  Brunswick.  His  father,  Edward 
Williams  Hartley,  who  was  born  on  a  farm  at  Shogomoc  in  1820,  devoted  his  life 
to  agricultural  pursuits  and  to  the  work  of  the  ministry.  He  was  a  cousin  of 
the  late  Marcellus  Hartley,  of  Philadelphia,  and  is  descended  from  the  Hartleys 
who  originally  settled  near  Philadelphia,  there  planting  the  parent  stem  of  all  the 
different  branches  of  the  family  in  the  new  world.  Rev.  Edward  Williams  Hart- 
ley wedded  Miss  Rebecca  Barker  Whitehead,  also  a  native  of  York  county,  New 
Brunswick,  and  a  second  cousin  of  Andrew  Jackson,  the  seventh  president  of 
the  L^nited  States.  They  became  the  parents  of  twelve  children,  nine  sons  and 
three  daughters. 

This  number  included  Roland  Hill  Hartley,  who  in  his  youth  had  little  oppor- 
tunity of  attending  school.  His  father  died  when  the  son  was  but  fourteen  years 
of  age  and  he  was  obliged  to  go  to  work.  He  was  for  some  time  "cookee"  in  a 
lumber  camp  in  the  pineries  in  northern  Minnesota  and  his  duties  included  cutting 
wood  and  washing  dishes.     During  the  winter  months  he  was  in  the  woods  but 


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in  the  summer  spent  his  time  breaking  land  in  the  Red  River  valley,  being  one 
of  the  very  first  to  break  the  sod  in  Dakota  territory.  He  plowed  land  with 
oxen  where  the  town  of  Hope,  North  Dakota,  is  now  located  and  for  five  years 
engaged  in  breaking  the  prairie  sod.  His  father,  although  unable  to  give  him 
many  school  advantages,  early  taught  him  to  work  and  the  ability  to  get  things 
done  which  has  characterized  all  of  his  later  life  was  manifested  in  his  boy- 
hood. His  experiences  in  the  north  still  further  developed  his  efificiency  and 
grasp  of  practical  things  and  it  early  became  recognized  that  he  accomplished 
that  which  he  undertook.  At  length  he  became  bookkeeper  for  a  large  lumber 
firm  in  Minnesota  and  afterwards,  about  1894,  he  engaged  in  the  manufac- 
ture of  boots  and  shoes  in  Minneapolis. 

For  a  year  he  was  a  student  in  the  Minneapolis  Academy  and  made  such 
an  excellent  record  there  that  he  was  offered  and  accepted  the  position  of 
secretary  of  the  mayor  of  Brainerd,  Minnesota,  so  serving  in  1884.  His  expe- 
rience in  that  connection  aroused  in  him  an  interest  in  public  questions  and 
political  situations  that  has  never  waned  through  all  the  intervening  years — • 
years  in  which  he  has  stood  for  the  highest  ideals  in  citizenship,  supporting 
every  measure  that  has  been  a  matter  of  civic  virtue  and  civic  pride.  In  1897 
he  was  called  to  the  position  of  secretary  to  the  governor  of  Minnesota  and 
acted  in  that  capacity  for  two  years,  while  for  eight  years  he  was  on  the  staff 
of  the  commander  in  chief  of  the  military  forces  of  Minnesota,  holding  the 
rank  of  colonel  and  serving  as  aid-de-camp.  When  the  Spanish- American  war 
broke  out  as  the  representative  of  the  state  he  accompanied  the  first  Minnesota 
regiment  that  went  south  and  later  was  assigned  to  care  for  the  sick  and 
wounded  of  his  state,  displaying  remarkable  executive  ability  in  transporting 
them  from  field  hospitals  to  city  hospitals.  In  1898  he  was  in  charge  of  two 
battery  companies  sent  to  defend  northern  Minnesota  during  the  Indian  upris- 
ing, in  which  the  Third  United  States  Infantry  had  been  badly  defeated  at 
Sugar  Point,  on  Leech  lake. 

Colonel  Flartley  became  a  resident  of  Everett,  Washington,  in  1903  and 
through  the  intervening  period  has  been  engaged  in  the  lumber  business  in  the 
northwest,  controlling  important  interests  as  president  of  the  Everett  Logging 
Company  and  as  vice  president  of  the  Clough-Hartley  Company,  shingle  manu- 
facturers. He  also  holds  stock  in  the  Clark-Nickerson  Lumber  Company  and 
has  other  business  interests,  the  value  of  which  indicates  his  wisdom  and  judg- 
ment in  making  investments  and  managing  important  industrial  and  commercial 
affairs.  All  days  in  his  business  career,  however,  have  not  been  equally  bright. 
Indeed,  in  his  experience  he  has  seen  the  gathering  of  clouds  that  threatened 
disastrous  storms,  but  his  rich  inheritance  of  energy  and  pluck  has  enabled  him 
to  turn  defeat  into  victory  and  promised  failures  into  success.  His  strict  integ- 
rity, business  conservatism  and  judgment  have  always  been  uniformly  recog- 
nized and  he  has  enjoyed  public  confidence  to  an  enviable  degree,  bringing  him 
a  lucrative  patronage.  It  is  a  recognized  fact  that  he  has  always  been  a  worker 
and  is  not  afraid  of  work. 

On  the  22d  of  August,  1888,  in  Minneapolis,  Minnesota,  Colonel  flartley 
was  married  to  Miss  Nina  M.  Clough,  a  daughter  of  ex-Governor  David  Mar- 
ston  Clough,  whose  name  is  inseparably  interwoven  with  the  history  of  Minne- 
sota.     He   married    Miss   Adelaide   Barton,   a   cousin   of   Clara    Barton   of    Red 


176  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

Cross  fame.  Governor  and  Airs.  Clough  are  now  residing  in  Everett,  Washing- 
ton. Colonel  and  Mrs.  Hartley  have  become  the  parents  of  two  sons  and  a 
daughter:  Edward  Williams  and  David  Marston,  aged  respectively  twenty- 
three  and  nineteen  years,  both  attending  Yale  College ;  and  Mary,  seven  years  of 
age. 

The  family  usually  attend  the  Congregational  church  and  Colonel  Hartley 
is  a  prominent  Mason  and  is  connected  with  various  other  fraternal  and  social 
organizations.  He  served  as  master  of  Cataract  Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  in 
Minneapolis  in  1898,  was  high  priest  of  St.  Anthony's  Falls  Chapter,  R.  A.  M., 
in  1897,  became  a  member  of  Adoniram  Council,  No.  5,  R.  &  S.  M.,  was  conj- 
mander  of  Darius  Commandery,  No.  7,  K.  T.,  in  1892  and  ten  years  later  became 
grand  commander  of  Knights  Templar  of  Minnesota.  He  was  also  master  of 
Minneapolis  Consistory,  No.  2,  A.  A.  S.  R.,  in  1897  and  was  potentate  of  Zuhrah 
Temple,  A.  A.  O.  N.  M.  S..  at  Minneapolis  in  1895.  He  was  elected  Knight  com- 
mander of  the  Court  of  Honor  at  St.  Louis  in  1893  and  was  honored  with  the 
thirt)^-third  degree  in  \\'ashington,  D.  C,  in  1897.  He  is  likewise  a  member  of 
the  Royal  Order  of  Scotland,  of  Washington,  D.  C,  with  home  lodge  at  Edin- 
burgh, Scotland,  and  he  has  membership  with  the  Elks  and  with  the  Hoo  Hoos. 
He  has  been  made  an  honorary  member  of  John  Wanabo  Camp  of  Spanish  War 
Veterans  at  Everett.  Politically  a  republican  since  age  conferred  upon  him  the 
right  of  franchise,  he  has  always  taken  an  active  interest  in  politics,  recognizing  the 
duties  and  obligations  as  well  as  the  privileges  and  opportunities  of  citizenship.  In 
1910  he  was  elected  mayor  of  Everett,  which  position  he  filled  for  two  years,  and 
such  was  his  official  record  that  in  191 5  he  was  elected  to  represent  the  forty-eighth 
district  in  the  Washington  state  legislature.  While  there  he  studied  closely  every 
question  and  every  phase  of  every  problem  that  he  believed  had  to  do  wath  the  wel- 
fare of  the  people  and  the  upbuilding  of  the  commonwealth.  He  saw  abuses  and  he 
saw  wonderful  chances  for  improvement  in  public  service  and  at  the  republican  con- 
vention in  Snohomish  county,  April  29,  1916,  he  said :  "While  serving  in  this  legis- 
lature I 'saw  such  splendid  opportunities  for  an  executive  possessing  the  courage 
of  his  convictions  and  not  afraid,  that  I  found  myself  .longing  to  be  governor  of 
Washington  for  just  one  term  of  four  years.  I  think  it  was,  at  least  partly,  in 
deference  to  this  desire  of  mine  that  I  was  asked  at  a  republican  gathering  in 
this  city  about  a  year  ago  to  become  a  candidate  for  that  high  office.  Responding 
to  the  sentiment  at  that  meeting,  I  said  I  would  carefully  consider  the  matter  and 
publicly  make  know^n  my  decision,  so  will  take  advantage  of  this  opportunity  to 
say  that  I  wish  to  announce  that  I  am  a  candidate."  Strong  endorsement  came 
to  Colonel  Hartley  from  various  points  of  the  state  and  at  the  primaries  he  received 
the  second  highest  vote  among  eight  candidates.  He  made  various  addresses 
throughout  the  state.  They  were  the  talk  of  a  practical  business  man,  dealing 
with  the  business  of  the  state  in  a  practical,  common  sense  manner.  In  this  con- 
nection the  Everett  Tribune  wrote  of  him :  ''Hartley  can  hardly  be  considered  a 
party  candidate.  He  is  a  man  who  stands  for  so  much  that  is  above  party,  that 
is  clean  and  fearless  in  business  and  in  politics,  for  so  much  that  the  people  want 
in  their  representatives,  that  the  people  of  his  home  town  and  his  home  county 
believe  in  him  regardless  of  party  affiliations  because  they  know  him  as  a  man." 
One  of  the  Seattle  papers  said :  "Everything  Colonel  Hartley  says  at  any  time 
is  interesting.    He  is  an  interesting  personality.    He  always  speaks  his  mind  freely 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  177 

and  without  evasion ;  his  convictions  are  strong  and  enduring  and  he  is  ever  ready 
to  stand  by  them.  Few  men  in  pubHc  life  in  this  state  are  less  secretive,  less 
influenced  by  the  subtle  conventions  of  politics.  He  knows  what  he  thinks  and  he 
doesn't  hesitate  about  expressing  himself  in  plain  language.  Colonel  Hartley's 
announcement  ought  to  be  read  by  every  business  man  in  the  state.  They  will  not 
all  vote  for  him — but  his  statement,  devoid  of  vote-catching  phrases,  rings  true  and 
clear;  its  candor  is  refreshing.  One  paragraph  of  the  many  which  is  well  worth 
reading,  is  as  follows :  'Our  state  has  been  tormented  in  the  past  by  certain  agita- 
tors, who,  relying  upon  the  natural  characteristic  of  the  human  being  to  blame 
the  other  fellow  for  every  mistake  or  failure,  have  travelled  about,  preaching  envy, 
hate,  jealousy  and  destruction,  in  order  that  they  may  draw  fat  salaries  and  pose 
as  the  emancipators  of  labor.  The  way  to  best  help  labor  is  to  free  it  from  the 
yoke  imposed  by  those  self-appointed  disciples  of  discord  and  confusion.'  "  When 
speaking  before  the  Washington  State  Press  Association  he  said :  "Reference 
has  been  made  to  my  stand  as  regards  union  labor.  I  want  you  gentlemen  to  dis- 
tinctly understand  that  I  have  no  quarrel  whatever  with  union  labor.  I  consider 
that  every  man  has  a  perfect  right  to  belong  to  a  union  if  he  so  desires,  but  I  deny 
union  labor  the  right  to  say  that  a  man  must  belong  to  a  union  before  he  can 
go  out  and  earn  the  bread  to  feed  his  wife  and  children.  I,  as  a  candidate  for 
governor,  believe  that  the  people  should  know  exactly  where  I  stand  upon  such 
matters.  It  is  not  just  or  right  that  I  should  be  a  candidate  of  any  particular 
organization.  I  tell  you  now  that  if  I  am  honored  by  being  elected  governor  that 
every  man,  no  matter  whether  he  be  union  or  non-union,  will  be  protected  in  his 
right  to  work  when  and  where  he  pleases."  Other  questions  Colonel  Hartley 
attacked  with  equal  fearlessness  and  with  equal  clearness  as  to  his  position.  The 
Pacific  Baptist  said:  "Three  qualities  predominate  in  the  character  of  Colonel 
Hartley :  convictions,  courage  and  capability.  In  his  official  and  social  relations  he 
stands  for  high  ideals  and  good  citizenship.  He  never  asks,  Ts  it  popular?'  but  'Is 
it  right  and  best  for  the  public  welfare  ?'    This  little  trait  tells  the  entire  story." 


M.   M.  WALK. 


M.  M.  Walk,  one  of  the  owners  of  the  Economy  Wet  Wash  Laundry  and 
an  energetic  and  representative  business  man  of  Bellingham,  was  born  in  Salem, 
Oregon,  in  1881,  a  son  of  Charles  L.  and  Hattie  (Masterson)  Walk.  His 
maternal  grandfather,  James  Masterson,  was  a  pioneer  of  the  northwest,  arriv- 
ing at  the  Rogue  river  in  1851.  He  took  part  in  the  gold  rush  of  those  early 
days  3nd  later  was  United  States  marshal  for  Idaho  for  a  considerable  period. 
At  length  in  1872  he  took  up  his  residence  at  Snohomish  and  turned  his  atten- 
tion to  logging,  but  during  his  last  years  resided  upon  a  ranch  in  eastern  Wash- 
ington. Charles  Walk,  the  grandfather  of  our  subject,  removed  from  North 
Carolina  to  California  in  1849  at  the  time  of  the  gold  excitement.  He  lived  on 
the  Pacific  coast  until  his  death,  which  occurred  in  San  Francisco. 

M.  M.  Walk  has  resided  in  Washington  since  1892  and  as  he  was  then  a 
boy  of  but  eleven  years  he  continued  his  education  in  the  schools  of  this  state 
for  a  considerable  period.     For  fifteen  years  he  made  his  home  in  Seattle  and 


178  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

for  some  time  was  employed  in  the  Seattle  Laundry,  where  he  gained  experi- 
ence that  has  been  of  great  value  to  him  in  his  present  business  relation.  He 
also  followed  the  sea  for  twelve  years  and  held  a  master's  certificate.  For  some 
time  he  was  connected  with  the  transport  service  to  Manila  and  also  visited 
other  ports  in  the  orient,  in  which  connection  he  had  many  interesting  experi- 
ences. 

On  abandoning  a  seafaring  life  Mr.  Walk  came  to  Bellingham  in  191 3.  On 
the  nth  of  August  of  that  year  he  joined  J.  E.  Masterson  in  establishing  the 
Economy  Wet  Wash  Laundry  and  has  since  given  his  undivided  time  and  atten- 
tion to  the  management  of  that  enterprise,  which  is  one  of  the  leading  indus- 
tries of  its  kind  in  the  city.  The  plant  which  the  company  erected  is  thirty-six 
by  eighty-five  feet  in  dimensions,  with  an  engine  room  twenty-five  by  thirty-six 
feet.  The  most  modern  laundry  machinery  has  been  installed  and  the  plant 
has  its  own  power  system.  Eight  people  are  employed  and  two  automobiles 
are  used  for  the  collection  and  delivery  of  laundry.  In  addition  to  doing  a  large 
business  in  Bellingham  the  company  has  built  up  a  gratifying  patronage  in 
Ferndale  and  other  towns  in  this  locality.  The  company  makes  a  specialty  of 
wet  wash  laundry  but  is  equipped  to  do  mangle  and  rough  dry  work  and  the  rapid 
growth  in  their  patronage  has  been  based  upon  excellent  service.  The  plant  has 
a  capacity  of  four  tons  a  week  and  although  the  business  has  been  in  existence 
for  only  four  years  it  is  now  taking  care  of  three  tons  per  week.  The  energy, 
sound  business  judgment  and  practical  knowledge  of  the  business  possessed 
by  Mr.  Walk  have  been  important  factors  in  the  success  of  the  company  and 
he  is  recognized  as  a  valuable  addition  to  the  ranks  of  local  business  men. 

Mr.  Walk  was  married  in  Seattle  in  1907  to  Miss  Helen  C.  Smith,  of  that 
city,  and  they  have  a  daughter,  Helen  I.  He  supports  the  candidates  of  the 
Republican  party  at  the  polls  but  is  not  otherwise  active  in  politics.  Frater- 
nally he  is  a  Master  Mason  and  the  principles  of  that  order  guide  his  life  in  its 
various  relations.  He  has  few  interests  outside  of  his  business,  which  has 
grown  rapidly  and  makes  heavy  demands  upon  his  time  and  energy.  His  ability 
and  worth  are  generally  recognized  and  he  has  already  gained  a  large  number 
of  warm  personal  friends. 


OWEN  TAYLOR.  M.  D. 

Dr.  Owen  Taylor,  physician  and  surgeon,  came  to  Kent,  August  22,  1895, 
following  his  graduation  from  the  Bellevue  Hospital  Medical  College  of  New 
Vork.  He  has  here  since  maintained  a  private  hospital  and  his  practice  has 
been  attended  with  notable  success.  He  was  born  near  Cedar  Rapids,  Iowa, 
December  31,  1866,  and  there  attended  the  public  schools,  while  in  1888  he 
made  his  way  to  Seattle  and  entered  the  University  of  Washington.  Three 
years  were  devoted  to  study  in  that  institution  and  in  1891  he  went  to  New 
York,  taking  post  graduate  work  in  the  Bellevue  Hospital  Medical  College,  from 
which  he  was  graduated  in  1895.  He  chose  Kent  as  the  scene  of  his  labors  and 
at  once  entered  upon  practice  in  this  city.  Soon  afterward  he  opened  a  private 
hospital,  which  he  owns  and  which  is  conducted  under  the  name  of  the  Kent 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  179 

General  Hospital.  It  has  accommodations  for  twenty-two  patients  and  his  prac- 
tice is  largely  surgical,  in  which  branch  of  the  profession  he  is  particularly 
skilled. 

In  1909  Dr.  Taylor  left  Kent  for  an  extended  tour  around  the  world  and  at 
Wells,  England,  met  Miss  Anna  Hamm,  also  of  Kent,  and  who  at  that  time  was 
touring  Europe.  They  were  married  at  Wells,  England,  on  the  14th  of  Feb- 
ruary, 1910,  and  have  become  parents  of  two  children,  John  O.  and  Edward  O., 
aged  respectively  six  and  two  years. 

Fraternally  Dr.  Taylor  is  connected  with  the  Masons  and  has  attained  high 
rank  in  the  order,  belonging  to  the  Knight  Templar  commandery  at  Seattle  and 
to  Afifi  Temple  of  the  Mystic  Shrine  at  Tacoma.  In  politics  he  is  a  stanch 
republican,  believing  firmly  in  the  principles  of  the  party  and  seeking  to  fur- 
ther its  success  in  every  legitimate  way,  yet  he  has  never  been  an  office  seeker. 
His  sterling  personal  worth  and  his  high  professional  skill  commend  him  to 
the  confidence,  goodwill  and  friendship  of  all  with  whom  he  comes  in  contact, 
and  the  profession  as  well  as  the  public  acknowledges  his  superior  ability, 
especially  in  the  field  of  surgery. 


ISAAC  INGALLS  STEVENS. 

As  long  as  the  state  of  Washington  shall  endure  so  long  will  the  name  of  Isaac 
Ingalls  Stevens  be  held  in  honor,  for  as  the  first  governor  of  the  territory  and 
delegate  to  congress  he  largely  shaped  its  early  development.  His  heroic  death 
was  a  fitting  close  to  his  life  of  whole-hearted  and  aggressive  public  service, 
for  he  fell  fatally  wounded  while  leading  a  charge  at  the  battle  of  Chantilly  in 
the  Civil  war.  He  was  born  on  the  25th  of  March,  1818,  at  North  Andover. 
Massachusetts,  and  when  only  five  years  of  age  started  to  school.  After  the  age 
of  ten  years  he  attended  Franklin  Academy  at  North  Andover,  for  some  time  and 
then  decided  to  leave  school  for  a  time.  He  entered  the  woolen  mills  in  Andover 
owned  by  his  uncle  and  at  the  end  of  one  year  was  so  proficient  in  his  work 
that  he  could  manage- four  looms  at  a  time.  When  fifteen  years  old  he  entered 
the  famous  Phillips  Academy  in  Andover,  which  he  attended  for  a  year.  Dur- 
ing that  time  he  worked  at  whatever  he  could  find  to  do  and  thus  paid  his  own 
expenses.  He  received  an  appointment  as  a  cadet  at  West  Point  and  completed 
the  four  years'  course  at  that  institution,  standing  at  the  head  of  his  class  in 
every  study.  Upon  his  graduation  he  was  made  second  lieutenant  of  engineers  and 
was  ordered  to  proceed  to  Newport,  Rhode  Island,  to  take  part  in  the  building 
of  Fort  Adams.  In  July,  1840,  he  was  promoted  to  first  lieutenant  and  in  the 
following  year  was  sent  to  New  Bedford,  Massachusetts,  to  take  charge  of  re- 
pairing the  old  fort  there.  The  next  few  years  were  spent  at  Portsmouth  and 
Bucksport,  Maine,  where  he  built  Fort  Knot  at  the  narrows  of  the  Penobscot 
river.  He  served  in  the  Mexican  war  on  the  staff  of  General  Scott  as  engineer 
officer  and  as  adjutant  of  that  corps,  took  ])art  in  the  battles  of  Cerro  Gordo, 
Contreras,  Churubusco  and  Chapultepec,  and  was  severely  wounded  in  the  last 
named.  Fie  was  brevetted  captain  for  gallantry  in  the  battle  of  Contreras  and 
Churubusco,  and  major  for  gallantry  in  the  battle  of  Chapultepec.     Forced  by 


180  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

his  wound  to  leave  the  field,  he  returned  to  the  charge  of  the  fortifications  in 
Maine  and  New  Hampshire.  In  October,  1849,  he  was  placed  at  the  head  of  the 
United  States  coast  survey  office  in  Washington,  and  continued  in  this  important 
post  until  ]^Iarch  21,  1853,  when  he  resigned  from  the  army  and  accepted  the 
commission  of  governor  of  the  newly  created  territory  of  Washington  and  ex- 
officio  superintendent  of  Indian  afifairs. 

The  national  administration  having  undertaken  the  exploration  and  survey 
of  the  vast  and  then  almost  unknown  region  between  the  Mississippi  and  the 
Pacific  to  determine  the  practicability  of  railroad  routes  across  the  continent, 
Governor  Stevens  applied  for  and  was  placed  in  charge  of  the  northern  route, 
which,  being  the  least  known  and  invested  by  powerful  and  predatory  Indian  tribes, 
Sioux,  Crows,  Blackfeet  and  others,  was  justly  considered  the  most  difficult  and 
important.  In  one  month  he  completely  organized  the  expedition.  Leaving 
Washington  on  ]\Iay  9,  1853,  he  started  westward  from  St.  Paul,  Minnesota, 
with  the  main  party  on  June  i,  throwing  a  subsidiary  party  up  the  Missouri 
river,  and  two  subsidiary  parties  to  work  on  the  Pacific  end,  a  force  all  told  of 
tw^o  hundred  and  forty,  including  eleven  officers  and  seventy-six  soldiers  of  the 
army.  In  five  months  and  nineteen  days  he  arrived  at  Olympia  on  Puget-sound, 
having  traversed  and  explored  a  region  two  thousand  miles  long  and  two  hundred 
miles  wide,  examined  nine  passes  in  the  Rocky  mountains,  ascertained  the  naviga- 
bility of  the  upper  Missouri  and  Columbia  rivers,  held  friendly  councils  wath  the 
Indians  and  secured  an  immense  amount  of  information  regarding  the  botany, 
fauna,  physical  features,  productions,  climate,  etc.,  of  the  country  explored. 

His  first  act  as  governor  was  to  issue  a  proclamation  calling  for  the  election 
of  a  delegate  to  congress  and  of  members  of  the  first  territorial  legislature,  which 
he  summoned  to  meet  in  Olympia  in  February,  1854.  He  next  visited  the  Indian 
tribes  around  Puget  Sound  and  made  a  study  of  the  general  character  of  the 
harbors.  As  a  result  of  his  investigation  into  the  lay  of  the  country  he  decided 
that  Seattle  was  the  logical  terminus  for  the  new  trans-continental  railroad.  He 
recommended  to  the  legislature,  which  met  pursuant  to  his  call  in  February, 
1854,  the  adoption  of  a  code  of  laws,  the  organization  of  the  country  east  of  the 
Cascades  into  counties,  the  establishment  of  a  school  system  with  the  provision 
for  military  training  in  the  higher  schools  and  the  organization  of  a  militia.  The 
legislature  passed  laws  embodying  all  these  suggestions  save  the  one  regarding 
the  militia.  The  failure  of  the  law-making  body  to  provide  for  such  an  armed 
force  was  shown  to  have  been  unfortunate  two  years  later,  when  the  Indian 
insurrection  broke  out  and  it  had  to  be  put  down  by  the  pioneer  volunteer  force. 

At  the  close  of  the  first  session  of  the  legislature  Governor  Stevens  went  to 
Washington,  D.  C,  to  make  his  report  to  the  government  concerning  his  con- 
clusion in  regard  to  the  best  route  and  terminus  for  the  proposed  railroad  and 
also  to  urge  upon  congress  the  claims  of  the  new  territory.  When  he  returned 
to  the  coast  he  brought  his  wife  and  four  children  with  him  and  for  some  time 
the  governor's  family  lived  in  a  long,  one-story,  unplastered  building.  They 
endured  the  same  hard  and  trying  experiences  as  the  other  pioneers  of  the  terri- 
tory and  were  imbued  with  the  same  confident  faith  in  the  great  future  of  this  sec- 
tion of  the  country.  Governor  Stevens  made  many  treaties  with  the  Indians  and 
took  many  long,  fatiguing  expeditions  into  the  then  almost  unexplored  hinterland 
and  more  than  once  his  life  was  in  great  danger  from  disafifected  Indians.    At  one 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  181 

time  all  the  chief  tribes  of  the  upper  Columbia  country,  including  the  Cayuses, 
the  Walla  Wallas,  the  Yakimas,  the  Palouses,  the  Umatillas  and  all  the  Oregon 
Indian  bands  down  to  The  Dalles  made  open  war  upon  the  whites.  Governor 
Stevens  with  a  small  party  of  twenty-five  men  was  one  day's  march  from  Fort 
Benton  on  the  Missouri  river  on  his  return  after  holding  a  successful  council 
with  the  dreaded  Blackfeet  and  other  Indians  when  his  expressman,  exhausted 
from  his  perilous  and  arduous  ride  from  Olympia,  staggered  into  camp,  bringing 
news  of  the  Indian  outbreak  and  letters  from  other  territorial  officers  and  friends 
urging  him  to  descend  the  Missouri  and  return  to  the  territory  by  way  of  the 
Isthmus  of  Panama,  and  informing  him  that  thousands  of  Indians  were  in  arms, 
besetting  all  the  trails,  and  that  it  was  impossible  to  get  through  or  past  them. 
Scorning  this  advice  Governor  Stevens  by  rapid  marches  and  the  aid  of  friendly 
Indians  forced  his  way  over  all  obstacles,  crossing  the  Rocky  and  the  Bitter  Root 
mountains  in  midwinter  and  rescuing  a  party  of  twenty-two  miners  on  the 
Spokane,  and  reached  Olympia  January  19,  1856.  He  found  the  whole  country 
prostrated,  the  farms  abandoned,  the  settlers  gathered  in  the  few  small  villages 
and  starvation  staring  them  in  the  face  if  prevented  from  planting  crops.  He 
acted  promptly  and  energetically,  raising  one  thousand  volunteers  by  proclama- 
tion and  forcing  all  the  Indians  on  the  east  side  of  the  Sound  to  move  upon 
reservations.  He  sent  agents  to  Portland,  San  Francisco  and  Victoria  with  urgent 
appeals  for  arms,  ammunition  and  supplies  and  issued  territorial  certificates  of 
indebtedness  to  pay  the  volunteers.  His  aggressive  and  well  considered  action 
brought  the  war  to  a  successful  termination  in  1856  and  he  then  disbanded  the 
volunteers  and  disposed  of  the  remaining  equipment  and  supplies  at  public  auction. 
Although  the  danger  of  massacre  at  the  hands  of  the  red  men  was  over  there 
was  a  great  deal  of  unrest  in  the  territory  and  the  agents  of  the  Hudson's  Bay 
Company  took  a  stand  inimical  to  the  interests  of  the  territory  and  in  view  of 
these  unfavorable  conditions  Governor  Stevens  felt  it  best  to  proclaim  jnartial 
law  throughout  Pierce  and  Thurston  counties.  This  course  met  with  considerable 
criticism  but  time  proved  its  wisdom.  During  all  of  the  Indian  trouble  the  Stevens 
familv  remained  in  Olympia  and  the  four  children  regularly  attended  the  public 
school.  About  that  time  the  governor  erected  a  residence,  which  is  still  standing 
and  is  now  owned  by  his  son.  General  Hazard  Stevens,  a  sketch  of  whose  life 
appears  below. 

In  1857  Governor  Stevens  was  elected  as  delegate  to  congress  from  the  terri- 
tory and  in  the  fall  of  that  year  resigned  his  office  as  governor.  He  removed 
with  his  family  to  the  national  capital,  going  by  way  of  the  Isthmus  of  Panama, 
but  after  congress  had  adjourned  they  returned  to  Olympia,  where  they  lived 
until  he  was  sent  to  congress  for  a  second  term.  He  secured  the  payment  of  the 
Indian  war  debt,  the  confirmation  of  his  Indian  treaties  and  many  appropriations 
for  military  roads  between  Fort  Benton  and  Walla  Walla  and  between  Steila- 
coom  and  Vancouver.  Moreover,  forty-five  hundred  dollars  was  appropriated 
for  a  boundary  survey  between  Oregon  and  Washington  and  ninety-five  thousand 
dollars  for  the  Indian  service.  In  addition  to  these  achievements  Governor 
Stevens  was  instrumental  in  securing  a  new  land  office  and  district  for  the  south- 
ern part  of  the  territory  and  in  many  other  ways  he  furthered  the  interests  of 
Washington.  At  the  close  of  his  second  term  he  returned  to  Olympia  and  there 
organized  a  military  company  known  as  the  Pugent  Sound  Rifles,  of  which  he 


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was  elected  captain.  He  more  than  any  other  man  deserved  the  credit  for  saving 
the  San  Juan  islands  to  the  United  States,  as  it  was  owing  to  the  firm  stand  which 
he  took  against  British  aggression  at  the  time  of  the  controversy  over  the 
possession  of  these  islands  that  this  valuable  group  became  the  property  of  this 
country.  He  was  a  candidate  for  election  as  delegate  to  congress  for  a  third 
term  when  the  news  reached  the  Pacific  coast  of  the  attack  by  the  southern  rebels 
upon  Fort  Sumter.  At  once  he  withdrew  from  the  race  and  oft'ered  his  services 
to  the  government.  He  was  made  colonel  of  the  Seventy-ninth  Highlanders, 
New  York  Volunteers.  At  length  he  became  major  general  of  volunteers  and, 
as  he  had  done  in  the  Mexican  war,  distinguished  himself  by  gallant  conduct. 
At  the  battle  of  Chantilly  he  grasped  the  colors  from  a  dying  standard  bearer 
and  was  leading  the  charge  upon  the  enemy's  position  when  the  fatal  shot  came. 
By  this  act  he  hurled  back  Jackson's  flanking  column,  and  saved  Pope's  army  and 
the  country  from  a  great  disaster. 

Mr.  Stevens  was  married  in  September,  1841,  to  Miss  Margaret  Hazard,  the 
daughter  of  an  eminent  lawyer  of  Newport,  Rhode  Island,  and  the  granddaughter 
of  Colonel  Daniel  Lyman,  who  served  with  honor  in  the  Revolutionary  war.  To 
this  union  were  born  the  following  children :  General  Hazard  Stevens ;  Virginia, 
who  died  at  two  years  of  age ;  Sue,  who  married  Colonel  Richard  I.  Eskridge ; 
Gertrude  Maude,  deceased ;  and  Kate,  who  married  Edward  W.  Bingham,  and 
after  his  decease,  James  H.  S.  Bates. 

It  was  such  men  as  General  Stevens,  men  of  determination,  daring  and 
resource,  that  made  possible  the  epic  story  of  the  conquest  of  a  continent  and 
the  building  up  of  a  mighty  nation  and  it  is  just  and  fitting  that  the  people  of 
today,  whose  heritage  is  due  to  the  labors  of  those  men,  should  hold  them  in 
veneration  and  should  endeavor  to  solve  the  problems  of  the  present  as  success- 
fully as  they  overcame  the  difficulties  of  pioneer  times. 


GENERAL  HAZARD  STEVENS. 

The  splendid  qualities  characteristic  of  his  father,  Isaac  Ingalls  Stevens,  have 
been  again  and  again  manifested  in  the  life  of  General  Hazard  Stevens,  soldier, 
man  of  affairs  and  industrial  leader.  He  has  kept  in  close  touch  with  the  growth 
of  Washington  during  all  the  years  intervening  between  territorial  days,  when 
as  a  boy  he  accompanied  his  father  on  long  and  dangerous  trips  into  the  country, 
until  the  present.  For  a  considerable  period  he  resided  in  the  east  but  is  now 
living  in  Olympia  in  order  to  the  better  look  after  his  interests  as  president  of  the 
Olympia  Light  &  Power  Company.  He  was  born  in  Newport,  Rhode  Island. 
June  9,  1842,  a  son  of  Major  General  Isaac  Ingalls  and  Margaret  (Hazard) 
Stevens.  He  was  an  active  and  fearless  boy  and  adapted  himself  readily  to  the 
conditions  of  pioneer  life  which  existed  in  the  territory  of  Washington  when 
the  Stevens  family  removed  here  in  1854,  the  father  having  been  appointed  the 
first  governor  of  the  territory. 

Hazard  Stevens  went  with  his  father  upon  many  of  his  expeditions  to  the 
various  Indian  tribes  of  the  northwest  and  on  one  trip  a  party  of  twenty-five  white 
men  traversed  the  wild,  unsettled  Indian  country  between  Puget  Sound  and  the 


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Missouri  river,  held  six  councils  with  the  Indians,  crossed  the  Rocky  mountains 
twice,  the  last  time  in  midwinter,  forced  their  way  through  hostile  tribes,  rescued 
a  party  of  miners  and  reached  Olympia  in  safety  after  an  absence  of  nine  months. 
During  that  time  they  had  traveled  three  thousand  miles  and  more  than  once  had 
been  in  great  danger  of  massacre.  At  one  time  while  on  this  trip  Hazard  Stevens, 
although  then  only  thirteen  years  old,  rode  one  hundred  and  fifty  miles  in  thirty 
hours  to  deliver  an  important  despatch  to  the  Gros  Ventres  Indians  and  was  a 
member  of  a  small  party,  accompanied  by  friendly  Blackfeet  Indians,  which 
hunted  bufitalo  for  three  weeks  and  procured  meat  for  the  main  party,  which  was 
almost  destitute  of  food.  In  the  Indian  war  of  1855-6  he  served  as  a  volunteer 
and  his  life  upon  the  frontier  developed  to  a  high  degree  his  native  powers  of 
self-reliance  and  quickness  of  decision. 

In  the  winter  of  1857  the  family  returned  to  the  east,  as  Governor  Stevens 
had  been  chosen  as  a  delegate  to  congress  from  Washington  territory,  and  the  son 
Hazard  entered  the  Chauncey  Hall   School  in   Boston,  where   he   prepared  for 
college.     In  i860  he  entered  Harvard  as  a  member  of  the  class  of  1864,  but  at 
the  end  of  his  freshman  year,  when  only  nineteen  years  old,  he  enlisted  in  the 
Union  army  for  service  in  the  Civil  war,  becoming  a  member  of  the  Seventy- 
ninth  Highlanders,  New  York  Volunteers,  of  which  his  father  was  colonel.    Froni 
the  first  engagement  in  which  he  took  part  until  the  close  of  the  war,  when  he  was 
brevetted  brigadier  general,  being  the  youngest  man  in  the  army  to  hold  the  rank 
of  general,  as  he  was  then  but  twenty-three  years  old,  he  was  almost  constantly 
on  the  front  line  of  battle  and  time  after  time  was  singled  out  by  his  superior 
officers  for  commendation  for  gallant  conduct.     Within  a  few  months  after  his 
enlistment  he   repeatedly  drilled  the   entire   brigade,  handling  several  thousand 
men,  of  the  three  arms,  with  great  success,  and  in  June,  1862,  he  won  high  praise 
not  only  from  his  commanding  officers  but  also  from  the  rebels  for  his  daring 
conduct  in  an  assault  upon  Fort  Lamar,  Confederate  fortifications,  near  Charles- 
ton, South  Carolina.     As  adjutant  general  of  the  First  Division,  which  was  com- 
manded  by  his   father,   he   went   through   Pope's   campaign   until   the   battle   of 
Chantilly,  in  which  his   father  was  killed  and  he  received  two  severe  wounds 
which  were  hastily  bandaged  on  the  field.     He  was  then  carried  to  a  neighboring 
farmhouse,  where  he  lay  until  two  o'clock  in  the  morning,  when  an  officer  of 
the  division  called  at  the  house,  as  the  Union   troops   were   falling  back,   and 
recognized   Captain   Stevens.     An  ambulance  was  called  and  he   was   taken   to 
Washington.     After  about  seven  weeks  he  had  recovered  from  his  wounds  suffi- 
ciently to  return  to  the  army  and  was  assigned  to  the  Third  Division  of  the 
Ninth  Corps  as  inspector  general.     He  took  part  in  the  battle  of  Fredericksburg 
and  in  March,  1863,  went  with  his  division  to  Sufl:"olk,  Virginia.    He  planned  and 
carried  out  the  storming  of  Fort  Huger,  which  eventually  led  to  the  Confederates 
abandoning  the  siege  of  Suffolk  and  for  which  he  was  awarded  the  Medal  of 
Honor  "for  mo.st   distinguished  gallantry."     Some   time   later   Captain   Stevens 
joined  the  Army  of  the  Potomac  and  was  made  inspector  general  and  adjutant 
general  of  the  Second  Division  of  the  Sixth  Corps,  which  command  had  been 
given  General  Getty.    At  the  battle  of  the  Wilderness  he  was  wounded  by  shrapnel 
but  after  his  wound  was  dressed  and  bandaged  returned  to  the  field.    He  remained 
on  duty  with  this  division  until  the  end  of  the  war  and  took  part  in  every  battle 
in  which  the  Sixth  Corps  participated.     He  was  successively  promoted  major  and 

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186  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

assistant  adjutant  general,  brevet  colonel  and  brigadier  general.  After  being 
mustered  out  from  the  army  at  the  close  of  the  war  influential  friends  offered 
to  secure  his  appointment  as  major  in  the  regular  army,  but  he  declined  to 
consider  the  offer. 

General  Stevens  came  to  Washington  territory  on  again  taking  up  the  duties 
of  civil  life  and  was  employed  by  the  Oregon  Steam  Navigation  Company  as  their 
agent  at  Wallula,  a  steamboat  landing  on  the  Columbia  river,  three  hundred  and 
fifty  miles  above  its  mouth.  He  remained  there  for  a  year  and  a  half  and  took 
in  for  the  company  one  hundred  and  fifty  thousand  dollars,  nearly  all  in  gold 
dust.  So  faithfully  and  efficiently  did  he  discharge  his  duties  that  upon  severing 
his  connection  with  that  company  he  received  warm  commendation  from  its 
president.  While  at  Wallula  he  received  the  appointment  of  captain  in  the 
Fourteenth  Infantry,  U.  S.  A.,  which  however,  he  declined.  He  was  joined  by 
his  mother  and  sisters,  who  were  dependent  upon  him  for  support,  and  he  erected 
a  home  for  them  at  Portland,  Oregon.  In  May,  1868,  he  was  appointed  collector 
of  internal  revenue  for  Washington  territory  and  removed  to  Olympia,  where  his 
mother  and  sisters  also  took  up  their  residence  during  the  following  year.  During 
the  three  years  that  he  filled  that  office  he  collected  two  hundred  thousand  dollars 
and  returned  less  than  one  per  cent  of  the  taxes  as  uncollectible.  While  collector 
he  used  his  spare  time  in  reading  law  with  the  Hon.  Elwood  Evans  and  at  length 
was  admitted  to  the  bar.  From  1870  to  1874  he  was  attorney  for  the  Northern 
Pacific  Railroad  Company  and  in  that  capacity  purchased  the  right  of  way  for 
the  railroad  from  Kalama  on  the  Columbia  to  Tacoma,  secured  and  platted  town 
sites  along  the  road  and  aided  in  securing  the  site  for  the  terminus  at  Tacoma. 
However,  the  most  important  service  which  he  rendered  the  company  was  the 
suppression  of  timber  stealing  on  the  public  land  along  the  right  of  way.  By  the 
provisions  of  its  charter  the  company  was  to  acquire  title  to  half  the  land  within 
forty  miles  of  its  road  as  soon  as  the  road  was  built  and  accepted  and  it  was 
therefore  vitally  interested  in  the  preservation  of  the  timber  on  such  land.  In 
the  name  and  with  the  authority  of  the  United  States  land  office  General  Stevens 
seized  every  raft  of  logs  cut  on  public  land  and  towed  them  to  the  nearest  town, 
where  they  were  sold  at  auction  imless  the  logger  would  agree  to  quit  trespassing 
on  public  land,  in  which  case  he  was  permitted  to  redeem  the  logs  at  half  the 
market  price.  This  course  was  pursued  by  General  Stevens  with  such  vigor  that 
within  a  year  illegal  logging  was  practically  unknown.  The  railroad  company  paid 
the  entire  expense  of  this  action,  amounting  to  ten  thousand  dollars,  but  realized 
from  the  sale  of  the  seized  timber  slightly  more  than  that  sum.  Although  the 
company  had  agreed  to  run  its  line  to  Olympia  it  built  the  road  fifteen  miles 
to  the  eastward,  leaving  Olympia  without  means  of  communication  save  the  old 
stage-coach.  Many  families  removed  to  Tacoma,  the  terminus  of  the  Northern 
Pacific,  and  for  a  time  it  seemed  as  if  Olympia  were  destined  to  cease  to  exist. 
General  Stevens,  however,  interested  its  citizens  in  the  Olympia  Railroad  Union, 
of  which  he  was  chosen  president,  and  eventually  with  the  aid  of  a  seventy-five 
thousand  dollar  issue  of  county  bonds  a  road  was  built  connecting  Olympia  with 
the  Northern  Pacific.  As  at  the  time  the  population  of  Olympia  was  barely  two 
thousand  the  difficulties  in  the  way  of  the  successful  accomplishment  of  this 
purpose  may  be  readily  realized. 

In  1874  President  Grant  appointed  General  Stevens  commissioner  to  investi- 


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gate  the  claims  of  British  subjects  on  the  San  Juan  archipelago,  as  the  British 
government  had  made  representations  to  the  United  States  concerning  claims. 
After  giving  public  notice  General  Stevens  visited  every  settlement  on  the  islands, 
prepared  to  receive  and  note  all  claims,  but  found  that,  contrary  to  the  representa- 
tions of  the  British  government,  there  were  no  claims,  as  all  of  the  British 
subjects  residing  upon  the  islands  had  become  naturalized  American  citizens  and 
had  taken  their  land  under  the  United  States  land  laws. 

For  many  years  it  was  believed  that  Mount  Rainier,  sixty  miles  distant  from 
Olympia,  was  insurmountable,  but  in  August,  1870,  General  Stevens  and  a  small 
party  attempted  the  ascent  and  on  the  17th  of  that  month  he  and  a  single  com- 
panion, P.  B.  Van  Trump,  reached  the  summit.  As  it  was  too  late  to  descend 
that  night  they  took  refuge  in  the  crater  and  were  saved  from  freezing  by  the 
steam  emitted  therefrom.  General  Stevens  published  a  full  account  of  this  trip 
in  the  Atlantic  Monthly  of  November,  1876. 

In  1874  his  mother  and  sisters  returned  to  Boston  and  the  following  year  he 
joined  them  in  that  city,  where  he  at  once  entered  upon  the  practice  of  law.  In 
1885  he  was  elected  to  the  general  court  from  the  Dorchester  ward  as  an  inde- 
pendent and  organized  the  Municipal  Reform  Association,  which  was  influential 
in  securing  reform  in  the  city  charter.  Although  he  had  been  elected  as  an 
independent  and  was  without  party  support  he  gained  the  respect  and  confidence 
of  the  house  in  a  sljort  time  and  was  placed  on  the  committee  on  cities.  He 
reported  the  city  charter  bill  for  the  committee  and  it  was  passed  by  the  house 
and  also  by  the  senate,  thus  becoming  a  law.  He  also  drew  up  the  bill  for  limiting 
the  rate  of  taxation  and  indebtedness,  which  is  still  the  law  of  the  state  of 
Massachusetts.  He  was  reelected  to  the  house  and  during  his  second  term  also 
rendered  efficient  and  public-spirited  service.  He  has  made  a  careful  study  of  the 
tariff  and  its  effect  upon  the  national  life  for  many  years  and  has  long  been 
prominent  in  tariff"  reform  work.  In  1886  he  was  nominated  for  congress  by  a 
body  of  tariff  reformers  and  received  certain  assurance  of  the  democratic  nomina- 
tion, which,  however,  was  given  to  Hon.  Leopold  Morse,  and  General  Stevens 
withdrew  his  candidacy.  He  warmly  supported  Grover  Cleveland  in  his  cam- 
paign for  the  presidency  and  made  many  speeches  in  his  behalf  in  Massachusetts, 
Rhode  Island  and  Connecticut.  In  1908  he  was  a  candidate  for  congress  from 
the  tenth  congressional  district  of  Massachusetts.  At  the  time  of  the  Spanish 
war  he  was  strongly  recommended  for  appointment  as  brigadier  general,  but  as 
two  citizens  of  Massachusetts  had  already  been  appointed  to  that  rank  President 
McKinley  declined  to  appoint  a  third. 

In  1880  General  Stevens  erected  a  home  on  Mount  Bowdoin,  in  the  Dorchester 
district  of  Boston  and  resided  there  until  1914,  during  which  time  he  did  much 
to  promote  the  interests  of  that  community  and  continued  in  the  successful  prac- 
tice of  law.  In  IQ14  he  took  up  his  residence  in  Olympia,  where  he  has  since 
made  his  home.  He  is  now  improving  and  carrying  on  the  Cloverfields  Farm  and 
Dairy  and  supplying  the  people  of  Olympia  with  pure  Holstein  milk.  He  is 
president  of  the  Olympia  Tight  &  Power  Company,  one  of  the  leading  public 
utility  corporations  on  the  Pacific  coast,  and  is  recognized  as  a  prominent  figure 
in  the  business  world  of  this  section. 

General  Stevens  holds  membership  in  the  Society  of  the  Cincinnati,  to  which 
only  those  are  eligible  who  are  descendants  of  the  Revolutionary  officers  who 


188  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

founded  the  organization.  He  also  belongs  to  the  Loyal  Legion,  the  Grand  Army 
of  the  Republic,  the  Sons  of  the  American  Revolution,  the  Massachusetts  Mil- 
Historical  Society  and  the  State  Historical  Societies  of  Washington,  Oregon  and 
Montana,  in  which  he  was  elected  to  honorary  membership.  In  1901  he  published 
a  life  of  his  father,  Isaac  Ingalls  Stevens,  which  is  recognized  as  an  authority  not 
only  upon  the  life  of  its  subject  but  also  upon  the  earlier  history  of  the  Pacific 
northwest.  In  recognition  of  this  work  and  of  his  varied  public  service  Harvard 
College  conferred  upon  him  the  degree  of  Master  of  Arts.  In  addition  to  this 
biography  he  has  read  many  papers  before  the  Mil-Historical  Society  of  Massa- 
chusetts and  the  Loyal  Legion,  which  were  published  by  the  society,  among  them 
being :  "The  Battle  of  Cedar  Creek" ;  "The  Storming  of  the  Lines  of  Peters- 
burg'" ;  "The  Sixth  Corps  in  the  Wilderness" ;  "The  Battle  of  Sailor's  Creek" 
and  "The  Siege  of  Suffolk."  In  1907  and  1908  he  was  the  prime  mover  in  a 
successful  campaign  to  save  the  old  state  house  from  the  encroachments  of  the 
Boston  Transit  Commission  and  drafted  and  secured  the  passage  of  the  act  placing 
that  historic  structure  under  the  joint  care  of  the  governor  of  Massachusetts  and 
the  mayor  of  Boston  and  prohibiting  any  commercial  use  thereof.  There  is  no 
need  of  comment  as  to  his  life,  for  the  very  record  of  his  accomplishment  renders 
words  of  praise  superfluous. 


JULIUS  A.  STRATTON. 

Julius  A.  Stratton,  member  of  the  Seattle  bar,  has  for  more  than  six  decades 
been  identified  with  the  builders  of  the  empire  of  the  northw^est,  having  become 
a  resident  of  Oregon  in  1854.  He  was  then  a  lad  of  ten  years,  having  been  born 
in  Indiana  near  Madison,  on  the  21st  of  October,  1844.  His  parents  were  Curtis 
P.  and  Lavinia  (Fitch)  Stratton,  who  in  the  year  1854  left  Indiana  and  made 
their  way  to  Oregon,  settling  in  the  Umpqua  valley,  where  Julius  A.  Stratton  lived 
until  July,  1861,  when  he  removed  to  Salem,  Oregon,  and  entered  the  office  of  the 
Oregon  Statesman.  There  he  learned  the  printer's  trade  and  worked  steadily  at 
the  trade  from  1861  until  1865,  and  thereafter  at  need  until  his  graduation  from 
Willamette  University  in  1879.  He  completed  a  classical  course  in  that  institu- 
tion and  won  the  Bachelor  of  Arts  degree.  He  studied  law  at  Salem,  Oregon,  and 
was  admitted  to  practice  at  the  Oregon  bar  in  1871.  The  following  year  he  took 
up  his  abode  in  Eugene,  where  he  opened  an  office,  but  in  1874  removed  to  Port- 
land and  in  1875  returned  to  Salem.  He  afterward  engaged  in  the  practice  of 
his  profession  in  Salem  until  1881  and  in  the  meantime  was  called  to  public  office, 
serving  for  two  years  as  clerk  of  the  supreme  court.  In  1882  he  was  made 
superintendent  of  the  Oregon  state  penitentiary  and  occupied  that  position  for 
two  years  under  Governor  Moody.  He  was  clerk  of  the  supreme  court  and 
ex-officio  reporter  from  1884  until  1887.  In  February,  1888,  he  removed  from 
Salem,  Oregon,  to  Seattle,  \vhere  he  has  since  made  his  home,  and  in  1889  he 
was  appointed  prosecuting  attorney  of  King  county  to  fill  a  vacancy  caused  by  the 
death  of  W.  W.  Newlin.  In  January,  1890,  he  was  appointed  judge  of  the 
superior  court  of  King  county  by  Governor  Ferry  and  at  the  next  regular  election 
declined  to  become  a  candidate  for  the  office,  preferring  to  concentrate  his  energies 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  189 

upon  the  private  practice  of  his  profession,  in  which  he  has  won  substantial  and 
creditable  success. 

In  August,  1889,  in  Portland,  Oregon,  Mr.  Stratton  was  united  in  marriage 
to  Miss  Martha  L.  Powell,  who  died  in  April,  1895.  In  August,  1900,  at  Victoria, 
British  Columbia,  he  wedded  Laura  M.  Adams,  and  they  have  a  son,  Julius.  In 
politics  Mr.  Stratton  is  a  republican  but  has  never  been  an  active  party  worker. 
He  takes  an  interest  in  the  welfare  and  upbuilding  of  Seattle,  and  he  served  as  a 
member  of  the  library  board  from  1898  until  1907,  and  for  five  years  of  that 
period  was  chairman  of  the  board.  In  April,  1914,  he  was  again  appointed  a 
member  of  the  board,  whereon  he  is  now  serving.  He  is  a  man  of  broad  and 
scholarly  attainments  and  association  with  him  means  expansion  and  elevation. 


WILLIAM  SYLVIO  DURAND,  M.  D. 

Dr.  William  Sylvio  Durand,  engaged  in  the  practice  of  medicine  and  surgery 
in  Everett,  has  by  reason  of  broad  study  and  wide  experience  gained  distinction 
as  one  of  the  eminent  physicians  of  western  Washington.  He  occupies  one  of 
the  finest  homes  in  the  city  at  No.  2329  Rucker  street  and  his  residence  is  the 
visible  evidence  of  a  well  spent  life,  for  he  started  out  upon  his  business  career 
empty  handed.  His  realty  holdings  in  Everett  are  extensive  and  he  has  unbounded 
faith  in  the  future  growth  and  prosperity  of  the  city. 

Dr.  Durand  was  born  in  Champion,  Michigan,  December  27,  1870,  his  par- 
ents being  Alexander  and  Julia  (Beaudoin)  Durand.  The  father,  a  native  of 
Canada,  was  born  September  29,  1829,  and  was  of  French  descent.  In  1869  he 
removed  to  Michigan,  becoming  a  pioneer  settler  of  Marquette  county,  estab- 
lishing his  home  in  the  primeval  forest.  He  became  a  heavy  timber  contractor, 
hewing  the  logs  for  mine  timbers,  the  work  being  done  by  hand.  He  passed 
away  in  July,  1893,  at  the  age  of  sixty-four  years,  his  remains  being  interred  at 
Champion,  Michigan.  His  wife,  who  was  born  November  16,  1829,  and  was 
also  of  French  lineage,  passed  away  May  26,  1896,  and  was  buried  at  Cham- 
pion. They  reared  a  family  of  seven  children,  of  whom  four  are  yet  living: 
Ernest,  a  stationary  engineer  of  Republic,  Michigan ;  Telesphore,  who  is  a  hotel 
man  of  Baraga,  Michigan ;  and  Lida,  the  wife  of  Philip  Foucault,  also  of  Baraga, 
Michigan. 

The  youngest  of  the  family  is  Dr.  Durand,  who  was  educated  in  the  public 
and  high  schools  of  Champion  and  in  the  Michigan  State  Normal  College  at 
Ypsilanti,  where  he  attended  two  years,  1890-91-92.  He  then  became  a  school 
siiperintendent,  passing  the  state  examination  for  first-grade  certificate,  and  for 
three  years  he  was  school  superintendent  at  National  Mine,  Marquette  county, 
Michigan.  At  a  later  date  he  entered  the  University  of  Michigan,  which  he 
attended  for  four  years,  and  during  that  period  he  was  for  two  years  instructor 
in  anatomy,  teaching  under  Professor  J.  Play  fair  McMurrich,  A.  M.,  Ph.  D., 
now  professor  of  anatomy  in  the  University  of  Toronto.  Dr.  Durand  was  grad- 
uated in  1899  with  the  M.  D.  degree  and  located  for  practice  at  Nashville,  Michi- 
gan, where  he  remained  for  a  year. 


190  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

Attracted  by  the  opportunities  of  the  growing  northwest,  Dr.  Durand  arrived 
in  Everett,  Washington,  in  August,  1900.  He  passed  the  state  board  examina- 
tion in  January,  1901,  and  has  since  been  continuously  and  successfully  engaged 
in  practice,  devoting  his  attention  largely  to  general  surgical  work.  He  belongs 
to  the  Snohomish  County  Medical  Society,  the  W'ashington  State  Medical  Asso- 
ciation and  the  American  Medical  Association. 

On  Tuesday,  April  16,  1901,  in  \'ancouver,  British  Columbia,  Dr.  Durand 
was  joined  in  wedlock  to  Miss  Margaret  Reynolds,  a  native  of  Lindsay,  Ontario, 
Canada,  and  a  daughter  of  Joseph  and  Nellie  (Cousins)  Reynolds,  who  are  resi- 
dents of  Vancouver,  British  Columbia.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Durand  have  three  chil- 
dren, as  follows :  William  Raynor,  who  was  born  in  Everett,  Washington,  on 
the  7th  of  July,  1902;  Charles  Reynolds  H.,  whose  birth  occurred  in  Everett, 
October  7,  1903;  and  Margaret  Helen,  born  in  Everett,  June  15,  1908. 

The  religious  faith  of  the  family  is  that  of  the  Roman  Catholic  church  and 
Dr.  Durand  is  also  connected  with  the  Knights  of  Columbus.  He  has  been  called 
upon  for  many  important  public  services,  professionally  and  otherwise,  and  has 
discharged  his  duties  with  marked  capability  and  fidelity.  Under  appointment  of 
Mayor  Roland  H.  Hartley  he  became  a  member  of  the  Everett  civil  service  com- 
mission and  also  served  for  many  years  as  United  States  pension  examiner.  He 
has  likewise  been  a  member  of  the  state  board  of  health  through  appointment  of 
Governor  McBride.  He  has  long  been  active  in  politics  and  has  supported  the 
republican  party  since  casting  his  first  presidential  ballot.  From  the  age  of  thir- 
teen he  has  made  his  own  way  in  the  world  and  his  therefore  is  the  notable 
record  of  a  self-made  man  who  by  the  sheer  force  of  his  determination  and 
ability  has  gained  prominence  and  success. 


WALTER  B.  CRAMMATTE. 

Walter  B.  Crammatte  is  president  and  manager  of  the  x^berdeen  Manufactur- 
ing Company,  in  which  connection  he  is  operating  a  plant  utilized  in  woodworking. 
He  has  been  a  resident  of  Aberdeen  for  twenty-six  years,  arriving  in  that  city 
from  New  York  when  a  youth  of  sixteen,  his  birth  having  occurred  in  the  eastern 
metropolis  in  1874.  His  father,  Louis  J.  Crammatte,  died  in  New  York  city  in 
1886.  The  mother,  who  bore  the  maiden  name  of  Mary  Benn,  was  born  in  Massa- 
chusetts and  was  a  niece  of  Samuel  Benn,  the  honored  founder  of  Aberdeen.  It 
was  the  fact  that  her  uncle  lived  here  that  brought  Mrs.  Crammatte  with  her 
three  children,  Walter  B.,  William  and  Elizabeth,  to  the  coast.  The  daughter 
is  now  the  wife  of  L.  P.  Dudley,  of  Aberdeen.  Upon  coming  to  Washington 
Mrs.  Crammatte  established  a  retail  dry  goods  and  millinery  business,  which  she 
conducted  for  a  considerable  period  or  until  1904.  She  then  retired  and  passed 
away  March  27,  19 16. 

Walter  B.  Crammatte  became  the  active  assistant  of  his  mother  in  the  store 
and  was  so  engaged  for  a  numl^er  of  years,  contributing  much  to  the  success  of 
the  business.  Fie  then  turned  his  attention  to  real  estate  dealing,  which  he  fol- 
lowed until  he  purchased  the  business  of  the  Aberdeen  Manufacturing  Company 
in  1906.    This  company  was  organized  December  22,  1899,  with  John  A.  Damitio 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  191 

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president;  A.  A.  Damitio,  treasurer;  and  John  Heintz,  secretary.  They  opened 
a  woodworking  factory  and  the  business  has  been  steadily  continued  from  the 
beginning.  With  Mr.  Crammatte's  purchase  of  the  business  he  became  presi- 
dent and  manager  of  the  company,  the  other  officers  being  WiUiam  Crammatte, 
vice  president,  and  F.  M.  WyHe,  secretary.  They  have  added  new  machinery 
and  equipment  and  they  manufacture  anything  in  woodworking  Hues,  inchxding 
toys  and  detail  work.  Their  product  finds  a  ready  sale  on  the  market  and  they 
employ  twenty-five  people.  Walter  B.  Crammatte  is  also  a  stockholder  of  the 
Grays  Harbor  Theatre  Company,  which  he  aided  in  organizing  and  which  built 
the  Grand  theatre,  with  a  seating  capacity  of  twelve  hundred.  This  too  is  proving 
a  profitable   undertaking. 

In  1903  Mr.  Crammatte  was  married  in  Portland,  Oregon,  to  Miss  Alle  G. 
Quackenbush,  of  Iowa,  and  they  have  two  sons,  William  Walter  and  Alan  Benn. 
Mr.  Crammatte  is  a  republican  in  his  political  allegiance  and  in  1907  was  ap- 
pointed postmaster  of  Aberdeen,  in  which  position  he  continuously  served  until 
191 5,  making  a  creditable  record  by  the  prompt  and  faithful  manner  in  which 
he  discharged  the  duties  of  the  position.  Fraternally  he  is  connected  with  the 
Benevolent  Protective  Order  of  Elks.  He  is  a  very  active  young  business  man, 
thoroughly  interested  in  and  devoted  to  the  welfare  of  his  city  and  state,  and  he 
possesses  in  liberal  measure  that  spirit  of  enterprise  which  has  brought  about 
the  present  measure  of  progress  and  prosperity  which  Aberdeen  enjoys. 


GEORGE  E.  STARRETT. 

George  E.  Starrett,  now  living  retired  in  Port  Townsend,  has  through  the 
extent  and  variety  of  his  business  interests  been  closely  identified  with  the  de- 
velopment and  upbuilding  of  the  city,  and  through  individual  effort  and  ability 
he  has  worked  his  way  upward  to  a  place  among  the  leading  citizens  of  western 
Washington.  The  width  of  the  continent  separates  him  from  his  birthplace, 
for  he  is  a  native  of  Thomaston,  Maine,  where  he  was  born  on  the  31st  of 
October,  1854,  his  parents  being  Edwin  and  Cordelia  (Merrick)  Starrett,  who 
were  also  natives  of  the  Pine  Tree  state.  In  1865  they  removed  to  Illinois,  set- 
tling at  Liberty ville,  Lake  county.  The  year  1884  witnessed  their  arrival  in  Port 
Townsend,  Washington.  In  early  life  the  father  was  a  ship  carpenter  and  in 
Illinois  he  engaged  in  house  building.  Following  his  removal  to  Port  Townsend 
he  lived  retired  until  his  death,  which  occurred  in  1890,  when  he  had  reached  the 
age  of  seventy  years.  His  wife  passed  away  in  Port  Townsend  in  1907,  at 
the  age  of  eighty-one  years.  They  had  a  family  of  six  children,  four  sons  and 
two  daughters,  one  son  and  the  two  daughters  being  now  deceased.  The  others 
are:  Danville  William,  living  in  Oakland,  California;  A.  M.,  of  Seattle;  and 
George  E.,  of  Port  Townsend. 

The  last  named  was  the  second  in  order  of  birth  in  the  family  and  in  his 
boyhood  days  he  attended  school  in  Maine  and  in  Illinois.  He  learned  the  car- 
penter's trade,  also  sawmill  work  and  engaged  in  business  as  a  carpenter  and 
contractor  in  Port  Townsend,  having  removed  to  this  city  in  1880.  In  1888  he 
turned  his  attention  to  the  undertaking  business  and  also  contracted  and  built 


192  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

• 

most  of  the  houses  in  Port  Townsend  in  the  early  days.  He  likewise  purchased 
a  sawmill  which  he  operated  from  1894  until  1909,  when  he  closed  down  the 
plant  and  soon  afterward  sold  out.  Since  that  year  he  has  lived  retired  from  ac- 
tive business  save  for  the  management  of  his  invested  interests.  His  activity  has 
even  been  of  a  character  that  has  contributed  to  public  progress  and  to  the  busi- 
ness development  of  the  district  in  which  he  lives. 

On  the  27th  of  February,  1887,  in  Seattle,  Mr.  Starrett  was  married  to  Miss 
Ann  D.  Van  Bokkelen,  a  daughter  of  J.  J.  H.  Van  Bokkelen,  a  pioneer  settler 
of  Port  Townsend  and  a  noted  Indian  fighter  who  came  to  Washington  by  the 
overland  route  in  1849  ^"*^  ^^^  one  of  the  first  settlers  of  Port  Townsend.  He 
afterward  became  prominent  as  judge  of  the  probate  court  of  Jefferson  county 
and  he  also  filled  the  office  of  justice  of  the  peace.  His  death  occurred  in  Port 
Townsend  in  1889,  when  he  had  reached  the  age  of  seventy-two  years,  and  his 
wife  passed  away  in  1885,  at  the  age  of  sixty-four  years.  In  1914  Mr.  Starrett 
was  called  upon  to  mourn  the  loss  of  his  wife,  who  died  on  the  loth  of  April, 
when  fifty  years  of  age,  and  was  buried  in  the  Port  Townsend  cemetery.  She 
left  a  son,  Morris  E.,  and  another  child  had  died  in  infancy.  Morris  E.  Starrett 
was  born  in  Port  Townsend  in  March,  1894,  and  is  now  a  student  in  the  Uni- 
versity of  Notre  Dame  at  Notre  Dame,  Indiana. 

In  religious  faith  Mr.  Starrett  is  a  Roman  Catholic  and  fraternally  he  is 
connected  with  the  Woodmen  of  the  World.  He  is  a  democrat  in  politics  and 
for  six  terms  he  has  filled  the  office  of  city  councilman  and  also  has  been  county 
commissioner  and  school  director.  He  is  ever  loyal  to  public  interests  and  active 
in  support  of  those  forces  which  he  deems  of  greatest  value  to  the  community. 
His  public  spirit  was  shown  in  his  offer  of  free  factory  sites,  whereby  he  offered 
about  eight  acres  of  tide  land"  with  eight  hundred  feet  frontage  on  the  bay  to  be 
used  for  factory  sites.  This  land  is  situated  near  the  old  Fort  Townsend  mili- 
tary reservation,  about  a  mile  from  the  Mihvaukee  terminal,  and  is  on  one  of  the 
most  sheltered  spots  on  the  northern  side  of  the  bay.  Through  this  ofifer  Mr. 
Starrett  has  done  much  to  upbuild  the  city  and  extend  its  business  connections. 
He  cooperates  heartily  in  every  movement  for  the  general  good  and  gives  his 
aid  and  support  where  they  are  most  needed  to  further  the  public  welfare. 


ARCHIBALD  STEWART  PATRICK. 

One  of  the  great  sources  of  national  prosperity  is  the  coal  fields.  The  land 
which  must  obtain  its  coal  supplies  from  other  countries  necessarily  must  add  to 
its  manufactures  the  cost  of  the  fuel,  which  constitutes  the  basic  element  of  all 
motive  power.  That  land  is  particularly  fortunate  therefore  which  has  within  the 
depths  of  the  earth  this  source  of  wealth,  and  Washington  has  been  particularly 
blessed  in  this  regard — more  so  than  other  sections  of  the  northwest.  To  Archi- 
bald Stewart  Patrick  is  given  the  credit  for  the  location  of  the  great  Roslyn  coal 
fields,  the  product  of  which  is  acknowledged  to  be  the  best  coal  for  domestic  and 
steam  purposes  in  the  entire  country.  From  the  time  of  the  discovery  of  the 
Roslyn  fields  Mr.  Patrick  was  more  or  less  closely  cormected  with  the  development 
of  the  mines  in  that  district  and  today,  having  acquired  a  substantial  competence 


AECHIBALD  S.  PATKICK 


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PM"C  LIBHARY 

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WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  195 

as  the  reward  of  his  labors  and  business  enterprise  and  abihty,  he  is  now  Hving 
retired  in  Tacoma,  having  a  beautiful  home  at  No.  924  North  K  street.  He  was 
born  October  28,  1862,  near  Glasgow,  Scotland,  a  son  of  James  and  Jean  (Stewart) 
Patrick,  who  were  also  natives  of  that  country.  The  father  was  a  mine  manager 
with  the  Murray  &  Cunningham  Company  for  twenty  years  and  in  1869  came 
with  his  family  to  America,  settling  near  Pittsburgh,  Pennsylvania,  where  he 
resumed  active  connection  with  mining  operations.  Later  he  established  his  home 
at  Churchill,  Trumbull  county,  Ohio,  where  he  retired  from  active  business.  He 
passed  away  in  Reynoldsville,  Pennsylvania,  February  22,  1891.  In  his  family 
were  ten  children,  of  whom  seven  are  yet  living. 

Archibald  S.  Patrick  was  the  eighth  in  order  of  birth  in  that  family.  He 
obtained  his  early  education  in  the  public  schools  of  Churchill,  Ohio,  and  at  the 
advice  of  his  father  took  up  mining  as  a  life  work.  He  was  first  connected  with  the 
nrm  of  Shepard  &  Company,  coal  mine  operators  at  Boone,  Iowa,  and  in  1883 
he  went  to  Montana,  where  he  became  connected  with  the  Northern  Pacific  Coal 
Company  as  mine  contractor  and  foreman,  occupying  that  position  for  three  years. 
He  was  selected  by  the  Northern  Pacific  Coal  Company  as  one  of  six  men  to  in- 
vestigate the  future  possibilities  for  coal  supplies  in  the  northwest  and  the  first 
location  of  the  party  was  the  now  well  known  Roslyn  coal  fields.  Up  to  that  time 
there  had  been  but  one  discovery,  known  as  the  Dirty  vein.  The  party  ran  several 
diamond  drills  through  that  section,  this  being  the  first  diamond  drilling  for  coal 
in  the  northwest.  Mr.  Patrick  is  accredited  with  the  actual  discovery  of  the  rich 
Roslyn  coal  fields.  The  coal  pitches  on  an  average  of  about  sixteen  degrees  and 
this  field  is  the  most  regular -v^in  in  the  northwest,  while  the  quality  is  regarded 
as  the  best  for  domestic  and  steafti  coal  in  the  United  States.  Moreover,  the  Roslyn 
field  produces  more  coal  anntially  than  all  of  the  rest  of  the  state  of  Washington. 
Later  Mr.  Patrick  was  equipped  with  a  diamond  drill  and  sent  by  a  party  of  the 
officials  of  the  Northern  Pacific  and  Union  Pacific  Railroad  Companies  on  a  private 
undertaking.  He  was  to  go  to  Vancouver  island  and  make  his  way  to  an  Indian 
reservation  seventy  miles  southwest  of  Victoria,  where  he  spent  one  season  in 
search  for  coal  without  success.  He  then  returned  to  Koslyn  and  began  pros- 
pecting for  coal  and  investigating  coal  formations  on  his  own  account,  covering 
a  wide  territory  that  included  a  part  of  Oregon  and  the  northwest.  He  visited 
the  coal  formations  through  the  state  of  Washington  and  went  to  the  Crows  Nest 
in  British  Columbia.  After  a  thorough  investigation  of  these  fields  his  opinion  was 
'that  the  valuable  coal  fields  were  limited  to  the  state  of  Washington  and  that  there 
were  no  prospective  values  whatever  in  Oregon. 

After  this  investigation  he  was  satisfied  to  apply  all  of  his  energy  and  efifort 
to  secure  some  portion  of  the  Roslyn  coal  field.  He  returned  to  the  town  of 
Roslyn  and  installed  the  waterworks  there  and  did  general  contracting.  He 
first  ventured  in  the  coal  trade  independently  by  organizing  the  Roslyn  Coal  Com- 
pany in  1898  in  partnership  with  William  MacKay  and  A.  D.  Hopper,  of  Spokane. 
At  that  time  the  Spokane  Gas  Company  was  controlled  by  the  Hopper  estate  of 
Philadelphia  and  the  Roslyn  Coal  Company  supplied  the  Gas  Company  of  Spokane 
with  gas  coal  and  also  with  domestic  coal  for  the  trade  in  the  territory.  The 
Roslyn  Company  continued  its  existence  up  to  the  time  the  Hopper  estate  disposed 
of  the  gas  interests.  Mr.  Patrick  then  purchased  Mr.  Hopper's  share  in  the  busi- 
ness and  he  and  Mr.  MacKay  became  sole  owners  of  the  Roslyn  Coal  Company. 


196  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

He  was  afterward  engaged  in  making  a  survey  of  the  most  valuable  coal  lands  in 
the  Roslyn  fields.  This  property  had  been  regarded  by  expert  geologists  and 
mining  experts  as  practically  worthless,  but  Mr.  Patrick's  knowledge  of  mining 
fields  was  such  that  he  was  led  to  the  belief  that  it  was  the  best  coal  producing 
district  of  the  northwest,  and  this  belief  has  for  seven  years  found  practical  demon- 
stration in  the  quality  and  quantity  of  the  coal  produced  in  the  field.  In  1905,  Air. 
Patrick  with  C.  X.  Larabee,  William  MacKay  and  Cyrus  Gates  organized  the 
Roslyn  Cascade  Coal  Company,  which  is  operating  two  mines  in  this  district  that 
will  continue  to  produce  coal  in  abundance  for  many  years.  There  is  perhaps  no 
one  better  informed  concerning  the  coal  fields  of  the  northwest  and  his  efforts  have 
been  a  most  important  element  in  their  development. 

On  the  ist  of  January,  1891,  Mr.  Patrick  was  married  at  Youngstown,  Ohio,  to 
Miss  Euphemia  Simpson,  a  daughter  of  Henry  and  Jennie  (Burrows)  Simpson, 
both  of  whom  were  natives  of  Scotland  and  on  coming  to  America  settled  in  Ohio. 
Six  children  have  been  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Patrick :  Jean,  Mary  and  Nellie,  who 
have  completed  school ;  James  Stewart,  who  was  a  student  in  DeKoven  Hall  and  is 
now  attending  the  Lowell  school  in  Tacoma ;  Harry  Simpson,  also  attending 
school ;  and  Euphemia,  who  completes  the  family. 

After  spending  twenty-five  years  in  the  mining  business,  most  of  the  time  in 
Roslyn,  Mr.  Patrick  came  to  Tacoma,  desiring  to  give  his  children  the  benefit  of  the 
educational  opportunities  there  to  be  secured  and  recognizing  the  desirability  of 
the  city  in  other  ways  as  a  place  of  residence.  He  himself  had  little  opportunity  to 
attend  school,  but  throughout  his  life  by  his  wide  experience  he  has  added  to  his 
knowledge  and  is  today  a  well  informed  and  practical  business  man  who  deserves 
much  credit  for  what  he  has  accomplished.  He  belongs  to  the  Masonic  fraternity, 
in  which  he  has  attained  the  thirty-second  degree  of  the  Scottish  Rite,  and  for 
several  years  he  served  as  master  in  the  lodge.  In  politics  he  has  always  been  an 
active  republican  and  he  and  his  family  are  loyal  adherents  of  the  Presbyterian 
church.  His  entire  life  has  been  characterized  by  high  and  honorable  principles 
and  worthy  purposes  and  his  indefatigable  energy,  keen  sagacity  and  sound  judg- 
ment have  brought  him  success,  while  the  integrity  of  his  business  methods  and 
the  high  ideals  to  which  he  has  adhered  have  gained  him  a  most  creditable  and 
enviable  standing  in  the  regard  of  his  fellowmen.  His  is  a  happy  temperament  and 
genial  disposition  and  he  has  a  circle  of  friends  who  have  ever  held  him  in  the 
warmest  esteem. 


JAMES  B.  WILSON. 


James  B.  Wilson,  connected  with  mercantile  interests  at  Ferndale  as  man- 
ager of  a  store,  has  been  identified  with  the  development  of  Whatcom  county 
for  more  than  a  third  of  a  century.  He  was  one  of  the  pioneers  of  Ferndale 
and  has  been  active  in  its  public  affairs  as  councilman  and  mayor.  He  was 
born  in  Pennsylvania  in  1856  and  on  leaving  the  Keystone  state  in  1883.  when 
a  young  man  of  twenty-seven  years,  removed  westward  to  Washington.  He 
made  his  way  to  Seattle,  afterward  spent  a  brief  period  at  Port  Blakeley  and 
then  by  boat  went  to  Bellingham,  there  being  no  trains  or  wagon  roads  at  that 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  197 

time  to  Bellingham.  From  the  latter  place  he  followed  a  trail  to  Ferndale, 
where  he  found  a  few  people  and  one  store  and  a  blacksmith  shop.  That  con- 
stituted the  entire  settlement.  He  took  up  government  land,  securing  one  hun- 
dred and  sixty  acres  which  was  entirely  destitute  of  improvements.  He  soon 
afterward  returned  to  Port  Blakeley,  where  he  remained  for  another  year,  and 
then  again  came  to  Ferndale,  where  he  established  a  store,  continuing  to  engage 
in  general  merchandising  on  his  own  account  until  191 5,  when  his  establish- 
ment was  destroyed  by  fire.  Since  that  time  he  has  been  manager  of  another 
store  and  thus  remains  an  active  factor  in  the  commercial  life  of  the  community. 
In  1893  Mr.  Wilson  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Maggie  Roessel,  of 
Ferndale,  who  was  born  in  Michigan.  They  hold  membership  in  the  Congre- 
gational church,  and  fraternally  Mr.  Wilson  is  connected  with  the  Knights  of 
Pythias  and  with  the  Benevolent  Protective  Order  of  Elks  at  Bellingham.  His 
political  endorsement  is  given  to  the  republican  party,  and  he  has  done  effective 
work  for  public  progress  as  an  office  holder.  He  has  served  as  a  member  of 
the  city  council  and  for  two  terms  was  mayor  of  Ferndale,  his  influence  being 
always  on  the  side  of  progress  and  improvement.  It  was  during  his  incum- 
bency in  that  office  that  the  paving  was  done  and  the  sidewalks  built  in  Fern- 
dale. He  has  long  been  a  prominent  and  active  member  of  the  Whatcom  County 
Pioneers  Association,  which  he  joined  on  its  organization  and  which  now  has 
a  membership  of  three  hundred  and  fifty.  For  eight  years  he  served  as  its 
president  and  he  greatly  enjoys  meeting  with  the  early  residents  of  the  county, 
their  memories  of  pioneer  times  forming  a  strong  connecting  link  between  them. 


JACOB  BETZ. 


Jacob  Betz,  ever  a  good  citizen,  active  in  support  and  furtherance  of  Tacoma's 
best  interests,  was  born  on  the  loth  of  November,  1843,  in  the  Rhine  province 
of  Bavaria,  Germany,  and  his  life  record  spanned  the  intervening  years  to  the 
1 6th  of  November,  191 2.  He  was  educated  in  the  schools  of  Germany  and 
America,  having  been  brought  to  this  country  in  1848  when  a  little  lad  of  but 
five  summers.  He  arrived  in  California  before  the  Civil  war  and  there  engaged 
in  mining  until  1870,  when  he  removed"  to  Walla  Walla,  Washington,  where 
he  erected  a  brewery  which  he  operated  for  a  long  period.  During  his  resi- 
dence in  eastern  Washington  his  interests  became  extensive  but  at  length  he 
disposed  of  all  of  his  holdings  in  that  part  of  the  state  and  in  i(p4  established 
his  home  in  Tacoma.  Here  he  purchased  the  Sprague  block  on  Pacific  avenue 
and  at  once  began  to  remodel  the  building,  which  he  improved  in  every  way. 
He  converted  it  into  two  hotels  and  also  changed  the  store  buildings  and  he 
installed  therein  the  largest  heating  plant  in  the  city.  He  also  purchased  the 
Hosmer  residence  at  610  Broadway  and  remodeled  it  into  a  most  beautiful  and 
attractive  home.  Since  his  death  his  family  have  carried  out  his  plans  and  have 
erected  an  addition  to  the  Sprague  block  on  Fifteenth  street.  This  property 
affords  an  excellent  income  to  his  heirs. 

Mr.  Betz  was  married  in  Walla  Walla  to  Miss  Augusta  Wilson,  who  re- 
moved from  California  to  Washington  in   1866.     To  them  were  born  five  chil- 


198  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

dren,  namely:     Katherine;  Jacob,  Jr.,  who  is  deceased;  Eleanor;   Harry;  and 
Augustus. 

Mr.  Betz  was  appreciative  of  the  social  amenities  of  life  and  found  pleasant 
companionship  in  the  Union  and  Country  Clubs,  of  both  of  which  he  was  a 
member.  He  also  belonged  to  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  in  which 
he  filled  all  of  the  chairs.  In  politics  he  was  a  republican,  ever  active  in  sup- 
port of  the  party,  working  earnestly  for  its  interests.  Five  times  he  was  honored 
with  election  to  the  mayoralty  of  Walla  Walla  and  five  times  to  the  city  council 
and  it  was  during  his  administration  that  the  waterworks  fight  in  Walla  Walla 
was  on.  He  won  the  case  for  the  city  in  the  United  States  supreme  court  and 
thus  gave  to  the  city  one  of  its  most  important  public  utilities.  In  business  and 
in  public  afifairs  his  judgment  was  keen  and  penetrating  and  his  opinions  sound 
and  logical.  What  he  accomplished  represented  the  fit  utilization  of  his  innate 
powers  and  talents. 


JOHN  E.  GILCHRIST. 


John  E.  Gilchrist,  owner  of  the  Willapa  Harbor  Iron  Works  at  South  Bend, 
began  business  at  his  present  location  in  a  small  way  as  a  blacksmith  in  1890 
and  from  that  humble  beginning  has  developed  his  present  extensive  plant,  mak- 
ing his  one  of  the  foremost  industrial  concerns  of  the  town.  He  is  a  native  of 
Scotland,  his  birth  having  occurred  at  Greenock  in  i860.  He  attended  the  public 
schools  there  and  afterward  learned  the  ship  blacksmith's  trade.  He  came  to 
the  United  States  when  twenty-three  years  of  age,  thinking  to  find  better  busi- 
ness opportunities  on  this  side  the  Atlantic,  and  in  1883  he  made  his  way  direct 
to  Idaho,  after  which  he  engaged  in  blacksmithing  at  the  various  mining  camps. 
From  Idaho  he  came  to  South  Bend  and  began  business  at  his  present  location 
in  a  small  way  as  a  blacksmith  in  1890.  He  afterward  built  a  logging  equipment 
with  the  famous  Gilchrist  self-oiling  blocks  and  the  output  of  his  establishment, 
the  Hercules  logging  jack,  has  been  shipped  to  all  parts  of  the  world,  a  shipment 
being  made  to  Siam  in  ]\Iay,  191 6.  He  makes  all  kinds  of  marine  engine  repairs 
and  mill  repairs  and  in  his  foundry  is  done  all  kinds  of  iron  casting.  His  black- 
smith shop  is  splendidly  equipped  for  light  and  heavy  work  of  all  kinds  and 
twelve  men,  all  skilled  mechanics  and  draughtsmen,  are  employed.  Mr.  Gilchrist 
started  out  as  a  blacksmith  but  has  gradually  worked  his  way  upward  in  con- 
nection with  mill  and  logging  work.  He  has  added  machinery  and  all  the  most 
modern  equipment  for  a  machine  shop  and  he  is  the  possessor  of  twelve  dififerent 
patents  on  heavy  logging  machinery.  He  originated  the  high  lead  block,  used 
as  the  most  modern  method  of  logging,  and  he  manufactures  blocks  weighing 
from  twenty-five  to  nine  hundred  and  fifty  pounds  each.  He  was  also  the  orig- 
inator of  the  Gilchrist  logging  jack,  a  most  powerful  one,  whereby  two  men  can 
lift  sixteen  tons.  Mr.  Gilchrist  is  today  a  very  prosperous  business  man  and  is 
one  of  South  Bend's  citizens  whose  record  is  at  all  times  creditable.  His  plant 
is  operated  continuously,  for  he  never  lost  a  day  during  the  hard  times,  and  he 
pays  excellent  salaries  to  his  employes,  giving  to  each  one  a  fair  living  wage. 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  199 

At  the  Alaska-Yukon  Exposition,  held  in  Seattle,  he  received  the  gold  medal  and 
the  grand  prize  for  the  Hercules  logging  jack  sheaves  and  logging  block. 

Mr.  Gilchrist  holds  membership  in  the  Commercial  Club  and  he  gives  his 
political  allegiance  to  the  republican  party.  He  is  especially  fond  of  children,  his 
sympathies  going  out  at  all  times  to  them,  and  he  is  a  public-spirited  man  who 
never  withholds  his  aid  or  cooperation  from  any  movement  that  he  believes  will 
benefit  the  community. 


WILLIAM  H.  BONER. 


William  H.  Boner,  manager  at  Everett  for  the  Weyerhaeuser  Lumber  Com- 
pany, has  through  the  steps  of  an  orderly  progression  worked  his  way  upward 
to  his  present  position  of  trust  and  responsibility  in  business  circles.  He  was 
born  in  Milan,  Sullivan  county,  Missouri,  January  23,  1863.  His  father,  Henry 
Boner,  a  native  of  Indiana,  was  a  son  of  Henry  Boner,  Sr.,  who  was  born  in  the 
north  of  Ireland  and  became  the  founder  of  the  American  branch  of  the  family, 
settling  in  Indiana  His  son  and  namesake  became  a  successful  merchant  of 
Milan.  Missouri,  where  for  many  years  he  also  filled  the  position  of  postmaster. 
At  the  time  of  the  Civil  war  he  put  aside  all  business  and  personal  consider- 
ations in  order  to  espouse  the  Union  cause  and  went  to  the  front  with  a  Missouri 
regiment  of  volunteers.  His  wife,  who  bore  the  maiden  name  of  Mary  Smith, 
is  a  native  of  Pennsylvania  and  a  daughter  of  William  Smith  of  EngHsh  birth, 
settling  in  the  Keystone  state  on  coming  from  England  to  the  new  world. 
Henry  Boner  has  now  passed  away,  but  his  widow  survives  and  resides  at  the  old 
home  in  Milan.  Two  of  their  children  are  yet  living.  William  H.  and  John,  the 
latter  also  a  resident  of  Milan. 

William  H.  Boner  acquired  his  education  in  the  public  and  high  schools  of 
his  native  city  and  also  attended  a  business  college.  On  attaining  his  majority 
he  started  out  in  life  independently,  establishing  a  retail  lumberyard  at  Milan, 
in  which  business  he  engaged  successfully  for  a  time,  and  for  a  period  of  four 
years  he  was  also  in  business  in  Nebraska.  Thinking  to  find  broader  opportu- 
nities in  the  northwest,  he  came  to  the  Pacific  coast  in  1889  and  for  a  brief  period 
was  with  the  Northwestern  Lumber  Company  at  Hoquiam.  from  which  point 
he  was  transferred  to  South  Bend.  Later  the  business  was  conducted  under  the 
name  of  the  Simpson  Lumber  Company  and  for  seventeen  years  Mr.  Boner  was 
associated  with  that  company  in  the  capacity  of  general  manager,  developing 
the  business  to  large  and  important  proportions.  In  1907  he  became  connected 
with  the  Weyerhaeuser  Lumber  Company  at  Everett,  taking  charge  of  the  busi- 
ness, and  as  manager  has  since  conducted  the  interests  of  the  company  at  that 
place.  Throughout  his  entire  business  career  he  has  been  connected  with  the 
lumber  trade  and  there  is  no  phase  of  the  business,  from  the  point  of  its  initial 
development  to  the  time  when  sales  are  consummated,  with  which  he  is  not  thor- 
oughly familiar.  That  important  interests  are  now  in  his  control  is  indicated 
in  the  fact  that  at  the  Weyerhaeuser  plant  in  Everett  employment  is  furnished 
to  six  hundred  people  and  they  turn  out  seven  hundred  and  fifty  thousand 
feet  of  lumber  in  ten  hours.     He  also  has  supervision  over  the  Bayside  plant, 


200  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

which  covers  thirty-six  acres,  and  a  new  plant  of  eighty  acres  on  the  river  side 
at  Everett.  In  addition  to  his  connection  with  the  lumber  trade  Mr.  Boner  is  a 
director  of  the  First  National  Bank  of  Everett. 

In  1888,  at  Milan,  Missouri,  occurred  the  marriage  of  Mr.  Boner  and  Miss 
Tennessee  Winters,  a  native  of  Missouri  and  a  daughter  of  James  and  Nancy 
(McAfee)  Winters,  representatives  of  an  old  Missouri  family.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Boner  have  two  children :  Beatrice,  born  in  Milan ;  and  I'Lee,  born  in  Everett. 
The  family  reside  at  No.  3306  Norton  avenue. 

Politically  Mr.  Boner  is  a  republican,  well  versed  on  the  questions  and  issues 
of  the  day  but  without  ambition  in  the  line  of  office  holding.  He  belongs  to  the 
Cascade  Club  and  to  the  Everett  Golf  and  Country  Club  and  he  is  also  an  active 
supporter  of  the  Commercial  Club.  He  displays  the  spirit  of  western  enterprise 
which  has  brought  about  the  phenomenal  growth  and  development  of  the  Pacific 
northwest  and  his  own  career  is  an  exemplification  of  the  possibilities  of  accom- 
plishment in  a  business  way  in  this  favored  section  of  the  country. 


DONALD  E.  ?^IcGILLIVRAY,  M.  D. 

■  Dr.  Donald  E.  McGillivray,  one  of  the  founders  and  promoters  of  the  Port 
Angeles  General  Hospital,  has  gained  enviable  distinction  in  professional  ranks 
and  yet  has  not  confined  his  efiforts  solely  to  a  single  line,  for  he  is  also  a  promi- 
nent figure  in  financial  circles  and  in  citizenship  has  contributed  largely  to  public 
progress  and  improvement.  He  was  born  in  Ontario,  Canada,  June  2,  1872,  a 
son  of  Cornelius  and  Mary  (Nicholson)  McGillivray,  natives  of  Scotland  and 
of  Canada  respectively.  In  his  boyhood  Cornelius  McGillivray  came  to  the  new 
world  with  his  father,  Malcolm  McGillivray.  He  was  reared,  educated  and  mar- 
ried in  Ontario  and  there  engaged  in  business  as  a  contractor,  as  a  lumberman 
and  as  a  farmer,  remaining  in  that  country  until  his  death,  which  occurred  May 
12,  1916,  when  he  was  seventy-three  years  of  age.  His  widow  survives  at  the 
age  of  sixty-six  years. 

Dr.  McGillivray,  the  eldest  of  their  nine  children,  attended  the  Canadian 
schools  in  his  boyhood  days  and  afterward  became  a  student  in  the  College  of 
Kincardine,  Ontario,  and  also  in  Trinity  University  of  Ontario,  from  which  he 
was  graduated  in  1899  on  the  completion  of  a  course  in  medicine.  He  entered 
upon  active  practice  in  his  native  country  but  in  1900  removed  to  Port  Angeles, 
where  he  has  since  practiced  with  eminent  success,  his  ability  growing  as  the 
result  of  his  further  varied  study  and  broad  experience.  For  many  years  he  has 
been  recognized  as  one  of  the  best  physicians  and  surgeons  in  the  Pacific  north- 
west. Realizing  the  need  of  a  hospital  in  Port  Angeles,  he  joined  with  S.  W. 
Hartt  in  establishing  the  Port  Angeles  General  Hospital,  but  Dr.  McGillivray 
has  been  in  complete  control  and  ownership  for  a  long  time.  In  recognition  of 
his  surgical  skill  many  important  cases  for  operation  have  been  taken  imme- 
diately to  the  hospital,  where  they  have  been  treated  with  uniform  success,  adding 
further  to  the  reputation  of  the  institution.  The  latest  surgical  and  hospital  ap- 
pliances and  equipment  have  been  provided  and  most  competent  nurses  are 
employed,  ensuring  the  best  care  and  attention.     During  the  period  of  his  resi- 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  201 

dence  in  the  northwest  Dr.  McGillivray  has  acquired  a  large  amount  of  property. 
He  has  also  become  actively  interested  in  the  banking  business  as  a  stockholder, 
a  director  and  vice  president  of  the  Port  Angeles  Savings  Bank. 

In  June,  1903,  in  Port  Angeles,  Dr.  McGillivray  was  united  in  marriage  to 
Miss  Corinne  Lane,  a  daughter  of  Albert  D.  Lane,  of  Montpelier,  Vermont,  whose 
father  was  the  founder  of  the  Lane  Manufacturing  Company.  Dr.  and  Mrs. 
McGillivray  hold  membership  in  the  Episcopal  church  and  he  stands  very  high 
in  Masonic  circles,  holding  membership  in  Nile  Temple  of  the  Mystic  Shrine  at 
Seattle.  He  also  belongs  to  the  Benevolent  Protective  Order  of  Elks  and  the 
Knights  of  Pythias.  He  is  deeply  interested  in  community  affairs  and  for  ten 
years  served  as  county  physician  and  has  also  been  president  of  the  board  of 
education.  He  belongs  to  the  Clallam  County,  the  Washington  State  and  the 
American  Medical  Associations,  was  a  delegate  to  the  convention  of  the  last 
named  at  Detroit  in  191 6  and  has  been  elected  as  delegate  to  the  convention  to  be 
held  in  December,  191 7,  in  New  York  city.  He  stands  very  high  in  professional 
circles  and  has  the  largest  practice  in  Clallam  county  and  yet  he  finds  time  for 
cooperation  in  affairs  of  general  moment.  He  has  taken  a  deep  interest  in  all 
civic  questions  and  particularly  in  educational  matters  and  as  president  of  the 
school  board  for  the  last  eight  years  has  done  much  to  bring  the  schools  of  Port 
Angeles  to  their  present  high  standing  and  is  very  largely  responsible  for  the  erec- 
tion of  the  new  high  school  building  which  constitutes  a  most  attractive  feature 
of  Port  Angeles'  present  school  system.  Progressiveness  has  been  the  keynote 
of  his  character,  dominating  him  in  every  relation. 


HERMAN  CHAPIN. 


Herman  Chapin  has  been  a  prominent  figure  in  financial  circles  in  Seattle 
for  almost  three  decades  and  is  thoroughly  familiar  with  the  history  of  business 
advancement  here.  Plis  capability  in  recognizing  and  utilizing  opportunities  has 
been  a  strong  feature  in  his  growing  success  and  his  course  is  indicative  of  what 
may  be  accomplished  when  determination  and  laudable  ambition  lead  the  way. 

Mr.  Chapin  was  born  at  Brookline,  Massachusetts,  on  the  29th  of  June,  1858, 
his  parents  being  Nathaniel  Gates  and  Harriet  Louisa  Chapin.  He  prepared  for 
college  at  the  school  conducted  by  H.  W.  C.  Noble  at  No.  40  Winter  street, 
Boston,  and  in  1875  he  entered  Harvard  College,  from  which  he  was  graduated 
in  1879  w^th  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Arts.  Following  his  graduation  he  was 
associated  for  nine  months  with  the  firm  of  Chapin  &  Edwards,  of  Chicago,  the 
senior  partner  being  his  brother.  Later  he  was  connected  with  the  Massachusetts 
National  Bank  in  Boston  and  in  August,  1886,  he  came  to  Seattle,  where  he 
organized  the  Boston  National  Bank  in  the  fall  of  1889.  In  the  meantime,  or 
in  1887-88,  he  erected  the  Boston  block  and  Colonial  building  at  Second  avenue 
and  Columbia  street  and  a  row  of  houses  on  Pike  street  and  Sixth  avenue,  thus 
becoming  identified  with  the  material  improvement  of  the  city.  At  intervals 
during  the  succeeding  fifteen  years  he  erected  the  Rialto  building  at  Second 
avenue  and  Madison  street,  the  MacDougall  and  Southwick  building  at  Second 
avenue  and   Pike  street,  the  Seattle  National  Bank  building  at  Second  avenue 


202  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

and  Columbia  street  (the  successor  to  the  Colonial  building),  the  Pythian  building 
at  First  avenue  and  Pike  street,  the  Bon  Marche  building  at  First  avenue  and 
Union  street,  the  W.  P.  Fuller  building  at  second  avenue  and  Jackson  street, 
and  the  wholesale  building  at  Third  avenue  South  and  Jackson  street.  His 
operations  have  thus  been  extensive  in  building  lines  and  Seattle  owes  many  of 
her  finest  structures  to  his  efforts.  Moreover,  he  has  figured  equally  prominently 
in  financial  circles,  having  been  president  of  the  Boston  National  Bank  for  about 
fifteen  years,  president  of  the  Washington  Savings  &  Loan  Association  for  seven- 
teen years  and  a  director  of  the  Seattle  National  Bank  for  several  years. 

On  the  15th  of  June,  1898,  in  Seattle,  Mr.  Chapin  was  united  in  marriage 
to  Miss  Mary  Arquit,  who  died  July  17,  1900.  Mr.  Chapin  is  a  Unitarian  by 
birth  and  association  and  in  politics  is  a  republican  but  not  an  aggressive  partisan. 
He  belongs  to  the  most  prominent  clubs  of  the  city,  including  the  Rainier,  the 
University,  the  Athletic,  the  College  and  the  Seattle  Golf  Clubs  of  Seattle,  and 
to  the  Union  Club  of  Tacoma.  An  eminent  statesman  has  said  that  the  finest 
type  of  American  citizen  is  the  man  who  is  born  and  reared  in  the  east  but  seeks 
the  west  with  its  opportunities,  in  which  to  give  scope  to  his  dominant  qualities. 
The  training  and  culture  of  the  east  find  a  field  of  expression  in  shaping  the 
golden  west  and  in  developing  the  great  cosmopolitan  cities  which  have  sprung  up 
on  the  Pacific  coast.  Such  has  been  the  work  of  Herman  Chapin,  and  his  eft'orts 
has  been  far-reaching  and  beneficial,  constituting  an  important  element  in  Seattle's 
advancement  and  prosperity. 


JAMES  STEWART. 

There  was  no  Aberdeen  and  there  were  but  two  families  on  the  river  and  but 
eight  hundred  inhabitants  in  Chehalis  county  when  James  Stewart,  now  deceased, 
became  one  of  the  residents  of  Chehalis,  now  Grays  Harbor,  county,  and  from 
that  time  forw^ard  until  his  death  he  was  closely  connected  with  the  development 
and  upbuilding  of  his  adopted  state.  He  was  born  in  Perthshire,  Scotland,  in 
1840,  and  had  therefore  reached  the  sixty-sixth  milestone  on  life's  journey  when 
he  passed  away  in  Aberdeen  on  the  30th  of  May,  1906.  He  had  come  to 
America  in  i860.  In  his  boyhood  days  he  had  learned  the  stonemason's  trade  and 
much  of  his  life  was  devoted  to  business  of  that  character.  Early  in  i860  he  went 
to  Mobile,  Alabama,  and  he  was  much  interested  in  the  question  of  the  abolition 
of  slavery.  While  he  was  in  that  city  the  Civil  war  broke  out  and  he  was  forced 
to  enlist  in  the  southern  army,  becoming  a  member  of  the  Mississippi  Rifles,  into 
which  he  was  mustered  in  April,  1861.  by  Joe  Davis,  a  brother  of  Jefferson 
Davis.  As  soon  as  possible,  however,  he  left  the  Confederate  forces  and  in 
May  joined  the  Union  armv  as  a  member  of  Company  D,  Fifth  Ohio  Infantry, 
under  Captain  Hayes.  After  two  months  at  Camp  Denison  the  troops  were 
sent  to  Parkersburg,  West  Virginia,  and  the  first  battle  in  which  Mr.  Stewart 
participated  was  at  Baleus  Gap  in  1862.  He  also  took  part  in  the  engagement 
at  Paw  Paw  Station  and  was  at  Winchester,  Kentucky,  under  General  Shields, 
where  in  the  fierceness  of  the  conflict  the  colors  were  shot  into  tatters.  He  was 
also  at  Fort  Republic,  where  his  regiment  lost  one  hundred  and  eighty  in  dead 


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and  wounded.  He  was  likewise  at  Culpeper  and  at  Cedar  Mountain,  was  in  the 
battles  of  Bull  Run,  Antietam,  Bristow's  Station,  Fairfax  Courthouse  and  South 
Mountain.  After  a  few  weeks  spent  in  winter  quarters  the  regiment  was  sent  to 
reinforce  General  Burnside  at  Fredericksburg  but  was  stopped  on  account  of 
bad  roads.  In  January,  1863,  they  participated  in  a  hotly  contested  engagement 
at  Dumfries  and  later  they  were  at  Aqua  Creek,  where  Mr.  Stewart's  command 
became  a  part  of  the  Twelfth  Army  Corps  upon  its  reorganization  under  General 
Slocum.  He  later  participated  in  the  hotly  contested  engagement  at  Chancellors- 
ville,  lasting  three  days,  and  through  Maryland  marched  northward  to  Gettysburg, 
also  taking  part  in  the  three  days'  sanguinary  conflict  at  that  place.  With  his 
command  he  was  then  sent  to  New  York  to  aid  in  quelling  a  riot  and  two  weeks 
later  was  in  Washington,  D.  C,  where  his  corps  was  consolidated  with  the 
Eleventh  Army  Corps  and  subsequently  became  a  part  of  the  Twentieth  Army 
Corps  under  General  Hooker.  Mr.  Stewart  went  with  the  Army  of  the  Cumber- 
land to  Lookout  Mountain,  where  he  participated  in  the  battle  of  the  clouds,  and 
was  afterward  in  the  engagements  at  Missionary  Ridge.  Buzzards  Roost  and 
Bridgeport.  Early  in  1864  he  took  part  in  the  battle  of  Resaca,  a  most  terrific 
conflict,  in  which  the  regiment  was  torn  to  pieces.  All  of  the  original  members 
of  the  regiment  were  afterwards  sent  to  Cincinnati  and  there  mustered  out  after 
rendering  more  than  three  years'  service  to  the  Union  cause.  In  April,  1865,  he 
reenlisted  with  Hancock's  Veterans,  becoming  a  member  of  Company  D  of  the 
Eighth  Regiment,  under  Colonel  Pierce.  With  that  command  he  was  sent  to 
Washington  for  guard  duty  and  on  to  Trenton,  New  Jersey,  but  later  returned 
to  Washington,  where  he  was  mustered  out,i  reaching  Cincinnati  in  1866.  This 
was  one  of  the  few  regiments  which  as  aii  organization  returned,  but  only  nine- 
teen of  the  original  troops  were  left. 

In  July,  1867,  Mr.  Stewart  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Jean  Brodie 
Kelman  at  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  She  was  born  in  Aberdeen,  Scotland,  December  22, 
1847,  and  the  following  spring  was  brought  by  her  parents  to  America,  the 
voyage  being  made  in  one  of  the  old-time  sailing  vessels.  They  first  went'  to 
Canada  but  thence  removed  to  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  The  father  was  a  baker  by 
trade  and  in  his  business  met  with  both  reverses  and  success.  He  passed  away 
in  Cincinnati,  after  which  his  widow  removed  to  Rock  Island,  Illinois,  and 
subsequently  to  Aberdeen,  Washington,  where  she  died  at  a  very  advanced  age. 

Following  his  marriage  Mr.  Stewart  worked  on  the  Lincoln  monument  at 
Springfield,  Illinois,  and  was  afterward  at  Carlinville,  at  Chicago  and  at  Rock 
Island,  that  state.  He  started  for  the  western  coast  on  the  6th  of  January.  1875. 
making  his  way  to  British  Columbia,  after  which  he  engaged  in  contracting  and 
building  at  Nanaimo,  building  a  bonded  warehouse  for  Hurst  &  Company.  He 
then  went  to  Seattle,  where  he  became  a  contractor  for  the  stonemason  work 
on  the  original  Dexter  Horton  Bank  building.  Later  he  went  to  Tacoma,  where 
he  aided  in  building  the  Annie  Wright  church,  and  in  September,  1875,  he  arrived 
in  what  is  now  Aberdeen.  While  in  Seattle  Mr.  Yesler  assisted  Mr.  Stewart  in 
obtaining  living  quarters  in  a  house  which  was  next  door  to  the  old  pavilion. 
At  that  time  Aberdeen  did  not  exist.  Mr.  Stewart  purchased  the  old  Scammon 
homestead  of  three  hundred  acres,  most  of  which  was  covered  with  timber,  only 
a  small  portion  having  been  cleared.  He  turned  his  attention  to  farming  but 
was  not  successful  in  that  undertaking  and  left  Aberdeen  for  California,  where 

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he  obtained  work  at  his  trade  in  order  to  obtain  more  funds,  remaining  some 
time  and  then  returning  to  Washington.  Later  when  the  Hoquiam  mill  was 
located,  Mr.  Stewart  began  getting  out  logs  for  the  mill  and  continued  in  that 
business.  From  time  to  time  he  purchased  other  property  until  he  became  the 
owner  of  twelve  hundred  acres  of  timber  land  in  addition  to  his  original  claim. 
He  met  many  hardships  in  the  early  days  and  the  things  which  he  was  forced  to 
endure  in  gaining  a  start  undermined  his  health,  but  he  possessed  marked  energy 
and  determination  and  would  not  give  up. 

To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Stewart  were  born  eight  children,  but  only  two  are  living, 
Albert  James  and  Malcolm  MacKinzie,  both  residents  of  Aberdeen  and  estab- 
lished in  business  there.  Mr.  Stewart  was  always  greatly  interested  in  the 
upbuilding  of  the  city  and  served  as  one  of  its  early  councilmen.  He  was  a  man 
of  very  generous  spirit.  His  life  was  at  all  times  honorable  and  upright  and 
gained  for  him  the  enduring  regard  of  all  with  whom  he  was  brought  in  contact. 

Mrs.  Stewart  still  makes  her  home  in  Aberdeen  and  is  a  very  active  woman, 
having  taken  up  the  business  left  by  her  husband.  She,  too,  has  ever  worked 
untiringly  and  effectively  for  the  welfare  of  the  community  and  it  was  she  who 
suggested  the  name  of  Aberdeen  for  the  town,  which  name  was  accepted  by 
Mr.  Benn,  the  founder  of  the  city.  She  has  never  failed  to  extend  a  helping  hand 
whenever  she  could  to  a  fellow  traveler  on  life's  journey.  Her  splendid  business 
ability,  her  executive  force,  her  benevolence  and  kindliness  have  all  combined  to 
make  her  one  of  the  valued  residents  of  Aberdeen.  She  possesses  notable  mental 
and  moral  force  and  she  and  her  husband  have  made  the  name  of  Stewart  an 
honored  one  throughout  their  part  of  the  state.  Mrs.  Stewart  has  written  much 
over  a  period  of  years  in  both  prose  and  poetry,  her  contributions  appearing  in 
various  papers  in  the  east.  Her  work  is  of  high  order  and  we  append  herewith 
a  poem  which  was  read  at  the  191 1  Christmas  meeting  of  the  Aberdeen  Pioneer 
Association. 

The  ties  are  there,  the  rails  are  here, 

In  front  of  my  own  door  ; 

The  longed  for  time  has  come  at  last, 

The  anxious  days  are  o'er. 

I  waited  nearly  forty  years 

To  see  that  track  laid  down. 

For,  do  you  know?     We  dreamed  of  it 

Before  this  was  a  town. 

When  bruin  roamed  these  hills  at  large 

With  little  to  molest ; 

When  in  the  tall  trees'  topmost  boughs 

The  eagle  built  its  nest ; 

When  antlered  elk  and  timid  deer 

Came  hither  unafraid, 

And  pheasants  reared  their  pretty  broods, 

In  every  mossy  glade. 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  207 

When  flocks  of  migratory  geese 
Would  light  to  browse  the  grass, 
And  ducks  that  drifted  in  the  stream 
In  noisy  glee  would  pass. 
The  very  fishes  were  so  tame 
It  seemed  a  cruel  sin, 
That  we  should  use  a  hook  and  line 
To  draw  the  creatures  in. 

I  well  remember  one  great  bird 

That  was,  indeed,  a  friend, 

It  roosted  in  a  dead  spruce  tree 

Which  stood  at  Stewart's  bend. 

From  there,  this  self  appointed  guard. 

Relieving  us  of  fear, 

Would  fly  above  the  stream  and  croak, 

If  anything  came  near. 

And  no  one  ever  dipped  an  oar. 

Nor  drifted  with  the  tide. 

Who  reached  our  dwelling  unannounced, 

Until  the  old  crane  died. 

We  missed  its  signal  very  much 

And  mourned  a  faithful  friend, 

Long  after  it  had  ceased  to  guard 

The  eddy  at  the  bend. 

Now,  up  the  Wishkah,  as  of  old, 
We  drift  again  entranced. 
How  fondly  memory  lingers  where 
The  sun  kissed  ripples  danced. 
Then,  passing  into  deeper  shade. 
While  every  care  takes  wing; 
Watches  the  trout  dart  in  and  out, 
And  hears  the  wild  birds  sing. 

Each  bend,  more  charming  than  the  last, 

Seems  an  enchanted  lake. 

Its  banks  embroidered  gorgeously 

With  blooming  shrubs  and  brake — 

I  wonder,  when  the  evil  one 

Disturbed  its  dream  of  bliss, 

Were  Eden's  streams  more  clear,  more  calm, 

More  beautiful  than  this? 

Was  the  sky  o'er  Eden  bluer? 
Was  the  breeze  more  soft  and  sweet? 
With  a  rhythm  that  is  truer 
Did  the  heart  of  nature  beat? 


208  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

Did  the  creatures  from  the  forest 
View  man  with  less  of  fear? 
Did  Eve  and  Adam  loitering  there 
Feel  God  more  strangely  near! 

Those  dear,  dear  days  of  auld  lang  syne, 

How  full,  how  rich  they  were ! 

The  memories  that  round  them  twine 

My  deepest  being  stir — 

O,  Time,  withhold  your  ruthless  hands. 

Stay  your  rapacious  will. 

Though  life  must  fail,  leave  memory 

My  latest  pulse  to  thrill ! 

This  was  an  isolated  land. 

Across  our  harbor  bar. 

No  ship  came  in  from  any  port. 

By  any  chart  or  star. 

Yet,  not  for  this  did  courage  fail, 

We  knew  a  way  was  clear. 

For  Captain  Gray,  long  years  before. 

Had  safely  anchored  here. 

Of  male  and  female,  old  and  young. 

The  population  then. 

For  miles  and  miles,  round  here  about, 

Was  less  than  ten  times  ten. 

Our  neighbors  being  thus  remote. 

And  trails  so  very  few, 

Of  course  we  learned  to  row  a  boat 

Or  paddle  a  canoe. 

We  gave  to  each  new  settler 

A  welcome  most  sincere. 

Nor  did  we  rate  them  then,  as  now, 

For  paltry  gold  or  gear. 

We  knew  each  had  intrinsic  worth, 

And  this  we  sought  to  find. 

One  passport  never  questioned 

Was  a  clean  and  lucid  mind. 

Lonesome,  you  ask?     How  could  we  be? 

We  had  our  books  and  flowers ; 

A  cozy  home ;  a  cheerful  hearth ; 

And  those  dear  babes  of  ours. 

And  hearts  aglow  with  gratitude 

To  Him  who  dwells  above, 

For  all  the  gifts  that  Nature  brings 

In  token  of  His  love. 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  209 

In  smiling  confidence  we  toiled, 

Hope  made  our  labor  light, 

We  gave  the  day  to  duty  and 

To  rest,  we  gave  the  night. 

And,  when  the  babes  were  tucked  away. 

What  wondrous  dreams  had  birth 

As  we  sat  and  watched  the  ruddv  flames 

That  flickered  on  the  hearth. 

We  saw  a  city  building  here, 

We  knew  it  would  be  great; 

And,  for  our  dreams'  fulfillment,  guessed 

We  had  not  long  to  wait. 

The  dense  old  forest  passed  away, 

And  every  sunny  slope 

Was  dotted  with  the  happy  homes 

Of  people  blessed  with  hope. 

We  could  hear  the  rattling  halyards 

Of  ships  to  come  from  sea ; 

Hear  the  shrieks  of  locomotives. 

Over  roads  that  were  to  be ; 

See  the  first  train  speeding  hither, 

With  Fate  aboard  to  drive, 

But  could  not  learn  the  scheduled  hours 

At  which  they  should  arrive. 

And  all  the  while  we  dreamed  those  dreams. 

The  ax,  the  frow,  the  maul. 

The  brushhook  and  the  cross-cut  saw, 

With  our  garden  tools,  were  all 

That  any  rancher  here  could  boast. 

No  wheel  had  yet  been  turned 

Of  all  the  vast  machinery 

Which  has  our  greatness  earned. 


&' 


To  claim  the  things  we  did  not  have 
A  healthy  memory  scorns. 
So,  I  admit,  our  finest  teams 
Had  bovine  hoofs  and  horns. 
If  put  upon  the  race  course. 
They  would  not  have  won  a  cheer; 
Yet,  for  a  downright,  nervy  tug, 
You  trust  the  brawny  steer. 

With  these,  their  only  helpers, 
And  the  tools  that  were  to  hand, 
The  pioneers  worked  skilfully 
To  open  this  good  land. 


210  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

Sometimes  they  toiled  in  weariness, 
Yet  not  as  slaves,  not  they ! 
For  love,  that  set  their  hardest  tasks, 
Lent  gladness  to  the  way. 

I  feel  my  pulses  bound  again. 
As  to  a  glorious  theme ; 
When  these  brave  men  and  women 
Rise  before  me  while  I  dream. 
For  no  philosopher  of  fame 
More  noble  lessons  taught : 
Nor  hero,  borne  from  any  field. 
With  greater  courage  fought. 

Ah !  Whither  shall  we  seek  them  now  ? 

A  few  are  with  us  still. 

But  some,  in  deep  forgetfulness, 

Are  sleeping  on  the  hill. 

Like  tears  of  sympathy  from  heaven, 

Dew  glitters  on  the  sod, 

That  wraps  the  graves  of  those  we  loved 

And  gave  again  to  God. 

'Tis  well.     Dear  Lord,  They  will  be  done. 

Thus  all  shall  slumber  soon! 

While  we  are  passing,  one  by  one, 

Our  anxious  hearts  attune 

To  that  sure,  simple,  childlike  faith 

That  leans  on  Thee  alone ; 

Knowing  that  whoso  asks  for  bread 

Shall  not  receive  a  stone. 

Your  pardon?     I  had  quite  digressed, 

How  memory  will  stray ! 

Let  us  go  back  and  view  the  work 

Accomplished  in  that  day. 

The  ax  swings  with  a  telling  stroke ; 

The  saw  triumphant  sings ; 

Earth  trembles,   for  the   tree   descends ; 

The  woodsman  backward  springs. 

•From  that  tall  cedar,  boards  were  rived 

To  build  our  homes.     The  stairs 

Were  rived  from  hemlock,  spruce  or  fir, 

Like  our  tables,  beds  and  chairs. 

Those  tables,  though  they  did  not  groan 

'Neath  festal  dainties,  yet, 

.A.fforded  many  a  wholesome  meal, 

\\'ith  careful  neatness  set. 


WASHINGTON.  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  211 

For  we  could  raise  the  biggest  spuds, 
My !  but  those  spuds  were  fine ! 
And  better  for  a  hungry  guest 
Then  a  banquet  served  with  wine. 
And  the  cream,  rich  and  delicious. 
The  butter,  fresh  and  sweet, 
Bacon  and  eggs,  all  home  produced, 
Would  tempt  a  king  to  eat. 

In  scattered  garden  patches. 

Which  were  cultivated  too. 

Crisp  lettuce,  radish,  cucumbers, 

Snap  beans  and  peas,  we  grew.  , 

These,  with  cabbage,  great,  white,  solid  heads, 

Squash,  turnips,  carrots,  beets. 

Onions  and  other  flavoring  herbs. 

Our  garden  list  completes. 

But  He  who  led  the  Israelites, 

And  led  the  pioneer. 

Had  made  provision,  long  before. 

To  welcome  us  with  cheer. 

So,  Nature,  with  most  lavish  hands, 

And  what  seemed  reckless  haste, 

Brought  forth,  in  great  variety. 

Fruits,  pleasing  to  the  taste. 

Which,  like  a  graceful  hedge,  compact. 

Skirted  the  river's  brink. 

Where  wild  things  came  at  morn  and  eve 

To  sun  themselves  and  drink. 

Each  hungry  creature  ate  its  fill, 

Yet  left  a  liberal  share : 

And,  when  we  all  were  satisfied. 

There  still  was  much  to  spare. 

Ah.  Thou,  most  generous  and  kind. 
Our  Father,  God  and  Friend, 
Who  fed  us  thus  abundantly. 
Still  to  our  wants  attend. 
And  give  to  each  that  purer  sense. 
Whereby  the  soul  may  see. 
Even  in  its  dreaded  journey  hence, 
A  loving  Deity. 

Up  the  Chehalis  river, 
Some  twelve  long  miles  or  more, 
At  a  place  called  Montesano  then. 
John  Esmond  kept  a  store. 


212  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

Another  place  of  merchandise 
Was  nowhere  to  be  found, 
So  far  as  we  had  knowledge  of, 
From  the  sea  to  Puget  Sound. 

And  there  we  did  our  purchasing. 

In  spring  and  summer  time, 

The  trips  between  were  full  of  joy, 

And  the  scenery  sublime. 

When  winter's  chilling  torrents  poured, 

And  waves  warred  with  the  breeze. 

Though  we  their  fury  oft  ignored, 

A  stout  heart  it  would  tease. 

And  once  a  fortnight,  rain  or  shine. 

We  used  to  trudge  the  trail ; 

Or  to  paddle  down  the  Wishkah 

Prospecting  for  the  mail. 

The  carrier,  en  route  below. 

When  tides  did  not  prevent, 

Would  leave  our  budget  at  "Benn's  Point" 

With  small  reward  content. 

Benn's,  Loos',  Tyler's,  Young's  and  we 

All  used  the  self-same  box. 

Nailed  firmly  to  a  great  spruce  tree, 

And  innocent  of  locks. 

Its  hinges,  if  my  memory  serves. 

Were  simply  cut  from  leather. 

Yet  it  sufficed  to  hold  the  mail 

Through  every  wind  and  weather. 

Though  letters,  and  the  magazines 

Were  very  precious  then, 

(For  weeks  must  pass  if  one  were  lost 

Ere  it  was  found  again). 

No  hint  of  insecurity 

Disturbed  us  while  we  slept. 

And  let  me  say,  the  mail  today 

Is  not  more  safely  kept. 

There  were  no  lawyers  here,  those  days. 
Nor  bitter — harsh  disputes. 
No  doctors ;  and  the  deaths  were  few. 
Few  preachers.     And  the  brutes, 
Who  masquerade  in  human   form. 
Were  rare,  yes,  rare  indeed. 
It  almost  seems  that  to  possess 
Is  to  create  the  need. 


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How  changed — how  changed !      'Tis  wonderful 

Beyond  our  wildest  dreams. 

What  mighty  engines  have  displaced 

The  plodding  old  ox  teams. 

The  tallow  dip  has  given  way 

To  electricity. 

I  stagger  when  I  try  to  guess 

At  changes  yet  to  be. 

Like  riffles  curling  o'er  the  sands, 

A  human  tide  has  flowed, 

'Till  tens  of  thousands  dwell  today 

Where  once  that  few  abode. 

And  youths  who  now  are  in  their  teens. 

Think  well  ere  you  deny. 

Shall  see  a  half  a  million  here, 

Ere  they  are  old  as  I. 

Why  doubt?     Look  toward  the  east  and  see 

The  work  that  has  been  wrought 

While  electricity  applied 

Existed  but  in  thought. 

And  this  stupendous  factor. 

Conceive  what  it  must  mean ! 

Is  to  be  fully  utilized 

In  building   Aberdeen. 

And  your  own  loyalty  and  faith 

Are  mighty  factors  too; 

For  they  encourage  us  to  dare 

And  strengthen  us  to  do. 

"Tis  by  their  aid  that  we  accept 

The  bitter  with  the  sweet, 

Holding  the  city's  weal  above 

The  hardships  we  may  meet. 

Fate  fondly  nurtures  on  these  hills 

A  young  metropolis. 

Its  eager  lips  are  at  her  breast. 

She  bends  its  brow  to  kiss. 

And  heralds  now  are  faring  forth 

The  infant  to  proclaim. 

In  far  of¥  cities  of  the  world 

Their  torches  soon  shall  flame. 

Yet,  lonely  in  the  very  midst. 
Like  some  poor  orphaned  child, 
I  turn,  from  all  the  noise  and  glare, 
Back  to  the  forest  wild. 


214  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

Oh !  for  a  time,  however  brief, 

In  tangled  woods  to  stray — 

To  drift  and  dream  adown  the  stream 

One  day — one  bHssful  day ! 


CHARLES  WARREN  MAYNARD. 

Charles  Warren  Maynard,  manager  of  the  Olympia  Knitting  Mills  Company, 
deserves  practically  the  entire  credit  for  the  success  of  this  concern,  as  when  he 
took  charge  of  its  afifairs  it  was  on  the  verge  of  bankruptcy.  He  has  built  up 
its  business  until  its  trade  extends  into  many  sections  of  the  country  and  today 
It  is  one  of  the  leading  productive  industries  of  the  capital  city.  He  was  born  in 
Rockford,  Winnebago  county,  Illinois,  December  7,  1855,  a  son  of  Henry  and 
Lucy  Emeline  (Kilbourn)  Maynard,  both  of  whom  were  natives  of  western 
Massachusetts  but  were  married  in  the  Prairie  state.  The  father  was  born  in 
1807  ^nd  was  therefore  thirty  years  of  age  when  in  1837  he  removed  westward  to 
Illinois,  which  was  then  still  sparsely  settled.  He  purchased  a  farm,  to  the 
operation  of  which  he  devoted  his  remaining  days,  dying  in  1865.  He  was  a 
republican  and  held  membership  in  the  Unitarian  church.  His  wife  passed  away 
in  1899,  when  ninety-three  years  old.     Three  of  their  six  children  survive. 

Charles  Warren  Maynard  completed  a  course  of  study  in  the  Rockford  (111.) 
Academy,  but  in  1872,  when  only  seventeen  years  old,  removed  to  Chehalis, 
Lewis  county,  Washington  territory.  For  a  time  he  worked  as  a  farm  hand  at 
twenty-five  dollars  a  month  and  board  and  later  rented  land,  which  he  cultivated 
successfully.  In  1880  he  gave  up  farming  and  engaged  in  the  hardware  business 
in  Chehalis,  becoming  in  time  the  leading  hardware  merchant  of  that  section. 
He  erected  a  fine  block,  in  which  he  housed  his  store,  and  invested  quite  heavily 
in  other  town  property.  He  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  Chehalis  State  Bank 
and  also  a  director  therein.  In  1899  he  was  a  candidate  on  the  republican  ticket 
for  the  office  of  state  treasurer  and  although  he  made  only  a  few  campaign 
speeches  he  was  elected  and  in  the  discharge  of  his  responsible  duties  more  than 
justified  the  confidence  of  the  people  in  his  efficiency  and  trustworthiness.  Upon 
taking  that  office  he  disposed  of  his  hardware  business  and  upon  the  expiration  of 
his  term  in  1904  he  organized  the  St.  Helen  Condensing  Company  of  Chehalis. 
of  which  he  was  president  and  manager  until  the  business  was  sold  in  1906  to  the 
Pacific  Coast  Condensed  Milk  Company.  In  that  year  he  took  up  his  residence 
in  Olympia  and  for  three  years  lived  retired,  but  at  the  end  of  that  time  re- 
entered the  business  world,  becoming  secretary,  treasurer  and  manager  of  the 
Olympia  Knitting  Mills  Company,  which  was  then  almost  in  bankruptcy.  He  still 
retains  his  connection  with  the  company,  which  is  now  the  largest  one  of  its  kind 
m  the  northwest,  employing  fifty-five  people  in  the  factory  and  three  traveling 
salesmen,  who  cover  the  northwestern  states.  The  company  manufactures 
sweaters,  jerseys,  bathing  suits,  knitted  caps  and  toques  and  its  name  has  already 
become  synonymous  in  the  Puget  Sound  country  with  high  grade  material  and 
expert  workmanship. 

Mr.  Maynard  was  married  in  Chehalis  on  the  30th  of  March.  1876,  to  Miss 


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Mary  Alice  White,  a  native  of  Lewis  county,  Washington,  and  a  daughter  of 
Charles  F.  White,  who  was  one  of  the  early  pioneers  of  the  state.  They  are  the 
parents  of  five  children,  namely :  Clarence  Eugene,  who  operates  a  sawmill  at 
Little  Rock,  Washington;  Lucy  E.,  the  wife  of  Dr.  N.  J.  Redpath,  of  Olympia ; 
Alice,  the  wife  of  George  R.  Sibley,  manager  of  the  Pacific  Coast  Condensed 
Milk  Company  at  Chehalis ;  Bessie,  deceased ;  and  Everett,  twenty-one  years  old, 
who  is  now  in  the  employ  of  the  Olympia  Knitting  Mills  Company  and  is  learn- 
ing the  business. 

Mr.  Maynard  has  been  a  lifelong  republican  and  a  short  time  after  removing 
to  Washington  served  for  two  terms  as  treasurer  of  Lewis  county  and  later  was 
made  mayor  of  Chehalis.  He  belongs  to  the  Masons,  the  Independent  Order  of 
Odd  Fellows,  the  Knights  of  Pythias,  the  Ancient  Order  of  United  Workmen, 
the  Elks  and  the  Chamber  of  Commerce.  Since  pioneer  days  he  has  been 
prominently  identified  with  the  state  and  as  agriculturist,  merchant,  state  official 
and  manufacturer  he  has  made  a  record  of  which  he  may  well  be  proud.  In 
all  that  he  has  done  integrity  and  faithfulness  to  trust  have  gone  hand  in  hand 
with  sound  judgment  and  marked  ability. 


FRED  STRAUB. 


It  seems  that  some  men  reach  success  not  by  a  slow  and  steady  progression 
but  rather  by  leaps  and  bounds,  and  such  has  been  the  record  of  Fred  Straub, 
whose  jewelry  establishment  at  Hoquiam  would  be  a  credit  to  a  city  of  much 
larger  size.  He  is  the  pioneer  jewelryman  of  that  place,  for  he  has  no  com- 
petitor there  who  has  so  long  been  in  the  same  line  of  business,  and,  more- 
over, he  has  always  maintained  his  position  of  leadership  in  the  nature  of  his 
store  and  stock  also.  In  a  word,  he  is  an  enterprising  and  farsighted  merchant 
and  brings  to  bear  in  the  conduct  of  his  interests  the  experience  of  thirty  years 
in  the  jewelry  trade. 

Mr.  Straub  has  always  lived  west  of  the  Mississippi,  his  birth  having  occurred 
at  Faribault,  Minnesota,  in  1869.  His  father,  Benjamin  F.  Straub,  a  native  of 
Pennsylvania,  was  for  a  long  period  engaged  in  the  jewelry  business  at  Faribault. 
He  was  attracted  by  the  opportunities  of  the  northwest  and  in  1910  removed  to 
Montesano,  Washington,  where  he  embarked  in  the  jewelry  business,  in  which 
he  continued  actively  to  the  time  of  his  death,  which  occurred  in  January,  1916, 
when  he  was  seventy-five  years  of  age.  The  mother,  who  died  in  1908  in  Minne- 
sota, bore  the  maiden  name  of  Charlotte  Jane  Yawney  and  was  a  native  of 
Michigan.     They  became  the  parents  of  four  children,  of  whom  three  are  living. 

Fred  Straub  was  reared  in  his  active  city  and  supplemented  his  public  school 
course  by  study  in  the  Shattuck  Military  Academy.  His  military  training  stood 
him  in  good  stead  at  the  time  of  the  outbreak  of  the  Spanish-American  war, 
when,  in  response  to  the  president's  call  for  troops,  he  enlisted  for  service  with 
Company  B,  of  the  Twelfth  Regiment  of  Minnesota  Volunteers,  of  which  he 
became  sergeant  major  and  later  lieutenant.  The  company  spent  eight  months 
in  camp  without  going  to  the  front,  but  the  men  had  proven  their  willingness  to 
aid  in  defending  American  interests. 


218  WASHINGTON^  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

In  1901  Mr.  Straub  was  married  in  Minnesota  to  Miss  Mollie  Hedges,  and 
in  1903  they  removed  to  the  west,  at  once  settHng  in  Hoquiam.  During  the  last 
four  years  of  his  residence  in  Minnesota  he  occupied  the  position  of  quarter- 
master of  the  State  Soldiers'  Home  under  appointment  of  Governor  Lind.  On 
arriving  in  Hoquiam  Mr.  Straub  embarked  in  the  jewelry  trade  on  his  own  account, 
opening  a  store  in  the  Werner  building  and  he  is  the  pioneer  jeweler  of  the 
harbor.  In  November,  1904,  he  removed  to  the  Philbrick  building  and  in  1906 
purchased  his  present  property  on  Eighth  street.  No  other  jewelry  merchant  of 
the  city  has  been  so  long  connected  with  the  trade  here  and  his  establishment 
has  ever  been  the  leader,  for  he  has  carried  a  most  attractive  line  of  goods.  He 
is  a  practical  watchmaker  and  does  repair  work  in  addition  to  his  management 
of  the  jewelry  trade  and  there  is  no  phase  of  the  business  in  which  he  does  not 
display  expert  knowdedge  and   workmanship. 

Fraternally  Mr.  Straub  is  connected  with  the  Elks  and  the  Eagles  but  is 
most  prominent  in  Masonic  circles,  having  passed  up  through  both  the  York 
and  Scottish  Rite  routes,  being  now  a  Knights  Templar  and  a  Consistory  Mason. 
He  believes  in  the  principles  of  the  democratic  party  and  in  191 1  represented 
his  district  in  the  state  legislature.  It  is  characteristic  of  Mr.  Straub  that  he 
ever  faces  an  issue  squarely  and  his  position  upon  any  vital  question  is  never  an 
equivocal  one.  He  believes  in  the  northwest  and  its  opportunities  and  labors 
earnestly  for  its  progress  and  at  the  same  time  the  careful  direction  of  his 
business  interests  has  brought  him  well  merited  and  deserved  prosperity. 


F.   STANLEY  PIPER. 


F.  Stanley  Piper,  a  Bellingham  architect  whose  skill  and  proficiency  are 
found  in  many  of  the  fine  business  buildings  and  residences  of  the  city  in  which 
he  lives,  was  born  in  Hull,  Yorkshire,  England,  July  7,  1883,  a  son  of  Edwin 
and  Sarah  Piper.  After  attending  a  private  school  at  Plymouth,  England,  he 
continued  his  education  in  Blundell's  College  at  Tiverton,  Devonshire,  England, 
where  he  was  graduated  on  the  completion  of  a  course  in  architecture  when 
seventeen  years  of  age.  He  then  returned  to  Plymouth,  England,  where  he 
followed  his  profession  in  connection  with  the  firm  of  King  &  Lister,  F.  R.  I. 
B.  A,,  architects,  with  whom  he  remained  until  1907.  That  year  witnessed  his 
arrival  in  America  and  he  became  a  resident  of  Seattle,  Washington,  where  he 
was  connected  with  different  architects  until  1908  when  he  came  to  Belling- 
ham and  opened  an  office,  since  which  time  he  has  continuously  and  successfully 
practiced  his  profession,  his  office  comprising  six  rooms  in  the  First  National 
Bank  building.  From  the  many  buildings  designed  in  his  offices  may  be  men- 
tioned the  Donovan  Building,  the  Grand  and  Edison  theatres,  the  Northwest 
Hardware  Building,  the  Bellingham  National  Bank  Building,  the  Zobrist  Build- 
ing, the  Bellingham  Country  Club  and  the  Kulshan  Club.  He  likewise  exe- 
cuted the  plans  for  the  residences  of  Robert  Forbes,  Dr.  A.  Macrae  Smith,  J. 
J.  Donovan,  Frank  Deming,  Daniel  Campbell,  Stuart  Deming.  James  Scott, 
Walter  Henderson  and  many  other  beautiful  residences  and  buildings  of  the 
city  and  of  Whatcom  and  Skagit  counties.     To  those  who  know  Bellingham  and 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  219 

its  fine  buildings  and  palatial  residences  no  further  comment  concerning  Mr. 
Piper's  ability  need  be  made.  He  is  familiar  with  all  scientific  laws  and  rules 
which  govern  his  profession,  thoroughly  knows  the  types  of  architecture  of  the 
old  world  and,  moreover,  in  his  work  has  shown  great  adaptability  in  meeting 
the  needs  of  the  new  world  in  construction. 

In  Boonville,  Missouri,  Mr.  Piper  was  married  to  Miss  Minnie  H.  Bell  on 
the  30th  of  April,  1913,  and  theirs  is  an  attractive  home  whose  hospitality  is 
enjoyed  by  their  many  friends.  Mr.  Piper  belongs  to  the  Bellingham  Country 
Club  and  enjoys  the  recreation  and  entertainment  which  it  affords  him  from  the 
strain  of  business.  He  is  a  communicant  of  the  Episcopal  church.  Along  pro- 
fessional lines  he  has  a  connection  that  indicates  his  ability,  being  a  member  of 
the  Washington  State  Chapter  of  the  American  Institute  of  Architects,  and  a 
member  of  the  Devon  &  Exeter  Architectural  Society  of  the  Royal  Institute  of 
British  Architects. 


ANTON  BEHME. 


Anton  Behme,  deceased,  was  for  many  years  a  prominent  resident  of  Cus- 
ter, where  he  operated  a  sawmill  for  a  long  period  and  where  he  also  owned  a 
hotel.  His  birth  occurred  in  Centerville,  New  York,  November  27,  1845,  ^^^ 
he  was  a  son  of  Henry  J.  Behme,  who  in  1847  removed  with  his  family  from 
New  York  to  the  northwestern  part  of  Ohio.  During  his  boyhood  much  of  his 
time  was  devoted  to  helping  his  father  with  the  farm  work  and  in  so  doing  he 
gained  a  thorough  knowledge  of  practical  agricultural  methods.  In  October, 
1861,  when  not  yet  sixteen  years  of  age,  he  enlisted  in  the  Union  army  as  a 
member  of  a  company  under  command  of  General  Shields  and  participated  in 
many  battles  in  Virginia  and  also  in  engagements  in  other  states.  He  was  at 
the  front  in  all  for  three  years  and  four  months,  proving  at  all  times  a  loyal  and 
gallant  soldier.  x\fter  his  honorable  discharge  from  the  army  he  returned  to 
Ohio,  where  he  engaged  in  farming  for  a  time.  He  then  went  to  Michigan 
and  for  eleven  years  resided  there,  where  he  engaged  in  the  lumber  business 
and  for  five  years  operated  a  sawmill. 

At  length  Mr.  Behme  decided  to  remove  to  the  Pacific  northwest,  which  he 
recognized  as  being  an  unusually  profitable  field  for  lumber  operations,  and 
accordingly  in  1884  removed  to  Snohomish,  Washington.  He  established  one 
of  the  first  sawmills  in  that  locality  and  operated  it  until  1891.  when  he  dis- 
posed of  his  interests  there.  In  1889  he  became  identified  with  the  lumber  busi- 
ness in  Whatcom  county  and  in  1891  on  selling  his  interests  in  Snohomish  he 
took  up  his  residence  in  Custer  and  purchased  a  sawmill,  which  he  operated 
until  it  was  burned  in  1893.  He  rebuild  at  once  and  for  a  considerable  time 
continued  his  connection  with  the  sawmill  industry.  For  some  time  he  also 
owned  and  managed  the  Custer  Hotel,  which  gained  an  enviable  reputation  for 
comfort  and  the  excellence  of  its  cuisine.  In  1903  he  was  appointed  postmaster 
and  served  in  that  capacity  for  ten  years,  or  until  his  death  on  the  28th  of  Jan- 
uary, 1913.     He  proved  a  popular  official,  being  at  once  courteous  and  efficient. 

Mr.   Behme  was  married  in   1873  to  Miss  Clara  I.   Spencer,  who  is  a  rep- 


220  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

resentative  of  an  old  New  England  family.  To  their  union  were  born  eight 
children,  of  whom  seven  survive,  namely:  Amy;  Percival  Custer;  Grace,  now 
the  wife  of  Ed  Jones;  Claude;  Bessie,  the  wife  of  Fred  Tarte;  Edna,  who 
married  Verne  Parrish ;  and  Elmer,  at  home.  All  of  the  children  reside  in 
Custer  or  its  vicinity. 

Mr.  Behme  was  a  stanch  adherent  of  the  republican  party  and  in  1900  was 
elected  county  commissioner.  He  was  quite  active  in  local  politics  and  did  much 
effective  work  in  behalf  of  his  party.  Fraternally  he  was  connected  with  both 
the  Masons  and  the  Odd  Fellows  and  his  life  exemplified  the  principles  of 
brotherhood  upon  which  those  organizations  are  founded.  He  was  highly 
esteemed  both  for  his  unquestioned  business  ability  and  for  his  unswerving 
adherence  to  high  standards  of  morality. 

Claude  Behme  was  born  in  Snohomish  in  1884  and  in  his  boyhood  and  youth 
was  a  student  in  the  Blaine  and  Custer  schools.  Subsequently  he  became  asso- 
ciated with  his  father  in  the  sawmill  business  and  still  later  he  established  a 
confectionery  store,  which  he  has  since  conducted.  Upon  his  father's  appoint- 
ment as  postmaster  he  became  assistant  and  since  the  former's  death  in  1913 
he  has  been  in  charge  of  the  office.  He  is  also  engaged  in  business  as  a  general 
merchant  and  has  gained  a  profitable  and  representative  patronage.  In  Febru- 
ary, 1916,  he  was  elected  president  of  the  Custer  State  Bank  and  is  still  serving 
in  that  office,  his  business  acumen  and  sound  judgment  well  qualifying  him 
to  direct  the  policies  of  the  institution.  On  the  12th  of  June,  1912,  he  was 
united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Bessie  Darland,  of  Portland,  Oregon,  and  they  have 
a  son,  Claude  Darland.  He  is  a  republican  in  political  belief,  and  his  attitude 
toward  his  community  is  that  of  a  public-spirited  citizen  who  recognizes  his  civic 
responsibilities. 


ROBERT  MORAN 


The  beautiful  home  of  Robert  A-Ioran  at  Rosario  is  the  expression  of  his 
own  ideas  of  architecture,  finishing  and  furnishing,  and  is  one  of  the  most 
attractive  residences  in  western  Washington.  Moreover,  it  is  the  visible  evi- 
dence of  business  success— success  achieved  as  a  prominent  shipbuilder  on  the 
Pacific  coast.  The  story  of  his  life  is  a  most  interesting  one,  as  he  came  to 
the  coast  when  eighteen  years  of  age  and  steadily  worked  his  way  upward.  He 
was  born  in  New  York  city  in  1857,  a  son  of  Edward  and  Jean  (Boyack) 
Moran.  The  mother  in  later  life  came  to  the  northwest,  spending  her  last  days 
in  Seattle. 

Robert  Moran  remained  in  the  eastern  metropolis  until  he  reached  the  age 
of  eighteen  years,  when  he  made  his  way  across  the  country  to  Seattle,  where 
for  a  time  he  was  employed  in  various  ways,  ever  carefully  utilizing  his  time 
and  his  opportunities  in  order  to  make  an  advance  step  with  the  ultimate  hope 
of  winning  for  himself  a  substantial  place  in  business  circles.  He  finally  took 
up  steamboat  and  marine  engineering,  which  he  followed  in  British  Columbia, 
in  Alaska  and  on  Puget  Sound  for  six  or  seven  years.  He  ran  boats  on  the 
Eraser  river  in  British  Columbia  and  carried  steel  used  in  the  construction  of 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  221 

the  Canadian  Pacific  Railroad.  He  took  to  Fort  Wrangel,  Alaska,  needed  sup- 
plies and  thus  became  actively  identified  with  the  development  of  that  country. 
His  labors  have  been  a  direct  influence  in  bringing  about  conditions  resulting 
in  modern  day  progress  and  prosperity.  In  the  meantime  other  members  of 
the  family  came.  There  were  eight  sons  and  two  daughters,  but  one  of  the 
daughters  has  passed  away.  Following  the  arrival  of  others  of  the  family  on 
the  Pacific  coast  in  1882,  the  firm  of  Moran  Brothers  was  established  by  Robert, 
Peter,  William  and  Paul  Moran,  at  which  time  their  combined  capital  amounted 
to  fifteen  hundred  dollars.  They  opened  a  machine  and  pipe  shop  and  a  year 
later  added  a  foundry,  which  was  situated  on  Yesler  wharf,  in  Seattle.  There 
business  was  conducted  until  1889,  when  fire  destroyed  their  plant,  in  fact 
wiping  out  a  great  portion  of  the  business  section  of  the  city.  Mr.  Moran  was 
at  that  time  serving  as  mayor  of  Seattle  and  for  one  term  previous  had  been 
a  member  of  the  city  council.  He  continued  in  the  mayoralty  for  two  terms 
and  faced  many  grave  and  important  problems  connected  with  the  rebuilding 
of  Seattle. 

Following  the  fire  the  firm  located  on  the  site  now  occupied  by  the  Seattle 
Dry  Dock  &  Construction  Company,  establishing  there  a  machine  shop  and 
foundry  and  adding  a  shipbuilding  department.  The  business  steadily  grew. 
In  fact  the  patronage  increased  rapidly  and  their  enterprise  came  to  be  one 
of  the  most  important  of  the  industrial  interests  of  the  northwest.  After  estab- 
lishing their  shipbuilding  department  their  first  contract  was  for  the  building 
of  the  fire  boat  Snoqualmie,  which  is  stillin  operation.  When  they  removed 
to  the  site  on  which  the  Seattle  Dry  Dock  &  Construction  Company  is  now 
located  the  ground  was  covered  with  water  but  the  plant  was  built  upon  piling, 
the  company  being  the  first  to  locate  on  what  is  now  known  as  the  tideflats  of 
the  city.  They  built  engines  and  pumps  to  pump  out  the  naval  dry  docks  at 
Bremerton,  these  being  the  largest  pumps  ever  built  on  the  Pacific  coast.  Con- 
tinuing their  shipbuilding,  they  built  the  Golden  Gate,  a  revenue  cutter,  which 
is  still  in  use  at  San  Francisco,  also  the  torpedo  boat  Rowan  and  the  lighthouse 
tender  Heathen,  the  army  transport  Seward  and  the  battleship  Nebraska.  In 
1897-8  they  built  twelve  Yukon  river  boats  which  were  launched  as  a  fleet  to 
St.  Michaels,  Alaska.  They  were  all  taken  to  their  destination  under  their  own 
steam,  which  was  considered  quite  a  feat  at  that  time,  and  only  one  boat  was 
lost.  The  Moran  Brothers  Company  built  large  numbers  of  sailing  vessels  and 
tugboats  in  addition  to  the  ships  of  greater  tonnage  which  went  out  from  their 
yards.  .Something  of  the  volume  of  their  business  is  indicated  in  the  fact  that 
they  employed  as  many  as  twenty-three  hundred  men  at  the  time  all  four  of 
the  brothers  continued  active  in  the  business,  Robert  Moran  personally  super- 
vising their  mammoth  interests.  They  not  only  built  but  equipped  various 
ships  which  left  their  yards  and  a  considerable  number  of  ships  were  sent  tc 
them  for  repair,  including  many  which  came  to  them  from  Lloyd's,  for  the 
firm  was  considered  thoroughly  responsible.  Robert  Moran  continued  an  active 
factor  in  the  management  and  control  of  the  business  until  1906,  when,  his 
health  having  become  impaired,  he  sold  out  and  since  that  time  has  been  actively 
identified  with  no  business  interests. 

It  was  in  1906  that  Robert  Moran  removed  to  Rosario  and  purchased  four 
thousand  acres  of  land,  which  included  Mount  Constitution.     He  then  began  the 


222  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

building  of  his  present  home,  which  was  three  years  in  construction,  and  his 
brothers  and  sister  also  have  homes  in  this  locality.  Mr.  Moran  made  the  plans 
himself  for  not  only  his  house  but  its  finishing  and  its  furnishing.  A  shop  was 
built  which  includes  a  brass  foundry  machine  shop  and  sawmill  for  sawing 
hardwood  lumber.  Thus  all  of  the  work  has  been  done  upon  the  place.  The 
house  has  teakwood  floors  and  the  interior  finish  is  mahogany.  Cascade  lake, 
a  half  mile  away,  has  been  tapped  for  power  for  furnishing  light  and  heat,  also 
for  washing  and  for  use  in  the  shop.  A  spring  on  a  mountain  two  miles  away 
furnishes  the  water  supply.  At  the  time  of  Mr.  Moran's  arrival  there  was  a 
sawmill  settlement  which  was  called  Newhall,  but  he  had  the  name  of  the  place 
changed  to  Rosario.  His  home  is  most  attractive  in  its  architecture  and  in  its 
interior  arrangement.  Not  only  was  the  house  planned  by  him  but  the  furni- 
ture was  built  after  plans  which  he  made  and  he  was  the  landscape  architect 
as  well,  laying  out  the  plans  which  have  been  carried  to  perfection  in  his 
grounds.  He  has  recently  built  a  beautiful  pleasure  yacht,  the  Sanwan,  con- 
structed of  the  finest  obtainable  timber  and  built  after  plans  which  he  made. 

In  Seattle,  in  1881,  Mr.  Moran  was  married  to  Miss  Elizabeth  Paul  and  they 
have  become  the  parents  of  five  children,  John  M.,  Frank  G.,  Nellie  M.,  Mal- 
colm E.  and  Mary  R.  In  politics  Mr.  Moran  was  a  republican  in  early  manhood 
and  was  a  delegate  to  the  Chicago  convention  which  nominated  William  How- 
ard Taft.  He  now  maintains  an  independent  course,  nor  is  he  active  in  fraternal 
orders  or  societies.  His  leisure  is  utilized  in  the  enjoyment  of  those  interests 
which  afford  him  most  pleasure  after  a  life  of  intense  activity  that  placed  him 
in  a  position  of  leadership  as  a  shipbuilder  on  the  Pacific  coast. 


JOHN  IFFLAND. 


The  memory  of  John  Iffland  is  cherished  by  all  who  knew  him  in  life — knew 
him  as  a  man  whose  word  was  as  good  as  his  bond,  who  never  violated  any  trust 
reposed  in  him  by  a  friend — and  he  had  no  foes.  His  death  was  a  shock  to  the 
citizens  of  Port  Townsend  and  a  blow  to  his  many  close  associates  in  various 
parts  of  the  state,  and  country.  Traveling  men  and  tourists  who  were  wont  to 
stop  at  his  hostelry,  the  Central  Hotel  of  Port  Townsend,  where  he  was  ever  a 
gracious  host,  shared  in  the  general  sorrow  that  the  news  of  his  demise  caused. 
He  possessed  a  genial,  jovial  disposition  and  ever  had  a  kindly  welcome  for  the 
traveler.  There  were  in  his  life  many  traits  that  endeared  him  to  those  with 
whom  he  came  in  contact  and  caused  his  memory  to  be  revered  by  all  who  knew 
him.  A  native  of  Germany,  he  was  born  in  Mecklar,  December  2,  1855,  and 
passed  away  at  Port  Townsend,  Novernber  30,  1914.  His  parents  were  also 
natives  of  Germany.  The  mother,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  (Kemmel)  Iffland,  came  to 
America  in  1892  and  for  several  years  remained  in  Port  Townsend.  While 
staying  with  her  son  in  Cleveland,  Ohio,  she  passed  away  in  1902,  having  for 
eleven  years  survived  her  husband,  who  died  in  Germany  in  1891.  In  their 
family  were  four  children. 

John  Iffland,  the  youngest,  attended  school  in  Germany  and  in  1883  came  to 
America,  spending  several  months  in  and  near  New  York  city,  where  he  followed 


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any  employment  that  he  could  secure.  He  soon  tired  of  city  life,  however,  and 
went  to  work  in  the  mines  of  Pennsylvania,  but  he  felt  that  the  recompense  was 
inadequate  to  the  labor  required  and  determined  to  give  up  his  position.  When 
he  asked  for  his  pay  he  met  with  a  rebuff  and  went  away  without  securing  any 
remuneration  for  his  labor.  He  then  journeyed  to  Cleveland,  Ohio,  where  he 
again  worked  at  any  employment  that  he  could  secure.  He  afterward  went  to 
Fort  Wayne,  Indiana,  and  the  only  employment  open  to  him  there  was  in  a  broom 
factory  at  making  broom  handles.  He  spent  some  time  at  that  occupation  and 
then  followed  other  pursuits.  From  Indiana  he  removed  to  Helena,  Montana, 
where  he  was  again  employed  in  various  ways,  but  the  long,  hard  winters  and  the 
high  altitude  of  that  district  proved  detrimental  to  his  health,  and  hearing  of  the 
mild  winters  on  the  Pacific  coast,  he  made  his  way  to  Portland,  Oregon,  where 
he  became  a  waiter  in  a  restaurant.  A  few  months  later  he  went  to  Seattle, 
where  he  worked  at  any  employment  that  would  yield  him  an  honest  living.  On  a 
certain  Sunday  there  was  an  excursion  from  Seattle  to  Port  Townsend  and  he 
was  one  of  the  passengers  on  the  steamer  that  made  the  trip,  little  dreaming  when 
he  started  that  he  was  visiting  his  future  home.  However,  he  met  friends  there 
who  persuaded  him  to  remain  and  he  secured  a  position  with  a  Mr.  Doblee,  a 
baker,  with  whom  he  remained  for  several  months.  He  was  next  employed  by 
Mr.  Eisenbeis,  proprietor  of  a  cafe.  He  first  served  as  dining  room  waiter  but 
gradually  he  worked  his  way  upward  until  he  finally  took  the  management  of  the 
Central  Hotel.  This  hotel  has  become  a  famous  stopping  place  for  traveling 
men  and  tourists  and  has  at  various  times  sheltered  people  of  distinction  from 
all  parts  of  the  country.  Mr.  Iffland  made  the  hotel  very  popular  and  his  capable 
business  management  made  it  also  a  profitable  undertaking. 

Mr.  Iffland  was  an  honored  member  of  the  Improved  Order  of  Red  Men.  He 
never  aspired  to  public  office,  although  at  various  times  he  was  urged  by  his 
fellow  townsmen  to  become  a  candidate  for  mayor  or  other  high  positions.  He 
steadfastly  refused,  however,  and  concentrated  his  attention  upon  private  busi- 
ness affairs  and  the  interests  of  his  home. 

On  the  2d  of  December,  1876,  at  Sassendorf.  Germany,  Mr.  Iffland  was  mar- 
ried to  Miss  Lisette  Lentze,  a  daughter  of  Dietrich  and  Elizabeth  Lentze,  who 
were  natives  of  Germany  but  are  both  now  deceased.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Maud 
became  the  parents  of  a  son  and  six  daughters,  but  the  former  died  in  Germany 
when  but  two  years  of  age.  Of  the  daughters  Mrs.  Louise  Barthrop,  the  eldest, 
was  born  in  Sassendorf  in  December,  1878,  and  was  graduated  from  the  Port 
Townsend  high  school  and  from  the  University  of  Washington.  Subsequently 
she  engaged  in  teaching  school  in  Port  Townsend  for  nine  years.  She  married 
Charles  Barthrop  and  they  have  become  the  parents  of  three  children :  John, 
Emma  Louise  and  Lisette.  Jennie,  born  in  Bochum,  Germany,  in  1881,  was 
graduated  from  the  Port  Townsend  schools  and  the  L^niversity  of  Washington 
and  is  the  wife  of  Winslow  M.  McCurdy,  editor  and  proprietor  of  the  Port 
Townsend  Leader.  Freda,  born  in  Cleveland,  Ohio,  in  1883,  is  a  graduate  of 
the  University  of  Washington.  She  taught  for  a  time  in  the  high  school  of 
Olympia  and  is  now  in  the  office  of  the  state  superintendent  of  education  and 
the  board  of  examiners  in  the  capital  city.  Nellie,  born  in  Port  Townsend  in  1888, 
is  a  graduate  of  the  high  school  and  was  a  teacher  in  the  city  schools,  after  which 
she  became  a  candidate  for  the  position  of  county  superintendent  of  education 


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on  the  republican  ticket.  Katherine,  born  in  Port  Townsend  in  1891,  is  now  a 
teacher  in  the  city  schools  of  Bremerton.  Ruby,  born  in  1893,  and  a  graduate  of 
the  city  schools,  afterward  became  a  trained  nurse  and  while  serving  profession- 
ally at  the  Jubilee  Hospital  in  Victoria,  British  Columbia,  she  was  married  to 
Jack  Turner,  who  is  the  owner  of  valuable  gold  mines  near  Dawson  in  Yukon 
territory.    She  has  two  children,  Nell  Elizabeth  and  Thomas  Elwood. 

Mr.  Iffland  came  to  America  alone,  leaving  his  family  in  Germany  until  he 
was  able  to  master  the  customs  and  language  of  the  people  of  this  country  to  a 
sufficient  extent  to  enable  him  to  make  his  way.  He  studied  at  night  and  worked 
his  way  up  gradually  until  at  the  time  of  his  death  he  was  the  owner  of  much 
valuable  property  and  of  one  of  the  finest  homes  in  Port  Townsend.  He  was  a 
loving  husband  and  a  kind  and  devoted  father  and  found  his  greatest  happiness  in 
providing  for  the  welfare  of  his  family,  whom  he  left  in  very  comfortable  cir- 
cumstances. The  salient  traits  of  his  character  were  such  as  won  for  him  the 
highest  regard  and  goodwill  of  all  and  the  news  of  his  demise  brought  a  sense  of 
personal  bereavement  into  the  homes  of  Port  Townsend  and  wherever  he  was 
known. 


ASAHEL  HOLMES  DENMAN. 

Asahel  Holmes  Denman,  member  of  the  Tacoma  bar,  w-as  born  in  Sing  Sing, 
New  York,  November  29,  1859.  His  father,  Augustus  N.  Denman,  engaged  in 
the  banking  business  in  New  York  but  afterward  removed  to  Des  Moines,  Iowa, 
to  take  charge  of  the  afifairs  of  the  Charter  Oak  Life  Insurance  Company  and 
later  was  for  many  years  secretary  of  the  Des  Moines  Waterworks  Company. 
He  wedded  Mary  Holmes,  a  daughter  of  the  Rev.  David  Holmes,  a  Methodist 
minister  of  the  New  York  conference.  Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  A.  N.  Denman  were 
liberal  supporters  and  active  workers  of  the  Methodist  churches  in  their  places 
of  residence  throughout  their  entire  lives.  In  politics  Mr.  Denman  was  a  life- 
long republican,  his  first  vote  being  given  for  John  C.  Fremont  for  president 
of  the  United  States. 

The  boyhood  residence  of  Asahel  Holmes  Denman  was  in  New  York  city 
and  he  attended  public  school  No.  59  on  Twentieth  street.  In  1878  he  accom- 
panied his  parents  on  their  removal  to  Des  Moines,  Iowa,  and  the  following 
year  prepared  for  college  at  Evanston,  Illinois.  He  then  entered  the  North- 
western L^niversity  and  was  graduated  in  1883,  winning  the  degree  of  Bachelor 
of  Philosophy.  After  one  year  of  study  in  the  law  office  of  Wright,  Cummings 
&  Wright  at  Des  Moines,  Iowa,  he  passed  the  examinations  entitling  him  to 
enter  the  senior  class  of  the  law  school  of  the  State  University  of  Iowa,  which, 
upon  his  graduation  in  June,  1885,  conferred  upon  him  the  LL.  B.  degree.  At 
the  same  time  he  was  admitted  to  practice  law  in  the  state  and  federal  courts 
of  Iowa.  Removing  to  Kansas  City,  Missouri,  he  there  remained  from  the 
spring  of  1889  until  October,  1890,  when  he  came  to  Tacoma  as  attorney  for  the 
Lombard  Investment  Company,  and  in  April,  T891,  he  was  admitted  to  prac- 
tice law  in  Washington.  In  August,  1892,  he  removed  to  Seattle  to  do  similar 
work   for  the   Northwestern   &   Pacific   Hypotheek   Bank   and   remained   there 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  227 

until  November,  1894,  when  he  returned  to  enter  the  employ  of  O.  G.  Ellis,  now 
one  of  the  justices  of  the  supreme  court  of  the  state  of  Washington  and  then 
occupied  with  the  affairs  of  the  bankrupt  Lombard  Investment  Company.  He 
remained  with  Mr.  Ellis  in  Tacoma  until  the  spring  of  1899,  since  which  time 
he  has  been  engaged  in  general  law  practice.  In  1909  he  formed  a  partnership 
with  George  P.  Fishburne,  which  relation  continued  until  Mr.  Fishburne  be- 
came assistant  United  States  district  attorney  in  1914.  Since  then  Mr.  Denman 
has  practiced  independently  and  is  accorded  a  prominent  position  at  the  bar. 

In  politics,  when  in  Iowa,  Mr.  Denman  was  a  republican  and  an  earnest 
worker  for  the  success  of  his  party.  He  cast  his  presidential  ballot  for  Blaine 
in  1884  and  voted  twice  for  Benjamin  Harrison.  In  1891,  after  his  arrival  in 
Washington,  he  voted  with  the  democrats  on  state  and  city  issues  and  in  national 
politics,  on  account  of  the  silver  issue,  voted  for  Bryan  in  1896.  Since  then, 
on  account  of  issues  arising  in  national  politics,  he  has  voted  the  democratic 
ticket  at  state  and  national  elections.  He  has  never  held  nor  desired  public 
office  save  that  he  served  as  justice  of  the  peace  for  a  short  term  before  leaving 
Iowa. 

In  former  years  Mr.  Denman  was  active  in  the  work  of  the  Methodist  church 
and  of  the  Young  Men's  Christian  Association.  In  1909  he  joined  the  Tacoma 
Commercial  Club  and  in  191 1  served  on  its  board  of  trustees  under  the  presi- 
dency of  D.  I.  Cornell.  He  became  a  charter  member  of  the  Seattle-Tacoma 
Rainier  National  Park  Committee  and  has  been  most  active  in  its  work.  He 
was  one  of  the  organizers  and  is  an  active  member  of  the  Tacoma  Chapter  of 
the  Mountaineers  Club  and  is  an  enthusiast  concerning  Mount  Tacoma.  For 
many  years  past  he  has  lectured  before  visiting  delegations  and  Tacoma  audi- 
ences, exhibiting  a  rare  collection  of  lantern  slides  which  have  been  collected  by 
him  and  other  mountain-climbing  photographers.  This  work  has  been  a  force 
fully  appreciated  and  recognized  by  Tacoma  people  and  the  press  of  the  city, 
leading  up  to  the  present  great  interest  in  and  development  of  the  National  Park, 
resulting  in  awakening  in  many  people  an  appreciation  of  their  privileges  fol- 
lowed by  an  undertaking  to  lead  a  wholesome  outdoor  life  amid  such  surround- 
ings as  few  other  localities  on  the  face  of  the  earth  can  offer. 

Mr.  Denman  has  delivered  many  interesting  addresses  upon  the  history  of 
Mount  Tacoma  and  the  origin  of  its  name.  He  contends  that  the  word  "Tacoma" 
or  "Tahoma"  is  of  undoubted  Indian  origin,  used  by  the  Klickitats,  Yakimas  and 
Clallams  as  a  generic  term  applied  to  all  snow  peaks.  Naturally  they  called  the 
great  snow-capped  mountain  in  this  vicinity  Tahoma  or  Tacoma,  exactly  as  we 
say  "The  Mountain."  This  was  the  Tahoma  of  all  the  Tahomas.  No  one  can 
dispute  this  fact  without  disregarding  the  direct  testimony  not  only  of  Theodore 
Winthrop  but  of  Hazard  Stevens  and  P.  B.  Van  Trump,  who  tell  us  expressly 
that  their  Indian  guide,  Sluiskin.  knew  the  mountain  by  no  other  name  than 
Tak-homa  or  Tahoma.  Further  evidence  is  the  undisputed  fact  that  there  was 
a  gunboat  in  the  United  States  navy,  launched  in  the  '40s  prior  to  Winthrop's 
visit  to  the  Sound,  named  The  Tahoma,  all  as  shown  in  the  notes  of  John  H. 
Williams  to  a  late  edition  of  Winthrop's  book.  Winthrop  was  an  accurate 
writer.  He  expressed  accurately  many  beautiful  and  noble  phases  of  nature 
which  only  a  man  of  his  poetic  and  artistic  temperament  could  express.  At  the 
same  time  he  is  essentially  truthful  and  accurate  in  all  his  statements  of  facts. 


228  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

Wiiithrop  never  saw  his  book  "Canoe  and  Saddle"  in  print.  He  laid  down  his 
life  in  the  forefront  of  battle  in  1862  early  in  the  Civil  war.  It  is  too  bad  that 
any  jealousy  of  cities,  with  which  Winthrop  had  nothing  whatever  to  do,  aris- 
ing over  the  name  of  the  mountain  many  years  after  his  death,  should  cloud 
the  enjoyment  of  any  one  in  such  a  delightful  book  as  "Canoe  and  Saddle"  and 
in  the  honor  and  appreciation  that  cluster  about  a  career  of  such  promise  given 
up  for  his  country.  Mr.  Denman's  interest  in  all  phases  of  outdoor  life  has 
made  him  an  enthusiastic  advocate  of  the  wonderful  riches  nature  has  bestowed 
upon  this  section  of  the  state  in  its  scenes  of  beauty  and  grandeur,  and  his  work 
shall  live  for  all  time  to  come  in  the  newly  established  National  Park. 


FREDERICK  ARCHIBALD  HAZELTINE. 

Frederick  Archibald  Hazeltine,  owner  and  editor  of  the  South  Bend  Journal. 
has  since  the  completion  of  his  college  course  been  identified  with  journalistic 
interests  and  even  before  that  time  had  experience  along  that  line  as  editor  of 
a  college  paper.  His  life  work  has  taken  him  into  various  sections  not  only  of 
North  America  but  of  South  America  as  well.  He  was  bom  in  Warren,  Penn- 
sylvania, on  the  20th  of  October,  1867.  a  son  of  Ezra  T.  and  Rachel  (Knapp) 
Hazeltine,  both  of  Busti.  New  York.  He  comes  of  Puritan  and  Welsh  stock. 
His  father  was  for  many  years  the  manager  and  one  of  the  main  owners  of 
the  cough  medicine  called  Piso's  Cure  for  Consumption,  from  which  he  derived 
a  large  income  that,  however,  he  gave  away  to  Young  Men's  Christian  Associa- 
tions, foreign  missions  and  other  lines  of  religious  work  as  he  made  it.  He  thus 
died  a  poor  man,  which  he  had  previously  planned  to  do,  considering  it  a  dis- 
grace to  die  rich. 

Liberal  educational  opportunities  were  accorded  Frederick  A.  Hazeltine,  who 
in  1889  ^^'^s  graduated  from  Oberlin  College  of  Oberlin,  Ohio,  with  the  Bachelor 
of  Arts  degree.  As  previously  stated,  he  had  formerly  been  editor  of  the  college 
paper,  the  Oberlin  Review,  and  immediately  after  his  graduation  he  traveled  for 
a  year  in  South  America  as  newspaper  correspondent  and  afterward  published 
a  book  entitled.  "A  Year  of  South  American  Travel."  His  identification  with 
journalism  in  the  northwest  began  in  the  winter  of  1890-91.  when  he  served 
as  a  member  of  the  stafit  of  the  Spokane  (Wash.)  Chronicle.  After  eighteen 
years  he  succeeded  his  old  paymaster  on  the  Chronicle  as  president  of  the  Wash- 
ington State  Press  Association.  In  July,  1891,  he  began  newspaper  publishing 
on  his  own  account  by  purchasing  an  interest  in  the  Journal,  of  South  Bend, 
Washington,  at  which  time  the  paper  and  the  town  were  but  a  year  old.  He  at 
once  assumed  editorial  and  business  control  and  eventually  became  sole  owner. 
He  still  continues  the  publication  of  this  paper,  which  he  has  ever  made  the 
advocate  of  the  rights  of  the  people,  of  public  progress,  of  reform  and  improve- 
ment. He  is  also  the  president  of  the  Willapa  Power  Company  and  he  is  the 
owner  of  extensive  landed  interests  in  Pacific  county.  Washington.  This  point, 
however,  was  not  reached  without  much  effort.  When  he  went  to  South  Bend 
he  stood  for  law  and  order,  for  decency  and  right,  and  he  had  to  battle  with  the 
crime,  vice  and  lawlessness  which  are  so   frequently  characteristic   features  of 


.  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  229 

a  new  western  town.  In  his  vocabulary  there  is  no  such  word  as  fail  and  he 
persevered  until  triumph  rewarded  his  efforts,  resulting  in  a  riddance  to  the  town 
of  most  of  its  undesirable  elements  and  resulting  as  well  in  the  establishment 
of  his  own  business  upon  a  profitable  basis  in  which  he  received  the  support  of 
the  better  class  of  citizens. 

It  was  while  upon  one  of  his  South  American  trips  that  Mr.  Hazeltine,  on 
shipboard,  met  the  lady  whom  he  afterward  wedded — Miss  Amy  Wood,  who 
was  born  in  Rosario,  in  the  Argentine  republic,  where  her  father,  the  Rev.  Dr. 
T.  B.  Wood,  was  United  States  consul  and  for  forty  years  a  leader  in  mission 
work  in  South  America,  widely  known  as  an  orator  and  diplomat.  Before  going 
to  the  southern  continent  he  was  at  the  head  of  Valparaiso  College  in  Indiana. 
It  was  in  Callao,  Peru,  on  the  30th  of  May,  1895,  that  the  marriage  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Hazeltine  was  celebrated.  The  legality,  however,  was  contested  because  the 
ceremony  was  performed  by  a  Protestant  minister.  Peru  was  entirely  a  Catholic 
country  and  no  Catholic  priest  would  perform  a  marriage  ceremony  for 
Protestants.  Dr.  W'ood  took  up  the  matter  to  the  courts,  his  efforts  resulting 
in  the  passage  of  a-  law  confirming  the  legality  of  the  marriage,  and  this  con- 
stituted the  entering  wedge  for  religious  liberty  in  Peru.  Mrs.  Hazeltine  greatly 
assisted  her  father  in  the  work  in  the  mission  schools  prior  to  her  marriage  and 
she  has  taken  an  active  part  in  club  and  religious  work  in  Washington,  serving 
as  secretary  of  the  Washington  State  Federation  of  Women's  Clubs  in  1913.  By 
her  marriage  she  has  become  the  mother  of  four  children :  Lelia,  Ezra,  Ellen 
and  Amy  Caroline. 

Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hazeltine  have  been  members  of  the  South  Bend  Metho- 
dist Episcopal  church  for  many  years.  In  fact  he  has  been  identified  with  the 
church  as  trustee  and  steward  for  a  quarter  of  a  century  or  almost  since  its 
foundation.  He  has  been  class  leader  for  several  years  and  also  Sunday  school 
superintendent.  He  reorganized  and  was  president  of  the  Laymen's  Associa- 
tion of  the  Puget  Sound  Conference  from  1913  until  191 5  inclusive,  and  he  headed 
the  lay  delegations  to  the  Methodist  General  Conferences  of  1908  and  1916. 
Fraternally  Mr.  Hazeltine  is  a  Mason.  In  politics  he  is  a  liberal  republican  and 
has  always  been  a  strong  prohibitionist.  He  was  one  of  the  pioneers  in  prohibi- 
tion work  in  the  state,  although  his  county  was  originally  strongly  wet.  However, 
the  efforts  of  Mr.  Hazeltine  and  others  resulted  in  influencing  public  opinion  to 
such  an  extent  that  Pacific  county  became  one  of  the  first  counties  in  the  state  to 
vote  dry  under  local  option,  and  he  was  a  member  of  the  state  committee  which 
drafted  and  put  through  the  direct  primary  law  and  later  the  initiative  and 
referendum.  It  was  largely  his  efforts  that  resulted  in  the  building  of  the 
South  Bend  Commercial  Club,  of  which  he  has  been  trustee  and  treasurer  since 
the  incorporation  of  the  organization.  In  1897  he  was  county  treasurer  and 
declined  a  reelection,  though  offered  the  nomination  by  the  republican,  demo- 
cratic and  populist  parties.  He  was  treasurer  of  South  Bend  in  1898  and  1899. 
In  1908  he  was  appointed  regent  of  the  Washington  State  University  by  Governor 
Mead  and  served  in  that  capacity  under  five  governors,  resigning  in  19 15.  He 
was  president  of  the  university  board  of  regents  for  two  terms,  an  honor  rarely 
bestowed.  He  acted  as  chairman  of  the  Pacific  county  republican  central  com- 
mittee in  1902  and  1903  and  was  a  member  of  the  rejiublican  state  central 
committee  in  1904  and  1905.     He  was  president  of  the  Oberlin  College  Alumni 


230  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

Association  of  Puget  Sound  for  1910  and  191 1,  and  is  a  member  of  the  advisory 
committee  on  education  for  Oberlin  College.  There  is  no  question  of  public 
moment  which  does  not  awaken  his  interest  and  his  position  is  never  an  equivocal 
one,  for  he  stands  fearlessly  on  the  side  of  right.  In  fact  he  is  known  as  one 
who  will  ever  battle  for  his  opinions  and  his  ideals.  He  has  lectured  extensively 
on  South  America,  having  traveled  largely  in  Mexico,  Central  and  South  America. 
He  is  one  of  whom  it  may  be  truthfully  said  that  he  has  never  lost  the  common 
touch.  Success  and  growing  power  have  not  dulled  his  perceptions  of  what  is 
right  and  he  is  a  fearless  supporter  of  any  cause  in  which  he  believes.  In  busi- 
ness he  is  the  personification  of  high  standards  and  rigid  integrity:,  in  social  inter- 
course is  genial,  kindly  and  humanly  sympathetic. 


SOUTH  BEND  JOURNAL. 

The  South  Bend  Journal,  one  of  the  leading  papers  of  the  Willapa  Harbor 
district,  was  established  in  February,  1890,  by  Captain  William  F.  Wallace  as  a 
weekly  paper.  In  July,  1891,  the  paper  was  purchased  by  F.  A.  Hazeltine,  who 
has  since  conducted  it.  At  that  time  the  circulation  numbered  three  hundred, 
and  something  of  the  development  of  the  business  is  indicated  in  the  fact  that 
there  are  now  nineteen  hundred  and  fifty  names  on  the  paid  subscription  list. 
The  office  is  equipped  with  a  power  plant  and  all  modern  machinery  for  carry- 
ing on  the  printing  business,  and  the  South  Bend  Journal  is  an  interesting  sheet, 
well  edited  and  also  carefully  published  when  considered  from  the  standpoint  of 
the  mechanical  work  of  the  printing  office. 

Mr.  Hazeltine  came  to  Washington  in  1890  and  through  the  intervening  years 
has  been  continuously  connected  with  newspaper  publication.  He  removed  to 
the  west  from  Warren,  Pennsylvania,  the  place  of  his  nativity,  and  made  his  way 
first  to  Spokane,  where  he  became  connected  with  the  stafif  of  the  Spokane 
Chronicle.  Soon  afterward  he  removed  to  South  Bend  and  is  now  in  control 
of  the  oldest  paper  on  Willapa  harbor. 


NOAH  B.  COFFMAN. 


Noah  B.  CofTman,  president  of  Cofifman,  Dobson  &  Company,  bankers,  of 
Chehalis,  is  one  of  the  foremost  bankers  of  Western  Washington  and  for  a  third 
of  a  century  has  been  prominently  identified  with  the  business  interests  of  this 
section  of  the  state.  He  was  born  near  Crawfordsville,  Indiana,  April  2,  1857, 
and  is  a  son  of  N.  B.  and  Margaret  Cofifman,  the  former  a  native  of  Virginia 
and  the  latter  of  Carroll,  Ohio.  In  the  spring  of  1858  the  family  located  on  a 
farm  in  Champaign  county,  Illinois,  and  they  resided  in  that  county  for  many 
years.  The  father  joined  his  son  Noah  in  Hebron,  Nebraska,  in  1881,  and  fol- 
lowed farming  in  that  locality  until  1885.  Three  years  later  he  and  his  wife 
came  to  Chehalis,  Washington,  where  our  subject  was  then  living,  as  he  had 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  231 

come  to  this  state  in  1S83  and  after  living  for  a  year  in  Tacoma  became  a  resi- 
dent of  Chehalis  in  1884,  opening  a  private  bank  there  August  nth  of  that  year. 

Mr.  Coffman  of  this  review  is  a  graduate  of  the  University  of  lUinois,  being 
a  member  of  the  class  of  1878,  and  after  leaving  that  institution  studied  law 
under  the  direction  of  William  Summers  of  Urbana,  Illinois,  who  was  an  asso- 
ciate of  Abraham  Lincoln  and  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Summers  &  Wright,  his 
partner  being  Judge  Wright,  now  judge  of  the  circuit  court  of  Illinois.  Mr. 
Coffman  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1880  at  Wellington,  Kansas,  having  previ- 
ously been  connected  with  Judge  Woods  of  that  city,  and  he  began  practice  at 
Ottawa,  Kansas.  Like  most  young  lawyers  he  had  a  hard  struggle  and  had  to 
augment  his  income  by  teaching  school  in  Hebron,  Nebraska,  for  a  time.  Later 
he  was  persuaded  to  accept  the  position  of  clerk  in  the  Exchange  Bank  of 
Hebron  and  was  soon  promoted  to  cashier,  continuing  with  that  institution  for 
over  two  years.  He  then  formed  a  law  partnership  with  Manford  Savage,  who 
had  been  a  classmate  of  his  at  college,  and  they  soon  built  up  an  extensive  prac- 
tice in  commercial  law,  but  Mr.  Coffman  was  again  induced  to  enter  the  Ex- 
change Bank  as  cashier  with  an  interest  in  the  business  and  he  served  as  such 
until  coming  to  Washington  in  1883. 

His  friend,  Thomas  Harbime,  of  Fairbury,  Nebraska,  had  visited  the  Puget 
Sound  country  and  had  persuaded  Mr.  Coffman  and  some  of  his  associates  to 
locate  here.  It  was  agreed  that  our  subject  should  be  their  delegate  to  choose 
a  location,  purchase  property  and  attend  to  all  necessary  preliminaries.  He 
arrived  in  Tacoma  in  May,  1883,  and  after  looking  over  the  field  purchased  the 
southwest  corner  of  Pacific  avenue  and  Eleventh  street,  Tacoma,  for  a  bank  site. 
He  and  his  associate  bought  into  the  Bank  of  New  Tacoma,  of  which  he  was 
made  cashier.  This  bank  was  later  merged  into  the  Merchants  National  Bank. 
In  1884  Mr.  Coffman  sold  his  interest  in  the  concern  and  removed  to  Chehalis, 
where  he  started  a  private  bank  in  connection  with  C.  H.  Allen,  having  since 
carried  on  business  at  the  same  location.  Later  he  organized  the  First  National 
Bank  of  Chehalis,  taking  as  associates  John  Dobson,  Francis  Donahoe,  Wil- 
liam M.  Urquhart  and  Daniel  C.  Millett.  After  a  time  the  company  dropped 
the  national  organization,  believing  that  a  private  bank  was  more  adapted  to  the 
needs  of  the  country,  and  they  have  since  carried  on  business  under  the  present 
title  of  Coffman,  Dobson  &  Company,  Bankers.  The  bank  was  incorporated  in 
1904.  Mr.  Coffman's  son  Daniel  T.  is  now  cashier  and  his  son-in-law,  J.  M. 
Donahoe,  is  vice  president.  Mr.  Coffman  still  continues  at  the  head  of  the  insti- 
tution. 

On  the  30th  of  October,  1883,  he  was  married  in  Belvidere,  Nebraska,  to 
Miss  Adaline  J.  Tighe,  a  daughter  of  Daniel  and  Jane  A.  Tighe.  Her  father 
was  a  machinist  and  mill  man.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Coffman  have  three  children. 
Florence  A.  is  now  the  wife  of  T.  M.  Donahoe,  vice  president  of  the  bank  and 
a  farmer  of  Lewis  county.  Ethelin  M.  is  the  wife  of  R.  W.  Bell,  president  of 
the  Toledo  State  Bank  at  Toledo,  Washington.  Daniel  T.  is  cashier  of  the 
bank  of  Coffman,  Dobson  &  Company,  Bankers.  The  family  home  is  on  St. 
Helen's  avenue. 

Mr.  Coffman  has  devoted  much  time  to  the  breeding  of  pure  bred  Jersey 
cattle  and  is  president  of  the  Lewis  County  Pure  Breeders  Club.  He  is  a  broad- 
minded  and  progressive  man  whose  interests  have  been  varied  and  he  has  pro- 


232  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

moted  many  worthy  enterprises  which  he  beheved  would  advance  the  public 
welfare.  He  assisted  in  platting  the  town  of  Chehalis  and  has  borne  an  impor- 
tant part  in  its  development.  He  is  a  charter  member  of  the  Citizens  Club  and 
is  a  Knight  Templar  IMason.  He  is  senior  warden  of  the  Episcopal  church,  to 
which  he  belongs,  and  is  treasurer  of  the  diocese  of  western  Washington.  For 
the  past  twenty  years  he  has  been  a  representative  to  the  national  conventions 
of  his  church.  Politically  Mr.  Cofifman  has  been  a  lifelong  republican,  has  been 
active  in  the  selection  of  good  men  for  office  and  was  a  delegate  to  the  national 
convention  of  his  patr}'  held  in  Philadelphia  in  1904,  which  nominated  Major 
McKinley  for  president  and  was  chosen  a  member  of  the  committee  to  notify 
Mr.  jMcKinley  of  his  nomination.  In  1916  he  was  a  delegate  to  the  national 
republican  convention  at  Chicago.  Mrs.  Coffman  is  prominently  connected  with 
the  social  and  religious  interests  of  the  city,  having  served  as  president  of  the  St. 
Helen's  Club  for  many  years  and  taken  an  active  part  in  church  work  not  only 
locally  but  also  in  the  missionary  department  of  the  Episcopal  church. 


SIDNEY  :\IOOR  HEATH. 

The  position  of  Sidney  Moor  Heath  as  an  able  member  of  the  Hoquiam  bar 
is  certainly  indicated  in  the  fact  that  he  has  four  times  been  recalled  to  the  office 
of  city  attorney  during  the  last  twenty-two  years  and  for  the  past  three  years  has 
served  continuously  in  that  position.  The  width  of  the  continent  separates  him 
from  his  birthplace,  for  he  is  a  native  of  Waterville,  Maine,  born  on  the  27th  of 
August,  1859.  His  father,  William  S.  Heath,  who  w^as  born  in  Maine,  March  13, 
1834,  was  a  son  of  Solyman  Heath  and  a  grandson  of  Caleb  Heath.  Solyman 
Heath  practiced  law  first  in  Belfast,  ^Maine,  and  later  in  \\'aterville,.  Maine,  for 
more  than  forty  years.  During  this  period  he  held  the  office  of  probate  judge 
of  Waldo  county,  and  also  reporter  of  the  Alaine  supreme  court  decisions  for 
some  years.  He  also  represented  Waterville  in  the  state  legislature  and  for 
many  years  was  president  of  the  Ticonic  National  Bank  of  Waterville.  He  took 
a  leading  part  in  the  organization  of  the  Ticonic  Water  Power  and  ^Manufacturing 
Company,  from  the  growth  of  which  Waterville  has  become  one  of  the  largest 
manufacturing  centers  of  Maine.  William  S.  Heath,  father  of  our  subject, 
practiced  law  from  the  time  of  his  graduation  from  college  until  the  breaking 
out  of  the  Civil  war,  at  which  time  he  returned  to  Water\'ille  and  went  to  the 
front  as  captain  of  Company  H  of  the  Third  Maine  Regiment.  He  rose  to  the 
rank  of  lieutenant  colonel  of  the  Fifth  Maine  Infantry  Regiment  and  was  killed 
at  the  battle  of  Gaines  Mills,  Mrginia,  while  serving  in  such  capacity,  June 
2^,  1862. 

His  wife,  mother  of  Sidney  Moor  Heath,  bore  the  maiden  name  of  Maria 
E.  Moor,  and  was  a  daughter  of  Wyman  B.  S.  Moor,  of  Waterville,  Maine,  one 
of  the  leading  lawyers  of  the  state,  a  graduate  of  Waterville  College,  now  Colby 
College,  and  a  student  at  Dane  Law  School,  of  Cambridge,  Massachusetts.  He 
was  elected  to  represent  his  town  in  the  state  legislature,  and  from  1844  to  1848 
was  attorney  general  of  Maine.     Between  1852  and  1858  he  turned  his  attention 


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to  constructive  work  and  as  superintendent  he  constructed  a  railroad  from 
Waterville  to  Bangor.  At  one  time  he  was  United  States  senator  from  Maine, 
and  at  another  time  was  consul  general  to  the  British  provinces.  His  grand- 
father was  Captain  Daniel  Moor,  who  served  as  a  captain  under  General  Stark 
in  the  Revolutionary  war,  and  he  was  a  son  of  Deacon  James  Moore,  who  came 
to  America  in  1723  from  Tyrone  county,  Ireland.  Asa  Redington,  the  father  of 
Sidney  Moor  Heath's  grandmother,  Mrs.  Emily  (Redington)  Heath,  was  a 
corporal  in  Washington's  Life  Guard  and  on  the  close  of  the  Revolutionary  war 
returned  with  his  musket  from  West  Point,  where  he  was  mustered  out,  back  to 
his  home  at  Wilton,  New  Hampshire.  He  had  but  lately  been  discharged  from 
the  hospital  and,  too  feeble  to  carry  his  musket,  he  hired  a  man  to  carry  it  for 
him,  agreeing  to  pay  him  a  "hard"  dollar,  for  which  he  had  to  work  eight  days 
in  order  to  redeem  the  musket.  These  facts  were  made  the  subject  of  a  poem  by 
William  S.  Heath  which  after  his  death  was  set  to  music  and  dedicated  to  Major 
General  George  B.  McClellan.    The  poem  is  as  follows: 

THE    corporal's    MUSKET. 

Take  down  the  Corporal's  musket — my  grandsire  brought  it  back 
From  Yorktown,  in  the  winter,  on  a  long  and  weary  track ; 
Tho'  the  bivouac  was  over,  and  the  march  and  fight  were  done, 
Thro'  the  mire  and  snow  he  bore  it.  for  the  soldier  loved  his  gun. 
And  he 'hung  it  by  his  fireside,  'mid  the  branching  pines  of  Maine — 
Take  down  the  Corporal's  musket — we  need  it  once  again. 

The  rust  has  slowly  settled,  in  the  years  that  since  have  flown, 

Upon  the  good  old  barrel  that  once  like  silver  shone ; 

It  has  a  quaint  and  war-worn  look — the  fashion  of  the  stock, 

Perhaps,  is  only  equaled  by  the  fashion  of  the  lock ; 

But  slumb'ring  sparks  of  seventy-six,  within  the  flint  remain — 

Take  down  the  Corporal's  musket — we  need  it  once  again. 

The  veteran  who  bore  it,  with  the  soldier's  measured  tread, 

Awaiting  the  great  reveille,  is  mustered  with  the  dead ; 

But  above  the  din  of  battle,  upon  this  field  of  yore. 

His  voice  in  martial  cadence  calls  "to  arms !  to  arms !"  once  more. 

And  in  this  dread  and  fearful  strife  that  call  is  not  in  vain — 

Take  down  the  Corporal's  musket — we  need  it  once  again. 

To  thee  and  me,  my  brother,  comes  down  the  soldier's  gun ; 
It  tells  a  tale  of  mighty  deeds,  by  patriot  valor  done; 
The  hurried  march,  the  daring  charge,  the  onset  and  the  strife 
Of  clashing  steel,  of  bursting  shell — the  stake  a  Nation's  life ; 
Then  seize  once  more  that  well-tried  gun,  which  idle  long  has  lain, 
Quick — seize  the  Corporal's  musket — 'twill  help  us  once  again ! 

In  the  maternal  line  the  ancestry  of  Sidney  Moor  Heath  is  traced  back  to  a 
remote  period  in  the  colonial  history  of  the  country,  the  ancestry  being  traced 


236  WASHINGTOX,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

back  to  Francis  Cook,  who  was  the  seventeenth  signer  of  the  Mayflower  Com- 
pact, having  come  over  with  the  Pilgrims.  His  son,  Jacob  Cook,  married  Damarie 
Hopkins,  a  daughter  of  Stephen  Hopkins,  who  also  came  over  in  the  Mayflower 
and  was  the  nineteenth  signer  of  the  ^Mayflower  Compact  and  is  regarded  as  one 
of  the  historical  founders  of  Plymouth  Plantation.  Jacob  Cook  and  Damarie 
Hopkins  were  also  passengers  on  the  historic  Mayflower,  being  brought  to  the 
new  world  by  their  parents.  The  line  of  descent  is  traced  down  through  Charles, 
Josiah  and  Daniel  Cook  to  Clara  A.  N.  Cook,  who  became  the  wife  of  Wyman 
B.  S.  Moor  and  was  the  grandmother  of  Sidney  Moor  Heath  in  the  maternal  line. 
Their  family  included  Maria  Elizabeth  Moor,  who  was  born  in  1839,  and  in  1856 
became  the  wife  of  Lieutenant  Colonel  William  S.  Heath ;  she  survived  her  hus- 
band for  only  a  brief  period,  passing  away  June  20,  1863. 

Sidney  Moor  Heath  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  and  in  the  Coburn 
Classical  Institute  at  Waterville,  in  which  he  completed  his  more  specifically 
literary  course.  He  then  entered  upon  preparation  for  a  professional  career  and 
was  graduated  from  the  law  department  of  the  Boston  University  with  the  degree 
of  Bachelor  of  Law  in  1880.  In  that  year  he  removed  to  the  west  and  was 
admitted  to  practice  before  the  supreme  court  of  Colorado.  He  opened  a  law 
office  in  Denver  in  the  same  year  but  within  a  year  or  two  returned  to  his  native 
city  and  was  admitted  to  practice  in  the  supreme  court  of  Maine  in  1882.  He 
opened  an  office  in  Waterville,  where  he  remained  until  the  fall  of  1890,  when 
-le  came  to  Washington  and  has  since  been  an  active  representative  of  the  bar 
of  Hoquiam,  accorded  a  practice  of  distinctively  representative  character  and  of 
gratifying  proportions. 

Mr.  Heath  has  always  given  his  political  allegiance  to  the  republican  party  and 
of  late  years  has  affiliated  with  the  progressive  wing  of  that  organization.  The 
offices  which  he  has  held  have  largely  been  in  the  path  of  his  profession.  Between 
1882  and  1890  he  held  the  office  of  city  clerk  of  Waterville  for  five  years.  In 
1894  he  was  elected  a  member  of  the  state  legislature  of  Washington  from 
Chehalis  county,  now  Grays  Harbor  county,  and  in  1895  ^^  ^^^^  appointed  a 
member  of  the  tide  and  shore  lands  commission  and  as  such  laid  out  the  tide 
and  shore  lands  of  Chehalis  county,  now  Grays  Harbor  county.  He  was  prose- 
f:uting  attorney  of  Chehalis  county  for  the  years  1903  and  1904  and  at  intervals 
ne  has  held  the  office  of  city  attorney  of  Hoquiam,  being  the  present  incumbent 
in  that  position,  his  service  during  this  last  incumbency  covering  three  years. 

On  the  1 8th  of  June,  1886,  at  Medford,  Massachusetts,  Mr.  Heath  was  united 
in  marriage  to  Miss  Georgina  A.  Rhodes,  who  passed  away  at  Hoquiam,  Wash- 
ington, leaving  two  children,  Ethel  and  William  Sidney  Heath.  For  his  second 
wife  Mr.  Heath  married  Miss  Olive  Hull,  at  Spokane,  Washington,  by  whom 
he  has  two  children,  Olive  and  James  Hull  Heath. 

Mr.  Heath  is  well  known  in  fraternal  circles.  On  attaining  his  majority  he 
joined  Havelock  Lodge,  No.  35,  K.  P.,  at  Waterville.  passed  through  all  of  its 
chairs  and  became  a  member  of  the  grand  lodge.  In  Masonry  he  has  attained  the 
thirty-second  degree  of  the  Scottish  Rite,  belonging  to  Hayden  Consistory  No.  4 
at  Olympia.  His  Blue  Lodge  connection  is  with  Hoquiam  Lodge  No.  64, 
F.  &  A.  M.,  and  he  is  also  a  member  of  Afifi  Temple,  A.  A.  O.  N.  M.  S.,  of 
Tacoma,  and  of  the  Elks  Lodge  at  Hoquiam.  He  is  likewise  a  member  of 
Hoquiam  Chapter  No.   5,  of  the  Sons  of  the  American  Revolution  and  in  all 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  237 

matters  of  citizenship  and  of  civic  interest  he  manifests  the  same  spirit  of  loyalty 
which  caused  his  great-grandsires  to  fight  for  American  liberty  and  his  father  to 
aid  in  maintaining  unbroken  the  great  American  union  of  states. 


COLONEL  HOWARD  HATHAWAY. 

Colonel  Howard  Hathaway,  a  member  of  the  bar  of  Everett,  Snohomish 
county,  state  of  Washington,  was  born  at  White  Stone,  Virginia,  October  27. 
1864,  the  son  of  Henry  S.  Hathaway,  also  a  native  of  Virginia,  and  a  representa- 
tive of  an  old  Virginia  family  established  there  in  1632.  The  founder  of  the 
family  was  William  Hathaway,  who  was  with  tiie  original  settlers  of  Jamestown. 
His  son,  William  Hathaway,  married  Sarah  Lawson,  whose  mother  was  Esther 
Chinn,  and  whose  grandmother  was  Esther  Ball,  the  daughter  of  Sir  William 
Ball.  Esther  Ball's  brother,  Joseph  Ball,  was  the  father  of  Mary  Ball,  the 
mother  of  George  Washington.  Among  the  descendants  of  William  Hathaway 
were  those  who  participated  in  the  American  Revolution  on  the  side  of  the  colonies, 
in  the  War  of  1812  and  in  all  subsequent  wars  this  country  has  been  engaged  in. 

Henry  S.  Hathaway,  the  father  of  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  prior  to  the 
Civil  war,  was  a  man  of  extensive  means  and  a  large  slave  holder,  and  for  a 
great  many  years  was  before  and  after  the  Civil  war  one  of  the  presiding 
justices  in  the  old  justice  court  of  Virginia.  At  the  outbreak  of  hostilities  between 
the  North  and  the  South  he  was  captain  of  the  Lancaster  Grays,  and  as  such 
participated  in  one  of  the  first  conflicts,  known  as  the  battle  of  "Pop  Castle." 
He  was  prominent  in  church  and  state,  and  possessed  of  considerable  oratorical 
gifts.  He  was  a  Baptist  in  his  religiovis  faith  and  a  man  of  strong  religious 
feeling.  He  died  November  12,  1892,  at  the  age  of  sixty-six  years,  and  was 
buried  at  Enon  Hall,  the  old  homestead  of  the  family.  His  wife,  whose  maiden 
name  was  Felecia  Toler  Dunaway,  was  born  at  the  old  Dunaway  homestead, 
known  as  Levelfield,  Lancaster  County,  Virginia,  December  27,  1839.  She  is  now 
living  at  Enon  Hall,  the  old  home  of  the  Hathaway  family,  near  White  Stone, 
Virginia,  and  is  a  woman  of  unusual  ability,  education  and  judgment,  wielding 
a  large  influence  in  her  community.  Her  ancestors  had  for  many  generations 
lived  at  the  old  Dunaway  homestead.  Colonel  Thomas  Stanford  Dunaway  was 
the  maternal  grandfather  of  Howard  Hathaway.  He.  also,  was  an  extensive 
planter  and  slave  owner  and  a  man  of  prominence  in  Mrginia  in  both  church 
and  state.  He  was  directly  descended  from  Derby  Dunaway.  founder  of  the 
American  branch  of  the  family,  who  came  to  the  new  world  in  1659  and  established 
his  home  in  the  Old  Dominion.  Among  his  descendants  were  those  who  ])ar- 
ticipated  in  the  American  Revolution,  the  War  of  1812  and  all  subsequent  wars 
this  country  has  been  engaged  in. 

Colonel  Lloward  Hathaway,  whose  name  introduces  this  review,  was  edu- 
cated in  Virginia  and  lived  upon  the  old  plantation  near  White  Stone,  Mrginia. 
He  had  a  large  and  lucrative  practice  there  and  took  an  active  i)art  in  i)ulitics. 
having  represented  Richmond  and  Lancaster  counties  for  a  number  of  terms 
in  the  legislature.  His  services  were  used  on  the  stump  in  all  the  political 
campaigns.     In   1901   he  visited  the  state  of  Washington  and  decided  to  settle 


238  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

at  Everett,  Washington,  and  practice  his  profession.  He  has  Hved  there  ever 
since  and  has  enjoyed  an  active  and  lucrative  practice.  He  has  taken  an  active 
and  prominent  part  in  the  politics  of  his  adopted  state,  having  been  nominated 
for  congressman  at  large  by  the  democratic  party,  and  sent  to  two  national 
conventions  as  delegate  from  his  state.  He  is  popular  as  an  orator  and  his 
services  are  frequently  sought  on  the  stump  and  elsewhere.  He  held  a  commis- 
sion on  the  governor's  staff.  He  was  married  on  the  4th  day  of  February,  1891, 
to  Miss  Jessie  Wilhelm  Hubbard,  a  native  of  Mrginia,  and  a  representative  of 
one  of  the  old  \'irginia  families.  As  a  result  of  said  marriage  there  was  born  one 
child,  a  boy,  Howard  Hathaway,  Jr.  He,  too,  is  a  lawyer  by  profession,  a 
graduate  of  Fork  Union  Alilitary  College  of  \'irginia  and  of  the  University  of 
Washington,  \vhich  conferred  upon  him  the  LL.  B.  degree  in  191 5.  Immediately 
after  graduation  he  was  associated  with  his  father  in  the  practice  of  his  chosen 
profession  and  so  continued  until  the  outbreak  of  hostilities  between  the  United 
States  and  Germany,  at  which  time  he  immediately  volunteered  and  was  accepted 
in  the  United  States  navy. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  is  a  member  of  the  Sons  of  the  Revolution,  the 
Sons  of  the  Confederacy  and  several  fraternal  organizations  and  is  well  known 
in  club  circles.  All  of  his  ancestors  have  been  prominent  in  law,  letters,  church 
and  state. 


JUDGE  ORANGE  JACOBS. 

When  one  examines  into  the  records  of  Washington  it  will  be  seen  that  a 
potent  element  for  good  has  been  the  work  of  Judge  Orange  Jacobs,  deceased, 
who  was  one  of  the  territorial  chief  justices  and  who  throughout  his  entire  life 
remained  an  active  factor  in  public  affairs  in  the  northwest.  A  native  of  New 
York,  Judge  Jacobs  was  born  in  Genesee,  Livingston  county,. on  the  2d  of  May, 
1827,  and  was  descended  from  English  ancestry,  although  representatives  of  the 
name  have  lived  in  America  from  early  colonial  days,  when  the  family  was 
founded  in  ^lassachusetts.  Hiram  Jacobs,  the  father,  was  a  native  of  New 
Hampshire  and  he  served  in  the  Black  Hawk  war  with  the  rank  of  captain. 
In  the  east  he  married  Phebe  Jenkins,  a  native  of  Massachusetts,  and  in  1830 
they  removed  westward  to  Sturgis,  Alichigan,  where  they  became  farming  people. 
It  was  thus  that  ]\Ir.  Jacobs  became  identified  with  the  military  operations  which 
subdued  the  red  men  in  Illinois  and  led  to  their  removal  westward.  In  1849, 
attracted  by  the  gold  discoveries  in  California,  he  made  his  way  over  the  plains, 
crossing  the  hot  stretches  of  sand  and  traversing  the  mountain  passes  until  he 
reached  the  Pacific  coast,  remaining  for  three  years  in  that  section  of  the  country'. 

Judge  Jacobs  was  reared  amid  pioneer  surroundings  and  his  early  education 
was  acquired  in  one  of  the  old-time  log  schoolhouses  of  the  frontier.  Later  he 
had  the  opportunity  of  pursuing  his  studies  in  Albion  Seminary  and  still  later  he 
matriculated  in  the  University  of  Michigan  at  Ann  Arbor.  When  a  young  man 
he  took  up  the  profession  of  teaching  and  while  thus  engaged  devoted  his 
leisure  hours  to  the  study  of  law.  In  1852  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  and  believ- 
ing that  he  might  have  better  opportunities  in  the  new  and  growing  west,  he 
crossed  the  plains  to  Oregon.     In  1857  he  became  a  resident  of  Jackson  county. 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  239 

Oregon,  where  for  several  years  he  was  accorded  a  liberal  clientage  in  the 
practice  of  law.  Moreover,  he  became  a  leader  of  public  thought  and  action  both 
through  his  public  work  and  through  his  connection  with  journalism.  For  a 
number  of  years  he  edited  and  published  the  Jacksonville  Sentinel  and  wrote 
strong  and  logical  arguments  to  uphold  the  Union  and  to  present  the  question  of 
secession  in  the  light  in  which  he  viewed  it.  He  was  also  an  opponent  of  slavery 
and  in  the  name  of  humanity  urged  the  adoption  of  higher  national  standards 
regarding  these  questions.  Then  the  republican  party  sprang  into,  existence,  the 
result  of  the  efforts  of  men  who  wished  to  prevent  the  further  extension  of 
slavery  into  the  north.  Judge  Jacobs  joined  the  ranks  of  the  new  organization 
and  such  was  his  ability  and  prominence  in  the  party  that  he  lacked  but  one  vote 
of  becoming  its  candidate  for  the  United  States  senate.  In  the  meantime  as  a 
lawyer  he  had  become  well  established  by  reason  of  his  superior  ability  in  pre- 
senting a  cause  before  the  courts,  his  logical  deductions  and  his  clear,  forceful 
reasoning. 

In  1867  he  was  appointed  associate  justice  of  the  supreme  court  of  Washing- 
ton territory  and  he  had  served  upon  the  bench  for  less  than  a  year,  when,  without 
solicitation  upon  his  part,  the  general  assembly  of  the  territory  asked  for  him 
presidential  appointment  to  the  position  of  chief  justice.  President  Grant 
acquiesced  in  this  request  and  for  six  years  Judge  Jacobs  sat  upon  the  bench  of 
last  resort  in  the  highest  judicial  position  within  the  territory.  The  fairness  and 
impartiality  of  his  decisions  have  ever  been  widely  recognized  and  he  is  one 
of  the  eminent  members  of  the  bar  of  the  northwest,  whose  course  reflects 
great  credit  and  honor  upon  the  judicial  history  of  the  state.  When  the  repub- 
licans nominated  him  for  the  office  of  delegate  to  the  United  States  congress 
he  resigned  his  position  upon  the  bench,  entered  upon  the  work  of  the  campaign 
and  was  elected,  representing  the  territory  in  the  national  halls  of  legislation 
during  the  fifty-fourth  and  fifty-fifth  congresses.  It  was  his  desire  to  see  Wash- 
ington admitted  into  the  Union  and  he  put  forth  every  effort  to  bring  this  about. 
He  was  also  instrumental  in  gaining  increased  postal  facilities  for  the  territory 
and  in  securing  the  passage  of  the  lighthouse  bill.  He  gave  careful  considera- 
tion to  each  question  which  came  up  for  public  settlement  but  at  the  end  of  two 
years  he  declined  to  again  become  a  candidate  and  returned  to  Seattle,  where 
he  resumed  the  private  practice  of  his  profession.  His  fellow  townsmen,  how- 
ever, were  not  content  to  have  him  out  of  office  and  in  1880  elected  him  t'o  the 
position  of  mayor  of  Seattle  and  would  have  renominated  him  at  the  close  of 
his  first  term  had  he  not  declined  to  again  become  a  candidate.  In  1884,  how- 
ever, he  was  once  more  called  to  public  life,  being  elected  a  member  of  the 
territorial  council  and  in  that  body  he  was  made  chairman  of  the  judiciary 
committee  and  of  the  committee  on  education.  His  work  was  far-reaching  and 
beneficial  in  its  effects.  He  was  very  active  in  securing  the  appropriation  for 
the  penitentiary,  for  the  insane  asylum  and  for  the  university,  and  for  many 
years  he  took  a  very  deep  and  helpful  interest  in  promoting  the  welfare  of  the 
university.  For  many  years  he  acted  on  the  board  of  regents  and  for  a  decade 
was  treasurer  of  the  board.  In  1889  he  was  elected  a  member  of  the  commission 
to  form  a  new  charter  for  the  city  of  Seattle  and  here  his  signal  ability  and 
knowledge  of  law  proved  of  great  value  in  securing  the  paper  which  gave  a 
legal  existence  to  the  city.     The  charter  was  adopted  by  public  vote  in   1890, 


240  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

and  under  its  new  municipal  organization  Judge  Jacobs  had  the  honor  of  being 
elected  corporation  counsel.  In  1896  he  was  elected  superior  judge  of  King 
county,  serving  for  four  years,  during  most  of  which  time  he  had  charge  of 
the  criminal  department.  During  the  whole  of  his  long  service  on  the  bench 
very  few  of  the  cases  decided  by  him  were  appealed  and  carried  to  the  supreme 
court  and  such  was  the  wisdom  of  his  opinions  that  only  three  of  his  decisions 
in  criminal  cases  were  ever  reversed. 

On  the  1st  of  Januar}%  1858,  Judge  Jacobs  was  married  to  Miss  Lucinda 
Davenport,  a  native  of  Ohio,  and  a  daughter  of  Dr.  Benjamin  Davenport,  of 
that  state,  who  in  1851  crossed  the  plains  to  Oregon.  Dr.  Davenport  was  a 
graduate  of  Rush  Medical  College  of  Chicago  and  made  his  way  to  the  west 
in  1 85 1  on  account  of  his  health.  He  settled  in  Marion  county,  Oregon,  where 
he  had  a  claim,  to  which  he  devoted  his  attention  but  did  not  resume  the  practice 
of  medicine  after  his  removal  to  the  west.  He  brought  his  family  with  him, 
driving  across  the  country  with  ox  teams  over  what  is  now  known  as  the  Oregon 
trail.  His  wife  bore  the  maiden  name  of  Sarah  Gott  and  they  had  five  children, 
four  sons  and  one  daughter.  Timothy  W.  studied  medicine  but  turned  to  country 
Hfe  and  engaged  in  farming.  He  became  a  great  student  but  has  now  passed 
away.  John  C,  a  resident  of  Hoquiam,  has  engaged  in  merchandising,  in  milling 
and  trading.  Joseph,  who  resided  in  Colfax,  Washington,  is  deceased.  Ben- 
jamin, who  resided  on  the  old  family  homestead  in  Marion  county,  Oregon, 
and  engaged  in  farming,  is  also  now  deceased. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jacobs  became  the  parents  of  ten  children,  seven  of  whom  are 
living:  Hiram  J.,  Harry,  Edwin,  Orange,  Estella,  Donna  and  Jessie.  Of  these 
the  eldest  daughter  is  now  the  wife  of  A.  L.  Clark.  Abraham  Lincoln  passed 
away  in  1907.  In  1848  Judge  Jacobs  became  a  member  of  the  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  continuing  in  connection  therewith  until  his  demise, 
filling  all  of  the  offices  in  the  subordinate  organization.  He  was  made  a  Master 
Mason  in  Sturgis,  ^Michigan,  in  1852,  and  his  hfe  exemplified  the  beneficent 
spirit  of  the  craft.  Mrs.  Jacobs  is  a  member  of  the  Pioneer  Society  and  of  the 
Suffrage  Club.  The  death  of  Judge  Jacobs  occurred  May  22,  1914.  when  in 
his  eighty-eighth  year.  He  was  numbered  among  the  honored  pioneer  settlers, 
lawyers  and  jurists  of  the  northwest  and  the  impress  of  his  individuality  was 
always  an  element  for  good  along  the  different  lines  in  which  he  put  forth  his 
activity.  He  worked  with  equal  sincerity  and  purpose  for  the  upbuilding  of 
his  city,  for  the  interests  of  the  state  and  for  the  progress  of  the  nation,  as  at 
different  periods  he  was  connected  with  affairs  of  his  municipality,  his  common- 
wealth and  his  country. 


HON.  THOMAS  MALVERN  VANCE. 

Hon.  Thomas  Malvern  ^'ance  has  built  up  an  extensive  and  representative 
practice  in  Olympia  and  has  also  held  important  public  office,  having  served  for 
four  years  as  assistant  attorney  general  of  the  state.  He  was  born  in  North 
Carolina  on  the  6th  of  September,  1862.  a  son  of  Zebulon  B.  and  Harriet  (Espy) 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  241 

A^ance.  The  family  has  been  long  represented  in  America  and  is  traced  back  to 
David  Vance,  the  great-grandfather  of  our  subject,  who  was  an  early  settler  in 
Virginia  and  held  the  rank  of  lieutenant  in  the  Continental  army  in  the  Revolu- 
tionary war.  He  took  part  in  the  battle  of  King's  Mountain  and  was  with  Wash- 
ington's troops  during  the  winter  of  hardship  and  privation  at  Valley  Forge. 
After  the  restoration  of  peace  he  settled  in  Buncombe  county,  North  Carolina, 
and  there  his  son,  David  \'ance,  Jr.,  was  born.  The  latter  spent  his  entire  life 
in  the  Old  North  state  and  gained  prominence  as  a  civil  engineer.  He  was  the 
father  of  Zebulon  B.  \^ance,  whose  birth  occurred  in  North  Carolina,  May  13, 
1830.  After  attending  private  schools  he  entered  Washington  College  in 
Tennessee  and  still  later  was  a  student  in  the  University  of  North  Carolina, 
from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1852.  He  located  in  Asheville,  North  Caro- 
lina, and  began  the  practice  of  law  there.  In  1854  he  was  elected  to  the  state 
legislature  and  in  1857  was  chosen  to  represent  his  district  in  the  house  ot 
representatives  of  congress.  He  served  in  that  capacity  until  the  outbreak  of  the 
Civil  war,  when  he  cast  in  his  lot  with  the  Confederate  states,  becoming  colonel 
of  the  Twenty-sixth  North  Carolina  Regiment.  In  1862  he  was  chosen  governor 
of  North  Carolina,  was  reelected  in  1864  and  served  as  chief  executive  until 
the  close  of  the  war  in  1865.  when  General  Canby  was  made  military  governor 
and  took  control  of  the  state  afifairs.  In  1870  Mr.  Vance  was  elected  United 
States  senator,  but  as  his  disability  on  account  of  his  war  service  had  not  yet 
been  removed,  he  resigned.  He  continued  in  the  practice  of  law  at  Charlotte, 
North  Carolina,  until  1876,  when  he  was  made  governor  of  North  Carolina, 
which  in  the  meantime  had  been  readmitted  to  the  Union,  and  in  1879  he  became 
United  States  senator,  to  which  office  he  was  thrice  reelected.  He  died  in  1894, 
while  serving  his  third  term.  Fraternallv  he  was  a  Mason.  He  was  married  in 
1854,  in  Morganton,  North  Carolina,  to  Miss  Harriet  Espy,  who  was  descended 
from  a  line  of  prominent  Presbyterian  ministers.  Her  father,  a  minister  of 
that  church,  went  to  the  South  from  Pennsylvania  in  the  early  '20s.  To  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Vance  were  born  four  children,  of  whom  three  survive,  those  besides 
the  subject  of  this  review  being:  Zebulon  B..  Jr..  who  saw  service  in  the 
Philippine  islands  as  captain  of  the  Eleventh  United  States  Infantry;  and  Charles 
N.,  a  bond  broker  residing  in  Washington,   D.   C. 

Thomas  M.  Vance  received  a  liberal  education  for  after  completing  a  course 
in  the  University  of  North  Carolina  he  entered  the  law  school  of  Columbian. 
now  George  Washington,  University,  at  Washington,  D.  C.  He  left  that  institu- 
tion in  1883  and  in  February,  1884,  was  admitted  to  the  bar  by  the  supreme 
court  of  North  Carolina.  He  practiced  in  that  state  for  several  years  and  in 
1889  was  presidential  elector  from  the  eighth  district.  At  length,  however,  he 
came  west  and  served  as  receiver  of  the  public  moneys  at  North  Yakima,  under 
appointment  of  President  Cleveland,  for  two  years.  Subsequently  he  engagec'. 
in  the  private  practice  of  law  until  1897,  when  he  was  appointed  assistant  attorney 
general  of  Washington,  which  office  he  filled  until  January,  19OT.  In  1900  he  was 
the  candidate  of  the  democratic  party  for  attorney  general  of  the  state,  but  as 
the  democrats  were  in  the  minority  failed  of  election.  His  naturally  keen  and 
logical  mind  has  been  thoroughly  disciplined  through  close  study  and  he  is  recog- 
nized as  an  opponent  worthy  the  best  efforts  of  any  attorney  in  the  state.  The 
high  standing  which  he  has  gained  at  the  bar  is  the  natural  result  of  his  ability. 


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his  habit  of  careful  preparation  and  his  well  merited  reputation   for  devotion 
to  the  interests  of  his  clients. 

Mr.  Vance  was  married  in  1887  ^o  Miss  Gertrude  Wheeler,  a  native  of  Mil- 
waukee, Wisconsin,  and  a  daughter  of  Colonel  J.  B.  Wheeler,  who  was  professor 
of  engineering  at  the  United  States  Military  Academy  at  West  Point.  He  has 
proved  worthy  of  his  distinguished  ancestry  and  the  name  of  A^ance  is  an  honored 
one  in  Olympia  and  indeed  throughout  the  state. 


ORSON  M.  KELLOGG. 


The  achievements  of  Orson  M.  Kellogg  have  made  him  a  most  prominent 
factor  in  the  business  circles  of  Western  Washington,  and  while  developing  and 
directing  important  interests  as  one  of  the  foremost  lumbermen  of  this  section 
of  the  country,  he  has  at  the  same  time  found  opportunity  to  cooperate  in  well 
defined  plans  and  measures  for  the  upbuilding  of  the  section  with  which  he  has 
allied  his  interests.  A  native  of  Michigan,  Mr.  Kellogg  was  born  in  Grand 
Rapids,  September  2,  1853.  His  father,  Orson  C.  Kellogg,  one  of  the  early 
residents  of  that  state,  celebrated  his  ninetieth  birthday  anniversary  in  November, 
19 16,  and  still  resides  in  Grand  Rapids.  O.  M.  Kellogg  spent  his  boyhood  in  his 
native  city  and  at  an  early  age  became  interested  in  the  lumber  business,  entering 
into  active  connection  with  that  industry  as  an  employe  of  E.  K.  Wood.  While 
in  Michigan  he  worked  for  E.  K.  Wood  for  seven  years,  and  for  thirty  years 
he  has  been  an  active  factor  and  stockholder  in  the  E.  K.  Wood  Lumber  Company 
in  Washington,  remaining  throughout  the  entire  period  of  his  business  career  in 
close  connection  with  Mr.  Wood,  of  whose  interests  he  is  one  of  the  most  trusted 
and  responsible  representatives. 

Mr.  Kellogg  was  still  a  resident  of  Michigan  when  in  1877  he  wedded  Miss 
Nettie  R.  Gibbs,  a  native  of  that  state,  and  to  them  have  been  born  two  children, 
George  and  Chester.  The  elder  son,  born  in  July,  1878,  was  graduated  from  the 
Leland  Stanford  University  of  California  with  the  class  of  1904  and  is  now 
assistant  manager  of  the  E.  K.  Wood  Company  at  Hoquiam.  He  was  married 
October  i,  191 1,  to  Miss  Ida  Smith,  of  Seattle,  Washington,  and  they  have  two 
children,  Marian  and  Virginia.  The  younger  son,  Chester,  was  graduated  from 
Culver  Military  Academy  in  191 6  and  is  now  a  student  in  the  University  of 
Washington. 

The  family  continued  to  reside  in  Michigan  until  1886  and  then  removed  to 
Washington,  settling  in  Grays  Harbor  county,  which  was  then  Chehalis  county. 
They  established  their  home  in  Aberdeen  and  there  Mr.  Kellogg  remained  for 
ten  years,  taking  an  active  interest  in  the  young  city  and  doing  much  to  further 
municipal  development  and  progress  there.  He  was  a  member  of  the  first  city 
council  and  has  been  one  of  the  most  active,  popular  and  prominent  leaders  in 
affairs  that  have  contributed  to  the  material  development  of  his  district  and  the 
promotion  of  many  of  its  most  important  public  interests.  What  he  has  accom- 
plished represents  the  wise  utilization  of  his  time,  talents  and  opportunities. 
His  interests  are  various,  his  counsel  is  widely  sought  and  his  integrity  is  un- 
impeachable.    He  has  been  associated  with  the  E.  K.  Wood  Lumber  Company 


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since  it  began  operations  in  Washington.  In  1893  the  E.  K.  Wood  Lumber 
Company  purchased  a  small  mill  which  is  still  being  operated,  although  from 
time  to  time  it  has  been  enlarged  until  it  now  has  an  average  daily  output  of  one 
hundred  and  sixty  thousand  feet  of  lumber  every  ten  hours  and  employs  about 
one  hundred  and  forty  people  at  Hoquiam.  The  company  also  has  another 
mill  at  Bellingham,  Washington.  Under  the  management  of  Mr.  Kellogg  the 
Hoquiam  branch  of  the  E.  K.  Wood  Lumber  Company  has  continuously  expanded 
and  prospered.  Not  only  this  but  other  interests  in  Hoquiam  are  indebted  to 
Mr.  Kellogg  for  his  interest  and  help.  He  is  now  the  vice  president  and  one  of 
the  directors  of  the  First  National  Bank  of  Hoquiam  and  is  justly  accounted  one 
of  the  most  prominent  and  representative  business  men  of  western  Washington, 
his  interests  and  activities  reaching  out  over  a  broad  field.  He  served  for  several 
years  as  a  member  of  the  school  board  and  the  cause  of  education  finds  in  him 
a  stalwart  champion.  In  fact  he  stands  for  all  those  progressive  movements 
looking  to  the  welfare  and  upbuilding  of  his  district  and  in  public  matters,  as  in 
private  business,  he  displays  sound  judgment  and  keen  discrimination.  What  he 
has  undertaken  he  has  accomplished.  He  began  business  life  in  a  humble  capacity 
but  by  indefatigable  energy,  good  judgment  and  thorough  dependability  he  has 
risen  to  a  position  of  financial  independence  and  enviable  social  rank.  Fraternally 
he  is  identified  with  the  Benevolent  Protective  Order  of  Elks  and  the  Masons, 
having  taken  both  the  York  and  Scottish  Rite  degrees  in  the  latter  organization. 
He  became  a  charter  member  of  the  Aberdeen  lodge  of  Masons  and  served  as 
its  secretary.  Mr.  Kellogg  is  also  a  popular  member  of  the  Country  Club  and  in 
politics  is  a  stanch  republican. 


JUDGE  HENRY  G.  STRUVE. 

Judge  Henry  G.  Struve  was  for  years  a  very  prominent  figure  in  connection 
with  the  political,  legal,  financial  and  social  history  of  the  state  of  Washington 
and  was  an  honored  resident  of  Seattle.  Although  born  in  the  grand  duchy  of 
Oldenburg,  Germany,  on  the  17th  of  November,  1836,  of  German  parentage,  he 
came  to  America  at  the  age  of  sixteen  years  and  was  an  intensely  patriotic  Ameri- 
can citizen.  He  received  a  thorough  academic  education  in  his  native  city  and 
after  reaching  the  new  world  remained  in  the  east  for  a  few  weeks,  while  later 
he  made  his  way  westward  to  finish  his  education  and  take  up  his  life  work.  In 
1853  he  reached  California,  where  for  six  years  he  studied  law,  engaged  in 
newspaper  work  and  in  mining  near  Jackson,  Amador  county.  He  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  in  1859  and  the  following  year  removed  to  Vancouver,  Washington, 
where  he  purchased  the  Vancouver  Chronicle,  which  he  published  success full> 
for  a  year.  On  the  expiration  of  that  period  he  entered  upon  the  practice  of  law 
and  his  ability  soon  brought  him  to  the  front  in  his  profession.  He  was  also  an 
ardent  republican  and  in  a  short  time  was  recognized  as  one  of  the  leaders  of  his 
party  in  the  state.  In  1862  he  was  elected  district  attorney  for  the  second  judicial 
district  and  made  such  a  brilliant  success  that  he  was  four  times  chosen  for  the 
position.     During  his  fourth  term,  or  in  1869,  he  resigned,  having  been  elected 

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246  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

probate  judge  of  Clarke  county.  A  few  months  later  he  also  resigned  that  posi- 
tion. While  acting  as  prosecuting  attorney  he  was  also  elected,  in  1865,  a  member 
of  the  lower  house  of  the  state  legislative  assembly,  in  which  he  served  as  chair- 
man of  the  judiciary  committee.  In  1867  he  was  elected  a  member  of  the  legisla- 
tive council  and  was  its  president  in  the  first  and  in  subsequent  sessions  of  1869 
and  1870.  He  acted  as  chairman  of  the  ways  and  means  committee  and  in  1869 
introduced  and  was  instrumental  in  securing  the  passage  of  the  community  law, 
regulating  the  rights  in  property  interests  of  married  persons,  an  important  law 
which  superseded  the  provisions  of  the  old  common  law  then  in  force  in  Wash- 
ington territory.  The  law  is  with  slight  modification  still  in  force.  Although  one 
of  the  youngest  members  of  the  legislature.  Judge  Struve  ,was  always  a  recognized 
leader  on  the  floor  of  the  house. 

In  1 87 1,  in  which  year  he  removed  to  Olympia,  Judge  Struve  took  charge 
of  the  Puget  Sound  Daily  Courier,  a  leading  republican  organ.  His  work  and 
editorials  made  it  a  valuable  factor  in  promoting  party  interests,  his  editorials 
being  widely  copied  and  attracting  great  attention  and  comment.  To  the  regret  of 
all,  he  left  newspaper  work,  in  which  he  had  manifested  such  capability,  in 
1871,  when  President  Grant,  as  a  token  of  appreciation,  appointed  him  secretary 
of  Washington  territory.  The  following  year  he  was  selected  by  the  republican 
convention  as  a  delegate  to  the  national  convention,  which  once  more  nominated 
General  Grant  for  the  presidency  at  Philadelphia.  Judge  Struve  served  as  terri- 
torial secretary  until  the  close  of  Grant's  administration,  when  his  term  expired. 
He  then  returned  to  Olympia  and  practiced  law  again,  but  his  ability  again  and 
again  led  to  his  selection  for  public  duties  of  honor,  trust  and  responsibility.  He 
was  appointed  a  commissioner  to  codify  the  laws  of  Washington  territory  in  1877 
but  after  a  year  was  obliged  to  resign  because  his  law  practice  required  his  undi- 
vided attention. 

In  1879  Judge  Struve  removed  to  Seattle  and  with  John  Leary  formed  the 
firm  of  Struve  &  Leary.  In  1880  Colonel  J.  C.  Haines  was  taken  into  the  firm 
and  in  1884  Maurice  McMicken  was  added  and  Mr.  Leary  withdrew.  Five  years 
later  Colonel  Haines  withdrew  and  the  firm  then  became  Struve  &  McMicken. 
While  territorial  secretary  Judge  Struve  was  sole  attorney  for  the  Northern  Pa- 
cific Railroad  Company  in  Washington  and  until  1883  conducted  personally  all 
important  litigation  for  the  railroad. 

From  the  beginning  of  his  residence  in  Seattle,  Judge  Struve  was  a  recognized 
leader  in  the  city  and  was  largely  instrumental  in  molding  public  thought  and 
action.  In  1882  he  was  elected  mayor  and  was  reelected  in  1883,  during  which 
time  Seattle  took  its  first  steps  toward  its  present  greatness,  five  hundred  thousand 
dollars  being  spent  in  public  improvements,  including  the  grading  of  the  streets. 
The  population  increased  from  three  thousand  to  ten  thousand  in  1883.  As 
mayor  of  the  city  Judge  Struve  received  the  Villard  party  when  the  Northern 
Pacific  was  completed.  His  activities  extended  to  almost  every  field  which  has 
had  to  do  with  the  upbuilding  of  city  and  state.  In  1879  ^^  was  appointed  regent 
of  Washington  University  and  continued  in  that  position  through  many  years, 
serving  as  president  for  four  consecutive  terms.  In  1884  he  was  elected  school 
director  and  held  the  office  for  three  years,  doing  efficient  work  in  connection 
with  the  cause  of  public  education  in  Seattle.  In  1886  he  was  appointed  by  Gover- 
nor Squire  to  the  position  of  judge  advocate  general  of  Washington  territory  and 


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took  a  prominent  part  in  directing  military  affairs  when  Seattle  was  under  martial 
law  following  the  Chinese  riots  which  occurred  in  February,  1886.  In  the  fol- 
lowing year  he  was  appointed  supreme  court  reporter  and  supervised  Volume  III 
of  the  Washington  Territory  Reports.  He  was  elected  a  member  of  the  board  of 
freeholders  which  prepared  the  charter  for  Seattle  and  he  was  chairman  of  the 
committee  on  judiciary  and  tide  lands.  He  soon  had  to  refuse  many  honors  and 
confined  his  attention  to  his  office,  acting  solely  as  attorney  for  many  railway, 
mill  and  coal  corporations.  He  was  greatly  interested  in  historical  research  and 
for  years  investigated  Washington's  earlier  history  in  his  leisure  hours,  intending 
to  publish  the  results  of  his  investigations  in  book  form,  but  the  great  fire  of 
June  6,  1889,  destroyed  all  of  his  data.  However,  he  started  in  again  on  the  work 
at  a  later  period. 

Judge  Struve  played  an  important  part  in  the  material  development  of  Wash- 
ington in  connection  Vv^ith  its  mining  and  railroad  interests  and  financial  institu- 
tions. He  was  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  cable  system  of  street  cars  in  Seattle, 
became  a  large  stockholder  in  the  company  and  was  president  of  the  Madison 
street  line.  He  became  one  of  the  promoters  of  and  a  director  in  the  Home 
Insurance  Company,  which  paid  a  hundred-thousand-dollar  fire  loss  June  6,  1889. 
He  was  one  of  the  incorporators,  directors  and  the  vice  president  of  the  Boston 
National  Bank  and  was  sole  agent  in  Washington  for  the  German  Savings  & 
Loan  Society  of  San  Francisco.  His  connection  with  any  enterprise  or  project 
assured  its  success  through  his  individual  efforts,  for  in  his  vocabulary  there  was 
no  such  word  as  fail  and  he  carried  forward  to  completion  whatever  he  under- 
took. He  was  known  as  an  able  financier  and  a  conservative,  sagacious  man  of 
business  as  well  as  Washington's  most  distinguished  jurist. 

In  October,  1863,  Judge  Struve  was  married  to  Miss  Lascelle  Knighton,  who 
was  born  in  Fort  Leavenworth,  Kansas,  in  1846.  When  she  was  but  a  year  old 
her  father,  Captain  H.  M.  Knighton,  made  his  way  across  the  plains  to  St.  Helen, 
Oregon,  and  became  the  owner  of  the  town  site.  He  was  the  first  marshal  of 
the  provisional  government  of  Oregon  and  was  prominently  identified  with  the 
pioneer  development  of  the  northwest.  He  afterward  removed  with  his  family 
to  Vancouver,  Washington,  and  Mrs.  Struve  was  educated  there  in  the  Convent 
of  the  Sacred  Heart.  She  became  the  wife  of  Judge  Struve  in  Vancouver,  in  1863, 
and  died  in  Seattle  in  1903,  after  an  illness  of  three  years.  Hers  was  a  strongly 
religious  nature.  She  was  philanthropic,  charitable,  gracious,  generous,  unselfish 
and  sincere.  She  was  a  social  leader,  possessing  a  magnetic  personality,  and  as  a 
hostess  she  was  unexcelled.  She  shared  her  husband's  prominence  and  the  whole 
state  sorrowed  when  she  passed  away.  Judge  Henry  Struve  died  in  New  York 
city  on  Tuesday  morning,  June  13,  1905,  after  a  brief  illness.  His  death  was  very 
unexpected,  his  daughter  Mary  being  the  only  member  of  the  family  with  him  at 
the  time.  Judge  and  Mrs.  Struve  became  parents  of  four  children :  Captain 
Harry  K.  Struve,  Mrs.  H.  F.  Meserve,  Frederick  K.  and  Mary. 

Judge  Struve  was  known  prominently  in  many  fraternal  and  benevolent  socie- 
ties. In  1874  he  was  elected  grand  master  of  the  grand  lodge  of  Odd  Fellows  in 
Oregon,  which  then  embraced  Washington  and  Idaho.  In  1876  he  was  elected 
representative  of  that  jurisdiction  in  the  sovereign  grand  lodge  and  he  instituted 
the  grand  lodge  of  Washington.  Such  in  brief  is  the  history  of  one  who  left 
the  impress  of  his  individuality  upon  the  development  of  the  northwest  in  many 


248  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

ways.  He  saw  its  opportunities  and  utilized  them  and  in  the  development  of  his 
individual  fortunes  he  contributed  to  the  upbuilding  of  the  empire  of  the  north- 
west. He  stood  in  a  prominent  position  as  a  journalist,  as  a  distinguished  lawyer 
and  as  a  business  man,  his  life  verifying  the  statement  that  power  grows  through 
the  exercise  of  effort.  As  he  progressed,  his  opportunities  and  his  advantages 
increased  and  he  gathered  to  himself  the  rewards  of  a  well  spent  life,  but,  more 
than  that,  he  upheld  the  political  and  legal  status  of  the  community  and  con- 
tributed to  its  intellectual  and  moral  stability. 


FREDERICK  KARL  STRUVE. 

Frederick  Karl  Struve,  president  of  the  Seattle  National  Bank,  has  at  every 
point  in  his  career  seemed  to  have  attained  the  utmost  success  possible  at  that 
point.  In  a  word,  he  has  readily  recognized  and  utilized  every  opportunity  and 
by  successive  stages  of  business  development  and  advancement  he  has  reached 
his  present  enviable  position  as  a  leading  financier  of  the  northwest. 

Mr.  Struve  is  a  native  of  Washington,  his  birth  having  occurred  at  Van- 
couver, June  17,  1871.  He  is  a  son  of  Judge  Henry  G.  Struve,  whose  record 
precedes  this.  His  education  was  acquired  in  the  public  schools  and  in  the 
University  of  Washington,  followed  by  matriculation  in  the  literary  department 
of  the  University  of  Michigan  at  Ann  Arbor,  where  he  spent  two  years  in  study. 
In  November,  1889,  upon  the  organization  of  the  Boston  National  Bank,  he 
was  made  clerk  in  that  institution  and  later  became  assistant  cashier,  serving 
until  April  i,  1898.  He  afterward  spent  some  time  with  the  First  National  Bank. 
In  1899,  he  formed  a  partnership  with  John  Davis  in  the  real  estate,  loan  and 
insurance  business  under  the  name  of  John  Davis  &  Company.  This  firm  has 
become  one  of  the  best  known  in  the  city,  the  volume  of  business  transacted 
by  them  annually  reaching  extensive  proportions.  From  1896  until  his  election 
as  president  of  the  Seattle  National  Bank,  Mr.  Struve  was  the  Seattle  repre- 
sentative of  the  German  Savings  &  Loan  Society  of  San  Francisco  which  did 
the  largest  loan  business  in  Washington.  The  firm  of  John  Davis  &  Company 
also  have  a  large  mortgage  loan  clientage  and  their  operations  in  real  estate 
annually  reach  a  high  figure.  They  platted  the  Highland  addition  and  Mr.  Struve 
individually  platted  the  Pettit  addition,  while  the  firm  platted  the  Yesler  estate 
addition  and  built  thereon  residences  which  have  so  greatly  improved  and  beau- 
ified  that  part  of  the  city.  The  general  business  of  the  firm,  however,  consists 
of  transactions  in  down  town  properties,  many  of  which  they  have  handled, 
negotiating  important  sales  and  also  attending  to  the  rental  of  many  of  the 
leading  business  blocks.  The  renting  department  has  become  an  important  fea- 
ture of  their  business  and  its  conduct  requires  eighteen  employes  all  of  whom  are 
engaged  at  stated  salaries.  Each  department  of  the  business  is  managed  by 
a  competent  superintendent  and  all  is  systematized  and  in  splendid  working 
condition.  Their  transactions  involve  the  handling  of  many  thousands  of  dollars 
within  the  course  of  a  month  and  the  business  is  hardly  second  to  any  in  this 
line  in  the  city.  Following  the  death  of  Jacob  Furth,  president  of  the  Seattle 
National  Bank,  Mr.   Struve,  who  had  served  as  vice  president,  was  elected  to 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  249 

fill  the  vacancy,  becoming  president  of  the  institution  on  the  ist  of  September, 
1914.  He  has  since  held  that  office  and  has  bent  his  energies  to  administrative 
direction  and  executive  control.  His  efforts  have  been  well  defined  and  his 
keen  perception  of  the  possibilities  of  the  situation  has  led  to  his  steady  advance- 
ment in  the  business  world. 

Mr.  Struve  was  married  November  17,  1897,  to  Miss  Anna  Furth,  daughter 
of  Jacob  Furth,  a  sketch  of  whom  appears  elsewhere  in  this  work,  and,  presiding 
with  graciousness  over  their  hospitable  home,  she  has  made  it  one  of  the  attractive 
social  centers  of  Seattle.  She  belongs  to  the  ladies'  adjunct  of  the  Golf  Club,  to 
some  of  the  more  prominent  literary  organizations  of  the  city,  is  a  member  of  the 
executive  committee  of  the  Assembly  Club  and  also  a  member  of  Trinity  parish 
church. 

Mr.  Struve  has  membership  in  the  Assembly  Club,  of  which  he  has  served 
as  treasurer.  He  belongs  also  to  the  Rainier  Club,  the  Firloch  Club,  the  Uni- 
versity Club,  the  Seattle  Tennis  Club  and  the  Seattle  Golf  and  Country  Club, 
of  which  he  has  been  the  secretary,  all  of  Seattle,  and  the  Union  Club  of  Tacoma, 
He  became  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  Seattle  Athletic  Club,  was  chosen  the 
first  captain  of  the  athletic  team  and  later  was  elected  the  vice  president  of  the 
society.  He  is  likewise  a  member  of  the  Chi  Psi  fraternity  and  he  is  identified 
with  the  Chamber  of  Commerce,  giving  stalwart  support  to  its  well  defined  plans 
and  projects  for  the  upbuilding  and  improvement  of  the  city.  Politically  his 
allegiance  is  one  of  the  supporting  features  of  the  republican  party  in  Seattle. 
He  greatly  enjoys  travel  and.  besides  extensive  visits  to  all  parts  of  America, 
he  has  visited  Cuba  and  Europe.  In  shorter  periods  of  recreation  he  turns  to 
golf  and  outdoor  sports.  Of  him  it  has  been  said:  "He  is  widely  known  as  a 
young  man  of  marked  executive  force.  Intricate  business  situations  he  readily 
comprehends,  he  forms  his  plans  quickly  and  is  prompt  and  accurate  in  their 
execution.  Thus  he  has  gained  a  wide  reputation  as  a  capable  and  successful 
man  of  business,  a  typical  representative  of  the  enterprise  that  has  led  to  the 
marvelous  development  of  the  northwest." 


LESLIE  R.  COFFIN. 


Prominently  connected  with  traction  interests  in  Bellingham  and  northwestern 
Washington  is  Leslie  R.  Coffin  who  is  manager  of  the  Puget  Sound  Traction, 
Light  &  Power  Company  and  also  the  Pacific  Northwest  Traction  Company. 
He  is  thoroughly  posted  on  the  improvements  and  vital  problems  that  have  to  do 
with  traction  interests  both  in  construction  and  operation  as  well  as  in  service  and 
there  is  no  feature  of  the  business  with  which  he  is  not  familiar.  His  capa- 
bility therefore  contributes  to  the  success  of  the  corporation  with  which  he  is 
now  identified.  He  is  a  young  man  who  has  already  made  a  creditable  name  and 
place  for  himself,  as  he  was  born  in  Denver,  Colorado,  April  13,  1884,  a  son  of 
Frederick  R.  and  Elizabeth  (Lowber)  Coffin.  After  attending  the  public  schools 
of  his  native  city  to  the  age  of  nine  years  he  accompanied  his  parents  on  their 
removal  to  Cripple  Creek,  Colorado,  where  he  continued  his  education  until  he 
left  the  high  school  in   1899.     In  that  year  he  became  a  resident  of  Pasadena, 


250  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

California.  He  was  graduated  from  the  high  school  of  that  city  with  the  class  of 
1902.  He  afterward  attended  Harvard  University  at  Cambridge,  Massachusetts, 
where  he  completed  an  electrical  and  engineering  course  by  graduation  with  the 
class  of  1906. 

He  next  went  to  Boston  where  he  became  connected  with  the  well-known 
corporation  operating  under  the  name  of  the  Stone  &  Webster  Company,  one  of 
the  largest  engineering  corporations  in  the  country.  He  was  connected  with 
their  statistical  department  for  one  year  after  which  he  came  to  the  northwest 
and  as  an  electrical  engineer  entered  the  services  of  the  Whatcom  County  Rail- 
way and  Electric  Light  Company.  In  this  connection  he  won  advancement, 
becoming  manager  in  1910  and  when  the  business  was  taken  over  in  191 1  by  the 
Puget  Sound  Traction,  Light  and  Power  Company  he  continued  as  manager  for 
the  latter.  In  191 1  this  company  also  began  the  construction  of  a  suburban  line 
from  Bellingham  to  Sedro  WooUey,  Burlington  and  Mount  Vernon,  which  was 
completed  in  19 12  and  constitutes  the  northern" division  of  the  Pacific  Northwest 
Traction  Company,  of  which  Mr.  Coffin  is  also  the  manager.  It  will  thus  be 
seen  that  his  interests  are  of  an  important  character,  the  control  of  which  involves 
the  solution  of  many  intricate  and  complex  problems  but  in  every  regard  he  has 
been  found  adequate  to  the  situation. 

In  Cam.bridge,  Massachusetts,  on  the  4th  of  October,  1909,  ^Ir.  Coffin  was 
married  to  Miss  Fanny  M.  Johnson,  and  they  have  one  child,  John  Matchett,  now 
in  his  second  year.  Fraternally  Mr.  Coffin  is  an  Elk  and  he  is  also  well  known  in 
club  circles,  holding  membership  in  the  Bellingham  Country  Club,  the  Cougar 
Club  and  the  Kulshan  Club.  Fle  is  also  an  associate  member  of  the  American 
Institute  of  Electrical  Engineers  and  the  Harvard  Engineers  Society.  While 
his  interest  in  outside  activities  is  ever  maintained  at  an  even  balance,  the  greater 
part  of  his  time  and  energies  have  been  concentrated  upon  his  business  affairs 
which  have  been  of  constantly  growing  volume  and  importance  until  today  he 
is  most  active  in  connection  with  traction  interests,  holding  to  high  ideals  of 
service  but  at  the  same  time  economically  and  wisely  directing  the  conduct  of 
the  business,  thus  contributing  to  the  financial  success  of  the  corporation. 


CHARLES  J.  WARREN. 

Business  enterprise  at  Arlington  finds  a  worthy  representative  in  Charles  J. 
Warren,  a  dealer  in  men's  furnishing  goods,  in  which  connection  he  has  built 
up  a  business  of  substantial  proportions.  He  was  born  in  Chicago,  Illinois, 
January  i,  1875,  a  son  of  William  and  Anna  (McGlaughlin)  Warren,  who  were 
natives  of  England  and  Ireland  respectively.  In  childhood  they  came  to  America, 
making  their  way  at  once  to  Chicago,  but  their  marriage  was  celebrated  in 
Rochester,  New  York.  Later  in  life  Mr.  Warren  engaged  in  carpentering  and 
contract  work  and  in  1876  he  removed  to  Peoria.  Illinois,  where  he  continued 
contracting  up  to  the  time  of  his  retirement  from  active  business.  He  is  still 
living  in  that  city  at  the  age  of  seventy-nine  years  and  is  enjoying  a  rest  which 
he  has  truly  earned  and  richly  deserves.     His  wife  died   September   10,   1880, 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  251 

when  about  thirty-five  years  of  age.     In  their  family  were  six  children,  five  sons 
and  a  daughter,  of  whom  Charles  J.  was  the  fifth  in  order  of  birth. 

Through  the  period  of  his  boyhood  Charles  J.  Warren  attended  the  public 
schools  of  Peoria,  Illinois,  and  later  when  his  school  days  were  over  he  worked 
at  the  carpenter's  trade  in  that  city.  He  there  became  connected  with  the 
Mexican  Amolia  Soap  Company,  with  which  he  was  associated  for  five  years, 
when  he  returned  to  the  carpenter's  trade,  at  which  he  worked  for  two  years. 
In  1897  he  arrived  in  Seattle  and  entered  the  employ  of  the  Atlas  Lumber  Com- 
pany at  Lake  McMurray,  remaining  at  that  point  for  a  year  and  a  half.  His 
next  position  was  with  the  Hyatt  &  Bryan  Shingle  Company  of  Pilchuck,  with 
which  he  continued  for  four  and  a  half  years,  when  he  removed  to  Biglake, 
Washington,  where  he  was  closely  associated  with  the  shingle  business  for  a 
similar  period.  On  the  3d  of  July,  1905,  he  arrived  in  Arlington  and  accepted 
a  clerical  position  with  the  firm  of  Peterson  Brothers.  He  remained  in  that 
employ  for  seven  years  and  then  succeeded  R.  L.  Vaughn  in  the  men's  furnish- 
ing goods  business  at  Arlington  on  the  ist  of  x\ugust,  191 2.  He  has  since  con- 
centrated his  energies  upon  the  further  development  of  the  business,  which  he 
is  now  conducting  on  a  larger  scale  than  ever  before.  He  now  carries  a  large 
and  attractive  line  of  men's  furnishings,  keeping  thoroughly  up-to-date  in  rela- 
tion to  style  and  workmanship,  and  his  business  has  now  reached  gratifying 
proportions. 

On  the  6th  of  June,  1908,  Mr.  Warren  was  married  to  Miss  Mattie  Henrietta 
Hansen,  of  Stanwood,  Washington,  a  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gabriel  Hansen, 
of  Stanwood,  where  they  still  reside.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Warren  have  become  the 
parents  of  two  daughters:  Geraldine  Edith,  who  was  born  in  August,  1910; 
and  Anna  Marion,  born  June  21,  191 5. 

For  ten  years  Mr.  Warren  has  been  chief  of  the  x\rlington  Fire  Department 
and  he  has  always  been  deeply  interested  in  everything  pertaining  to  public 
progress  and  improvement.  He  served  for  one  term  as  a  member  of  the  city 
council  of  Arlington  and  fraternally  he  is  connected  with  the  Elks  lodge  No. 
479,  the  Odd  Fellows  lodge  No.  127  and  the  United  Workmen  lodge  No.  84.  His 
political  endorsement  has  always  been  given  to  the  republican  party  since  age 
conferred  upon  him  the  right  of  franchise  and  he  does  everything  in  his  power 
to  ensure  its  growth  and  promote  its  success.  He  never  lightly  regards  the 
duties  of  citizenship  but  is  faithful  to  every  responsibility  devolving  upon  him 
and  those  who  know  him  entertain  for  him  warm  regard. 


ALBERT  M.  PINCKNEY. 

Forty-six  years  have  been  added  to  the  cycle  of  the  centuries  since  Albert 
M.  Pinckney  arrived  in  the  northwest  and  he  is  largely  familiar  with  the  Sound 
country.  He  reached  Blaine  when  there  were  only  about  twelve  families  here, 
when  there  were  no  mills  and  when  the  work  of  future  progress  and  develop- 
ment seemed  a  doubtful  proposition.  Fie  was  born  at  Ann  Arbor,  Michigan, 
December  i,  1849,  spent  some  time  in  South  Dakota  and  came  from  Sioux  City, 
Iowa,  to  Washington  in  1871.     The  early  settlers  here  took  up  claims  and  began 


252  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

improving  the  land  with  Httle  thought  of  utiHzing  the  timber  interests.  After 
ten  years  a  mill  was  built  in  order  to  provide  lumber  for  local  use.  There  were 
two  brothers  of  the  name  of  Clarke,  who  built  a  store  on  Semiahmoo  across  the 
bay  and  the  early  settlers  had  to  go  there  by  boat  to  do  their  trading.  The 
plant  of  the  Alaska  Pacific  Association  is  now  found  there.  In  the  years  imme- 
diately following  his  arrival  here  Mr.  Pinckney  was  employed  at  various  kinds  of 
work  but  later  he  concentrated  his  attention  upon  carpentering.  After  some 
time  spent  in  Whatcom  county  he  went  to  Westminster,  British  Columbia,  where 
he  was  employed  on  the  building  of  the  Canadian  Pacific  Railroad.  Later  he 
went  to  Seattle,  where  he  spent  sixteen  years,  devoting  most  of  that  period  to 
carpenter  work,  although  for  four  years  he  was  on  the  police  force  of  the  city,  to 
which  he  was  appointed  about  1886.  In  May,  1894,  he  returned  to  Blaine,  where 
he  has  since  made  his  home.  Here  he  resumed  carpentering,  also  began  dealing 
in  real  estate  and  improving  property,  and  as  the  years  have  gone  on  his  efforts 
have  brought  to  him  substantial  success.  He  built  a  number  of  residences  and 
has  thus  contributed  to  the  improvement  of  the  city.  He  is  a  brother  of  William 
Pinckney,  in  connection  with  whose  sketch  on  another  page  of  this  work  is 
given  the  familv  historv. 

The  military  service  of  Albert  M.  Pinckney  covers  active  duty  with  the 
militia  in  the  southern  part  of  Dakota  during  the  latter  part  of  the  Civil  war 
and  later  service  with  Company  D  of  the  Washington  National  Guard  while  in 
Seattle.  He  belongs  to  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows  and  for  years 
he  was  a  stalwart  republican  in  politics  but  more  recently  has  maintained  an 
independent  course.  He  has  served  on  the  police  force  of  Blaine  and  has  also 
been  a  member  of  the  city  council,  and  there  is  no  feature  of  public  life  here  in 
which  he  has  not  been  deeply  interested,  standing  at  all  times  for  progress  and 
upbuilding. 


ROBERT  POLSON. 


Robert  Poison,  manager  of  the  Poison  Logging  Company  of  Hoquiam,  is  the 
possessor  of  sterling  qualities  which  insure  him  the  warm  regard  of  his  friends 
and  the  high  respect  of  his  business  associates.  He  was  born  in  Nova  Scotia  in 
1866  and  there  spent  the  period  of  his  minority,  his  education  being  acquired  in 
the  public  schools  of  that  country.  In  1887,  when  twenty-one  years  of  age,  he 
arrived  in  Hoquiam  but  after  devoting  a  year  to  logging  there  he  removed  to 
British  Columbia,  where  he  also  spent  a  year.  Returning  to  Hoquiam,  he  operated 
a  logging  camp  for  his  brother,  Alexander  Poison,  for  a  year  and  subsequently 
engaged  in  the  logging  business  on  his  own  account  for  two  years.  He  after- 
ward joined  forces  with  his  brother,  Alexander  Poison,  and  became  manager  of 
the  Poison  Brothers  Logging  Company,  which  was  afterward  reorganized  under 
the  style  of  the  Poison  Logging  Company,  of  which  Robert  Poison  still  remains 
manager.  This  business  has  been  built  up  to  large  and  substantial  proportions 
under  his  direct  control  and  he  has  further  extended  the  scope  of  his  activities 
through  connection  with  other  business  interests,  being  now  president  of  the 
Eureka  Lumber  &  Shingle  Company,  president  of  the  Hoquiam  Timber  Company, 
and  also  a  stockholder  in  a  number  of  other  importanf  business  concerns  not  only 


EGBERT  POLSON 


lilllE  NEW  YORK 
PUBLIC  UBRARY 


ASTOK,    LENOX. 
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of  Hoqniam  but  of  the  Grays  Harbor  district.     His  judgment  is  discriminating, 
his  opinions  sound  and  his  enterprise  is  unfaltering. 

Mr.  Poison  is  a  republican  in  his  political  views  and  fraternally  is  connected 
with  the  Benevolent  Protective  Order  of  Elks.  He  is  a  man  of  splendid  physique. 
typical  of  the  big  spirit  within,  although  he  is  modest  and  unassuming,  claiming 
no  special  credit  for  what  he  has  accomplished  nor  what  he  has  done  for  the 
public.  His  generosity,  however,  has  been  manifest  in  his  support  of  many  plans 
and  measures  for  the  public  good  and  he  has  been  especially  active  in  promoting 
improvements  on  Grays  Harbor.  All  who  know  him  speak  of  him  in  terms  of 
warm  regard  and  he  enjoys  the  respect  and  goodwill  of  colleagues  and  con- 
temporaries. 


JACOB  FURTH. 


While  a  city  owes  its  existence,  its  upbuilding  and  improvement  not  to  a 
single  individual  but  to  the  united  efforts  of  many,  there  are  always  those 
who  are  leaders  in  the  public  life  and  whose  efforts  constitute  the  foundation 
upon  which  is  builded  much  of  the  material  prosperity  and  the  civic  advance- 
ment. To  this  class  belonged  Jacob  Furth,  who  was  long  prominently  known 
in  banking  circles  of  the  northwest  and  who  was  most  active  in  establishing 
and  promoting  the  street  railway  system  of  Seattle  and  the  interurban  systems 
of  this  section  of  the  country.  The  extent  and  importance  of  his  activities 
indeed,  made  him  one  of  the  valued  residents  of  the  northwest  and  his  record 
indicates  what  may  be  accomplished  by  the  young  man  of  foreign  birth  who 
seeks  the  opportunities  of  the  new  world  and  has  the  energy  and  determination 
to  improve  them.  But  while  Jacob  Furth  was  masterful,  commanding  and 
dynamic  in  his  business  affairs,  he  regarded  business  as  but  one  phase  of 
existence,  and  he  was  not  less  the  public-spirited  citizen  and  the  philanthropist 
than  he  was  the  successful  financier.  Indeed,  there  was  no  period  in  all  of  his 
career  when  business  so  occupied  his  attention  that  he  would  not  turn  to  listen 
to  some  plan  for  the  city's  betterment  or  some  tale  whereby  his  personal  aid 
was  sought  for  an  individual  or  an  organization.  He  is  therefore  entitled  to 
three-fold  prominence. 

Mr.  Furth  was  born  at  Schwihau,  Bohemia,  November  15,  1840,  a  son  of 
Lazar  and  Anna  (Popper)  Furth,  who  were  also  natives  of  that  land.  After 
attending  school  to  the  age  of  thirteen  years  Jacob  Furth  began  learning  the 
confectioner's  trade,  which  he  followed  for  three  years.  The  tales  which 
reached  him  concerning  the  opportunities  of  the  United  States  determined 
him  to  try  his  fortune  in  America  when  he  was  a  youth  of  sixteen,  and  with 
California  as  his  destination  he  bade  adieu  to  friends  and  native  land,  arriving 
in  San  Francisco  in  1856.  A  week  later  he  left  the  California  metropolis  for 
Nevada  City,  using  his  last  ten  dollars  in  making  the  trip.  Financial  conditions 
rendered  it  imperative  that  he  obtain  immediate  employment  and  he  accepted  a 
clerkship  in  a  clothing  store,  where  he  was  employed  mornings  and  evenings, 
while  the  daytime  was  improved  by  attendance  at  the  public  schools  for  a 
period  of  about  six  months.  He  thereby  acquainted  himself  with  the  English 
language,  after  which  he  put  aside  his  textbooks  and  devoted  all  of  his  atten- 


256  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

tion  to  business.  His  salary  was  originally  only  forty  dollars  per  month,  but 
he  proved  so  capable  and  faithful  that  promotion  came  to  him  rapidly  and  at 
the  end  of  three  years  he  was  receiving  three  hundred  dollars  per  month.  The 
cost  of  living  might  then,  as  now,  have  received  wide  comment,  but,  notwith- 
standing this,  he  saved  from  his  earnings  enough  to  enable  him  to  embark  in 
business  on  his  own  account  in  1862,  at  which  time  he  opened  a  clothing  and 
dry-goods  store,  which  he  conducted  for  eight  years.  In  1S70  he  removed  to 
Colusa,  where  he  established  a  general  mercantile  store,  of  which  he  remained 
proprietor  until  1882.  On  account  of  impaired  health  he  then  made  a  trip  to 
the  Puget  Sound  country  and,  although  Seattle  was  then  scarcely  more  than  a 
village,  he  recognized  something  of  its  opportunities  and  resolved  to  start  a 
bank  in  the  growing  little  town.  In  cooperation  with  San  Francisco  friends 
he  organized  the  Puget  Sound  National  Bank,  with  a  capital  of  fifty  thousand 
dollars,  and  took  charge  as  its  cashier.  In  the  first  few  months  of  its  existence 
he  also  acted  as  receiving  and  paying  teller  and  bookkeeper  and,  indeed,  was 
the  only  employe  of  the  bank  as  well  as  its  only  officer  in  Seattle.  It  was  not 
long,  however,  before  the  patronage  increased,  making  it  necessary  for  Mr. 
Furth  to  have  assistance,  and  within  a  few  years  the  capital  was  doubled  and 
has  since  been  increased  several  times  without  calling  upon  the  stockholders 
cO  put  up  any  additional  money,  the  earnings  of  the  bank  being  sufficient  to 
increase  the  capital  stock.  In  1893  Mr.  Furth  was  elected  to  the  presidency 
and  so  continued  until  its  consolidation  with  the  Seattle  National  Bank,  after 
which  he  became  chairman  of  the  board  of  directors  of  the  latter.  He  became 
recognized  as  one  of  the  foremost  factors  in  banking  circles  in  the  northwest, 
thoroughly  conversant  with  every  phase  of  the  business  and  capable  of  solvmg 
many  intricate  and  complex  financial  problems. 

Extending  his  efforts  to  other  fields,  he  organized  the  First  National  Bank 
of  Snohomish  in  1896  and  remained  one  of  its  stockholders  and  directors  until 
his  demise.  He  had  similar  connection  with  several  other  banks  in  different 
parts  of  the  state  and  his  efforts  proved  a  stimulus  in  securing  success  for  other 
business  interests.  In  1884  he  organized  the  California  Land  &  Stock  Company, 
owning  a  farm  of  nearly  fourteen  thousand  acres  in  Lincoln  county — one  of 
the  largest  in  the  state- — the  greater  part  of  it  being  devoted  to  wheat  growing, 
with  some  grazing  land  and  pasture  for  cattle  and  horses.  Of  this  company 
Mr.  Furth  continued  as  president  until  his  death.  Even  that  added  to  his 
financial  affairs  did  not  cover  the  scope  of  his  activities.  He  was  not  only  a 
student  of  conditions  affecting  his  individual  interests,  but  also  of  those  condi- 
tions affecting  the  city  and  growing  out  of  its  development  and  advancement. 
When  Seattle's  increasing  population  made  it  necessary  that  there  should  be 
street  railway  facihties  he  became  interested  in  the  subject  and  as  appliances 
for  the  operation  of  electric  railways  were  developed  and  perfected  his  energies 
were  more  and  more  largely  directed  to  the  building  and  management  of  urban 
and  interurban  electric  railway  systems.  The  year  1900  witnessed  the  organiza- 
tion of  the  Seattle  Electric  Company,  of  which  he  became  president  and  which  now 
operates  more  than  one  hundred  miles  of  track.  He  aided  in  organizing  and 
became  the  president  of  the  Puget  Sound  Electric  Railway  in  1902,  this  cor- 
poration controlling  the  line  between  Seattle  and  Tacoma  and  also  owning  the 
street  railways  in  Tacoma  and  most  of  the  other  cities  and  towns  of  the  Puget 


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Sound  country.  He  was  also  president  of  the  Vulcan  Iron  Works.  Mr.  Furth 
made  further  investment  in  property,  including  much  Seattle  real  estate  and 
splendid  timber  lands  throughout  the  northwest.  His  sound  business  judgment 
and  sagacity  were  shown  in  the  excellent  income  which  resulted  from  his  invest- 
ments, making  him  one  of  the  foremost  men  in  wealth  as  well  as  in  business 
enterprise  in  the  northwest. 

Ere  leaving  California  Mr.  Furth  was  married  to  Miss  Lucy  A.  Dunten,  a 
native  of  Indiana,  and  they  became  the  parents  of  three  daughters :  Jane  E., 
Anna  F.,  and  Sidonia,  the  second  daughter  being  now  the  wife  of  Frederick  K. 
Struve.  The  family  is  widely  and  prominently  known  in  Seattle,  occupying  a 
position  of  leadership  in  social  circles. 

Mr.  Furth  was  a  valued  representative  of  the  Masonic  fraternity  and  of 
several  social  organizations.  He  became  a  Mason  in  Colusa  county,  California, 
in  1870,  and  while  there  residing  was  master  of  his  lodge.  He  was  also  a  Royal 
Arch  Mason  and  he  belonged  to  the  Rainier  Club,  the  Golf  Club,  the  Commercial 
Club  of  Seattle  and  the  Seattle  Chamber  of  Commerce.  He  was  president  of 
the  last  named  for  two  terms  and  his  identification  therewith  indicated  his  interest 
in  the  city's  upbuilding  and  business  development.  He  voted  with  the  republican 
party  and  sought  its  success  without  desiring  official  reward.  He  served,  how- 
ever, as  a  member  of  the  Seattle  city  council  from  1885  until  1891  and  in  that 
connection,  as  in  private  life,  labored  earnestly  for  the  benefit  and  upbuilding 
of  the  municipality.  Mr.  Furth  had  no  special  advantages  beyond  those  which 
others  enjoy,  but  he  worked  perhaps  a  little  harder,  a  little  more  persistently, 
studied  business  situations  and  questions  more  thoroughly  and  thus  was  able 
to  make  more  judicious  investments  and  to  direct  his  labors  more  intelligently, 
v/ith  the  result  that  he  won  place  among  the  most  prosperous  citizens  of  "the 
northwest,  ranking,  too,  with  those  who,  while  promoting  individual  prosperity, 
advance  the  general  welfare.  Indeed,  it  was  his  public  service  for  the  benefit 
of  his  city  and  his  kindliness  to  his  fellowmen  that  gained  him  a  firm  hold  upon 
the  affection  of  those  with  whom  he  was  brought  in  contact.  He  passed  away  in 
June,   1914,  and  the  Post-Intelligencer  wrote  of  him: 

"More  than  a  half  century  ago  a  Bohemian  boy  left  the  confectioner's  shop 
in  Buda-Pesth  where  he  was  employed  and  crossed  the  great  ocean  to  seek  his 
fortune  in  the  golden  west  of  America.  The  boy  brought  with  him  a  heritage 
of  virtues — sobriety,  thrift,  industry  and  honesty.  He  set  himself  a  high  ideal, 
and  throughout  a  long  life  which  saw  the  poor  boy  transformed  into  the  man 
of  riches  and  power,  throughout  a  life  which  put  into  his  hands  the  means  of 
working  great  good  or  great  evil,  Jacob  Furth  steadfastly  followed  that  high 
ideal,  practicing  in  private  as  in  public  the  simple  creed  of  honesty  and  kindli- 
ness, making  of  his  every  act  the  example  of  a  courageous,  intelligent  gentleman 
and  leader  of  men.  A  steadfastness  of  purpose,  a  judgment  unbiased  by  pre- 
judice, a  devout  belief  in  the  good  which  lies  in  all  human  kind,  a  faithful 
adherence  to  the  old-fashioned  virtues  which  are  the  foundation  of  our  civiliza- 
tion;  these  traits  characterized  Jacob  Furth,  molder  of  great  enterprises.  To 
his  own  family  Mr.  Furth  was  a  loving  husband  and  father.  To  his  business 
associates  and  subordinates  he  was  the  courteous  gentleman,  the  great  leader, 
quick  to  grasp  and  utilize  large  ideas,  the  fair-minded  judge  and  the  liberal 
employer.     His  charities  are  beyond  the  enumeration  of  even  those  closest  to 


258  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

him.  He  gave  publicly  on  every  worthy  occasion,  but  always  without  ostenta- 
tion. He  gave  privately  beyond  the  belief  of  even  his  closest  friends,  and 
always  aimed  to  make  his  giving  a  matter  of  substantial  aid  rather  than  charity 
in  the  narrower  sense  of  the  word. 

*Tn  the  community  which  he  served  so  many  years  Jacob  Furth  was  a  leader. 
His  counsel  served  time  and  again  to  guard  against  hasty  and  hot-headed  action, 
and  in  business  his  advice  was  regarded  as  invaluable.  Jacob  Furth  served 
Seattle  loyally  and  the  highest  ideal  actuated  him  in  questions  of  public  moment. 
From  the  day  he  chose  this  city  as  his  home  he  gave  liberally  of  time  and  influ- 
ence and  energy  to  build  up  the  community  about  him.  Possessed  of  great  power 
throughout  his  maturity,  Air.  Furth  strove  to  serve  honestly  and  faithfully  those 
who  put  their  faith  in  him  and  to  help  his  fellowmen  by  standing  for  the  things 
his  judgment  told  him  were  best  for  the  community.  The  figure  of  Jacob  Furth 
has  been  familiar  to  Seattle,  identified  with  great  afifairs  of  this  city  for  the  past 
thirty-one  years.  Of  medium  stature,  broad  of  shoulder  and  vigorous,  age 
seemed  to  encroach  little  upon  him.  His  rugged  face  spelled  power  and  self- 
mastery,  and  the  eyes,  which  looked  upon  the  world  from  behind  lenses,  were 
a  fascinating  reflection  of  the  mind  of  the  man,  at  times  kindly  and  smiling,  at 
times  commanding,  often  sympathetic.  Always  this  intelligent  gaze  was  leveled 
on  whomever  Mr.  Furth  addressed,  a  direct,  fearless  glance  which  appraised  and 
judged  rapidly  and  accurately. 

"Calm  self-control  was  the  most  striking  characteristic  of  the  banker.  When 
he  spoke  it  was  in  low  tones,  clear  and  forceful,  and  he  wasted  few  words.  He 
listened  much,  weighing  and  judging,  with  attention  riveted  on  the  matter  in 
hand.  His  decisions  were  given  rapidly,  but  without  haste.  Kindliness  was  a 
great  ingredient  of  Mr.  Furth's  character.  Throughout  his  life  he  displayed  a 
ready  sympathy  for  all  manner  and  conditions  of  people,  a  sympathy  which 
could  put  him  into  the  attitude  of  any  person  who  came  to  him  with  a  problem 
to  solve.  'Mr.  Furth  could  put  himself  in  the  place  of  a  boy  of  ten  who  had 
broken  his  skates  as  readily  as  he  could  understand  the  feelings  of  a  man  or 
woman  in  their  greatest  misfortune,'  said  one  who  knew  him  intimately.  Mem- 
bers of  his  family  never  hesitated  to  consult  him  even  during  business  hours 
on  the  most  commonplace  of  domestic  problems  and  always  found  him  ready 
to  drop  the  big  business  in  hand  to  understand  and  advise  in  their  perplexities. 
Strangers  of  any  degree  had  no  difficulty  in  gaining  an  audience  with  the  banker 
and  railway  president.  He  could  be  found  at  his  office  in  the  Puget  Sound 
National  Bank  (now  the  Seattle  National)  or  in  the  Electric  Company  office, 
in  the  Pioneer  building,  at  any  time  from  eight  until  six  o'clock,  and  the  request 
for  an  interview  was  sufficient  to  gain  audience. 

"As  a  man  of  great  power,  Mr.  Furth  was  perpetually  sought  by  men  with 
schemes — good,  bad  and  indififerent.  The  great  strength  of  the  man  who  deals 
in  millions,  who  finances  and  manages  great  enterprises  or  who  puts  his  capital 
out  at  interest  is  his  judgment  of  men.  Mr.  Furth  made  up  his  mind  promptly 
and  from  his  own  observation.  A  personal  interview  was  almost  invariably 
the  manner  by  which  the  banker  decided  on  a  course  of  action.  Once  he  had 
satisfied  himself  of  a  man's  honesty  he  stood  ready  to  back  his  opinion  with  all 
the  money  that  reason  justified  employing.  The  reputation  of  a  man  who  prac- 
tices  simple  honesiy,   who   serves   faithfully  and   well   those   who  trust  him   is 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  259 

the  greatest  gain  he  can  hope  from  life.  Such  a  reputation  Jacob  Furth  built 
up  in  his  handUng  of  large  affairs  in  this  city,  and  as  the  affairs  grew  in  import- 
ance the  name  and  reputation  of  the  man  grew  with  them  until  his  was  a 
figure  of  more  than  local  fame.  The  crown  of  this  phase  of  a  busy  career  came 
at  the  time  of  the  great  earthquake  and  fire  which  in  three  brief  days  devastated 
the  city  of  San  Francisco.  When  the  appeal  of  the  stricken  city  went  out  to  the 
world  hearts  were  touched  and  purses  opened  in  every  state  of  the  Union. 
There  was  a  tremendous  competition  to  get  into  the  stricken  city  those  things 
most  needed  by  the  homeless  thousands.  The  great  state  of  Massachusetts 
raised  a  million  dollars  by  public  subscription  and  sought  to  put  this  money  to 
its  best  use  for  the  benefit  of  the  fire  suff"erers.  Far  distant  from  the  disaster, 
it  was  decided  to  employ  some  agent  whose  honesty  and  judgment  would  best 
serve  the  purpose  of  the  subscribers.  Jacob  Furth,  the  banker,  thousands  of 
miles  away  in  Seattle,  was  the  man  chosen.  To  him  Massachusetts  handed  a 
million  dollars  with  the  simple  direction  that  it  be  spent  for  the  best  interests  of 
the  people  of  San  Francisco.  Here  was  a  task  to  try  the  greatest  man.  A 
million  dollars  is  a  tremendous  power  for  good  or  evil.  San  Francisco  was  in 
chaotic  state  and  it  was  difficult  indeed  to  learn  the  needs  of  the  city  or  how 
to  administer  to  them.  Mr.  Furth  undertook  the  trust  with  characteristic  calm- 
ness and  dispatch.  Relief  work  was  organized  rapidly  and  carried  out  system- 
atically. Ways  were  devised  of  doing  the  greatest  good  with  the  money  at  hand, 
and  the  things  most  needed  found  their  way  to  the  hands  of  those  most  in  want. 
As  simply  as  he  undertook  the  slightest  problem,  as  seriously  as  he  undertook 
the  biggest  transaction,  Jacob  Furth  accepted  the  trust  of  Massachusetts  and 
did  its  errand  of  mercy. 

"Some  months  later  Mr.  Furth  journeyed  to  Boston  to  make  an  account 
of  the  funds  in  his  care.  On  this  occasion  he  was  the  guest  of  honor  at  a 
banquet  complimentary  to  his  work  and  his  honesty,  a  banquet  at  which  the 
governor  of  Massachusetts,  the  mayor  of  Boston  and  many  noted  men  were 
present  to  thank  the  agent  of  a  state's  charity.  The  thanks  given  on  this  occa- 
sion by  speech  and  by  the  press  made  a  profound  impression  upon  Mr.  Furth. 
His  shrewd  appraisement  of  values  placed  this  incident,  where  it  belongs, 
amongst  the  greatest  moments  of  his  busy  life.  No  man  could  seek  greater 
honor  than  this  mighty  faith  in  his  ability  and  his  integrity." 

When  Jacob  Furth  passed  away  expressions  of  the  deepest  regret  were  heard 
on  every  hand,  and  men  who  guide  the  destinies  of  Seattle  along  the  lines  of  its 
greatest  activity,  professional,  commercial  and  municipal,  bore  testimony  to  his 
worth.  One  said:  "Seattle  has  lost  its  greatest  friend.  There  was  never  a 
man  in  this  city  who  could  have  accomplished  for  the  transportation  of  Seattle 
what  was  brought  about  by  Mr.  Furth,  but  since  all  this  was  known  best  to 
those  who  have  lived  here  for  long,  the  later  generations  arc  unaware  of  it." 
Another  said:  "Should  Mr.  Furth  in  his  lifetime  have  suddenly  withdrawn 
the  energy  and  money  he  put  into  this  city,  there  are  many  now  in  prosperous 
business  life  who  would  not  be  here.  He  was  a  strong  factor  in  commercial 
and  transportation  life,  such  as  has  been  given  to  few  cities  on  the  continent  to 
enjoy.  He  helped  many  men  in  public  life  whose  stories  were  a  sealed  book  to 
all  but  the  great  benefactor  who  has  passed  away,  for  he  never  told  of  them.  He 
helped   others,   not   from   a   mercenary   motive,   but  because  he   wanted   to   see 


260  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

everybody  prosper."  Seattle's  mayor  expressed  his  opinion  of  Mr.  Furth  in 
the  following  words :  "His  was  one  of  the  kindliest  personalities  I  ever  knew. 
He  did  much  for  Seattle  and  the  northwest  and  aided  immeasurably  in  its 
material  upbuilding."  J.  E.  Chilberg,  president  of  the  new  Chamber  of  Com- 
merce, spoke  of  Mr.  Furth  as  follows:  "Mr.  Furth  was  one  of  the  oldest 
and  most  active  members  of  the  Chamber  of  Commerce.  In  his  capacity  as 
trustee  he  rendered  invaluable  service.  As  one  of  the  oldest  bankers  in  the 
city  he  was  progressive  and  generous,  always  ready  with  help  and  encourage- 
ment to  advance  the  business  interests  of  Seattle.  He  was  a  liberal  contributor 
to  all  funds  requiring  the  expenditure  of  money  for  the  benefit  of  the  com- 
munity. Mr.  Furth  occupied  a  position  unique  among  our  citizens.  As  a 
public-spirited  citizen  he  was  essentially  a  product  of  such  times,  and  the  early 
history  of  Seattle,  which  necessitated  cooperation  and  banded  business  men 
together  for  the  common  good.  He  was  one  of  a  class  of  citizens  now  passing 
from  us  that  no  future  condition  of  Seattle  will  or  need  develop.  Hundreds 
of  business  men  wall  mourn  the  loss  of  their  best  business  friend,  one  who  never 
failed  them  in  their  hour  of  need."  Judge  Thomas  Burke  wrote :  "Jacob 
Furth  was  an  unusual  man.  To  exceptional  ability  he  united  a  high  order  of 
public  spirit  and  great  kindness  of  heart.  It  would  be  difficult  to  overestimate 
his  work  in  the  upbuilding  of  Seattle.  His  time,  his  strength  and  his  money 
were  always  at  the  call  of  the  city.  In  his  many  years  of  residence  here  I 
doubt  if  he  was  ever  once  called  upon  for  help  or  leadership  in  any  public 
matter  in  which  he  failed  to  respond  and  respond  cheerfully,  liberally  and  with 
genuine  public  spirit.  He  was  a  man  of  sound  judgment  and  admirable  balance. 
He  never  lost  his  head  no  matter  how  great  the  exicitement  or  agitation  around 
him  was.  No  one  could  hold  fifteen  minutes  conversation  with  him  without 
feeling  that  he  was  talking  with  a  man  of  great  reserve  power.  He  was  a  man 
of  courage  and  wonderful  self-control.  He  kept  his  own  counsel,  whether  it 
related  to  the  transaction  of  his  large  and  varied  business  affairs  or  to  the 
numberless  acts  of  kindness  which  he  was  constantly  doing  for  others.  It  has 
fallen  to  the  lot  of  few  bankers,  in  this  or  any  other  community,  to  do  so  many 
acts  of  substantial  kindness  for  his  customers  and  for  others.  Many  a  man  in 
this  community  owes  a  debt  of  gratitude  to  Jacob  Furth  for  a  helping  hand  at  a 
critical  juncture  in  his  afifairs.  His  passing  from  the  scene 'of  action  here  is, 
and  will  continue  to  be  for  many  years  to  come,  a  serious  loss  to  Seattle." 

Love  of  family  was  one  of  the  most  marked  of  Jacob  Furth's  traits.  He 
enjoyed  having  his  immediate  kin  about  him  more  than  any  form  of  social 
entertainment.  Consulted  about  guest  lists  he  would  name  his  children  and 
consider  the  matter  closed.  So  certain  was  he  in  this  response  that  the  matter 
became  an  affectionate  joke  among  those  dear  to  him.  Not  even  Jacob  Furth'.s 
family  have  a  definite  idea  of  the  number  of  his  charitable  interests.  He  eav»^ 
promptly  and  freely  wherever  his  judgment  justified  giving.  At  times  he  wa<5 
imposed  upon,  but  he  bore  no  ill  will.  As  a  rule  his  interest  in  the  needy  was 
wisely  placed.  To  every  public  charity  of  worth  Mr.  Furth  gave  with  equal 
liberality.  His  name  has  headed  subscription  lists  innumerable  and  his  influence 
and  advice  have  solved  many  a  problem  of  moment  to  institutions  designed  to 
do  good.  But  the  great  test  of  charity  is  its  application  to  private  life.  Charity 
that  gives  is  fine,  but  how  much  finer  the  charity  that  rules  every  act !     Those 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  261 

who  knew  Mr.  Furth  intimately  are  agreed  he  did  not  bear  ill  will.  Men  who 
deceived  him  he  refused  to  deal  with,  but  for  them  he  could  always  find 
extenuation.  His  faculty  of  placing  himself  in  another's  situation  gave  him 
insight  and  sympathy  which  placed  values  in  their  true  light.  He  always  found 
time  to  express  understanding  of  and  sympathy  for  the  motives  of  those  who 
were  against  him. 

Jacob  Furth  came  to  Seattle  a  successful  man  in  the  prime  of  his  life.  He 
brought  a  splendid  heritage — rugged  health,  honesty,  sobriety,  thrift  and  a  keen 
judgment.  He  guided  himself  by  a  simple  creed,  striving  to  do  right  as  he  saw 
it,  to  understand  and  forgive  those  who  were  against  him,  to  be  just  and  to 
be  kind.  He  succeeded  as  few  men  may  hope  to  succeed.  Though  the  immigrant 
boy  rose  to  a  position  of  tremendous  power  and  responsibility,  he  served  well  and 
wisely,  and  in  his  success  he  gave  unsparingly  to  help  those  about  him  and  the 
community  of  which  he  was  proud.  The  passing  of  Jacob  Furth  is  the  passing 
of  a  figure  of  tremendous  interest,  it  marks  the  close  of  a  career  which  embodied 
those  virtues  that  may  well  serve  as  a  pattern  for  men.  A  father  has  been  lost 
to  his  family ;  a  loved  neighbor  has  been  taken  from  the  community ;  a  leader 
has  passed  from  the  city,  and  a  kindly,  generous  gentleman  has  gone  to  his 
reward. 


HON.  JAMES  ZYLSTRA. 

Hon.  James  Zylstra,  mayor  of  Coupeville,  manifests  in  his  official  service 
the  same  progressive  spirit  which  has  characterized  him  in  every  relation  of  life. 
As  a  member  of  the  bar  he  has  won  a  creditable  position  and  his  service  as 
mayor  was  preceded  by  excellent  work  in  the  office  of  county  prosecuting  attorney. 
He  came  to  America  from  Holland,  his  birth  having  occurred  in  Lewarden, 
July  3,  1877,  his  parents  being  Riekele  and  Lizzie  (Pool)  Zylstra,  who  are  also 
natives  of  that  country.  They  came  to  America  in  1880,  settling  first  in  South 
Dakota,  where  the  father  engaged  in  farming  until  1896.  He  then  removed  to 
Whidbey  Island,  where  he  has  engaged  in  the  real  estate  business  to  the  present 
time.  He  was  born  March  28,  1853,  so  that  he  is  now  sixty- four  years  of  age, 
while  his  wife  was  born  November  27,  1852.  In  their  family  were  nine  children, 
of  whom  one  died  in  infancy.  The  others  in  order  of  birth  are:  James  ;  Ralph  ; 
Ranee;  Rien  ;  Nicholas;  Mrs.  Taapke  Neenhanis  and  Mrs.  Augusta  Kiester,  who 
are  residents  of  Oak  Harbor,  Washington ;  and  Mrs.  Jessie  Deffries,  living  in 
Everett,  Washington. 

Brought  to  America  when  but  three  years  of  age,  James  Zylstra  attended 
the  public  schools  of  South  Dakota  and  afterward  became  a  student  in  the 
Puget  Sound  Academy.  In  1903  he  was  elected  county  clerk  of  Island  county, 
in  which  capacity  he  continued  for  four  years,  and  while  thus  engaged  he  devoted 
his  leisure  hours  to  the  study  of  law,  being  admitted  to  practice  in  1905.  He  was 
court  commissioner  for  two  months,  after  which  he  resigned  and  accepted  the 
appointment  of  prosecuting  attorney  of  Island  county.  To  that  position  he  was 
reelected  for  two  successive  terms,  at  the  close  of  which  time  he  entered  upon 
the  private  practice  of  law,  in  which  he  continued  for  two  years.     In   1914  he 


262  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

was  reelected  to  the  ofifice  of  prosecuting  attorney  and  is  still  the  incumbent  in 
that  position.  Being  recalled  to  the  office  is  proof  of  his  ability  and  loyalty 
in  the  position,  in  which  he  has  most  carefully  and  faithfully  safeguarded  the 
legal  interests  of  the  public.  In  1914  he  was  elected  mayor  of  Coupeville  and 
has  been  reelected  for  a  second  term,  again  receiving  the  endorsement  of  the 
public  for  faithful,  meritorious  and  efficient  service.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the 
county  school  board  and  the  cause  of  education  finds  in  him  a  stalwart  champion. 
He  is  a  progressive  republican  and  was  the  organizer  of  the  progressive  party 
in  Island  county. 

On  the  3d  of  August,  1904,  Mr.  Zylstra  was  married  to  IMiss  May  E. 
McCaslin,  of  Coupeville,  a  daughter  of  \\\  H.  and  Esther  Jane  (Dawson)  Mc- 
Caslin,  both  of  whom  are  now  deceased.  In  their  family  were  five  children; 
Earl  Leroy,  who  was  born  in  Coupeville  in  November,  1905 ;  Luella  May,  born  in 
June,  1907;  James  Elwin,  born  December  6,  1909;  Lillian  lone,  in  1910;  and 
Lysle  Wayne,  December  17.  1915.  The  three  older  children  are  all  in  school. 
Mr.  Zylstra  is  a  past  master  of  the  Masonic  fraternity  and  also  a  member  of  the 
Modern  Woodmen  of  America  and  is  in  hearty  sympathy  with  the  purposes  and 
spirit  of  these  organizations.  Along  the  lines  which  govern  honorable,  upright 
Tianhood  and  citizenship  he  has  guided  his  life,  and  the  course  which  he  has 
pursued  in  office  is  one  worthy  of  emulation  in  this  age  when  too  often  the 
opportunities  of  office  are  subverted  for  personal  gain  or  individual  aggrandize- 
ment. 


A.  J.  WEST. 


A.  J.  West  is  now  living  retired  in  Aberdeen,  enjoying  the  fruits  of  former 
well  conducted  business  interests.  In  fact  his  name  is  inseparably  interwoven 
with  the  history  of  his  city  and  state.  In  connection  with  the  former  he  owned 
and  operated  the  first  sawmill  in  Aberdeen  and  he  left  his  impress  upon  the 
annals  of  the  commonwealth  as  a  member  of  the  constitutional  convention.  More- 
over, it  was  Mr.  West  who  bought  the  first  ticket  from  St.  Paul,  Minnesota,  to 
the  coast  over  the  Northern  Pacific  Railroad.  He  was  born  in  Ireland  and  on 
coming  to  the  new  world  settled  in  Canada,  but  afterward  removed  to  Michigan, 
where  in  1863  he  enlisted  for  service  in  the  Civil  war.  He  went  to  the  front  as  a 
private  but  before  the  close  of  hostilities  rose  to  the  rank  of  captain.  He  par- 
ticipated in  many  hotly  contested  engagements  and  his  own  valor  and  loyalty 
inspired  and  encouraged  the  men  who  served  under  him.  He  was  married  in 
Michigan  to  Miss  Jennie  Robinson  on  the  12th  of  June.  1865,  soon  after  his 
return  from  the  army,  and  he  continued  his  residence  in  that  state  until,  attracted 
by  the  opportunities  of  the  northwest,  he  came  to  the  Pacific  coast. 

As  previously  stated,  Mr.  West  purchased  the  first  ticket  over  the  Northern 
Pacific,  traveling  by  rail  to  Portland,  thence  by  boat  to  Astoria  and  on  to  South 
Bend,  to  North  Cove  and  to  Westport,  finally  reaching  Grays  Harbor.  He 
arrived  in  Aberdeen  in  1883  and  built  the  first  sawmill  in  the  town.  The  site  of 
the  city  was  then  covered  with  a  dense  forest  growth  and  the  work  of  development 
had  scarcely  been  begun.     The  machinery  with  which  he  equipped  his  sawmill 


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was  purchased  in  Michigan,  shipped  to  Portland  by  rail  and  thence  by  water  down 
the  Columbia  and  up  the  ocean  to  Grays  Harbor.  When  his  mill  was  equipped 
Mr.  West  began  its  operation  and  was- thus  actively  identified  with  the  lumber 
industry  until  1905,  when  he  sold  his  interests  in  the  mill  to  the  Slade  Company, 
after  which  he  established  a  mill  at  Junction  City,  it  being  now  a  large  and 
thriving  industry  of  that  place.  He  picked  out  his  first  mill  site  on  the  map  while 
still  living  in  Michigan  and  he  displayed  notable  prescience  and  foresight  in 
selecting  his  location.  When  preparing  to  come  west  he  had  all  of  his  furniture 
and  other  belongings  packed  and  loaded  on  a  car,  which  was  burned,  entailing 
considerable  loss,  but  undeterred  in  his  purpose,  he  eventually  reached  the  coast 
and  since  that  time  he  has  been  continuously  and  helpfully  associated  with  the 
upbuilding  and  development  of  Aberdeen.  He  was  active  in  connection  with 
Samuel  Benn  and  others  in  securing  the  building  of  the  Northern  Pacific  Railroad 
to  Grays  Harbor,  in  which  connection  he  furnished  the  labor  and  practically 
financed  the  work.  He  also  bought  the  right  of  way,  which  he  graded,  and  he 
sold  to  the  Chicago,  Milwaukee  &  St.  Paul  Railroad  its  present  right  of  way  to 
the  Harbor.  He  owned  one  of  the  first  grocery  stores  of  Aberdeen  and  following 
the  big  fire  of  1893  in  the  city  he  was  very  generous  in  his  distribution  of  groceries 
among  the  needy,  for  people  at  that  time  had  no  money  and  were  entirely  destitute 
of  supplies.  Mr.  West  was  at  that  crisis  in  Aberdeen's  history  mayor  of  the 
city  and  when  aid  was  ofifered  to  Aberdeen  by  neighboring  towns  he  refused  it 
and  through  his  efiforts  and  direction  Aberdeen  took  care  of  her  needy  ones  and, 
Phoenix-like,  the  city  rose  from  the  ashes.  •  ' 

It  was  Mr.  West  who  built  the  first  bridge  across  the  Whishkah  river  and 
also  the  Chehalis  river  at  Aberdeen.  He  was  also  interested  in  establishing  the 
first  electric  light  plant,  equipping  it  with  machinery,  its  location  being  the 
West  Mill. 

There  are  various  other  features  in  his  career  worthy  of  thoughtful  con- 
sideration. Throughout  the  entire  period  of  his  residence  in  the  northwest  he  has 
been  actuated  by  a  spirit  of  devotion  to  the  public  good  and  he  served  as  a 
delegate  to  the  state  constitutional  convention  at  Olympia  when  it  was  necessary 
to  make  the  trip  to  the  capital  city  by  boat  and  stage.  Twice  he  served  as  mayor 
of  Aberdeen  and  in  his  official  connection  put  forth  every  effort  to  promote  the 
city's  upbuilding  and  development  along  substantial  lines,  ever  looking  beyond 
the  exigencies  of  the  moment  to  the  possibilities  of  the  future.  He  was  likewise 
a  member  of  the  school  board  and  the  cause  of  education  found  in  him  a  stalwart 
champion.  He  has  been  a  generous  contributor  to  every  movement  calculated  to 
benefit  the  city  and  in  fact  has  been  the  leading  spirit  in  many  projects  planned 
for  Aberdeen's  upbuilding.  In  all  of  his  business  connections  Mr.  West  has 
followed  the  axiom  that  honesty  is  the  best  policy  and  something  more  of  his 
business  career  is  indicated  in  his  relations  to  his  employes,  manifest  in  the  fact 
that  his  chief  engineer  in  the  present  West  mill  was  with  him  in  Michigan,  came 
to  the  coast  with  him  and  has  since  been  in  his  employ,  covering  a  period  of  forty 
years  in  all. 

To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  W^est  were  born  two  sons:  W.  A.,  who  is  now  secretary 
and  manager  of  the  mill ;  and  E.  R.,  who  is  sales  manager.  The  parents  cele- 
brated their  golden  wedding  in  June,  191 5,  a  most  notable  occasion  for  all  who 
were  present.    They  are  now  living  retired  in  a  comfortable  environment,  for  the 

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intelligently  directed  business  activity  of  Mr.  West  supplied  them  with  a  very 
substantial  competence  and  his  present  rest  is  well  deserved,  while  the  regard 
and  honor  entertained  for  him  by  his  fellow  townsmen  is  justly  merited.  He  has 
been  a  prominent  factor  in  the  growth  of  Masonry  in  Aberdeen  and  in  fact  was 
the  founder  of  the  first  lodge  in  the  city.  He  also  furnished  it  with  a  place  of 
meeting,  giving  the  lodge  the  use  of  the  upper  floor  of  a  storehouse  which  stood 
just  across  the  bridge  on  East  Heron  street  for  the  nominal  rental  of  one  dollar 
for  as  long  a  period  as  they  desired  to  hold  meetings  there.  On  the  14th  of 
February,  191 3,  when  the  lodge  celebrated  its  twenty-fifth  anniversary,  Mr.  West 
was  presented  with  a  diploma  of  life  membership,  an  honor  rarely  conferred,  and 
indicating  the  place  of  distinction  which  he  holds  in  the  local  circles  of  the  order. 
He  has  filled  all  the  chairs  of  the  lodge  and  has  at  all  times  been  an  exemplary 
representative  of  the  craft. 


W.  A.  WEST. 


W.  A.  West,  now  managing  the  West  lumber  interests  in  Aberdeen,  was  born 
in  Michigan  but  was  only  eight  weeks  old  when  brought  by  his  parents,  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  A.  J.  West,  to  Washington.  He  attended  the  schools  of  Aberdeen,  passing 
through  consecutive  grades  to  the  high  school,  and  during  vacation  periods  in  his 
boyhood  he  spent  his  time  in  the  mill,  gradually  mastering  the  business  in 
principle  and  detail  and  working  his  way  upward  to  his  present  position,  that  of 
secretary  and  manager.  He  is  a  worthy  son  of  a  worthy  sire  and  has  followed  in 
the  business  footsteps  of  his  father  in  every  particular,  displaying  the  same  spirit 
of  enterprise  and  the  same  principles  of  integrity  and  honor  in  all  his  business 
relations. 

On  the  27th  of  June,  1907,  W.  A.  West  was  married  to  ]\Iiss  Gerda  Knudson, 
a  childhood  playmate  of  Mr.  West.  She  is  a  daughter  of  Charles  Knudson,  one 
of  Aberdeen's  pioneers,  who  later  returned  to  Norway  after  losing  his  wife  and 
now  resides  in  that  country.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  West  have  two  children :  Arnold  J., 
in  school ;  and  Kathryn.  The  name  of  West  has  long  figured  prominently  in 
connection  with  the  various  phases  of  Aberdeen's  existence  and  development  and 
stands  as  a  synonym  for  successful  activity  in  connection  with  the  lumber  industry. 


GUS  HENSLER. 


Gus  Hensler,  who  is  engaged  in  the  real  estate  and  insurance  business  at 
Anacortes,  was  born  in  Audrain  county,  Missouri,  in  1864,  his  parents  being 
Ernest  Charles  and  Catherine  (Lang)  Hensler.  The  father,  a  farmer  by  occu- 
pation, came  to  the  west  in  1892  and  is  now  deceased,  but  the  mother  is  still 
living. 

Gus  Hensler  acquired  his  education  in  the  public  schools  of  Fayette,  Mis- 
souri, and  in  Central  College,  which  is  conducted  under  the  auspices  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  church.     He  has  also  learned  many  valuable  lessons  in  the 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  267 

school  of  experience  and  has  thus  continually  added  to  his  knowledge  and  effi- 
ciency. When  but  fifteen  years  of  age  he  became  a  cattle  buyer  and  followed 
that  business  for  a  time  in  New  Mexico,  but  in  1889  he  determined  to  try  his 
fortune  in  the  northwest  and  in  July  of  that  year  arrived  in  Washington.  He 
took  up  a  preemption  claim  in  Skagit  county  not  far  from  Anacortes  and  in  due 
time  proved  up  on  the  property.  He  was  afterward  associated  with  a  Mr.  N.  F. 
McNaught  in  a  land  improvement  company  until  1893,  when  he  was  called  to 
public  office,  serving  for  a  period  of  four  years  as  city  clerk  of  Anacortes.  On 
retiring  from  that  position  he  turned  his  attention  to  the  real  estate  and  insur- 
ance business,  in  which  he  has  since  been  actively  engaged.  Entering  into  a 
partnership,  he  formed  a  light  and  water  company,  but  at  the  end  of  about  four 
years  sold  out  to  Douglass  Allmond  and  since  then  has  given  his  undivided  atten- 
tion to  insurance  and  real  estate. 

In  1890  Mr.  Hensler  was  married  to  Miss  Anna  Barker,  who  died  Septem- 
ber 7,  191 1,  and  on  the  12th  of  December,  1913,  he  wedded  Hessie  E.  Hastings. 
In  politics  he  maintains  an  independent  course,  nor  has  he  ever  been  a  politician 
in  the  sense  of  office  seeking,  although  he  served  in  1897-8  as  county  commis- 
sioner. In  Masonry  he  has  taken  the  degrees  of  the  lodge  and  he  is  also  identi- 
fied with  the  Benevolent  Protective  Order  of  Elks.  He  belongs  to  the  Chamber 
of  Commerce,  in  which  he  has  served  as  a  director.  Those  who  know  him,  and 
he  has  a  wide  acquaintance,  recognize  in  him  a  progressive  and  enterprising 
business  man  and  a  substantial  citizen. 


THOMAS  R.  WATERS. 


Thomas  R.  Waters,  who  is  practicing  at  the  Bellingham  bar  and  has  through- 
out his  professional  career  displayed  the  qualities  indispensable  to  success — a 
keen,  rapid,  logical  mind  plus  the  business  sense  and  the  ready  capacity  for 
hard  work— was  born  in  New  Madrid,  Missouri,  February  8,  1881,  a  son  of 
Louis  Allen  and  Ella  Waters.  The  father  was  also  a  native  of  New  Madrid 
and  after  completing  a  course  in  the  public  schools  there  entered  the  Pennsyl- 
vania University  at  Philadelphia  and  later  became  a  student  in  the  Louisville 
(Kentucky)  Medical  College,  from  which  he  was  graduated.  He  then  returned 
to  his  native  city,  where  he  entered  upon  the  practice  of  medicine,  in  which  he 
continued  successfully  until  his  death,  in  the  spring  of  1886. 

Thomas  R.  Waters  attended  the  public  and  high  schools  of  Louisville, 
Kentucky,  until  he  reached  the  age  of  sixteen  years,  when  he  entered  the  Louis- 
ville Military  In.stitute,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  i<;oo.  Determined 
upon  the  practice  of  law  as  a  life  work,  he  later  matriculated  in  the  Slate  L'ni- 
versity  of  Michigan  and  was  graduated  therefrom  with  the  degree  of  LI..  B. 
in  1905.  He  then  went  to  Spokane  to  assist  on  a  case,  that  of  the  Peoples  I'nited 
Church  of  Spokane  versus  Mclnturff,  which  occupied  him  for  two  months.  At 
the  expiration  of  that  period  he  came  to  Bellingham.  where  he  entered  into  a 
partnership  with  Frank  W.  Radley  for  the  practice  of  law  under  the  firm  name 
of  Waters  &  Radley.  After  two  years  this  association  was  di.'=;continued  and 
Mr.  Waters  entered  into  partnership  with  George  Downer  uiuUr  tlu'  lirni  name 


268  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

of  Waters  &  Downer  and  when  their  interests  were  dissolved  he  became  a 
partner  of  Judge  Nederer,  who  is  now  United  States  district  judge  at  Seattle. 
The  firm  of  Nederer  &  Waters  existed  until  August,  191 3,  when,  following  the 
appointment  of  the  senior  partner  to  the  bench,  Mr.  W'aters  entered  upon  an 
independent  practice  and  has  since  been  alone.  He  possesses  eloquence  of  lan- 
guage, and  a  strong  personality,  a  thorough  grasp  of  the  law  and  ability  to 
accurately  apply  its  principles  combined  with  an  earnest,  dignified  manner  and 
marked  strength  of  character  are  factors  in  his  efifectiveness  as  an  advocate. 

In  Louisville,  Kentucky,  on  the  first  of  June,  1908,  Mr.  \\'aters  was  married 
to  Miss  Elvira  Batman  and  they  have  become  the  parents  of  three  children : 
Thomas  R.,  Jr. ;  Suzanne ;  and  Louis  Allen.  Fraternally  Mr.  Waters  is  con- 
nected with  the  Elks  and  Knights  of  Columbus  and  his  political  belief  and  alle- 
giance are  indicated  in  the  fact  that  he  is  now  secretary  of  the  Woodrow  Wilson 
League.     If  he  espouses  a  cause  he  becomes  one  of  its  active  supporters. 


ELDRIDGE  WHEELER. 

Eldridge  Wheeler,  superintendent  of  schools  at  Montesano,  Washington,  was 
born  ]\rarch  2^,  1865.  at  Drakesville,  Davis  county,  Iowa,  a  son  of  Frederick 
and  Margaret  (Edwards)  Wheeler,  the  former  a  native  of  the  state  of  New 
York  and  the  latter  of  Tennessee.  In  the  paternal  line  he  is  descended  from 
early  Puritans  of  Massachusetts.  His  education  was  completed  in  the  Southern 
Iowa  Normal  School  and,  taking  up  the  profession  of  teaching,  he  has  been 
active  in  that  field  since  1885.  He  began  as  a  teacher  in  the  rural  schools  of 
Iowa  and  afterward  was  thus  connected  with  the  schools  of  Nebraska.  In  1891 
he  came  to  Washington  and  after  teaching  for  a  time  in  rural  and  village  schools 
he  was  made  superintendent  of  the  city  schools  of  Montesano,  in  which  posi- 
tion he  has  remained  for  twenty-two  years,  a  most  notable  record,  indicative 
of  superior  service  characterized  by  most  progressive  methods.  At  one  time 
he  was  also  county  superintendent  of  the  schools  of  Grays  Harbor  county.  He 
has  also  been  a  factor  in  the  promotion  of  local  industries  and  a  stockholder  in 
several  local  companies. 

In  Pawnee  City,  Nebraska,  on  the  20th  of  March,  1893,  Professor  Wheeler 
was  married  to  Miss  Sadie  Scott,  a  daughter  of  the  Hon.  R.  T.  Scott,  of  that 
place,  and  a  representative  of  one  of  the  pioneer  families  of  southeastern  Neb- 
raska. Robert  Fred  Wheeler,  fifteen  years  of  age,  is  their  only  living  child. 
A  daughter,  Imogene,  died  January  8,   191 5,  at  the  age  of  seventeen  years. 

Professor  Wheeler  has  been  a  lifelong  democrat.  Aside  from  serving  as 
county  superintendent  of  schools  in  1907  and  1908  he  was  a  candidate  on  the 
democratic  ticket  for  state  superintendent  of  public  instruction  in  the  latter  year 
and  he  served  as  mayor  of  Montesano  for  three  terms,  from  1912  to  1914  in- 
clusive. In  1912  he  was  a  delegate  to  the  national  democratic  convention  held 
in  Baltimore,  and  was  among  those  who  advocated  the  nomination  of  Woodrow 
Wilson.  In  1913  he  was  appointed  a  member  of  the  board  of  regents  of  the 
University  of  Washington  and  in  191 5  was  reappointed  to  that  position  for  a 
six  years'  term  which  will  expire  in   1921.     Fraternally  he  is  also  well  known, 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  269 

being  connected  with  the  Masons,  the  Knights  of  Pythias,  the  Maccabees,  the 
United  Workmen  and  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  America.  He  stands  for  hieh 
ideals  in  his  profession  and  his  work  constitutes  an  important  chapter  in  the 
record  of  educational  progress  in  Washington. 


WILLIAM  ASBURY  JOHNSON. 

William  Asbury  Johnson,  an  active  member  of  the  Everett  bar,  now  filling 
the  office  of  city  attorney,  was  born  September  12,  1873,  in  Orono,  Maine.  His 
father,  Charles  W.  Johnson,  also  a  native  of  that  state,  is  a  representative  of  one 
of  the  old  families  of  Maine  that  was  established  at  Kittery  at  an  early  day. 
The  founder  of  the  American  branch  of  the  family  was  James  Johnson,  who 
came  from  England  and  devoted  his  life  to  the  work  of  a  carpenter  and  joiner. 
One  of  the  ancestors  of  our  subject,  Jesse  Davis,  fought  in  the  Revolutionary 
war,  aiding  the  colonists  in  their  struggle  for  independence.  He  was  a  physician 
and  surgeon  and  became  related  by  marriage  to  the  Johnson  family,  his  daughter, 
Phoebe  Davis,  becoming  the  wife  of  Elisha  G.  Johnson,  the  great-grandfather 
of  William  A.  Johnson  of  Everett.  Charles  W.  Johnson,  the  father,  was  a  mill 
man  and  was  identified  with  the  lumber  trade  during  the  greater  part  of  his 
life.  In  the  fall  of  191 5  he  became  a  resident  of  Everett,  where  he  is  now  living 
retired.  At  his  home  in  Orono,  Maine,  he  was  quite  active  in  community  affairs 
and  filled  various  local  offices.  In  politics  he  is  a  stanch  democrat  and  in  religious 
faith  is  a  Universalist.  He  married  Clara  Lancaster,  a  native  of  Maxfield, 
Maine,  and  a  daughter  of  John  Lancaster,  representative  of  an  old  Maine  family 
of  English  descent.  Her  death  occurred  in  Orono,  Maine,  when  she  was  thirty- 
three  years  of  age. 

Their  only  child,  William  Asbury  Johnson,  was  educated  in  the  public  schools 
of  Orono  and  in  the  University  of  Maine,  from  which  he  was  graduated  with  the 
LL.  R.  degree  in  1905,  while  in  1908  his  alma  mater  conferred  upon  him  the 
Master  of  Arts  degree.  From  the  age  of  fifteen  years  he  had  been  variously 
employed  as  a  sailor,  as  an  engineer  and  in  clerical  capacities,  including  that  of 
bookkeeper.  It  was  by  means  of  his  earnings  gained  in  these  different  ways  that 
he  was  able  to  pursue  his  university  course.  Not  having  a  college  diploma,  the 
law  made  it  necessary  that  he  pass  the  state  bar  examination  and  practice  for 
a  time  before  the  law  school  could  confer  a  degree  upon  him.  In  February,  1905, 
he  was  admitted  to  practice  in  Maine  and  in  the  following  June  he  was  grad- 
uated. He  took  up  the  work  of  the  profession  in  Milo,  Maine,  where  he 
remained  for  two  years  and  then  removed  to  Rangor.  Maine,  where  he  also 
spent  two  years.  He  then  left  the  Atlantic  coast  for  the  far  west  and  located 
at  Poison,  Montana,  in  1909,  upon  the  opening  of  the  Flathead  reservation. 
There  he  continued  until  August,  1911,  at  which  time  he  removed  to  Everett, 
arriving  in  that  city  a  comparative  stranger.  He  at  once  entered  upon  active 
practice,  in  which  he  has  since  continued  most  successfully.  He  displays  marked 
ability  in  his  chosen  field.  Lack  of  opportunities  is  ofttimes  an  incentive  to 
ambition  and  energy.  The  man  who  must  carve  out  his  own  way  comes  to  recog- 
nize the  value  of  opportunities  and  of  effort  and  makes  each  move  count  and 


270  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

utilizes  each  hour  in  the  best  possible  way.  Thrown  upon  his  own  resources  at 
an  early  age,  Air.  Johnson  has  advanced  steadily  step  by  step  by  reason  of  merit 
and  capability  and  is  now  recognized  as  an  able  lawyer  of  Everett,  where  in 
January,  1916,  he  was  elected  to  the  office  of  city  attorney. 

On  the  i6th  of  November,  1914,  Air.  Johnson  was  married  to  Miss  Anna 
Rollins,  a  native  of  Maine  and  a  daughter  of  Cyrus  C.  and  Abbie  (Fox) 
Rollins,  representatives  of  an  old  family  of  the  Pine  Tree  state,  where  they  still 
reside.  In  politics  Mr.  Johnson  is  a  republican  and  is  one  of  the  active  workers 
of  his  party  in  Everett.  He  has  taken  the  various  degrees  in  the  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows  and  also  various  degrees  in  Masonry  and  is  a  past  master 
of  the  Masonic  lodge  of  Milo,  Maine.  He  likewise  belongs  to  the  Benevolent 
Protective  Order  of  Elks  at  Everett,  to  the  Knights  of  Pythias  and  the  Red 
Men.  He  has  membership  in  the  Commercial  Club  and  cooperates  in  all  of  its 
well  devised  plans  for  the  improvement  and  upbuilding  of  the  city.  His  religious 
faith  is  that  of  the  Universalist  church.  He  devotes  all  of  his  time  and  atten- 
tion to  his  law  practice  and  he  is  a  member  of  the  Snohomish  County  Bar  Asso- 
ciation. In  his  boyhood  it  was  his  ambition  to  become  a  civil  engineer,  but  on 
one  occasion  he  was  required  to  make  a  talk  before  the  Maine  legislature  when 
evidence  was  being  given  before  Judge  Foster  of  Augusta,  Maine,  who  after 
hearing  Mr.  Johnson  remarked  to  him  that  he  had  missed  his  calling,  that  he 
should  have  studied  law  instead  of  engineering  and  believed  that  he  would  make 
a  brilliant  lawyer.  This  was  the  incentive  which  directed  him  to  prepare  for 
the  bar  and  in  a  calling  where  advancement  depends  entirely  upon  individual 
merit  he  is  making  steady  progress. 


ELMER  E.  HEMRICK. 


Elmer  E.  Hemrick,  manager  of  the  Aberdeen  Brewing  Company  and  vice 
president  of  the  Security  Savings  &  Loan  Association,  was  born  in  Alma,  Wis- 
consin, in  1890,  but  with  the  early  removal  of  the  family  to  Seattle  acquired  his 
education  in  the  public  schools  of  that  city  and  in  Wilson's  Modern  Business 
College.  He  is  a  son  of  Alvin  Hemrick,  of  the  Hemrick  Brothers  Brewing 
Company  of  Seattle. 

In  1910  Elmer  E.  Hemrick  removed  to  Aberdeen  to  fill  the  position  of  assistant 
manager  of  the  Aberdeen  Brewing  Company,  which  had  established  business 
there  in  1902.  Later  he  was  advanced  to  the  position  of  manager  and  so  con- 
tinues. The  company  built  a  plant  there,  installing  modern  machinery  and  equip- 
ment, and  has  since  conducted  a  progressive  and  profitable  brewing  business. 
Since  the  ist  of  January,  1916.  they  have  been  manufacturing  non-alcoholic  beer. 
The  first  officers  of  the  company  were  Alvin  Hemrick,  president ;  E.  J.  Quaver, 
secretary  and  manager ;  and  H.  L.  Smith,  treasurer.  After  several  years  a 
change  occurred  in  the  personnel  of  the  company,  for  while  Alvin  Hemrick 
remained  as  president,  Elmer  E.  Hemrick  became  vice  president  and  manager, 
and  Paul  F.  Glaser  secretary  and  treasurer.  The  company  also  installed  an  ice 
plant  and  with  it  consolidated  the  two  other  ice  plants  of  the  city,  so  that  they 
now  supply  all  the  ice  for  Aberdeen  and  Grays  Harbor. 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  271 

Elmer  E.  Hemrick  does  not  confine  his  attention  alone  to  this  business,  for 
in  February,  1915,  he  became  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  Surf  Packing  Com- 
pany, with  Alvin  Hemrick  as  president ;  Elmer  E.  Hemrick,  vice  president  and 
manager;  and  Paul  F.  Glaser  secretary  and  treasurer.  This  company  was  formed 
for  the  purpose  of  packing  sea  foods,  which  they  put  upon  the  market  under 
the  name  of  the  Hemrick  brand  of  clams  and  clam  nectar.  They  erected  a 
building  ninety  by  one  hundred  and  thirty  feet,  installed  all  modern  machinery 
and  electric  motive  power  and  they  have  a  steam  plant  for  cooking.  They  employ 
thirty-five  people  and  the  capacity  is  thirty  thousand  cases  each  season.  In  the 
brewery  fifteen  people  are  employed  and  in  addition  to  his  interests  in  those 
connections  Elmer  E.  Hemrick  became  one  of  the  organizers  and  is  the  vice 
president  of  the  Security  Savings  &  Loan  Association. 

He  is  well  known  in  fraternal  relations,  being  a  member  of  the  Benevolent 
Protective  Order  of  Elks,  the  Eagles,  the  Red  Men  and  the  Foresters.  He  has 
a  wide  acquaintance  and  his  social  qualities  have  gained  him  warm  friendship, 
while  his  business  enterprise  has  made  him  widely  known. 


THOMAS  J.  TANNER. 


Thomas  J.  Tanner,  who  is  widely  known  as  one  of  Port  Townsend's  leading 
and  highly  respected  citizens,  has  been  actively  engaged  in  business  there  for 
more  than  three  decades  as  proprietor  of  the  Port  Townsend  Soda  Water  Works. 
His  birth  occurred  in  Wilts  county,  England,  in  April,  1845,  his  parents  being 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  Tanner,  who  spent  their  entire  lives  in  that  country,  passing 
away  when  their  son  Thomas  was  still  a  child. 

In  the  acquirement  of  an  education  Thomas  J.  Tanner  attended  the  schools 
of  England  and  after  putting  aside  his  textbooks  secured  a  position  as  deHvery 
boy  in  a  grocery  store.  Subsequently  he  made  his  way  to  Newport,  New  South 
Wales,  and  there  worked  at  gardening  until  he  shipped  as  a  cabin  boy,  and  during 
the  succeeding  three  years  he  sailed  to  all  ports  of  the  world.  On  the  expiration 
of  that  period  he  came  to  Utsaladdy,  Washington,  in  a  British  ship  and,  abandon- 
ing seafaring  life,  worked  in  the  logging  camps  on  Whidbey  Island  and  in  the 
sawmills  at  Port  Discovery  and  Port  Gamble.  He  also  worked  on  ranches  and 
proved  up  on  a  homestead  in  Jcfl^erson  county,  where  he  was  engaged  in  ranch- 
ing for  five  years.  He  afterward  spent  two  years  in  the  Gassier  mines  of 
British  Columbia  and  then  returned  to  Port  Townsend,  where  he  worked  at  odd 
jobs  and  later  established  a  wood  sawing  plant  which  he  conducted  for  a  year. 
In  1886  he  bought  out  the  soda  water  business  which  he  has  conducted  con- 
tinuously throughout  the  past  thirty-one  years,  being  accorded  a  liberal  and 
growing  patronage  that  has  brought  him  well  deserved  prosperity. 

On  the  1st  of  January,  1887,  in  Brooklyn,  New  York,  Mr.  Tanner  was  united 
in  marriage  to  Miss  Margaret  Logue,  by  whom  he  had  four  children,  three  of 
whom  still  survive,  namely:  Thomas  J.,  who  was  bom  at  Port  Townsend  in  1888 
and  now  resides  in  Spokane,  Washington  ;  Margaret  V.,  who  was  born  at  Port 
Townsend  in  1889,  is  a  graduate  of  the  Holy  Name  Academy  and  now  well 
known  in  musical  circles;  and  Harry  J.,  whose  birth  occurred  at  Port  Townsend 


272  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

in  1900  and  who  is  now  associated  with  his  father  in  business.     The  daughter 
Minnie  is  deceased. 

Mr.  Tanner  gives  his  political  allegiance  to  the  republican  party  and  has 
served  as  councilman  for  the  past  twenty  years,  while  for  four  years,  from 
1900  to  1903  inclusive,  he  held  the  office  of  county  treasurer.  Fraternally  he  is 
connected  with  the  Red  Men,  which  order  he  joined  many  years  ago,  and  his 
religious  faith  is  indicated  by  his  membership  in  the  Roman  Catholic  church. 
His  life  has  been  upright  and  honorable  in  every  relation  and  the  success  which 
he  now  enjoys  is  directly  attributable  to  his  own  industry,  energy  and  capability. 
He  has  long  been  a  man  of  influence  in  his  community  and  is  numbered  among 
the  honored  pioneer  citizens  of  the  state. 


H.  W.  MacPHAIL. 


H.  W.  MacPhail,  president  of  the  Willapa  Harbor  State  Bank  of  Raymond, 
was  born  in  Cass  City,  Michigan,  April  i,  1880,  a  son  of  Curtis  W.  MacPhail, 
who  was  born  at  Caro,  Michigan,  in  1857.  In  1879,  when  twenty-two  years  of 
age,  he  married  Miss  Matilda  Pervis,  a  native  of  Canada,  who  died  in  1885. 
In  their  family  were  two  sons,  H.  W.  and  Leland  S.,  the  latter  a  resident  of 
Nashville,  Tennessee.  The  father  engaged  in  general  merchandising  during  early 
manhood  but  in  1880  turned  his  attention  to  banking,  establishing  the  first  bank 
in  Cass  City,  Michigan.  He  is  still  actively  identified  with  that  business  through- 
out the  state,  making  his  home  at  Ludington. 

After  acquiring  his  education  in  the  public  schools  and  a  business  college, 
H.  W.  MacPhail  became  his  father's  associate  in  the  banking  business  and 
received  his  initial  business  training  and  experience  in  the  fourteen  banking  insti- 
tutions which  his  father  had  established  in  Michigan.  Later,  with  the  desire  to 
test  his  ability,  he  came  to  the  west,  hoping  to  find  still  better  opportunities  in 
this  great  and  growing  section  of  the  country.  Arriving  in  Raymond  in  1908, 
he  organized  the  Willapa  Harbor  State  Bank,  of  which  he  at  first  became  cashier. 
Later  he  was  elected  to  the  vice  presidency  and  in  1914  was  chosen  for  the  head 
of  the  institution,  since  which  time  he  has  directed  its  policy  as  its  president. 
The  other  officers  are :  Ralph  Burnside,  vice  president ;  E.  E.  Calkett,  cashier ; 
and  C.  E.  Meredith,  assistant  cashier.  The  bank  has  a  capital  and  surplus  of 
one  hundred  thousand  dollars  and  is  regarded  as  one  of  the  safe,  reliable  financial 
concerns  of  this  section  of  the  state.  Mr.  MacPhail  soon  gave  demonstration  of 
his  business  powers,  capacity  and  resourcefulness  and  his  cooperation  has  been 
sought  along  various  other  lines.  He  now  has  important  and  extensive  business 
connections,  being  the  vice  president  of  the  Pacific  Fruit  Package  Company, 
treasurer  of  the  Puget  Sound  &  Willapa  Harbor  Railway  Company,  which  ex- 
tended its  line  from  Tacoma  to  Raymond  in  191 5,  vice  president  of  the  Hardwood 
Mill  Company,  and  president  of  the  MacPhail  Investment  Company,  all  of  which 
indicate  something  of  the  nature,  breadth  and  importance  of  his  interests.  He 
also  organized  the  Willapa  Harbor  Telephone  Company  in  1910  and  was  its 
treasurer  and  one  of  the  directors  until  1914,  when  they  sold  out  to  the  Pacific 
Telegraph  &  Telephone  Company.     He  is  also  interested  with  his  father  in  the 


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WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  275 

ownership  and  operation  of  eighteen  banks  in  Michigan  and  thus  he  is  promi- 
nently identified  with  the  financial  development  of  two  states.  Together  with 
A.  C.  Little  he  organized  the  Commercial  Club  of  Raymond,  of  which  for  three 
years  he  was  the  president,  putting  forth  efifective  and  well  directed  effort  for  the 
development  of  the  city  through  that  organization  and  instituting  various  methods 
for  the  promotion  of  civic  standards. 

On  the  17th  of  July,  1909,  Mr.  MacPhail  was  married  to  Miss  Ethel  M. 
Maclachlan,  of  Findlay,  Ohio,  and  they  have  one  son,  Norman  Curtis.  Mr. 
MacPhail  and  his  wife  are  members  of  the  Presbyterian  church  and  fraternally 
he  is  connected  with  the  Masons,  the  Elks  and  the  Knights  of  Pythias,  having 
taken  the  degrees  of  York  and  Scottish  Rites  in  Masonry,  while  with  the  Nobles 
of  the  Mystic  Shrine  he  has  crossed  the  sands  of  the  desert.  Something  of  the 
nature  of  his  recreation  is  indicated  in  the  fact  that  he  is  a  member  of  the 
Raymond  Rod  and  Gun  Club,  the  Grays  Harbor  Country  and  Golf  Club  and  the 
Tacoma  Country  and  Golf  Club.  His  political  allegiance  is  given  to  the  republicar. 
party  and  he  is  conversant  with  all  vital  questions  and  issues  of  the  day.  He  is  a 
man  who  at  all  times  recognizes  his  duties  and  obligations  of  citizenship  and 
who  in  his  business  career  is  ever  stimulated  by  opportunity,  which  is  to  him  a 
call  to  action.  The  word  fail  has  no  place  in  his  vocabulary,  and  determination 
and  energy  have  enabled  him  to  overcome  all  obstacles  and  to  utilize  in  the  best 
possible  manner  the  advantages  offered.  His  work  has  indeed  been  a  contributing 
element  to  the  upbuilding  of  Raymond. 


COLONEL  GRANVILLE  OWEN  HALLER. 

The  life  record  of  Colonel  Granville  Owen  Haller  was  an  exposition  of  a 
spirit  of  lofty  patriotism,  manifest  as  strongly  in  his  efforts  for  the  development 
and  upbuilding  of  the  northwest  as  in  his  service  through  so  many  years  as  a 
member  of  the  army.  While  he  wore  the  nation's  uniform  he  was  a  strict 
disciplinarian,  prompt  in  executing  the  commands  of  a  superior  officer  and 
equally  alert  to  see  that  his  own  orders  were  faithfully  executed.  His  nation's 
honor  was  his  foremost  thought.  When  he  retired  to  private  life  he  still  felt 
that  he  owed  a  service  to  his  country  and  he  gave  it  in  his  efforts  to  promote 
progress  and  upbuilding  in  the  northwest  and  Washington  came  to  know  him  as 
one  of  its  most  honored  and  valued  citizens.  He  was  serving  as  president  of  its 
Old  Settlers  Society  at  the  time  of  his  demise. 

Colonel  Haller  was  born  in  York,  Pennsylvania,  January  31,  1819.  and  his 
father,  George  Haller,  also  first  opened  his  eyes  to  the  light  of  day  in  York.  He 
died  when  his  son  Granville  was  but  two  years  of  age  and  the  mother  was  left 
with  four  young  children  to  care  for  and  supi^ort.  She  displayed  the  spirit  of 
sacrifice  characteristic  of  the  mother  and  so  managed  her  affairs  that  she  was  able 
to  give  her  children  good  educational  ojjportunities.  Granville  O.  Haller  attended 
school  in  his  native  town  and  early  in  life  determined  upon  a  military  career. 
Following  examination  by  the  board  of  military  officers  at  Washington,  D.  C,  in 
T839.  he  was  commissioned  second  lieutenant -in  the  Fourth  Regiment  in  the  United 
States  Infantry,  although  then  but  twenty  years  of  age.  In  1841-2  he  participated 
in  the  Florida  war,  taking  part  in  the  battle  of  Big  Cypress  Swamp  and  the  engage- 


276  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

ment  which  resulted  in  the  capture  of  Halleck  Tushnugger's  band,  which  brought 
an  end  to  the  conflict.  From  the  ist  of  January,  1843,  until  he  resigned,  on  the 
loth  of  September,  1845,  he  was  adjutant  of  the  Fourth  Infantry,  and  he  became 
brigade  major  of  the  Third  Brigade,  United  States  Regulars  under  General 
Taylor,  in  Texas,  in  1845.  During  the  war  with  Mexico  he  commanded  his 
company  from  the  time  of  the  siege  of  Vera  Cruz  until  the  city  of  Mexico  was 
captured,  participating  in  a  number  of  hotly  contested  engagements  in  the  valley 
of  Mexico,  including  the  attack  upon  the  fortifications  of  San  Antonio  and  the 
storming  of  El  Molino  del  Rey.  It  was  his  valor  and  gallantry  on  that  occasion 
that  won  for  him  the  brevet  of  major.  After  participating  in  the  capture  of 
Mexico  city  and  in  skirmishing  within  its  walls  on  the  following  day,  the  officer's 
report  mentioned  his  gallantry  and  valuable  aid.  On  the  ist  of  January,  1848, 
he  was  advanced  to  the  rank  of  captain  in  the  Fourth  Infantrj^  and  afterward 
spent  some  time  on  recruiting  duty. 

In  1852  the  order  came  for  Majors  Sanders  and  Haller  to  join  the  department 
of  the  Pacific  with  their  respective  commands  and  they  sailed  on  the  United 
States  store  ship  Fredonia,  by  way  of  Cape  Horn,  arriving  at  San  Francisco  in 
June,  1853,  thus  completing  the  voyage  of  seven  months.  Major  Haller  and  his 
company  proceeded  at  once  to  Fort  \''ancouver,  Washington,  and  later  to  Fort 
Dallas,  Oregon,  after  which  he  was  engaged  in  active  mihtary  duty  against  the 
Indians  when  military  force  was  of  necessity  employed  to  make  them  understand 
that  the  atrocities  and  murders  which  they  had  inflicted  upon  the  settlers  must  be 
stopped.  He  was  an  active  participant  all  through  the  Indian  war  of  the  north- 
Test  and  rendered  valuable  aid  to  the  government  and  to  the  brave  pioneer  people 
who  were  attempting  to  reclaim  the  region  for  the  purposes  of  civilization.  In 
the  fall  of  1856  he  received  orders  to  establish  and  command  a  fort  near  Port 
Townsend  and  the  work,  notwithstanding  many  formidable  difficulties,  was  satis- 
*factorily  accomplished,  and  for  many  years  the  fort  was  garrisoned  and  known 
as  Fort  Townsend. 

In  speaking  of  his  military  career  a  contemporary  biographer  said :  "While 
there  the  Major  and  his  men  were  a  most  efficient  force  in  protecting  the  settlers, 
and  well  does  Major  Haller -deserve  mention  in  the  history  of  the  northwest,  for 
his  efforts  contributed  in  larger  measure  than  the  vast  majority  to  the  development 
of  this  region,  for  had  it  not  been  for  the  protection  which  he  gave  to  the  settlers 
the  Indians  would  have  rendered  impossible  the  labors  of  the  pioneers  in  the 
work  of  reclaiming  the  wild  land  for  purposes  of  civilization  and  planting  the 
industries  which  have  led  to  the  material  upbuilding  of  this  portion  of  the  country. 
For  some  time  Major  Haller  was  with  his  command  on  board  the  United  States 
ship  patrolling  the  waters  of  the  Sound  and  removed  all  foreign  Indians  from  the 
district.  While  thus  engaged  he  also  participated  in  the  occupation  of  San  Juan 
island  until  the  boundary  question  was  settled.  In  i860  he  was  assigned  to  Fort 
Majave,  in  Arizona,  and  while  stationed  there  he  treated  the  Indians  with  such 
consideration  and  justice  that  when  his  command  had  withdrawn  he  had  so 
gained  the  goodwill  of  the  red  race  that  the  miners  had  no  hesitation  about 
continuing  their  operations  there  and  did  so  without  molestation.  In  1861  came 
orders  for  Major  Haller  to  proceed  with  his  command  to  San  Diego,  California, 
and  afterward  to  New  York  city  to  join  the  army  then  being  organized  by  General 
McClellan.     He  had  previously  been  brevet  major  but  on  the  25th  of  September, 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  277 

1861,  was  promoted  to  major  of  the  Seventh  Infantry -but  the  members  of  the 
regiment  were  being  held  as  prisoners  of  war  in  Texas  and  Major  Haller  reported 
to  General  McClellan  and  shortly  afterward  was  appointed  commandant  general 
at  the  general  headquarters  on  the  staff  of  McClellan  and  the  Ninety-third  Regi- 
ment of  New  York  Volunteers  was  placed  under  his  command  as  guard  of  the 
headquarters.  Major  Haller  was  thus  employed  under  General  McClellan 
throughout  the  Virginia  and  Maryland  campaign  and  the  subsequent  campaign  of 
General  Burnside  and  also  for  a  short  time  under  General  Hooker.  He  was  then 
designated  provost  marshal  general  of  Maryland  and  later  was  detached  and  sent 
to  York  and  Gettysburg  to  muster  in  volunteers  and  to  get  all  the  information 
possible  of  the  movements  of  the  enemy,  also  to  order  the  citizens  to  remove  the 
stock  and  property  across  the  Susquehanna  out  of  the  way  of  the  rebel  army. 
While  thus  busily  engaged  in  the  service  of  his  country,  Major  Haller  was 
wrongfully  reported  for  disloyalty  to  the  government  and  in  the  latter  part  of 
July,  1863,  he  was  dismissed  from  the  service  without  a  hearing.  Astonished 
beyond  measure,  he  demanded  a  hearing,  which  was  refused.  Not  satisfied  to 
submit  to  such  a  great  wrong,  after  sixteen  years  of  waiting  he  secured  a  hearing 
and  was  fully  exonerated.  His  honor  was  fully  vindicated  and  he  was  reinstated 
in  the  army  and  commissioned  colonel  of  infantry  in  the  United  States  Regulars. 
His  command  was  the  Twenty-third  Infantry  and  he  continued  as  its  colonel  from 
December  11,  1879,  to  February  6,  1882,  at  which  time  he  was  retired,  being 
over  sixty-three  years  of  age." 

During  the  period  in  which  he  was  not  connected  with  the  army  Colonel  Haller 
was  a  resident  of  Washington  territory  and  gave  his  attention  to  the  development 
of  a  fine  farm  on  Whitby  island.  His  work  demonstrated  the  possibilities  of 
Washington  for  the  production  of  nearly  all  kinds  of  agricultural  and  horticultural 
products  and  the  example  which  he  set  in  this  direction  has  proven  of  immense 
value  to  the  state,  being  followed  by  others.  He  also  gave  attention  to  the 
manufacture  of  lumber  and  likewise  engaged  in  merchandising.  His  business 
interests  were  of  a  character  which  contributed  to  the  settlement,  upbuilding  and 
improvement  of  the  district  in  which  he  lived.  He  was  very  liberal  in  giving 
credit  to  the  settlers  who  wished  to  buy  provisions  and  implements  and  thus 
enabled  many  to  gain  a  good  start.  While  he  was  engaged  in  business  he  also 
acquired  large  grants  of  land  which  were  at  first  of  little  value  but  with  the 
settlement  of  the  state  their  value  greatly  increased,  and  improvements  also 
added  to  their  selling  price,  so  that  eventually  the  property  became  a  source  of 
gratifying  income  to  Colonel  Haller  and  his  family.  Upon  his  retirement  from 
the  army  he  returned  to  Washington,  having  developed  a  great  fondness  for 
the  state  during  the  years  of  his  former  residence  here.  He  located  in  Seattle 
in  1882  and  remained  continuously  a  resident  of  that  city  until  his  life's  labors 
were  ended  in  death. 

On  the  2 1  St  of  June,  1849,  Colonel  Haller  was  married  to  Miss  Henrietta 
Maria  Cox,  who  belonged  to  a  prominent  Irish  family,  descendants  of  Sir  Richard 
Cox,  who  w^as  her  great-grandfather  and  was  once  lord  chancellor  of  Ireland. 
Coming  to  the  new  world  her  people  located  in  Pennsylvania  and  in  that  state 
Mrs.  Haller  was  reared,  educated  and  married.  Five  children  were  born  to 
this  union.  Henry  died  at  an  early  age.  Morris  came  to  Seattle  prior  to  the  loca- 
tion of  his  parents  here  and  became  prominent  as  an  attorney.    He  was  the  organ- 


278  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

izer  of  extensive  business  enterprises  which  have  proven  of  the  greatest  value  and 
benefit  in  the  upbuilding  of  the  material  interests  of  the  state.  He  was  one  of 
the  organizers  of  the  Seattle,  Lake  Shore  &  Eastern  Railroad  Company  and  vari- 
ous other  business  interests  of  great  magnitude  which  contributed  not  alone  to  the 
success  of  the  owners  and  stockholders  but  as  well  to  general  prosperity.  In 
1889,  while  on  a  hunting  and  fishing  trip  with  T.  T.  Minor  and  E.  Louis  Cox,  he 
was  accidentally  drowned.  This  was  a  distinct  loss  to  the  community  in  which  he 
lived  and  to  the  state  for  he  had  gained  many  friends  and  his  standing  and  promi- 
nence in  business  circles  had  made  him  a  valued  factor  in  public  life.  Alice  Mai 
Haller,  the  eldest  daughter,  became  the  wife  of  Lieutenant  (now  Colonel)  William 
A.  Nichols  and  died  leaving  two  children.  Charlotte  Elinor  and  Theodore 
N.  Haller,  the  latter  mentioned  on  another  page  of  this  work,  are  the  two  surviving 
members  of  the  family. 

The  family  circle  was  once  more  broken  by  the  hand  of  death,  when  on  the 
2d  of  May,  1897,  Colonel  Haller  passed  away,  his  demise  being  the  occasion  of 
deep  and  widespread  regret  to  all  who  knew  him.  He  was  then  in  the  seventy- 
ninth  year  of  his  age,  and  he  was  the  president  of  the  State  Pioneer  Society. 
In  Masonry  he  occupied  a  prominent  position,  having  been  grand  master  of  the 
Grand  Lodge  of  the  territory.  He  took  the  degrees  both  of  the  York  and  the 
Scottish  Rites,  and  his  views  were  considered  authority  on  Masonic  usages,  tenets 
and  rites.  He  was  also  the  commander  of  the  Military  Order  of  the  Loyal  Legion 
of  Washington.  That  he  possessed  business  ability  of  high  order  is  indicated  in 
the  fact  that  he  recognized  the  opportunities  for  the  development  of  the  northwest 
and  for  judicious  investment  and  in  time  his  property  brought  to  him  and  his 
family  a  very  gratifying  income.  The  greater  part  of  his  life,  however,  was 
devoted  to  his  country's  service  and  there  was  no  man  who  displayed  a  more 
loyal  or  devoted  patriotism.  Lie  loved  the  old  flag  and  regarded  it  ever  as  the 
symbol  of  the  highest  national  honor.  He  was  a  man  of  fine  personal  appearance 
and  of  military  bearing.  His  broad  brow  indicated  a  strong  intellect,  his  eyes 
shone  clear  and  bright,  and  he  was  never  afraid  to  look  any  man  in  the  face. 
He  had  the  courage  of  his  convictions,  his  ideals  of  life  were  high,  and  he  ever 
endeavored  to  exemplify  them  in  his  daily  conduct.  Thus  he  left  to  his  family 
the  priceless  heritage  of  an  untarnished  name  and  an  example  which  may  well 
serve  as  a  source  of  inspiration  to  others. 


FREDERICK  J.  WOOD. 

Prominent  among  the  energetic,  farsighted  and  successful  business  men  of 
Bellingham  is  Frederick  J.  Wood,  of  the  E.  K.  Wood  Lumber  Company.  His 
plans  are  always  well  defined  and  carefully  executed  and  thorough  study  and 
broad  experience  have  made  him  familiar  with  every  phase  of  the  lumber  busi- 
ness, so  that  he  is  now  most  capable  of  handling  the  extensive  and  important 
interests  under  his  care.  He  comes  from  another  state  where  the  lumber  indus- 
try flourished  for  many  years,  being  a  native  of  Stanton,  Michigan,  where  his 
birth  occurred  in  1869.  His  father,  E.  K.  Wood,  was  engaged  in  the  lumber 
business    there   and   in    1884   came   to   the   coast   with    Messrs.    Middleton    and 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  279 

Weatherwax  of  Greenville,  Michigan,  and  Aberdeen.  Washington,  respectively. 
Here  they  purchased  timber  lands.  From  1892  Mr.  Wood  continuously  lived 
in  San  Francisco  until  his  death,  which  occurred  July  30,  191 7.  In  his  family 
were  two  sons,  Walter  T.  Wood  being  still  a  resident  of  San  Francisco,  where 
he  is  interested  in  the  lumber  business. 

Frederick  J.  Wood,  however,  came  to  Bellingham  and  has  made  for  himself 
a  most  creditable  position  in  business  circles  here  as  active  manager  of  the 
interests  of  the  E.  K.  Wood  Lumber  Company,  which  was  established  in  Novem- 
ber, 1900,  buying  out  the  Fairhaven  Lumber  Company.  The  new  company  at 
once  remodeled  and  rebuilt  the  plant,  which  has  a  capacity  of  one  hundred  and 
sixty  thousand  feet  of  lumber  and  twenty  thousand  lath  and  employs  from  one 
hundred  and  fifty  to  one  hundred  and  sixty  men.  The  plant  is  being  operated 
to  the  fullest  extent  all  the  time.  They  buy  logs  on  the  market,  having  no  lum- 
ber camps,  and  they  use  both  steam  and  electric  power.  Their  output  is  supplied 
to  both  the  rail  and  the  export  trade.  They  own  their  own  docks  on  the  Sound, 
having  deep  water  here  at  all  times,  and  they  have  connection  with  the  Great 
Northern,  the  Milwaukee  and  the  Northern  Pacific  Railroad  Companies.  Mr. 
Wood  has  practically  been  in  Western  Washington  since  1892.  He  was  con- 
nected with  the  mill  owned  by  the  E.  K.  Wood  Company  at  Hoquiam  from  1892 
to  1899  but  was  in  the  San  Francisco  office  from  1899  to  1900,  after  which  he 
came  to  Bellingham.  He  is  owner  of  the  business  conducted  under  the  name  of 
the  Coast  Clay  Company,  which  employs  about  thirteen  men  engaged  in  the 
manufacture  of  shale  and  clay  products.  This  business  is  developing  and  has 
already  been  placed  upon  a  substantial  and  profitable  basis. 

In  1 89 1  Mr.  Wood  was  united  in  marriage  at  Lakeview,  Michigan,  to  Miss 
Anna  Bale,  and  they  have  two  children,  Warren  B.  and  Marian  A.  Mr.  Wood 
is  identified  with  the  Masons  and  the  Elks.  In  the  former  organization  he  has 
become  a  Knight  Templar,  a  thirty-second  degree  Scottish  Rite  Mason  and  a 
Noble  of  the  Mystic  Shrine.  He  likewise  belongs  to  the  Country  Club,  the 
Cougar  Club  and  the  Kulshan  Club,  in  all  of  which  he  is  active  and  popular.  He 
is  widely  known  and  is  held  in  the  highest  regard  by  all,  enjoying  the  respect 
and  confidence  of  his  ])usiness  colleagues  and  associates  and  the  friendship  of 
all  with  whom  he  comes  in  contact  in  other  connections.  He  measures  up  to 
high  standards  of  manhood  and  citizenship  and  his  business  activities  have  ever 
been  of  a  character  which  have  contributed  to  public  progress  and  improvement 
in  this  section  of  the  state. 


JAMES  M.  SLEICHER,  M.  D. 

Dr.  James  M.  Sleicher,  who  for  the  past  ten  years  has  successfully  engaged 
in  the  practice  of  medicine  in  Chehalis,  claims  Pennsylvania  as  his  native  state, 
his  birth  occurring  in  Allentown,  July  17,  i860,  and  he  is  the  second  in  a  family 
of  five  children.  His  parents,  Jonas  and  Catherine  (  Butz)  Sleicher.  were  also 
born  in  Pennsylvania,  where  the  father  engaged  in  business  as  a  carriage  builder 
for  a  number  of  years.  He  died  in  July,  1907.  and  the  mother  passed  away  when 
the  Doctor  was  a  small  boy. 


280  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

Dr.  Sleicher  acquired  his  early  education  in  the  pubHc  schools  of  the  Keystone 
state  and  the  knowledge  there  obtained  was  supplemented  by  a  course  at  Ursinus 
College  in  Collegeville,  Pennsylvania,  and  at  Columbia  College,  New  York,  grad- 
uating from  both  institutions  with  the  degree  of  A.  B.  Later  he  entered  upon 
the  study  of  medicine  in  Gross  Medical  College,  Denver,  Colorado,  and  upon  his 
graduation  was  granted  the  degree  of  M.  D.  in  1888.  He  was  also  graduated 
from  the  medical  department  of  the  University  of  Louisville,  Kentucky,  and  has 
taken  post  graduate  work  in  Philadelphia,  New  York  and  Chicago  and  also  at 
Johns  Hopkins  University,  Baltimore,  Maryland,  and  under  the  Mayo  brothers 
at  Rochester,  Minnesota.  It  will  thus  be  seen  that  he  is  exceptionally  well  fitted 
for  the  profession  which  he  follows,  keeping  posted  on  all  discoveries  known  to 
the  science  of  medicine  and  surgery,  and  in  his  practice  he  has  met  with  most 
excellent  success.  He  first  opened  an  office  at  Walsenburg,  Colorado,  where  he 
engaged  in  practice  for  seven  years,  and  the  following  twelve  years  were  spent 
at  Watertown,  Wisconsin.  In  1906  Dr.  Sleicher  came  to  Chehalis,  Washington, 
and  here  he  has  followed  his  chosen  calling  ever  since. 

The  Doctor's  wife  was  formerly  a  nurse  at  St.  Helen's  Hospital.  He  has 
one  daughter,  Ruth,  now  the  wife  of  Julian  E.  Smith,  who  is  connected  with 
the  Butler  Paper  Company  of  Chicago,  in  which  city  they  make  their  home. 

In  politics  the  Doctor  has  always  affiliated  with  the  democratic  party  and  in 
religious  faith  he  is  a  Presbyterian.  He  is  a  Knight  Templar  Mason  and  has 
taken  all  of  the  degrees  of  the  Scottish  Rite,  and  is  also  a  member  of  the  Benev- 
olent Protective  Order  of  Elks  and  has  belonged  to  the  Citizens  Club  of  Chehalis 
since  its  inception.  He  is  prominently  identified  with  the  Lewis  County  Medical 
Society,  the  Washington  State  Medical  Society  and  the  American  Medical  As- 
sociation and  has  been  honored  with  the  presidency  of  the  first  named  organ- 
ization and  is  now  a  delegate  from  the  state  to  the  national  association.  It  will 
thus  be  seen  that  he  stands  high  in  the  esteem  of  his  professional  brethren,  who 
recognize  his  ability  and  worth,  and  his  success  is  all  the  more  creditable  in  that 
he  worked  his  way  through  college  and  by  his  own  unaided  efforts  has  sur- 
mounted all  obstacles  in  his  path  until  he  now  ranks  among  the  leading  physicians 
and  surgeons  of  western  Washington. 


WILLIAM  HENRY  LONGFELLOW  FORD. 

William  Henry  Longfellow  Ford,  occupying  the  position  of  city  treasurer  at 
Everett,  was  born  in  Central,  Michigan,  on  the  5th  of  October,  1876.  His  father, 
Samuel  Ford,  a  native  of  England,  came  to  America  about  1866  and  became  one 
of  the  pioneer  residents  of  Central,  Michigan.  He  was  a  miner  and  followed 
that  pursuit  during  the  greater  part  of  his  active  business  life  but  is  now  living 
retired,  making  his  home  at  Ironwood,  Michigan.  His  wife,  who  bore  the  maiden 
name  of  Elizabeth  Williams,  was  born  and  reared  in  England  and  accompanied 
.her  husband  to  the  United  States.  They  became  parents  of  thirteen  children, 
of  whom  William  H.  L.  is  the  third  in  order  of  birth. 

In  the  public  schools  of  Central  and  of  Ironwood,  Michigan,  William  H.  L. 
Ford  pursued  his  education  to  the  age  of  thirteen  years  and  then  started  out 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  281 

in  the  world  as  a  clerk  with  the  Ironwood  Store  Company.  He  was  employed 
in  clerical  lines  in  Ironwood  for  six  years  and  then  sought  the  opportunities  of 
the  northwest,  arriving  in  Everett,  May  17,  1894,  having  no  acquaintances  in  the 
city  at  that  time.  Soon  afterward  he  went  to  Montecristo,  where  he  engaged  in 
mining,  acting  as  a  brakeman,  his  duty  being  to  take  the  ore  from  the  mines  to 
the  terminal  or  concentrator.  He  was  thus  connected  with  mining  interests  until 
1896  and  went  to  Alaska  during  the  days  of  the  early  rush  following  the  gold 
excitement  there.  He  remained  at  Wrangell,  Alaska,  for  a  period  of  eighteen 
months,  during  which  time  he  engaged  in  freighting.  On  returning  to  Wash- 
ington he  settled  at  Everett  and  there  engaged  in  the  lumber  business  as  an  em- 
ploye of  the  Northern  Lumber  Company,  with  which  he  remained  from  1899 
until  1903.  He  afterward  accepted  a  clerical  position  with  the  Everett  Cream- 
ery, Ice  &  Storage  Company  and  in  1906  he  was  appointed  to  the  position  of 
deputy  city  clerk,  serving  under  O.  D.  Wilson,  in  which  department  he  remained 
until  the  26th  of  December,  191 1.  He  was  then  appointed  city  treasurer  by  the 
city  council,  which  office  he  has  since  filled  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  officials  and 
of  the  public  at  large. 

On  the  3d  of  July,  1899,  Mr.  Ford  was  married  at  Everett  to  Miss  Esther 
Ford,  native  of  Ontario,  Canada,  and  a  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  W.  Ford, 
of  English  descent,  the  latter  now  deceased.  There  has  been  one  child  born  of 
this  marriage,  Esther  J.,  whose  birth  occurred  in  Everett  on  the  28th  of  August, 
1900. 

During  his  residence  in  Michigan,  Mr.  Ford  served  as  a  corporal  of  Company 
H  in  the  Fifth  Regiment  of  the  Michigan  National  Guard.  In  politics  he  has 
always  been  an  earnest  republican,  active  in  political  and  civic  affairs.  He  is 
also  identified  with  the  Masonic  and  Odd  Fellows  lodges  and  the  Woodmen  of 
the  World,  all  at  Everett,  and  he  is  likewise  a  member  of  the  Commercial  Club. 
An  Episcopahan  in  religious  faith,  he  is  now  serving  as  secretary  of  the  vestry 
and  he  is  also  a  director  of  the  Young  Men's  Christian  Association  of  Everett. 
In  a  word,  he  is  very  active  in  church  and  charitable  work  and  he  lends  his  aid 
and  influence  to  every  movement  that  tends  to  uplift  the  individual  and  promote 
community  interests,  holding  at  all  times  to  high  standards. 


GEORGE  W.  JEFFREY. 

George'  W.  Jeffrey,  a  grocer  of  Port  Angeles,  was  born  in  Elmborough,  West 
Virginia,  January  10,  1883,  a  son  of  T.  P.  and  Sarah  L.  (Crossfield)  Jeffrey, 
who  are  natives  of  West  Virginia  and  of  England  respectively.  In  early  girl- 
hood the  mother  went  with  her  parents  to  Canada  and  afterward  to  West 
Virginia,  where  she  was  married.  T.  P.  Jeffrey  engaged  in  mercantile  lines  and 
spent  the  greater  part  of  his  life  in  his  native  state  but  is  now  living  in  North 
Yakima,  Washington,  at  the  age  of  sixty-four  years,  while  his  wife  has  reached 
the  age  of  fifty-eight  years.    In  their  family  were  four  children. 

The  second  of  the  number  was  George  W.  Jeffrey,  who  in  his  youthful  days 
attended  the  schools  of  his  native  state  and  was  graduated  from  the  Wesley  high 
school.     His  initial  step  along  business  lines  was  in  connection  with  the  grocery 


282  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

trade  at  Rowena,  Colorado,  where  he  remained  for  three  years.  He  then  went 
to  Julesburg,  Colorado,  and  in  1906  arrived  in  Port  Angeles,  Washington,  where 
he  bought  out  the  grocery  store  of  K.  O.  Erickson.  He  has  been  successful  to 
a  high  degree  in  the  conduct  of  his  business  and  has  one  of  the  most  attractive 
and  best  appointed  grocery  stores  of  the  city,  carrying  a  large  and  well  selected 
line  of  staple  and  fancy  goods. 

On  the  nth  of  April,  191 1,  in  North  Yakima,  Mr.  Jeffrey  was  married  to 
Miss  May  L.  Mook,  a  daughter  of  Anson  and  Mary  L.  Mook,  the  former  now 
deceased.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jefifrey  have  a  daughter,  Maxine  Virginia,  born  in  Port 
Angeles  in  191 3.  Mr.  Jeffrey  follows  an  independent  course  politically  and  fra- 
ternally is  connected  with  the  Elks  and  the  Odd  Fellows.  He  has  worked  his 
way  upward  entirely  unaided  and  stands  high  not  only  as  a  merchant  but  as  a 
citizen  of  Port  Angeles. 


H.  W.  PATTON. 


H.  W.  Patton,  former  editor  of  the  Grays  Harbor  Washingtonian,  a  daily 
paper  published  at  Hoquiam,  has  devoted  practically  his  entire  life  to  journalism 
and  has  had  the  broad  experience  which  comes  through  the  varied  lines  of 
newspaper  work.  He  was  born  in  Missouri  in  1856  and  completed  his  education 
in  the  State  University  at  Columbia,  Missouri.  In  1880  he  went  to  Texas  and 
in  1883  became  a  resident  of  California,  where  he  engaged  in  newspaper  work. 
He  was  also  made  special  agent  of  the  United  States  interior  department  in 
southern  California,  having  charge  of  the  allotment  of  lands  in  thirty-one  Indian 
reservations.  Almost  his  entire  life,  however,  has  been  given  to  newspaper  work 
and  his  specialty  has  seemed  that  of  taking  charge  of  any  building  up  run-down 
papers.  He  has  been  particularly  successful  in  that  field,  for  he  possesses  the 
ability  of  presenting  news  in  an  attractive  form  that  results  in  the  rapid  develop- 
ment of  the  circulation  department.  His  newspaper  work  has  brought  to  him 
many  interesting  experiences,  some  of  which  are  of  a  most  unusual  character. 
In  1 89 1  he  undertook  a  trip  in  a  flat  bottomed  boat  for  the  San  Francisco 
Examiner  from  Yuma,  Arizona,  into  the  Imperial  valley  of  California.  He  was 
one  of  the  first  white  men  who  ever  went  over  the  district  now  known  as  the 
Imperial  valley  and  was  on  that  trip  the  discoverer  of  the  source  of  the  Salton  sea. 
Another  interesting  and  unusual  trip  which  he  made  was  in  1897,  when  in  the 
service  of  the  government  he  visited  the  Cannibal  or  Tiburon  islands  on  a  tour  of 
inspection,  making  a  full  report  to  the  department  on  his  return.  He  held  the 
position  of  register  of  the  United  States  land  office  in  Los  Angeles  for  three  years, 
beginning  in  1888. 

Mr.  Patton's  identification  with  newspaper  publication  in  Washington  began  in 
1899,  when  he  went  to  Everett  and  purchased  the  paper  now  published  under 
the  name  of  the  Herald.  Two  years  later,  or  in  1901.  he  took  over  the  Aberdeen 
World,  then  known  as  the  Bulletin,  and  built  up  that  paper,  placing  it  upon  a 
substantial  basis.  Later  he  went  to  Eureka,  California,  where  he  purchased  the 
Standard,  and  upon  his  return  to  Washington  settled  in  Bellingham,  where  for 
six  years  he  conducted  the  x\merican  and  the  Reveille.    In  1912  Mr.  Patton  came 


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to  Hoquiam  as  editor  of  the  Grays  Harbor  Washingtonian,  which  had  been 
estabhshed  in  1889  by  O.  M.  Moon  as  a  weekly  paper.  It  changed  hands  several 
times  before  passing  into  possession  of  its  present  owner,  Congressman  Albert 
Johnson,  in  1908,  and  when  he  was  elected  to  Congress  in  1912  he  placed  Mr. 
Patton  in  charge.  The  Washingtonian  was  changed  to  a  daily  paper  about  1905 
and  today  the  office  is  most  modern  in  its  equipment  and  methods,  containing 
two  linotype  machines  and  other  equipment  of  the  up-to-date  printing  office.  The 
circulation  has  increased  to  twenty-seven  hundred  and  the  Washingtonian  is 
today  a  real  organ  in  the  development  of  Grays  Harbor  and  the  exploitation  of 
its  interests.  Mr.  Patton  as  a  newspaper  man  possesses  initiative  as  well  as 
enterprise  and,  readily  grasping  the  points  of  a  situation,  eliminates  that  which  is 
nonessential  and  develops  to  the  full  the  essential  points  leading  to  success. 

In  1886,  at  Los  Angeles,  Cahfornia,  Mr.  Patton  was  married  to  Miss  Elizabeth 
F.  Jordan,  of  Massachusetts,  who  passed  away  leaving  four  children :  Mrs.  Irene 
Cooper,  of  Bellingham;  Joseph  L.,  of  Seattle;  Clotilde,  at  home;  and  Ysabel,  a 
senior  in  the  Washington  State  University.  On  the  ist  of  October,  1914,  Mr. 
Patton  wedded  Mrs.  S.  S.  McMillan  nee  Soule,  a  representative  of  one  of  the 
prominent  pioneer  families  of  the  state.  She  is  very  active  and  public-spirited 
and  has  been  connected  with  various  movements  which  have  worked  for  the 
benefit  of  the  commonwealth  and  the  uplift  of  the  individual.  She  was  appointed 
by  the  president  a  member  of  the  commission  which  spent  several  months  in 
Europe  studying  rural  credits  and  rural  conditions  and  visited  many  of  the 
agricultural  districts  there.  She  has  been  regent  of  the  Robert  Gray  Chapter  of 
the  Daughters  of  the  American  Revolution  and  is  a  delegate  to  the  Continental 
Congress  of  the  organization  at  Washington  in  the  current  year.  She  belongs 
to  the  Woman's  Club,  to  the  County  Pioneers  Association,  to  the  State  Historical 
Society,  of  which  she  is  serving  on  the  board,  and  is  also  a  member  of  the  state 
library  board.  These  associations  indicate  something  of  the  breadth  of  her  inter- 
ests and  the  scope  of  her  activities,  which  have  reached  out  along  constantly 
developing  lines  in  an  effort  to  improve  economic  and  sociological  conditions. 

Mr.  Patton  is  identified  with  the  Masonic  fraternity  and  with  the  Benevolent 
Protective  Order  of  Elks  and  his  high  standing  in  newspaper  circles  is  indicated 
in  the  fact  that  he  has  been  honored  with  the  presidency  of  the  Washington  State 
Press  Association,  in  which  capacity  he  served  in  1916. 


CLARENCE  B.  BAGLEY. 

Clarence  B.  Bagley  was  born  in  Troy  Grove,  near  Dixon,  Illinois,  November 
30,  1843.  His  father  was  what  was  called  in  those  days  an  itinerant  minister 
^n  the  service  of  the  Methodist  Protestant' church  and  stationed  but  a  year  at  a 
time  in  a  place.  Clarence's  early  memories  are  of  Abingdon,  La  Fayette,  Prince- 
ton and  Chicago. 

On  the  20th  of  April,   1852,  the   family  started  from  Princeton  across  the 

plains.     They  reached  the  Missouri  river  May  22d,  the  summit  of  the  Rocky 

Mountains  July  4th,  The  Dalles,  Oregon,   September  3d,  and   Salem,  Oregon, 

September  21st  of  that  year.     They  lived  in  and  near  Salem   for  eight  years. 
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286  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

In  November,  1852,  Clarence  began  school  studies  in  the  Willamette  Institute, 
later  called  Willamette  University,  in  Salem  and  continued  in  school  all  the 
time  in  the  winters  and  part  of  the  summers  until  i860.  In  1856  the  family 
moved  out  from  Salem  to  a  farm  and  lived  there  for  four  years.  During  that 
time  Clarence  became  familiar  with  farming  operations,  with  horses  and  cattle 
and  the  farm  hfe  of  that  pioneer  period. 

In  October,  i860,  Rev.  Daniel  Bagley,  his  wife  and  Clarence  started  in  a 
buggy  to  make  the  overland  trip  from  Salem  to  Seattle,  Washington,  arriving 
at  the  latter  place  during  the  last  days  of  October.  That  winter  Rev.  Daniel 
Bagley  taught  the  village  school  and  during  his  absence  of  several  weeks 
Clarence  officiated  in  his  place. 

In  1 861  he  began  work  clearing  the  timber  from  the  site  of  the  university, 
which  had  during  that  winter  been  located  in  Seattle  by  the  legislature.  During 
the  remainder  of  the  year  1861  and  the  greater  part  of  1862  he  worked  upon 
and  about  the  university,  clearing,  painting,  carpentering,  making  fences  and 
doing  other  odd  jobs  of  work.  Late  in  1862  he  went  by  sailing  vessel  with 
his  mother  to  San  Francisco,  returning  that  fall  also  on  a  sailing  vessel.  In 
1863  he  accompanied  his  father  and  mother  by  way  of  San  Francisco  and  the 
Isthmus  to  New  York  and  to  Meadville,  Pennsylvania,  where  he  attended 
Allegheny  College  that  winter.  In  April,  1864,  the  family  started  on  their 
return  by  way  of  the  Isthmus  to  Seattle,  reaching  the  latter  place  about  the 
1st  of  July.  The  rest  of  that  year  and  during  1865  he  was  engaged  at  his 
trade  as  a  painter  in  the  little  village. 

On  the  24th  of  December,  1865,  he  was  married  to  Alice  Mercer.  In  1866 
he  received  an  appointment  as  clerk  in  the  surveyor  general's  office  under 
Selucius  Garfielde,  in  Olympia,  and  he  and  his  young  bride  removed  to  that 
place,  where  he  was  employed  in  that  office  for  nearly  three  years.  Late  in 
1868  he  went  into  the  printing  office  of  Randall  H.  Hewitt,  where  he  learned 
the  printer's  trade,  being  employed  upon  the  Territorial  Republican  and  the 
Echo,  the  latter  a  temperance  paper.  This  paper  he  bought  the  next  year  and 
continued  to  publish  until  1869,  when  he  disposed  of  his  interest  in  it.  In  1869 
he  was  employed  upon  the  Commercial  Age,  a  paper  recently  established  in 
Olympia.  and  in  October  was  elected  clerk  of  the  council  of  the  legislature, 
serving  during  that  winter.  In  1870  the  Commercial  Age  was  discontinued  and 
he  and  his  wife  then  returned  to  Seattle  and  lived  there  during  the  remainder 
of  that  year  and  until  May,  1871. 

During  the  winter  of  1870  his  time  was  occupied  in  aiding  in  the  development 
of  the  Newcastle  coal  mines.  Aluch  of  the  time  he  had  charge  of  the  company's 
store  at  Newcastle  and  of  the  company's  operations  above  ground.  In  May, 
1871,  he  received  appointment  from  Samuel  Coulter  as  deputy  in  the  office  of 
the  internal  revenue  collector  of  Washington  at  Olympia  and  held  that  position 
vmtil  1873.  In  November,  1872,  he  was  appointed  business  manager  and  city 
editor  of  the  Puget  Sound  Courier,  which  had  been  established  on  January  ist 
of  that  year  in  Olympia.  In  1873  ^^  ^^^  Samuel  Coulter  and  Thomas  M. 
Reed  bought  that  newspaper  and  the  printing  office  connected  with  it.  Later  in 
that  year  he  bought  the  interest  of  his  partners. 

In  the  fall  of  1873  he  was  appointed  by  Henry  G.  Struve.  secretary  of  the 
territory,  territorial  printer  and  he  held  that  position  under  different  secretaries 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  287 

for  ten  years,  during  which  period  he  also  continued  to  edit  and  pubHsh  the 
Courier  and  to  carry  on  a  large  job  printing  business  connected  with  it.  In  1884 
he  disposed  of  his  interest  in  the  newspaper  and  printing  office,  and  for  several 
months  had  charge  of  the  office  of  the  collector  of  internal  revenue  in  Portland, 
Oregon. 

In  1874  he  was  again  appointed  deputy  collector  of  internal  revenue  by 
Edward  Giddings  with  full  charge  of  the  office.  Mr.  Giddings  died  in  April, 
1876,  and  Mr.  Bagley  remained  acting  collector  until  July  ist,  when  Major 
James  R.  Hayden  assumed  charge  as  collector  and  Mr.  Bagley  retained  the 
■chief  deputyship.  They  served  together  until  the  Washington  district  was  con- 
solidated with  Oregon,  and  then  the  latter  retained  his  deputyship  under  Collector 
John  C.  Cartwright  until  President  Cleveland  appointed  a  democrat  early  in 
1885. 

Soon  afterward  he  disposed  of  his  interests  in  Olympia  and  returned  to  Seattle 
to  live.  He  began  at  once  to  clear  the  site  for  his  future  home  from  the  original 
forest  in  the  northern  part  of  the  city,  on  the  old  donation  claim  of  his  wife's 
father,  Thomas  Mercer,  then  a  long  way  from  the  settled  part  of  the  town,  and  in 
1886  he  and  his  family  established  themselves,  in  their  new  home,  where  they  have 
continued  to  reside  to  the  present  date.  That  year  he  and  several  other  gentle- 
men bought  the  Post-Intelligencer  daily  and  weekly  newspaper,  and  during  the 
next  year  he  was  its  business  manager,  until  it  was  bought  by  L.  S.  J.  Hunt. 
He  then  purchased  a  new  outfit  and  started  in  his  old  business  of  job  printing. 

Soon  afterward  he  was  associated  with  Homer  M.  Hill  in  the  ownership  and 
publication  of  the  Daily  Press.  In  1888  he  disposed  of  his  interests  in  the  print- 
ing office  and  newspaper  and  early  in  1889  joined  with  a  party  of  gentlemen  in 
the  establishment  of  a  bank  in  the  north  part  of  the  city.  A  year  later  he  sold 
out  his  interest  in  that  institution.  In  1890  he  was  elected  a  member  of  the  house 
of  delegates  of  the  city  council  and  served  a  two-year  term. 

During  1890,  1891,  1892  and  1893  '"'e  made  several  trips  to  Chicago,  having 
been  appointed  by  Governor  E.  P.  Ferry  an  alternate  commissioner  of  the  Colum- 
bian Exposition,  then  planning  to  be  held  in  Chicago  in  1893.  He  was  one  of 
those  who  voted  for  and  secured  the  establishment  of  the  Exposition  on  the 
site  at  Jackson  Park.  In  1892  he  joined  in  the  establishment  of  another  bank 
in  the  northern  part  of  the  city  and  had  charge  of  that  institution  until  the 
disastrous  failures  of  so  many  institutions  in  1893  carried  that  institution  down 
in  the  general  crash. 

In  September,  1894,  he  received  an  appointment  from  \\'ill  II.  Perry  as 
deputy  in  the  office  of  city  comptroller  and  served  in  that  position  until  1900, 
when  he  was  appointed  secretary  of  the  board  of  public  works  of  the  city,  which 
position  he  has  continued  to  occupy  until  the  present  time,  having  already  com- 
pleted twenty-one  years  of  continuous  service  in  the  employ  of  the  city. 

Early  in  his  business  career  he  began  the  preservation  of  the  newspapers  of 
the  territory  and  its  laws  and  journals,  and  during  the  lapse  of  years  gathered 
a  large  and  extremely  valuable  collection.  About  1900  he  began  writing  sketches 
and  articles  for  the  newspapers  and  the  magazines  of  the  northwest  pertaining 
to  the  early  history  of  western  Washington  and  particularly  of  Seattle.  This 
revived  his  interest  in  the  collecting  of  historical  material  and  he  began  assem1)ling 
all   the  books,   pamphlets   and   publications   accessible   pertaining  to   the    Pacific 


288  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

northwest,  chiefly  of  the  old  Oregon  territory."  At  the  present  time  he  has  the 
largest  and  best  selected  collection  of  that  character  extant  excepting  that  of  the 
Oregon  E[istorical  Association  at  Portland  and  the  library  of  British  Columbia 
at  Victoria. 

During  the  period  of  the  Civil  war  he  was  a  strong  believer  in  the  justice 
of  the  Union  cause  and  a  supporter  of  the  Union  party  in  Seattle  and  immediately 
after  the  close  of  the  war  attached  himself  to  the  republican  party  and  has  been 
a  member  of  that  organization  all  the  later  years. 

Clarence  B.  Bagley  and  Alice  Mercer  were  married  by  Rev.  C.  G.  Belknap,  in 
Seattle,  December  24,  1865. 

Their  children  are:  Rena,  born  in  Seattle,  August  3,  1868;  Myrta,  born  in 
Olympia,  December  22,  1871 ;  Ethel  W.,  born  in  Olympia,  June  16,  1877;  Alice 
Claire,  born  in  Olympia,  November  4,  1879;  Cecil  Clarence,  born  in  Seattle,  July 
21,  1888. 

Rena  Bagley  and  Frank  S.  Griffith  were  married  in  Seattle,  January  10,  1893. 
Daughter,  Phyllis,  born  September  2,  1896. 

Myrta  Bagley  and  Earle  R.  Jenner  were  married  in  Seattle,  April  21,  1897. 
Sons :  Earle  B.,  born  July  28,  1900;  Lawrence  M.,  born  July  2,  1909;  Frederick  C., 
born  July  2,  191 1. 

Ethel  W.  Bagley  and  H.  Eugene  Allen  were  married  in  Seattle,  March  2, 
1904.    Sons  :  Richard  B.,  born  July  19,  1907;  Robert  M.,  bom  May  23,  191 1. 

Alice  Claire  Bagley  and  Frederick  Dent  Hammons  were  married  in  Seattle, 
June  24,  1900. 

Cecil  Clarence  Bagley  and  Myrtle  Park  were  married  November  26,  1912. 
Son :  Park  Daniel,  born  May  20,  1914. 


CAPTAIN  HANS  K.  A.  JOHNSON. 

Captain  Hans  K.  A.  Johnson,  who  has  been  captain  on  all  the  tugboats  of 
the  Northwestern  Lumber  Company  during  the  years  of  his  residence  at  Hoquiam, 
where  he  took  up  his  abode  on  the  8th  of  August,  1886,  is  a  native  of  Norway. 
He  was  thirty  years  of  age  at  the  time  of  his  arrival  at  Hoquiam,  his  birth  having 
occurred  in  1856.  In  1873  he  left  the  land  of  the  midnight  sun  for  the  United 
States  and  settled  at  Philadelphia,  where  he  remained  for  a  number  of  years 
and  then  came  to  the  Pacific  coast.  For  five  or  six  years  he  lived  at  Astoria, 
Oregon,  where  he  followed  steamboating  and  fishing,  and  on  the  expiration  of 
that  period  he  removed  to  Hoquiam,  where  he  at  once  entered  the  employ  of  the 
Northwestern  Lumber  Company  in  the  shipyards,  building  several  boats.  He 
was  afterward  made  mate  on  the  tug  Ranger  and  five  years  later  was  advanced 
to  the  position  of  captain.  He  has  been  a  captain  on  all  the  tugboats  of  the  com- 
pany since  and  has  served  the  corporation  well,  as  he  can  always  be  depended 
upon  and  knows  thoroughly  the  craft  on  which  he  sails.  He  also  has  other  busi- 
ness interests,  being  a  director  of  the  Soule  Tug  &  Barge  Company. 

In  1896  Captain  Johnson  was  married  in  San  Francisco  to  Mrs.  Anna  Brad- 
ley and  they  have  one  son,  Paul.  Captain  Johnson  has  ever  been  ready  to  serve 
his  community  in  any  possible  way  and  has  worked  earnestly  for  Hoquiam's  up- 


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building,  believing  in  doing  more  for  the  city  in  which  he  lives  than  for  some 
other  town.  In  politics  he  is  a  republican,  and  while  he  keeps  well  informed  on 
the  questions  and  issues  of  the  day,  has  never  been  an  office  seeker.  Fraternally 
he  is  identified  with  the  Odd  Fellows  and  the  Masons  and  in  the  latter  organiza- 
tion has  attained  the  thirty-second  degree  of  the  Scottish  Rite,  while  in  his  life 
he  exemplifies  the  beneficent  spirit  of  the  craft. 


WILLIAM   T.  BIGGAR. 


William  J.  Biggar,  a  member  of  the  Bellingham  bar  whose  ability  stands 
the  practical  test  of  the  work  of  the  courts  and  whose  enviable  reputation  is 
based  upon  what  he  has  actually  accomplished,  is  now  senior  partner  of  the 
firm  of  Biggar  &  Waters.  He  prepared  for  his  chosen  profession  at  the  Uni- 
versity of  Michigan  but  is  a  Pacific  coast  man  by  birth  and  training.  He  was 
born  near  Santa  Rosa,  Sonoma  county,  California,  on  the  i8th  of  September, 
1878,  and  comes  of  sturdy  Scotch  and  Irish  parentage,  being  a  son  of  William  J. 
and  Mary  (Stuart)  Biggar,  the  latter  a  lineal  descendant  of  the  historic  Stuart 
family  of  Scotland.  The  father  was  born  in  Cookstown,  County  Tyrone,  Ireland, 
in  1838,  and  was  a  representative  of  the  Biggar  family  which  played  a  conspicuous 
and  most  honorable  part  in  the  famous  controversy  between  the  people  of 
Ireland  and  their  absentee  landlords,  caused  by  the  latter's  usurpation  of  power. 
While  that  struggle  was  going  on  Joseph  Gillis  Biggar  was  a  member  of  parlia- 
ment from  County  Tyrone  and  was  a  leader  in  the  historic  debates  on  the  Irish 
land  question.  In  the  early  days  of  California's  development  William  J.  Biggar, 
Sr.,  became  a  resident  of  that  state,  settling  near  Santa  Rosa,  where  he  became 
the 'Owner  of  land  and  developed  a  farm.  He  was  always  a  very  vigorous  de- 
fender of  democratic  views. 

Reared  upon  the  homestead  farm,  William  J.  Biggar,  Jr.,  attended  the  public 
and  high  schools  of  Santa  Rosa  and  continued  to  assist  his  father  in  the  de- 
velopment of  the  home  place  until,  determining  upon  the  practice  of  law  as  a 
life  work,  he  made  his  way  to  Ann  Arbor,  Michigan,  where  he  entered  the  State 
University,  from  which  he  was  graduated  with  the  class  of  1899.  He  then 
went  to  Kansas  City,  Missouri,  where  he  entered  upon  the  practice  of  law. 
in  which  he  continued  actively  until  1908.  In  that  year  he  arrived  in  Ik-lling- 
ham,  Washington,  and  formed  a  partnership  with  X.  K.  Staley  under  the  lirm 
name  of  Staley  &  Biggar,  an  association  that  was  maintained  until  lO'.v  when 
he  became  associated  with  Thomas  R.  Waters  as  senior  partner  in  the  now  exist- 
ing law  firm  of  Biggar  &  Waters.  They  are  accorded  a  liberal  clientage  of  a 
large  and  distinctively  representative  character  and  the  reputation  which  .Mr. 
Biggar  has  won  at  the  bar  is  well  deserved,  for  he  is  most  thorough  and  pains- 
taking in  the  preparation  of  his  cases,  is  clear  and  felicitous  in  argument,  logical 
in  his  deductions  and  correct  in  his  application  of  legal  princi])les  to  the  j)oints 
at  issue. 

On  the  22d  of  October,  1906,  Mr.  Biggar  was  married  in  Kansas  City. to 
Miss  Sarah  Margaret  Vance.  He  is  well  known  as  a  mem!)er  of  the  Elks  lodge 
and  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows  and  he  has  membership  as  well  in 


290  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

the  Unitarian  church.  He  belongs  also  to  the  Metropolitan  Club  of  Seattle  and 
in  his  political  views  is  a  progressive.  It  is  well  known  that  his  position  is 
never  an  equivocal  one ;  he  fearlessly  but  not  aggressively  announces  his  belief 
and  stands  loyally  by  his  opinions.  While  his  early  political  allegiance  was 
given  to  the  republican  party  he  became  convinced  because  of  its  policy  and 
attitude  upon  vital  questions  that  the  time  had  arrived  for  the  establishment 
of  a  new  party  and  he  did  not  hesitate  to  join  the  progressive  ranks,  in  fact 
was  one  of  the  first  in  the  state  to  come  out  strongly  in  support  of  the  new  or- 
ganization. In  191 2  he  was  one  of  the  electors  on  the  ticket  which  supported 
Theodore  Roosevelt  for  president  and  cast  his  vote  for  him.  Roosevelt  carried 
the  state  of  Washington  at  that  time.  He  has  ever  believed  that  a  public  offi- 
cial owes  his  whole  duty  to  the  people  and  he  advocates  many  advanced  meas- 
ures, including  a  system  of  rural  credits,  which  will  enable  farmers  to  obtain 
loans  direct  from  the  government  at  a  rate  of  interest  not  to  exceed  four  per 
cent.  Moreover,  he  regards  the  flag  of  the  country  as  something  more  than 
a  thing  to  be  talked  about — as  the  emblem  of  the  people's  sovereign  will,  beneath 
the  folds  of  which  the  weakest  must  be  protected  and  which  the  strongest  must 
obey.  In  other  words  Mr.  Biggar  is  a  deep  thinker  and  a  student  of  the  vital 
questions  and  issues  of  the  day  and  he  undertakes  the  solution  of  political  and 
of  legal  problems  with  equal  thoroughness,  which  is  one  of  his  strongly  marked 
characteristics  and  has  been  an  important  factor  in  his  attainment  of  gratifying 
success  at  the  bar. 


SOLOMON  W.  FISHER. 

Solomon  W.  Fisher,  who  owns  a  well  improved  farm  at  Fisher,  Washington, 
overlooking  the  Columbia  river,  is  applying  the  progressiveness  and  enterprise 
characteristic  of  the  west  to  his  farm  work  and  has  already  gained  a  gratifying 
measure  of  prosperity.  He  is  a  western  man  by  birth  as  well  as  by  preference, 
his  birthplace  being  Ritter,  Oregon.  His  natal  day  was  the  2d  of  August,  1884, 
and  he  is  a  son  of  Job  and  Lydia  (Allphin)  Fisher,  natives  respectively  of  Vir- 
ginia and  of  Oregon.  The  father  was  born  July  25,  1827,  and  when  twenty- 
three  years  of  age  located  in  Clarke  county,  Washington,  after  having  spent 
one  year  in  California.  He  took  up  a  donation  claim  of  one  hundred  and  sixty 
acres  in  Clarke  county  which  is  now  the  home  of  our  subject.  In  i860  the 
father  went  to  Grant  county,  in  eastern  Oregon,  where  he  mined  to  some  extent, 
but  gave  the  greater  part  of  his  attention  to  raising  fine  horses,  which  he  shipped 
and  sold  in  eastern  markets.  He  took  a  great  deal  of  pride  in  his  horses  and 
gained  an  enviable  reputation  as  a  breeder.  During  the  early  days  the  Indians 
were  numerous  and  often  hostile  and  he  took  an  active  part  in  the  Indian  wars 
of  1855  and  1856  and  he  gained  considerable  note  as  an  Indian  fighter,  being  a 
man  of  unusual  daring.  During  the  years  from  1888  to  1899  ^^  resided  in  Linn 
and  ^lultnomah  counties,  Oregon,  but  in  i89<)  he  returned  to  his  original  claim 
in  Clarke  county.  Washington,  where  he  lived  until  his  death,  which  occurred 
on  the  3d  of  February,  1905.  In  1883,  while  living  in  Grant  county,  he  mar- 
ried  Lydia   Allphin,    who   is   said   to   have   been   the   third   white   child   born   in 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  291 

Oregon.  She  reached  an  advanced  age,  dying  in  1913.  She  was  the  mother 
of  four  children  :  three  daughters,  all  of  whom  are  now  deceased,  and  Solomon  W. 

The  last  named  received  a  common  school  education  and  remained  at  home 
until  he  attained  his  majority.  For  several  years  he  devoted  his  time  almost 
exclusively  to  operating  the  home  farm  in  association  with  his  father  aiid  the 
practical  training  thus  received  well  qualified  him. to  follow  agricultural  pur- 
suits on  his  own  account.  He  is  now  operating  the  farm  which  his  father  took 
up  as  a  donation  claim  many  years  ago  and  its  high  state  of  development  testifies 
to  his  efficiency  and  good  management.  Not  only  are  the  fields  well  cultivated, 
but  the  barns  and  other  buildings  are  substantial  and  well  adapted  to  their  pur- 
pose and  the  residence  is  commodious  and  attractive. 

In  1905  Mr.  Fisher  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Mary  E.  Cates,  a  native 
of  Oregon  and  a  daughter  of  William  A.  Cates,  now  a  resident  of  Clarke  county, 
this  state.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Fisher  have  been  born  two  children:  Ida,  whose 
birth  occurred  May  20,  1906;  and  Mamie,  born  December  20,  1907. 

Mr.  Fisher  is  a  democrat  and  gives  careful  study  to  cjuestions  of  government 
although  not  an  office  seeker.  He  belongs  to  both  the  Farmers  Grange  and  the 
United  Artisans,  in  both  of  which  organizations  he  is  well  liked.  He  has  thor- 
oughly identified  his  interests  with  those  of  his  community  and  can  be  counted 
upon  to  do  his  part  in  furthering  the  public  Vvelfare. 


CAPTAIN  GEORGE  E.  SANBORN. 

Captain  George  E.  Sanborn,  of  Hoquiam,  has  always  lived  on  the  seaboard, 
first  on  the  Atlantic  coast  and  now  for  eighteen  years  on  the  Pacific.  He  was 
born  at  Machias  Port,  Maine,  in  1868.  His  father,  John  Sanborn,  was  a  sea 
captain  for  many  years  and  in  fact  represented  the  firm  of  Chase,  Talbot  &  Com- 
pany of  New  York  city  for  four  decades.  He  also  had  four  brothers  who  were 
sea  captains  and  thus  it  is  that  the  family  has  been  closely  connected  with  nav- 
igation interests.  Captain  John  Sanborn  wedded  Sarah  Holmes  and  their  son, 
George  E.,  to  whom  there  naturally  came  a  love  of  the  sea,  began  sailing  when 
he  was  but  fourteen  years  of  age.  For  three  years  he  was  in  the  employ  of  J.  A. 
Simpson,  of  New  York,  and  afterward  spent,  nine  years  with  the  John  S.  Emory 
Company,  of  Boston.  As  captain  he  commanded  the  international  racing  yacht 
Volunteer  and  the  yacht  Puritan  for  Commodore  J.  Malcolm  Forbes,  of  Boston, 
and  also  the  bark  Clotilde,  the  bark  Megunticook  and  the  brig  Hattie.  In  1898 
he  arrived  in  California,  where  he  met  Captain  Mat  Peasley,  a  schoolmate,  whom 
he  had  known  in  Maine,  who  induced  him  to  take  a  trij)  as  mate  on  his  vessel 
bound  for  Mexico.  Upon  their  return  the  captain  induced  Mr.  Sanborn  to 
remove  to  Hoquiam,  where  he  went  to  work  on  the  new  waterworks,  being  thus 
employed  until  the  plant  was  completed.  He  afterward  became  mate  on  the  tug 
Traveler  under  Captain  John  Reed,  spending  two  and  a  half  years  in  that  con- 
nection, when  he  was  advanced  to  the  position  of  captain  of  the  tug.  He  con- 
tinued to  command  boats  as  captain  for  that  company,  the  Grays  Harbor  Tow- 
boat  Company  at  Hoquiam,  doing  harbor  and  river  and  coastwise  towing,  and 
remaining  in  their  employ   for  eighteen  years  or  until  June  7,   1916,   when  he 


292  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

resigned  from  their  service.  After  resting  for  six  weeks  he  was  offered  and 
accepted  the  position  of  Hoquiam  manager  of  the  Grays  Harbor  Stevedore  Com- 
pany and  has  found  the  work  much  to  his  Hking.  He  is  navigation  officer  of 
the  government  mihtia,  having  charge  of  the  torpedo  boat  Fox.  He  is  also  vice 
president  of  the  Soule  Tug  &  Barge  Company. 

In  Maine,  in  1889,  Captain  Sanborn  was  married  to  Miss  Hattie  E.  Getchell 
and  they  have  had  two  sons :  George  Harrison,  who  was  drowned  here  a  few 
years  ago ;  and  John  Edward,  living  in  Hoquiam.  In  his  political  views  Captain 
Sanborn  is  a  republican  and  fraternally  he  is  connected  with  the  Masons,  the 
Elks  and  the  Foresters.  He  has  visited  all  countries  and  many  ports  of  the  world 
and  his  has  been  a  broad  and  interesting  experience,  bringing  him  wide  knowledge 
of  various  lands  and  their  peoples.  He  can  relate  many  a  thrilling  tale,  some 
of  which  are  matters  of  personal  experience,  and  there  is  no  phase  of  navigation 
with  which  he  is  not  familiar. 


CHARLES  R.  WILSON. 

Charles  R.  Wilson  was  closely  associated  with  those  interests  which  have  been 
important  factors  in  the  upbuilding  of  Aberdeen,  which  owes  its  rapid  growth  to 
the  development  of  the  lumber  industry.  He  was  the  founder  and  promoter  of 
the  enterprise  conducted  under  the  name  of  Wilson  Brothers  &  Company  and 
developed  one  of  the  leading  lumber  mills  of  the  state.  His  birth  occurred  in 
Gothenburg  and  Bohus  Ian,  Sweden,  on  the  24th  of  July,  1846,  and  after  spending 
the  days  of  his  boyhood  and  youth  in  that  country  he  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1868,  when  a  young  man  of  twenty-two  years,  landing  at  New  York,  whence 
he  afterward  made  his  way  to  San  Francisco  and  thence  sailed  for  Portland, 
Oregon.  On  his  arrival  in  the  latter  city  he  and  his  brother  Fred,  who  had 
accompanied  him,  began  work  on  a  small  steamboat  and  soon  afterward  he  and 
his  brother  Henry  purchased  that  boat,  while  Fred  Wilson  bought  a  larger  one. 
The  two  brothers,  who  were  partners,  did  towing  on  the  Columbia  river  and  thus 
carried  on  business  together  for  a  number  of  years.  In  1881  they  purchased  a 
small  sawmill  near  Rainier,  Oregon,  and  when  soon  afterward  it  was  destroyed 
by  fire  they  rebuilt  and  the  two  operated  the  mill,  one  working  as  engineer  and 
the  other  as  sawyer.  When  they  bought  the  sawmill  they  also  purchased  a  lum- 
beryard in  Portland,  Oregon,  and  retained  ownership  of  the  steamboat.  Thus 
they  were  able  to  do  all  of  the  work  in  the  manufacture  of  lumber  from  the  time 
the  standing  timber  was  cut  until  the  lumber  was  delivered  to  the  consumer.  For 
a  time  Charles  R.  Wilson  attended  to  the  mill  end  of  the  business  but  later  after 
they  sold  the  boat  both  he  and  his  brother  gave  their  attention  to  the  conduct  of 
the  mill  and  the  management  of  the  lumberyard.  They  owned  timber  land  near 
Rainier,  but  when  all  of  the  timber  was  finally  cut  they  left  that  district  and  in 
1887  went  to  Aberdeen.  The  site  of  the  present  extensive  mill  now  owned  by 
the  firm  of  Wilson  Brothers  &  Company  was  secured  through  the  assistance  of 
Sam  Benn  and  A.  J.  West.  The  history  of  the  success  of  the  plant  shows  a 
wonderful  growth  resulting  from  the  untiring  industry,  the  keen  sagacity  and 
business  ability  of  the  brothers,  who  bviilt  up  a  business  of  very  extensive  and 


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WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  295 

profitable  proportions.  During  the  widespread  financial  panic  of  1893  they  kept 
their  mill  in  operation  and  paid  higher  salaries  to  men  than  any  other  mill  on  the 
coast,  thus  enabling  many  a  man  to  tide  over  the  hard  times.  With  the  gradual 
development  of  their  trade  theirs  became  one  of  the  leading  mills  in  the  state  and 
the  business  scarcely  second  to  any  in  Washington. 

On  the  2ist  of  November,  1878,  Mr.  Wilson  was  married  to  Miss  Margaret 
Moar,  of  Portland,  Oregon,  and  to  them  were  born  the  following  children : 
Charles  R.,  who  died  in  infancy;  Carrie  E.,  the  deceased  wife  of  F.  W.  Loomis,  of 
Aberdeen;  Jonathan  H. ;  William  C. ;  Ruby  M. ;  Robert  R.,  deceased;  Margaret 
A. ;  Helen  M.,  and  George  Dewey.  Those  living  are  all  yet  at  home  with  the 
mother  and  the  sons  are  looking  after  the  business.  The  husband  and  father 
passed  away  on  the  15th  of  August,  1908.  The  family  reside  in  Aberdeen  and 
Mrs.  Wilson  has  erected  one  of  the  most  beautiful  homes  in  the  city. 

Mr.  Wilson  long  ranked  as  one  of  the  foremost  business  men  of  Aberdeen. 
He  served  on  the  city  council  for  one  term  and  during  that  time  the  city  hall  was 
erected.  He  was  a  member  of  the  building  committee  and  was  also  instrumental 
in  having  the  new  bridge  at  Heron  street  across  the  Whishkah  river  made  free. 
The  first  bridge  was  a  toll  bridge.  He  possessed  many  splendid  traits  of  character, 
was  devoted  to  the  welfare  of  his  city,  his  loyalty  being  manifest  in  many  tangible 
ways,  was  sincere  and  ardent  in  his  friendships  and  w^as  a  most  devoted  husband 
and  father.  High  regard  was  entertained  for  him  wherever  he  was  known  and 
those  things  which  make  life  worth  living  came  to  him  in  abundant  measure  as 
the  result  of  his  ability,  so  that  he  never  had  occasion  to  regret  his  determination 
to  leave  his  native  land  and  try  his  fortune  in  America. 


FRANK  E.  FROST. 


Frank  E.  Frost,  treasurer  of  the  Bloedel  Donovan  Lumber  Mills  of  Belling- 
ham,  was  born  in  Clarion,  Iowa,  May  6th,  1884,  ^  son  of  E.  J.  and  Henrietta 
Frost.  The  father  was  engaged  in  the  operating  department  of  the  Chicago, 
Rock  Island  &  Pacific  Railroad  at  Clarion,  Iowa,  for  many  years  but  retired  from 
active  business  connectioris  in  1906  and  is  now  making  his  home  with  his  son 
Frank. 

The  latter  attended  the  public  and  high  schools  of  his  native  city  and  after- 
ward entered  the  employ  of  the  Chicago,  Rock  Island  &  Pacific  Railroad  as  a 
clerk  in  the  freight  department,  where  he  remained  for  a  year.  At  the  expiration 
of  that  period  he  removed  to  Bellingham,  Washington,  and  entered  the  employ 
of  Fred  Kenoyer,  who  operated  a  lumber  mill,  having  charge  of  the  yard  and 
sales  for  two  years.  He  then  went  to  Oakland.  California,  and  attended  the 
Polytechnic  Business  College  for  five  months,  after  which  lie  went  to  Seattle 
and  was  a  student  in  Wilson's  Business  College  for  a  month.  1  \v  next  worked 
for  the  Chicago  &  Great  Western  Railroad  as  stenographer  and  traffic  man 
until  July,  1908,  when  he  returned  to  Bellingham  and  became  a  stenographer 
with  the  Larson  Lumber  Company,  occupying  that  position  for  two  years.  At 
the  expiration  of  that  period  he  accepted  the  position  of  bookkeeper  for  the 
Lake   Whatcom   Logging   Company   and   the   Larson   Lumber   Company,    which 


296  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

ivere  all  the  same  people,  and  when  the  latter  company  was  reorganized  on  the 
ist  of  April,  1913,  under  the  name  of  the  Bloedel  Donovan  Lumber  Mills, 
Mr.  Frost  was  elected  to  its  treasurership  and  is  now  in  charge  of  its  finances 
and  otherwise  active  in  its  management  and  control. 

On  the  20th  of  November,  1907,  Mr.  Frost  was  married  in  Bellingham  to 
Miss  Emma  I.  Seelye,  and  they  are  now  the  parents  of  three  children:  Dorothy, 
'  Helen  and  Katharyn,  aged  eight,  six  and  four  years,  respectively. 

Mr.  Frost  is  a  republican  in  his  political  views  but  not  an  aspirant  for  office, 
preferring  to  concentrate  his  energies  on  his  business  afifairs,  which  are  well 
directed  and  are  of  growing  importance.  The  steps  in  the  way  of  his  progres- 
sion are  easily  discernible  and  steadily  he  has  advanced  until  he  is  now  active 
in  the  control  of  one  of  Bellingham's  substantial  commercial  enterprises. 


THOMAS  A.  CASEY. 


Thomas  A.  Casey,  engaged  in  the  real  estate  business  in  Sultan,  was  born  in 
Fond  du  Lac,  Wisconsin,  ^lay  10.  1856.  His  father,  James  Casey,  a  native  of 
Ireland,  came  to  America  on  a  sailing  vessel,  being  three  months  en  route  from 
County  Meath  to  New  York.  He  arrived  in  the  new  world  during  the  latter 
'30s  or  early  '40s  and  for  a  time  remained  a  resident  of  the  Empire  state.  He 
afterward  became  a  pioneer  settler  of  Wisconsin.  He  was  a  well  educated  man 
who  in  early  life  had  qualified  for  work  as  an  engraver,  but  after  removing  to 
the  middle  west  he  followed  agricultural  pursuits.  He  was  very  active  in  politics 
and  was  a  loyal  member  of  the  Roman  Catholic  church.  He  married  Maria 
Reburn,  who  was  born  in  County  Meath,  Ireland,  and  both  passed  away  in  Wis- 
consin, the  former  at  the  age  of  fifty-six  years,  while  the  latter  died  in  18(89,  ^^ 
the  age  of  seventy-two. 

Thomas  A.  Casey  was  the  ninth  in  order  of  birth  in  their  family  of  ten 
children.  He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Fond  du  Lac,  Wisconsin, 
but  his  opportunities  were  quite  limited,  as  he  had  the  privilege  of  attending  only 
until  he  reached  the  age  of  nine.  He  then  began  to  earn  his  own  livelihood  and 
was  first  employed  in  a  shingle  mill,  packing  shingles -at  a  wage  of  a  dollar  per 
day.  During  much  of  his  life  he  has  been  connected  with  the  business  of  shingle 
making.  In  1872  he  learned  the  molder's  trade  but  only  followed  it  for  three 
years  or  through  the  time  of  his  apprenticeship.  He  arrived  in  Washington  in 
1889  and  first  located  at  Tacoma,  after  which  he  removed  to  Buckley,  where  in 
connection  with  H.  C.  Knowles  he  begun  the  manufacture  of  shingles,  which  he 
followed  until  1899  o^  ^or  about  eight  years.  He  then  sold  his  interests  at  that 
place  and  removed  to  Sultan,  where  he  built  a  large  shingle  mill,  conducting 
business  under  the  name  of  the  Tom  Casey  Mill  Company.  His  interests  were 
incorporated  and  Mr.  Casey -was  president  of  the  company.  He  conducted  that 
mill  for  about  three  years,  after  which  he  entered  the  real  estate  and  insurance 
business,  in  which  he  has  since  been  successfully  engaged,  negotiating  many  im- 
portant property  transfers.  He  was  also  one  of  the  organizers  and  was  for  two 
years  the  secretary  of  the  Citizens  Bank  of  Sulton,  in  which  connection  he  has 
since  continued. 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  297 

At  Luclington,  Michigan,  Mr.  Casey  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Hermine 
Herrgesell,  a  native  of  Germany  and  a  daughter  of  Anton  and  Frances  Herrgesell, 
both  of  whom  are  deceased.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Casey  have  been  born  the  fol- 
lowing children :  Aletta,  wife  of  G.  G.  Smart  of  Everett,  who  is  roadmaster  for 
the  Great  Northern  Railway;  Mildred,  the  wife  of  Roy  F.  Smith,  of  Skykomish, 
who  is  a  conductor  on  the  Great  Northern  Railway;  Vera,  the  wife  of  Joseph 
Chassiam,  of  Monroe,  Washington,  who  is  employed  as  foreman  by  the  Wagner 
&  Wilson  Lumber  Company;  Irma,  who  gave  her  hand  in  marriage  to  E.  B. 
Farrow ;  T.  Reburn ;  Robert  E. ;  and  two  who  are  deceased. 

Mr.  Casey  was  made  a  Mason  in  Monroe,  Washington,  and  afterward  be- 
came one  of  the  organizers  of  the  Masonic  lodge  in  Sultan.  He  belongs  to  the 
Sultan  Commercial  Club,  having  taken  an  active  part  in  its  organization  and  in 
instituting  many  movements  put  forth  by  the  club  for  the  city's  improvement, 
especially  in  street  and  bridge  building.  In  politics  he  is  an  earnest  democrat 
and  for  the  past  three  years  has  been  city  treasurer  of  Sultan,  which  position  he 
is  now  capably  filling.  He  is  also  chairman  of  the  board  of  education  of  district 
No.  30  and  clerk  of  high  school  board  No.  100.  He  wields  a  wide  influence 
over  public  thought  and  action,  for  it  is  recognized  that  his  opinions  are  sound 
and  that  he  is  most  public-spirited  at  all  times.  Starting  out  to  earn  his  own 
living  when  a  lad  of  but  nine  years,  he  is  today  at  the  head  of  business  interests 
of  importance  and  yet  he  has  ever  found  time  to  aid  and  cooperate  in  movements 
that  look  to  the  welfare  and  benefit  of  the  district  in  which  he  lives. 


WILLIAM  JOHN  COLKETT. 

F'or  more  than  three  decades  William  J.  Colkett  has  been  the  assistant  post- 
master of  Seattle  and  no  higher  testimonial  of  his  ability  and  fidelity  could  be 
given  than  the  statement  of  the  fact  that  he  has  remained  in  the  postoffice  for 
thirty-five  years.  The  width  of  the  continent  separates  him  from  his  birthplace, 
for  he  is  a  native  of  Burlington  county,  New  Jersey,  born  April  18,  1857. 

Mr.  Colkett  comes  of  English  and  Scotch  ancestry,  but  for  six  generations 
representatives  of  the  family  have  resided  on  this  side  the  Atlantic.  The  paternal 
grandfather,  Joseph  Colkett,  was  also  a  native  of  New  Jersey,  where  he  devoted 
his  entire  life  to  farming.  His  religious  faith  was  that  of  the  Methodist  church 
and  he  was  one  of  its  prominent  representatives  in  an  early  day.  His  son,  Goldy 
Colkett,  was  born  in  Burlington  county.  New  Jersey,  as  was  the  lady  he  wedded, 
Miss  Mary  Ann  Engle.  The  Engle  immigrant  was  from  Cambridgeshire,  England,' 
and  sailed  from  the  Downs,  England,  April  23,  1682,  on  the  ship  Amity,  arriving 
at  Burlington,  New  Jersey,  in  the  fall  of  that  year.  The  Engles  were  members 
of  the  Society  of  Friends.  In  the  maternal  line  Mary  A.  Engle  was  a  representa- 
tive of  the  Peacock  family  that  traced  its  ancestry  to  Scotland  and  that  was 
established  on  American  soil  at  about  the  same  date  as  the  Engle  family.  Both 
families  were  identified  with  the  Society  of  Friends  until  the  time  of  the  Revolu- 
tionary war,  when,  because  of  their  fighting  blood  and  their  defense  of  American 
interests,  they  were  put  out  of  the  organization,  which  does  not  countenance  war. 
It  was  about  a  hundred  years  after  the  arrival  of  the  Engle  and  Peacock  families 


298  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

in  the  new  world  that  the  Colkett  family  was  established  on  this  side  the  water 
by  an  ancestor  from  Scotland.  The  Colketts  were  of  the  Methodist  faith  and 
both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Goldy  Colkett  were  loyal  and  devoted  members  of  the  Metho- 
dist church.  The  former  engaged  in  the  painting  and  decorating  business  to  the 
age  of  sixty  years,  when  he  passed  from  this  life.  His  wife  died  at  the  age  of 
sixty-four.  In  their  family  were  five  children,  but  only  two  are  now  living,  the 
daughter  being  Sarah,  now  the  wife  of  J.  S.  W.  Shelton,  of  Shelton,  Mason 
county,  Washington. 

William  J.  Colkett  is  indebted  to  the  public-school  system  of  his  native  state 
for  the  early  educational  advantages  which  he  enjoyed.  He  was  a  youth  of  nine- 
teen years  when  on  the  3d  of  November,  1876,  he  arrived  in  Washington  territory 
with  Coupeville  as  his  destination.  He  had  traveled  westward  by  rail  to  San 
Francisco,  whence  he  sailed  on  the  bark  Tidal  Wave  to  Port  Madison,  induced 
to  this  step  by  the  fact  that  his  father  had  removed  to  Washington  in  1864.  He 
secured  a  position  in  the  store  of  Major  Haller  of  Coupeville  and  occupied  that 
position  for  about  three  years,  also  attending  to  the  work  of  the  postofifice,  which 
was  located  in  the  store.  In  August,  1879,  he  arrived  in  Seattle  and  through  the 
scholastic  year  of  1879-80  was  a  student  in  the  University  of  Washington,  in 
which  he  pursued  a  business  course,  being  the  first  male  graduate  of  that  institu- 
tion. In  June,  1880,  he  entered  the  Seattle  postoffice.  where  he  was  employed  for 
seven  months,  and  during  that  time  had  charge  of  the  office  for  five  months  during 
the  absence  of  the  postmaster.  Later  he  acted  as  bookkeeper  for  the  firm  of 
C.  P.  Stone  &  Company  and  in  1884  he  accepted  the  position  of  assistant  post- 
master of  Seattle.  In  the  meantime  he  had  been  employed  in  the  postoffice  at 
intervals,  each  time  at  an  increase  of  wages.  In  this  connection  a  contemporary 
writer  has  said :  "When  he  first  assumed  the  duties  of  his  present  position  the 
office  was  allowed  twenty-seven  dollars  a  month  for  clerk  hire,  and  Mr.  Colkett 
received  the  entire  amount,  he  performing  the  entire  work  in  the  office,  including 
that  of  sweeping  the  floor.  Close  study  has  given  him  a  keen  insight  into  the 
important  duties  of  his  position,  and  he  has  literally  'grown  up'  with  the  office 
and  is  now  the  able  assistant  of  this  great  office,  with  its  immense  business 
and  its  many  clerks  and  letter  carriers.  He  has  witnessed  the  growth  of  Seattle 
from  a  town  of  three  thousand  inhabitants  to  one  of  over  three  hundred  thousand, 
and  during  this  time  he  has  labored  to  goodly  ends  and  is  leaving  the  impress 
of  his  individuality  upon  the  public  life,  the  substantial  growth  and  the  material 
development  of  the  city."  He  also  has  outside  business  interests  as  a  director 
of  the  Puget  Sound  Savings  &  Loan  Association. 

On  the  28th  of  August,  1884,  Mr.  Colkett  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss 
Clara  Eva  Lombard,  who  is  also  a  graduate  of  the  University  of  Washington, 
having  completed  the  normal  course  in  1880.  She  is  the  daughter  of  Ransom  R. 
and  Emehne  B.  Lombard,  of  Port  Madison,  pioneers  of  Washington,  who  arrived 
in  this  state  from  Maine  in  1863.  They  were  prominent  members  of  the  First 
Baptist  church  of  Seattle,  as  are  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Colkett,  Mr.  Colkett  having  served 
for  years  as  trustee.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Colkett  have  been  bom  five  children, 
Emery  Engle,  Marian  Lombard,  William  John,  Burton  Ransom  and  David  Goldy. 

Mr.  Colkett  served  as  a  member  of  the  Seattle  fire  department  at  a  time  when 
it  was  a  volunteer  organization.  He  also  filled  the  office  of  deputy  sheriff  during 
the  time  of  the  anti-Chinese  riots  and  from  1889  until  1895  ^^  ^^''^s  '^  member  of 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  299 

the  board  of  education,  acting  for  two  years  of  that  time  as  its  president.  While 
he  was  connected  with  the  board  the  school  capacity  of  the  city  was  greatly  in- 
creased by  the  addition  of  one  hundred  rooms  and  he  was  largely  instrumental  in 
securing  the  establishment  of  the  department  of  manual  trainings.  He  has  ever 
favored  progressiveness  in  connection  with  educational  methods  and  opportunities 
and  the  schools  have  indeed  found  in  him  a  stalwart  champion.  For  eleven  years 
he  was  a  member  of  the  Chamber  of  Commerce,  where  he  served  for  two  terms 
as  trustee,  and  cooperated  in  all  the  plans  and  measures  of  that  organization  for 
the  benefit  and  upbuilding  of  the  city. 


NATHANIEL  J.  REDPATH,  M.  D. 

Dr.  Nathaniel  J.  Redpath,  of  Olympia,  ranks  among  the  most  .progressive  and 
successful  physicians  and  surgeons  of  the  city  and  is  held  in  high  esteem  by  both 
the  general  public  and  his  professional  brethren.  He  was  born  in  Monticello, 
Cowlitz  county,  Washington,  on  a  ranch  which  is  now  included  within  the  limits  of 
the  town  of  Kelso.  His  natal  day  was  January  19,  i860,  and  he  is  a  son  of  James 
and  P.  C.  (Ostrander)  Redpath.  His  father  was  born  and  reared  in  Illinois  but  in 
early  manhood  joined  a  company  of  emigrants  and  crossed  the  plains  by  ox  team 
to  the  Pacific  coast,  settling  in  what  is  now  Cowlitz  county,  Washington.  He 
was  married  there  and  took  up  his  residence  upon  a  ranch,  where  he  engaged  in 
farming,  and  also  bought  and  sold  cattle,  which  he  drove  to  points  in  Puget  Sound 
and  to  Victoria,  F>ritish  Columbia.  In  1866  he  removed  with  his  family  to  Albany. 
Oregon,  where  he  passed  away  three  years  later.  In  1880  his  widow  became 
the  wife  of  C.  B.  Montague.  He  was  one  of  the  pioneers  of  the  state  and  did  his 
part  toward  reclaiming  this  once  wild  region  for  civilization.  Had  there  not  been 
men  such  as  he,  willing  to  endure  the  hardships  and  the  privations  necessary  to 
the  opening  up  of  a  new  country,  the  commonwealth  of  Washington  would  not 
be  today  the  prosperous  and  advanced  state  that  it  is. 

Nathaniel  J.  Redpath  attended  the  public  schools  of  Albany,  Oregon,  and  later 
Albany  College  and  when  eighteen  years  old  secured  a  position  as  clerk  in  a 
drug  store  at  Albany.  When  twenty-two  years  old  he  removed  tQ  Olympia,  Wash- 
ington, and  for  a  year  studied  medicine  with  his  grandfather,  Dr.  Nathaniel 
Ostrander.  Later  he  entered  the  medical  school  of  Willamette  University  at  Port- 
land and  after  spending  a  year  there  went  to  Philadeli)hia  and  became  a  student 
in  Jefferson  Medical  College,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1887.  Following 
his  return  to  Olympia  he  engaged  in  the  private  practice  of  medicine  for  six  months 
and  then  received  the  appointment  of  assistant  superintendent  of  the  State  Insane 
Asylum  at  Fort  Steilacoom.  He  filled  that  position  for  a  period  of  ten  years 
and  then  returned  to  Olympia,  where  he  has  since  gained  a  large  and  representa- 
tive practice.  Fie  is  also  on  the  staff  of  St.  Peter's  Hospital.  Through  his  mem- 
bership in  the  Thurston  County  and  the  Washington  State  Medical  Societies, 
the  American  Medical  Association,  the  Clinical  Congress  of  Surgeons  of  North 
America  and  the  Northwest  Surgical  Association  he  keeps  in  close  touch  with  the 
advance  in  knowledge  of  the  profession.  Fie  is  thoroughly  conscientious  in  the 
performance  of  his  duties  as  a  physician  and  surgeon  and  his  skill  is  generally 


300  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

recognized.  Unlike  many  professional  men,  he  possesses  marked  business  ability 
and  is  now  president  of  the  Pacific  Coast  Investment  Company. 

Dr.  Redpath  was  married  in  Olympia,  in  February,  1903,  to  Miss  Lucy  E. 
Maynard  and  they  have  two  children :  Katharine,  who  is  attending  a  Sisters' 
school;  and  Nathaniel  J.,  Jr.,  aged  five  years. 

The  Doctor  gives  his  political  allegiance  to  the  democratic  party  but  has  never 
sought  office.  He  belongs  to  the  Mas.ons  and  to  Afifi  Temple  of  the  Mystic  Shrine 
and  is  likewise  connected  with  the  Woodmen  of  the  World,  the  Elks,  the  Tacoma 
Golf  and  Country  Club  and  the  Olympia  Golf  Club.  His  public  spirit  and  con- 
cern for  the  advancement  of  his  city  are  manifested  in  his  membership  in  the 
Olympia  Chamber  of  Commerce. 


JOHN  W.  STRU.BEL. 


John  W.  Strubel,  secretary-treasurer  of  the  incorporated  firm  of  Strubel  & 
Glancey,  conducting  an  extensive  grocery  business  in  Elma,  has  been  a  resident 
of  that  place  since  October  20,  1883,  and  throughout  the  intervening  years  his 
business  interests  have  increased  in  volume  and  importance,  making  him  an  active 
factor  in  the  commercial  development  of  the  town.  Today  he  is  regarded  as  one 
of  its  most  successful  citizens  owing  to  his  indefatigable  efifort  and  the  long  hours 
given  to  his  work.  Ohio  claims  him  as  a  native  son,  his  birth  having  occurred 
in  her  capital  city  of  Columbus  on  the  30th  of  May,  1861.  His  father,  John 
Strubel,  was  born  on  the  Rhine,  in  Germany,  and  in  i860  was  married  in  Colum- 
bus, Ohio,  to  Miss  Mary  Wengert.  They  came  to  the  northwest  following  the 
removal  of  their  son,  John  W.  Strubel,  and  both  pass'ed  away  in  Elma.  The 
other  children  of  their  family  are  Cyrus  O.  and  Mrs.  Annie  Wilkinson,  also  resi- 
dents of  Elma. 

During  his  early  boyhood  John  W.  Strubel  had  the  opportunity  of  attending 
the  country  schools  for  but  three  months  in  the  year.  His  parents  removed  to 
Iowa  during  his  early  boyhood  and  there  he  was  reared  and  educated.  At  the 
age  of  twelve  years  he  turned  his  attention  to  farm  work  and  when  a  young  man  of 
nineteen  he  left  home  with  but  seventy  cents  in  his  pocket.  He  was  employed 
at  farm  labor  in  Iowa  imtil  1883,  when  he  came  to  the  west,  arriving  in  Elma 
on  the  20th  of  October.  He  was  engaged  in  driving  stage,  in  freighting  and  in 
logging  until  1887  and  through  the  intervening  period  of  four  years  practiced  close 
economy  and  industry  in  order  to  obtain  a  sum  sufficient  to  enable  him  to  engage 
in  business  on  his  own  account,  to  which  step  his  ambition  prompted  him.  It  was 
on  the  lOth  of  August,  1887,  that,  in  connection  with  D.  L.  Woodland,  he  opened 
a  grocery  store,  bending  every  energy  toward  the  upbuilding  and  successful  con- 
duct of  the  business.  Later  his  brother,  F.  W.  Strubel,  succeeded  Mr.  Wood- 
land, becoming  a  partner  in  1893,  and  afterward  Mr.  Glancey  purchased  a  third 
interest.  Later  J.  W.  Strubel  and  Mr.  Glancey  acquired  the  interest  of  F.  W. 
Strubel  and  have  since  incorporated  the  business  with  Mr.  Glancey  as  president, 
^Tr.  Grayson  as  its  vice  president  and  J.  W.  Strubel  as  secretary-treasurer.  The 
business  has  been  developed  along  most  gratifying  lines  and  in  addition  to  the 
Elma  establishment  they  own  a  branch  store  at  McCleary.     Mr.  Strubel  is  also 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  301 

the  owner  of  a  half  interest  in  the  Wakefield  Hotel.  He  was  the  proprietor  of 
the  first  meat  market  in  Elma  and  he  obtained  the  contract  to  supply  meat  for 
the  force  of  men  who  were  engaged  in  building  the  Northern  Pacific  Railroad 
through  to  the  Harbor.  This  gave  his  business  a  big  start.  His  success  has 
resulted  from  hard  work,  long  hours,  indefatigable  industry  and  unfaltering 
enterprise.  Today  the  company  employs  fifteen  men  and  the  business  amounts 
to  two  hundred  thousand  dollars  annually. 

In  June,  1888,  was  celebrated  the  marriage  of  Mr.  Strubel  and  Miss  Florence 
B.  Lawrence,  a  native  of  Illinois,  and  they  have  become  the  parents  of  four  chil- 
dren, Bessie  I.,  Clarence  B.,  Earle  R.  and  Jessie. 

Mr.  Strubel  is  independent  in  politics  and  liberal  in  h\s  religious  views,  having 
contributed  to  the  support  of  all  churches.  He  is  today  the  only  surviving  char- 
ter member  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias  lodge  at  Elma  and  he  is  also  connected 
with  the  Woodmen  of  the  World.  He  has  been  a  member  of  the  school  board 
has  been  president  of  the  Merchants  Association,  and  for  several  terms  has  been 
a  member  of  the  city  council,  in  which  office  he  is  still  an  incumbent.  His  activi- 
ties along  these  various  lines  indicate  his  interest  in  the  public  progress  and  wel- 
fare and  there  is  no  plan  or  measure  which  is  featured  for  the  benefit  of  the  com- 
munity that  does  not  receive  his  endorsement  and  support. 


SYLVESTER  a  BUELL. 

Sylvester  G.  Buell,  manager  of  the  Arlington  Cooperative  Creamery  Company 
at  Arlington,  Snohomish  county,  was  born  at  Warsaw,  Indiana,  September  12, 
1857,  a  son  of  Joseph  and  Anna  (Greider)  Buell,  both  of  whom  were  natives  of 
Pennsylvania,  where  they  were  reared  and  educated.  In  1836  the  father  made 
his  way  westward  to  Indiana  and  the  Greider  family  removed  to  that  state  in  1848. 
settling  in  Noble  county.  The  home  of  the  Buell  family  was  established  in  Kosci- 
usko county  and  later  in  life  the  father  there  engaged  in  farming  but  at  the  time 
of  the  Civil  war  all  business  and  personal  considerations  were  put  aside  and  he 
responded  to  the  country's  call  for  troops,  enlisting  as  a  member  of  Company  B, 
One  Hundred  and  Fifty-second  Indiana  Volunteers.  He  died  while  in  the  service, 
passing  away  in  1865  at  the  age  of  forty.  His  widow  survived  for  more  than  fou." 
decades  and  was  called  to  her  final  rest  in  1906  at  the  age  of  seventy-six  years, 
departing  this  life  at  her  old  Indiana  home. 

Sylvester  G.  Buell  was  the  second  in  order  of  birth  in  a  family  of  live  chil- 
dren. In  his  youth  he  attended  the  country  schools  and  for  a  time  was  a  pupil 
in  an  Ohio  school,  but  when  his  textbooks  were  put  aside  he  took  up  railroad 
work,  entering  the  employ  of  the  Santa  Fe  Railway  Com])any  and  afterward  tjie 
NortlTcrn  Pacific  Railway  Company.  He  was  thus  associated  for  twenty-five 
years,  operating  in  New  Mexico,  Kansas  and  AX'ashington.  It  was  in  1892  that 
he  came  to  western  Washington,  locating  at  Arlington,  wliere  he  spent  a  year. 
He  afterward  remained  for  six  years  at  Sumas.  Washington,  and  then  returned 
to  Arlington,  where  he  has  since  made  his  home.  He  was  agent  for  the  Northerf. 
Pacific  Railway  Company  at  that  place  and  his  fellow  townsmen,  appreciative 
of  his  worth  and  ability,  called  him  to  the  office  of  county  commissioner,  which 


302  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

position  he  filled  for  six  years.  During  that  time  the  Arlington  Cooperative 
Creamery  Company  was  organized  in  1901  and  entered  upon  an  era  of  profitable 
existence.  Mr.  Buell  became  interested  in  the  project  in  191 1  and  has  since  been 
treasurer  and  manager  of  the  company  as  well  as  one  of  its  directors.  Under  his 
control  the  business  has  been  increased  to  extensive  proportions  and  the  under- 
taking is  today  one  of  the  profitable  concerns  of  the  kind  in  western  Washington. 

On  the  ist  of  June,  1887,  occurred  the  marriage  of  'Sir.  Buell  and  Miss  Blanche 
Stearns,  who  was  born  at  Peru,  Kansas,  a  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sheldon 
Stearns,  both  of  whom  have  passed  away.  The  two  children  of  this  marriage 
are:  Mrs.  Elsie  Thomas,  who  was  born  at  Cedar  Vale,  Kansas,  in  1891  and  now 
resides  in  Arlington ;  and  Leslie  C,  who  was  born  in  Sumas,  Washington,  in 
1893,  and  is  now  working  for  the  Northern  Pacific  Railway  Company.  The 
daughter,  Mrs.  Thomas,  has  two  children,  Jean  and  Joyce. 

Mr.  Buell  belongs  to  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  .Ajnerica  and  has  been  audit- 
ing steward  in  his  local  lodge.  His  political  allegiance  is  given  to  the  republican 
party  and  he  keeps  well  informed  on  the  questions  and  issues  of  the  day,  believing 
firmly  in  its  principles.  His  has  been  an  active  and  useful  life  fraught  with 
good  results  and  his  energy  has  been  a  potent  element  in  his  continued  advance- 
ment. 


HUBERT  J.  ELLIS. 


Hubert  J.  Ellis,  of  Raymond,  needs  no  introduction  to  the  readers  of  this 
volume,  for  the  name  of  Ellis  has  long  been  a  familiar  one  to  all  v/ho  are  in  any 
way  familiar  with  the  history  of  Willapa  harbor.  He  is  now  engaged  in  the 
conduct  of  an  important  towing  business  as  a  partner  in  the  Standard  Towboat 
Company,  in  which  he  is  associated  with  Alma  Smith,  mentioned  elsewhere  in  this 
work.  He  was  born  in  Wisconsin,  May  12,  1868,  a  son  of  William  Ellis,  who  was 
a  native  of  Connecticut  and  a  graduate  of  Yale  University  and  of  the  Harvey 
Medical  College.  Removing  to  the  middle  west,  the  father  practiced  his  pro- 
fession in  Wisconsin  and  in  Kansas  until  1882,  when  he  made  his  way  to  the 
Pacific  northwest,  settling  at  what  is  now  known  as  Ellis  Gardens  tracts.  He 
purchased  one  hundred  and  seventeen  acres  of  land  from  the  railroad  company 
and  this  he  cleared  of  the  timber,  after  which  he  added  many  improvements.  He 
there  raised  some  fine  stock  in  addition  to  the  cultivation  of  cereals  best  adapted 
to  soil  and  climate,  and  thereon  he  made  his  home  until  his  death,  which  occurred 
in  1905,  when  he  was  eighty-three  years  of  age.  He  was  a  very  public-spirited 
and  progressive  citizen  as  well  as  business  man,  and  his  cooperation  was  a  most 
helpful  element  in  promoting  general  progress  and  improvement  along  many  lines. 
His  wife,  who  bore  the  maiden  name  of  Phoebe  Jane  Bosh,  was  a  native  of  Illi- 
nois, and  they  became  the  parents  of  eight  children,  seven  of  whom  are  yet 
living  and  are  residents  of  Washington.  The  wife  and  mother  passed  away 
in  1914. 

Hubert  J.  Ellis  was  educated  in  the  little  old  pioneer  school  in  Raymond,  which 
was  made  of  fir  planks  sawed  on  the  banks  of  the  Willapa  river  in  a  water  power 
mill  which  stood  a  few  feet  from  where  the  school  building  was  erected.  This 
building  was  sixteen  by  fourteen  feet,  with  a  window  and  door  on  the  west  side 


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and  a  window  on  the  south  side.  The  seats  were  fir  planks.  The  school  stood 
about  five  hundred  feet  east  of  the  present  Riverdale  school  building.  After 
mastering  the  branches  of  learning  taught  in  that  early  school  H.  J.  Ellis  took  up 
the  work  of  logging,  which  he  followed  on  Willapa  harbor  for  a  few  years,  and 
in  19x0  he  joined  x\lma  Smith  in  organizing  the  Standard  Towboat  Company. 
They  became  owners  of  the  Reliance,  later  acquired  the  Raymond,  afterward  the 
Fearless  and  later  added  a  fourth  boat,  the  Daring,  all  of  which  they  still  own 
and  operate.  They  do  a  general  log  towing  business  on  contract,  delivering  logs 
from  boom  to  mill,  and  their  thoroughness,  reliability  and  promptness  have 
secured  to  them  a  liberal  and  growing  patronage  which  has  made  their  business 
an  important  one.  From  time  to  time  Mr.  Ellis  has  not  only  recognized  but 
utilized  opportunity  for  judicious  and  profitable  investment  in  real  estate  and  is 
now  the  owner  of  considerable  improved  property  in  Raymond  and  vicinity. 

In  Raymond,  in  1901,  Mr.  Ellis  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Annie  M. 
Johnson,  a  native  of  South  Dakota  and  a  daughter  of  Hagen  Johnson,  who  was 
engaged  in  ranching  in  Pacific  county  for  a  number  of  years.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ellis 
have  two  children,  Mildred  A.  and  Laverna  Lee.  Fraternally  ^^^Ir.  Ellis  is  con- 
nected with  the  Knights  of  Pythias  and  the  Benevolent  Protective  Order  of  Elks 
and  his  political  allegiance  is  given  to  the  republican  party.  He  is  a  representative 
of  a  well  known  pioneer  family  of  this  section  of  the  state,  and  Ellis  avenue  in 
Raymond,  Ellis  lagoon  and  Ellis  Gardens  were  all  named  in  honor  of  his  father. 
For  more  than  a  third  of  a  century  H.  J.  Ellis  has  witnessed  the  growth  and 
development  of  this  section  of  the  country,  and  throughout  the  entire  period  of 
his  manhood  he  has  been  an  active  participant  in  many  movements  which  have 
been  directly  beneficial  in  the  upbuilding  of  this  section  of  the  state. 


CALVIN  S.  BARLOW. 


Calvin  S.  Barlow  is  the  president  of  the  Tacoma  Trading  Company,  dealers 
in  all  kinds  of  building  materials,  and  this  is  one  of  the  leading  firms  in  its  line 
in  Tacoma.  Mr.  Barlow  is  a  product  of  the  northwest  and  possesses  the  enter- 
prising spirit  which  has  been  the  dominant  factor  in  the  development  of  this 
section  of  the  country.  He  was  born  in  Cowlitz  county.  Washington,  May  11, 
1856,  a  son  of  George  Barlow,  a  native  of  New  York  and  a  grandson  of  Nathan 
Barlow,  who  spent  his  entire  life  in  the  Empire  state.  George  Barlow  removed 
to  the  west,  becoming  one  of  the  pioneers  of  Michigan  in  1830.  He  married 
Mary  Purdy,  also  a  native  of  New  York,  who  in  her  early  girlhood  accompanied 
her  parents  to  Michigan,  the  family  settling  near  Detroit.  The  Purdys  were  of 
Scotch-Irish  lineage  and  were  among  the  early  American  settlers,  while  ancestors 
of  C.  S.  Barlow  on  both  the  Purdy  and  Barlow  sides  participated  in  the  Revo- 
lutionary war.  The  Barlow  family  came  from  England  and  was  founded  in 
America  about  1635  by  one  George  Barlow,  whose  father  was  a  bishop  of  the 
Church  of  England.  In  the  year  1852  George  Barlow  came  witli  his  family  to 
Washington,  traveling  with  ox  team  and  wagon  across  the  country  with  a  party 
that  was  en  route  for  six  months,  meeting  the  usual  hardships  of  that  long  and 
tedious  journey  across  the  plains  and  through  the  mountain   passes.     He  first 


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made  his  way  to  Portland,  Oregon,  then  a  tiny  village,  and  in  1854  he  became 
a  resident  of  Cowlitz  county,  Washington,  where  he  continued  throughout  his 
remaining  days.  By  trade  he  was  a  carpenter  but  during  the  greater  part  of 
his  life  followed  agricultural  pursuits.  He  served  as  county  commissioner  for 
one  term  and  was  also  a  candidate  for  the  legislature  on  the  democratic  ticket. 
In  fact  he  took  an  active  interest  in  politics  and  did  everything  in  his  power  to 
promote  the  growth  of  his  party.  He  was  a  prominent  Mason  and  exemplified 
in  his  life  the  beneficent  spirit  of  the  craft.  He  died  in  the  year  1887,  at  the 
age  of  seventy-nine,  while  his  wife  passed  away  in  Cowlitz  county  in  1864,  at 
the  age  of  fifty-one  years,  her  birth  having  occurred  in  1813.  In  the  family 
were  nine  children,  two  of  whom  died  in  early  life.  Only  three  are  now  living, 
the  brother  being  Byron,  a  resident  of  Kelso,  Washington,  while  the  sister  is 
Mrs.  Theresa  Downing,  the  wife  of  R.  W.  Downing,  of  Vancouver,  Washington. 

Calvin  S.  Barlow,  the  youngest  of  the  surviving  members  of  the  family, 
pursued  his  education  in  the  schools  of  Forest  Grove,  Oregon,  and  spent  one 
year  in  college  there.  His  early  environment  and  experiences  were  those  of  the 
farm,  on  which  he  rendered  active  assistance  to  his  father  until  he  reached  the 
age  of  eighteen  years.  He  was  then  employed  in  connection  with  fishing  pur- 
suits on  the  Columbia  river  and  in  September,  1877,  he  arrived  in  Tacoma  a 
comparative  stranger  and  without  the  assistance  of  influential  friends  began 
business  here.  He  formed  a  partnership  with  his  brother  Byron  in  the  butcher- 
ing business,  they  being  the  first  to  engage  in  that  line  in  what  was  then  the 
new  town.  They  operated  successfully  for  three  years  and  then  established  the 
Tacoma  Trading  Company,  a  copartnership.  The  following  year,  or  in  1893, 
the  business  was  incorporated  with  Calvin  S.  Barlow  as  the  secretary.  He  is 
now  president  and  his  son,  George  C.  Barlow,  is  the  secretary.  The  company 
engages  in  the  sale  of  building  materials  of  all  kinds  and  they  are  among  the 
leading  firms  in  their  line.  In  fact  Mr.  Barlow  has  been  connected  with  this 
business  for  a  longer  period  than  any  other  resident  of  Tacoma  and  the  volume 
of  his  trade  places  him  among  the  most  successful  dealers  in  his  field. 

On  the  28th  of  April,  1881.  at  Mount  Coffin,  Cowlitz  county,  Mr.  Barlow  was 
married  to  Miss  Hertilla  M.  Burr,  who  was  born  in  that  county  March  11,  i860, 
a  daughter  of  Henry  T.  and  Anna  (La  Du)  Burr,  who  were  pioneers  of  the 
state,  where  the  family  arrived  in  1848  after  a  trip  of  one  hundred  and  three 
days  which  brought  them  around  the  Horn.  Mrs.  Burr  is  of  French  lineage, 
representing  an  old  New  York  family  founded  in  the  new  world  after  the 
massacre  of  St.  Bartholomew.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Barlow  have  become  the  parents 
of  eight  children:  George  C,  who  was  born  April  5,  1882,  and  was  married  in 
Tacoma,  in  1907,  to  Helen  Jamison;  Harry  L.,  who  was  born  April  21,  1885, 
and  died  in  August,  1887;  Byron  T.,  who  was  born  February  i,  1888,  and  died 
in  April.  1889;  Allan,  who  was  born  August  15,  1890,  and  was  married  in 
Tacoma.  in  1915,  to  Nan  Farrell ;  Russell  C,  whose  natal  day  was  November 
10.  1893;  Douglas  L.,  who  was  born  December  23,  1895,  and  was  married  June 
28,  1916,  to  Lucile  Bartlett;  Hertilla,  born  June  7,  1898;  and  Mildred  M.,  born 
December  29,  1901. 

In  politics  Mr.  Barlow  is  a  republican,  active  in  support  of  party  principles. 
His  opinions  carry  weight  in  party  councils  and  he  does  everything  in  his  power 
to  promote  republican  successes.     Twice  he  has  been  honored  with  election  to 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  307 

the  state  legislature,  first  in  1907  and  again  in  1915.  As  a  member  of  the  house 
he  gave  earnest  consideration  to  all  questions  which  came  up  for  settlement  and 
was  active  in  promoting  much  needed  legislation.  He  became  one  of  the  early 
members  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias  lodge  in  Tacoma  and  is  identified  also  with 
the  Maccabees,  the  Odd  Fellows  and  the  United  Artisans.  He  is  a  faithful 
member  of  the  First  Methodist  church  and  he  is  serving  as  curator  of  the 
Washington  Historical  Society.  Few  residents  of  Tacoma  can  claim  sixty 
years'  connection  with  the  state  and  almost  forty  years  with  the  city.  Mr.  Bar- 
low, however,  has  always  resided  in  Washington  and  has  not  only  been  an 
interested  witness  of  the  changes  which  have  occurred  but  has  also  actively 
participated  in  the  work  of  general  progress  and  improvement,  recognizing  at 
all  times  the  duties  and  obligations  as  well  as  the  privileges  of  citizenship.  As 
a  business  man  he  has  displayed  thorough  reliability  as  well  as  enterprise  and 
in  many  ways  he  has  contributed  to  the  material,  political  and  moral  develop- 
ment of  the  community. 


JAMES  H.  NAYLOR. 


From  the  period  of  pioneer  development  to  the  present  James  H.  Naylor  has 
been  interested  in  Everett  and  its  upbuilding  and  is  now  active  at  the  bar  as  a 
successful  attorney  of  Snohomish  county.  He  was  born  at  Forest  Grove,  Ore- 
gon, August  I,  1848,  and  is  a  son  of  Thomas  G.  Naylor,  a  native  of  Virginia 
and  a  grandson  of  Hiram  Naylor,  a  member  of  an  old  Virginia  family  of  English 
origin  founded  in  America  during  the  earliest  epoch  in  the  settlement  of  the 
Old  Dominion.  In  the  year  1843  Thomas  G.  Naylor  left  Virginia  and  made  an 
overland  trip  through  the  Indian  country  in  a  prairie  schooner  to  Oregon,  reach- 
ing his  destination  after  a  six  months'  journey  fraught  with  various  hardships 
and  privations.  He  at  length  reached  what  is  now  Forest  Grove,  then  kno.wn 
as  Tualitin  Plains,  and  there  he  and  his  wife  took  up  a  donation  claim  of  six 
hundred  and  forty  acres.  In  later  years  he  gave  eighty  acres  of  that  tract  to 
the  Pacific  University  for  an  endowment.  From  the  time  of  the  establishment 
of  that  school  he  served  as  one  of  its  trustees  until  his  death,  which  occurred 
at  Forest  Grove  in  1870.  when  he  was  sixty-nine  years  of  age.  He  was  also  one 
of  the  promoters  of  the  first  State  Agricultural  Society  of  Oregon,  which  held 
fairs  near  Oregon  City  and  subsequently  at  Salem,  Oregon.  In  order  to  get  good 
live  stock  into  the  country  he  paid  three  hundred  dollars  a  head  for  French  and 
Spani.sh  Merino  sheep  that  were  sent  in  from  the  Stock  well  Farm  of  California. 
Fie  also  paid  one  hundred  and  twenty-five  dollars  per  stand  of  ])ccs  and  thus 
he  contributed  in  substantial  measure  to  the  progressive  development  of  farming 
and  allied  interests  in  the  state.  Before  his  death  he  developed  one  of  the  finest 
farms  in  Oregon  and  was  extensively  engaged  in  the  breeding  of  fine  stock,  do- 
ing much  to  improve  the  grade  of  stock  raised  in  the  northwest.  Tic  was  equally 
interested  in  the  moral  development  of  his  community  and  became  one  of  the 
founders  of  the  First  Congregational  church  at  Forest  Grove,  in  which  he  served 
as  deacon.  He  always  gave  Ins  ])olitical  allegiance  to  the  rcpul)lican  party  and 
took  an  active  interest  in  politics.    One  of  his  reasons  for  leaving  the  south  was 


308  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

his  opposition  to  the  practice  of  slavery,  and  before  leaving  Virginia  he  gave 
freedom  to  all  his  negroes.  In  a  word,  he  was  a  man  of  high  ideals  which  he 
carefully  exemplified  in  his  life.  He  held  to  the  highest  standards  in  relation  to 
material,  intellectual,  social,  political  and  moral  progress  and  his  efforts  along 
those  lines  were  far-reaching  and  beneficial. 

In  early  manhood  Thomas  G.  Naylor  wedded  Sarah  E.  Storey,  a  native  of 
Tennessee  and  a  daughter  of  Thomas  Storey,  who  was  descended  from  an  old 
English  family  connected  with  the  well  known  English  writer  of  that  name. 
Representatives  of  the  family  were  among  the  earliest  settlers  in  Tennessee. 
Mrs.  Naylor  shared  with  her  husband  in  all  of  the  hardships  and  privations  of 
pioneer  life  and  passed  away  at  Forest  Grove  in  1852,  at  the  age  of  thirty-twQ 
years.  In  the  family  were  three  sons  and  three  daughters,  of  whom  James  H. 
Naylor  was  the  fourth  in  order  of  birth  and  is  now  the  only  survivor.  One  of 
his  sisters  was-  the  wife  of  Rev.  Dr.  Weeks  of  Tacoma.  x\fter  losing  his  first 
wife  Thomas  G.  Na3'lor  married  again  and  there  were  also  six  children  of  the 
second  marriage. 

At  the  age  of  seventeen  years  James  H.  Naylor  left  home  and  took  up  the 
profession  of  teaching  at  a  place  called  Wapato,  Oregon.  He  had  acquired  his 
education  in  the  schools  of  Forest  Grove,  being  a  graduate  of  the  Pacific  Univer- 
sity and  also  of  a  commercial  college  of  Forest  Grove.  After  making  his  initial 
step  as  a  teacher  he  engaged  in  similar  professional  work  at  Black  River  and  at 
Tumwater  and  for  a  time  was  principal  of  the  Swantown  Academy  at  Olympia. 
For  eight  years  he  proved  a  capable  instructor  in  the  schoolroom,  imparting 
clearly  and  readily  to  others  the  knowledge  that  he  had  acquired.  During  that 
time  he  devoted  his  leisure  hours  to  the  reading  of  law  and  in  1880  successfully 
passed  the  required  examination  at  Chehalis,  which  permitted  him  to  practice 
at  the  Washington  bar.  He  then  opened  a  law  office  in  Chehalis  but  in  i88r 
removed  to  Ellensburg.  Washington,  where  he  remained  for  nine  years.  He 
then  returned  to  Chehalis,  where  he  resided  until  1895,  when  he  took  up  his  abode 
in  Everett.  There  he  has  since  continued  with  the  exception  of  two  years  spent 
in  Seattle.  He  engages  in  the  general  practice  of  law  in  all  of  the  courts  and 
his  pronounced  ability  is  manifest  in  his  able  handling  of  complex  and  intricate 
legal  problems.  He  is  very  careful  and  painstaking  in  the  preparation  of  his 
cases  and  he  is  a  worthy  exponent  of  the  high  ideals  of  the  profession  to  which 
life,  property,  and  liberty  must  look  for  protection. 

On  the  1 6th  of  April,  1870,  in  Tumwater,  \\'ashington,  Mr.  Naylor  was  united 
in  marriage  to  Miss  Cecelia  Crosby,  a  daughter  of  Captain  Claurick  Crosby,  and 
to  them  have  been  born  two  sons  and  three  daughters.  Leslie  resides  near  Great 
Falls,  Montana.  Alverta  is  the  wife  of  W.  E.  Brown,  proprietor  of  a  lumber 
mill  at  Vader,  Washington.  Ida  is  the  wife  of  Thomas  Ray,  residing  in  Colorado. 
C.  H.,  of  Tacoma,  who  for  many  years  was  prominently  connected  with  the  Great 
Northern  and  Canadian  Pacific  Railways,  is  now  identified  with  an  irrigation 
project  of  Oregon  and  makes  his  home  in  Seattle.  Margaret  is  the  wife  of  Frank 
Mead,  a  mining  engineer  and  assayer  located  at  Goldfield,  Nevada. 

The  rehgious  faith  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Naylor  is  that  of  the  Congregational 
church.  Fraternally  he  has  been  a  Mason  since  1872,  when  he  was  initiated  into 
the  order  at  Port  Townsend.  He  also  belongs  to  the  Elks  Lodge,  No.  249,  of 
Everett.     His  political  support  is  given  to  the  republican  party  and  he  served  as 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  309 

prosecuting  attorney  of  Snohomish  county  in  1897  ^"d  1898.  He  belongs  to 
the  County,  State  and  American  Bar  Associations  and  has  made  for  himself  a 
most  creditable  position  in  professional  circles.  While  in  his  practice  his  devo- 
tion to  his  clients'  interests  has  become  proverbial,  he  never  forgets  that  he  owes 
a  still  higher  allegiance  to  the  majesty  of  the  law. 


CHARLES  ANDERSON. 

Charles  Anderson,  a  representative  of  industrial  interests  of  Bellingham, 
being  part  owner  of  the  Lake  Shingle  Company,  is  one  of  the  excellent  citizens 
that  Sweden  has  furnished  to  Washington.  He  was  born  in  1868  and  there 
remained  during  his  boyhood  and  youth.  However,  in  May,  1888,  when  about 
twenty  years  old,  he  emigrated  to  America  and  settled  in  Minnesota.  In  the 
following  year,  however,  he  became  a  resident  of  Orting,  Washington,  where 
he  worked  at  railroading  and  in  sawmills  until  1902,  when  he  came  to  Belling- 
ham.  He  became  associated  in  business  with  E.  G.  Matson  and  in  the  year  of 
Mr.  Anderson's  arrival  here  the  partners  organized  the  Lake  Shingle  Company, 
building  a  shingle  mill  on  Lake  Whatcom.  At  first  they  used  local  timber  almost 
exclusively  and  did  their  own  logging  and  their  mill  was  equipped  with  hand 
machines.  They  now  have  two  upright  machines,  employ  twenty  men  and  have 
their  own  dry  kilns.  The  plant,  which  is  located  on  the  Northern  Pacific  Rail- 
way, has  a  capacity  of  one  hundred  thousand  shingles  per  day.  The  success 
of  the  enterprise  is  due  in  large  measure  to  the  knowledge  of  the  business  pos- 
sessed by  Mr.  Anderson,  to  his  careful  attention  to  all  the  details  and  to  his  tire- 
less energy. 

In  1903  occurred  the  marriage  of  Mr.  Anderson  and  Miss  Sadie  Kerr,  and 
they  have  four  children,  Claudia,  Dora,  Mary  and  Howard.  The  family  reside 
in  a  beautiful  home  which  Mr.  Anderson  built  on  the  eastern  shore  of  Lake 
Whatcom  near  the  mill.  He  gives  his  political  allegiance  to  the  republican 
party  but  has  not  taken  an  active  part  in  public  afi^airs  save  to  exercise  his  right 
of  franchise.  He  came  to  the  Puget  Sound  country  because  he  was  convinced 
of  its  unusual  opportunities  and  he  has  found  that  conditions  justified  his  expec- 
tations. 


ARTHUR  ARMSTRONG  DENNY. 

Arthur  Armstrong  Denny  passed  away  in  Seattle  on  January  9,  1890,  the  city 
thus  losing  one  of  its  most  highly  respected  and  valued  citizens.  His  birth 
occurred  near  Salem,  Washington  county,  Indiana,  on  the  20th  of  June,  1822,  and 
he  came  of  Scotch-Irish  descent,  his  ancestors  having  originally  removed  from 
Scotland  to  Ireland  and  thence  to  America  at  a  very  early  ejwch  in  the  history  of 
Pennsylvania.  David  and  Margaret  Denny  were  the  ])rogcnilors  of  the  family 
in  the  United  States.  Their  son,  Robert  Denny,  the  grandfather  of  our  subject, 
was  born  in  1753  and  served  in  Washington's  command  during  the  Revolutionary 


310  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

war.  In  1787  he  removed  to  Frederick  county,  Virginia,  and  about  the  year 
1790  was  married  to  Miss  Rachel  Thomas.  Subsequently  he  took  up  his  abode 
in  Mercer  county,  Kentucky,  where  John  Denny,  the  father  of  our  subject,  was 
born  on  May  4,  1793.  He  was  reared  amid  the  wild  scenes  of  pioneer  life  and 
when  in  his  twentieth  year  served  his  country  in  the  War  of  1812,  being  a 
Kentucky  volunteer  in  the  regiment  commanded  by  Richard  M.  Johnson.  He 
was  an  ensign  in  Captain  McAfee's  company  and  fought  under  General  Harrison, 
being  present  at  the  defeat  of  General  Proctor  and  at  the  death  of  the  noted 
Indian,  Tecumseh,  who  is  said  to  have  been  killed  by  General  Johnson.  In  1816 
he  removed  to  Indiana  and  later  took  up  his  abode  in  Illinois,  becoming  one  of  the 
distinguished  men  of  the  latter  state  and  a  representative  in  the  legislature  of 
1840-41,  being  a  colleague  of  Lincoln,  Yates  and  Baker.  He  was  originally  a 
whig  and  his  opposition  to  slavery  led  to  his  identification  with  the  republican 
party,  which  was  formed  to  prevent  the  further  extension  of  slavery  into  new 
territory.  In  1851  he  crossed  the  plains  to  Oregon  and  was  the  first  candidate 
of  his  party  for  governor  of  the  state  in  1858.  On  the  25th  of  August,  1814, 
Mr.  Denny  was  married  to  Miss  Sarah  Wilson,  whose  birth  occurred  in  Baldens- 
burg,  Maryland,  February  3,  1797.  She  was  of  Scotch  lineage  and  her  people 
were  among  the  early  settlers  of  America.  She  died  March  25,  1841,  while 
the  honorable  and  useful  career  of  John  Denny  was  terminated  in  death  on  the 
28th  of  July,  1875. 

It  was  while  his  parents  were  residing  in  Washington  county,  Indiana,  that 
Arthur  A.  Denny  was  born.  His  education  was  acquired  in  a  little  log  school- 
house  in  Illinois.  On  the  23d  of  November,  1843,  he  wedded  Miss  Mary  Ann 
Boren  and  two  children  were  born  to  them  in  Illinois,  namely :  Catherine  Louisa, 
who  became  the  wife  of  G.  F.  Frye;  and  Margaret  Lenora,  who  was  killed  in  an 
automobile  accident  in  March,  191 5.  In  185 1  Mr.  Denny  crossed  the  plains  to 
Oregon  with  his  family.  The  party  started  from  Illinois  on  the  lOth  of  April  and 
made  the  journey  across  the  plains  with  horse  teams.  They  were  attacked  by 
Indians  near  the  American  Falls  but  succeeded  in  escaping  and  keeping  the  red 
men  at  bay,  though  the  savages  frequently  fired  upon  them.  On  August  22,  185 1, 
they  reached  Portland,  Oregon.  On  the  8th  of  November  following  they  took 
passage  on  the  vessel  Exact,  landing  on  the  shore  of  Elliott  bay  five  days  later. 
The  members  of  the  party  besides  the  Dennys  were  John  N.  Low  and  family, 
C.  D.  Boren  and  family,  William  N.  Bell  and  family,  Charles  C.  Terry,  David  T. 
Denny,  a  brother  of  A.  A.  Denny,  and  Lee  Terry,  numbering  twelve  adults  and 
twelve  children.  The  landing  was  made  at  Alki  Point,  where  they  built  log 
houses.  The  party  arrived  just  too  late  to  receive  the  benefit  of  the  six  hundred 
and  forty  acre  donation  act.  On  this  property  Mr.  Denny  erected  his  first  log 
house,  the  structure  standing  on  the  blufif  at  the  mouth  of  the  gulch  which  extends 
to  the  bay,  in  front  of  the  subsequent  site  of  the  Bell  Hotel.  Pioneer  conditions 
existed.  The  mail  was  brought  to  the  little  colony  by  express  at  a  cost  of  twenty- 
five  cents  per  letter,  and  the  last  mail  that  was  thus  delivered,  before  the  estab- 
lishment of  a  postofiice,  contained  twenty-two  letters  and  fourteen  newspapers. 
Mr.  Denny  acted  as  postmaster  and  cared  for  the  mail  in  his  little  log  cabin 
for  several  years.  As  the  city  grew  he  subdivided  his  land,  made  several  additions 
to  the  town  and  as  the  property  increased  in  value,  his  wealth  likewise  grew 
proportionately,   so   that  he  became   one   of   the  most   substantial   residents   of 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  311 

Seattle.    He  made  judicious  investments  in  property  and  his  careful  management 
and  keen  business  sagacity  resulted  in  the  acquirement  of  a  handsome  estate. 

It  was  in  Oregon  that  Mr.  Denny's  eldest  son,  RoUand  H.,  was  born  on  the 
2d  of  September,  1851,  only  a  short  time  after  the  arrival  of  the  family,  and  he 
was  still  an  infant  when  they  came  to  Seattle.  He  acquired  his  education  in  the 
schools  here  and  has  been  actively  identified  with  the  growth  and  development 
of  this  city.  The  second  son,  Orion  O.,  who  is  deceased,  was  born  in  Seattle 
and  was  for  some  years  extensively  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  vitrified  brick 
and  tile.  Arthur  Wilson  was  also  born  in  Seattle  and  Charles  is  the  youngest  son. 
Mr.  Denny  was  a  lifelong  republican  and  from  the  time  of  his  arrival  in 
Washington  took  an  active  part  in  political  aflfairs.  He  was  elected  a  member  of 
the  first  legislature  of  the  territory  and  was  also  elected  a  delegate  to  the  United 
States  congress,  where  he  did  much  for  the  territory  in  promoting  its  interests 
and  welfare.  During  the  early  years  of  his  residence  here  he  was  identified  with 
business  affairs  of  the  city  as  a  merchant  and  later  became  a  member  of  the  firm 
of  Dexter  Horton  &  Company,  bankers,  owners  of  the  first  bank  in  Seattle.  This 
institution  conducted  a  large  and  successful  business  but  it  did  not  claim  all  of 
Mr.  Denny's  attention,  for  he  was  known  as  an  active  factor  in  nearly  every 
enterprise  that  contributed  to  the  growth,  progress  and  prosperity  of  the  city. 
He  was  interested  in  milling,  merchandising  and  other  enterprises  of  various 
kinds  but  always  gave  financial  support  so  unostentatiously  that  no  one  has 
knowledge  of  how  much  money  he  expended  in  assisting  Seattle's  material  growth. 
Many  men  owed  their  start  in  the  business  world  to  his  financial  aid  and  wise 
counsel.  He  assisted  in  organizing  the  First  Methodist  church  and  for  years  was 
an  active  member  of  that  denomination  but  later  became  closely  identified  with 
the  Congregational  church.  He  ever  took  a  deep  interest  in  all  religious  work 
and  was  at  all  times  ready  to  assist  in  Christian  and  educational  efforts.  His 
demise,  which  occurred  January  9,  1899,  was  a  source  of  keen  regret  to  many  who 
knew  him.    Mrs.  Denny  was  called  to  her  final  rest  in  the  year  191 1. 

Arthur  Armstrong  Denny  was  born  in  Salem,  Indiana,  June  20,  1822;  died 
in  Seattle,  January  9,  1899. 

■  Mary  Ann  Boren  was  born  in  Nashville,  Tennessee,  November  25,   1822: 
died  in  Seattle,  December  30,  1912. 

They  were  married  in  Illinois,  November  23,  1843. 

Their  children  were:  Louisa  Catherine,  born  October  20,  1844,  at  Abingdon. 
Illinois;  Margaret  Lenora,  born  August  14.  1847,  at  Abingdon,  Illinois;  died  in 
Seattle,  March  30,  1915;  Rolland  Herschell,  born  September  2.  1851.  at  Port- 
land, Oregon;  Orion  Orvil,  born  July  17,  1853,  in  Seattle,  Washington;  Arthur 
Wilson,  born  April  18,  1859,  i"  Seattle;  Charles  Latimer,  born  May  21,  i86t. 
in  Seattle. 

Louisa  Catherine  was  married  to  George  F.  Frye,  October  24,  i860,  in 
Seattle,  by  Rev.  Daniel  Bagley.  All  of  their  children  and  grandchildren  were 
born  in  Seattle. 

Their  children  were:  James  Marion,  born  August  22,  1861 ;  died  in  Seattle. 
February  14,  1905;  Mary  Louisa,  born  February  6,  1864;  Sarah  Sophia,  born 
January  27,  1866;  George  Arthur,  born  September  29,  1867;  died  in  Seattle. 
June  6,  1893;  Roberta  Gertrude,  born  June  23,  1875;  Elizabeth  Helen,  born 
November  6,  1878. 


312  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

Rolland  H.  Denny  and  Miss  Kellogg  were  married  in  1878. 

Their  children  were  all  born  in  Seattle:  Florence,  September  12,  1878; 
Caroline,  February  21,  1880;  Edith,  November  8,  1883. 

Orion  O.  Denny  and  Miss  Coulter  were  married  in  1874. 

Their  children  were  born  in  Seattle:  Mabel  Elizabeth,  July  18,  1875;  Anita 
Eva,  February  5,  1877. 

The  children  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Arthur  W.  Denny  were  all  born  in  Seattle: 
Grace  Lenora,  February  3,  1888;  Arthur  Armstrong,  September  18,  1889; 
Merle  Wilson,  February  i,  1891 ;  Helen  Catharine,  May  21,  1892;  Robert  Orr, 
August  15,  1899. 

Charles  FI.  Denny  and  Aliss  Chambers  were  married  in  1888. 

Their  children  were  born  in  Seattle:  Horton  H.,  November  4,  1889; 
Andrew  C,  March  8,  1893. 


JOHN  F.  BENDER. 


The  life  record  of  John  F.  Bender,  who  for  a  time  was  a  well  known  resident 
of  the  northwest,  covered  about  sixty-four  years,  for  he  was  born  in  Fort  Wayne, 
Indiana,  September  4,  1841,  and  passed  away  in  March,  1905.  His  father,  David 
Bender,  was  a  native  of  Pennsylvania,  born  in  1803,  and  he  became  a  farmer, 
devoting  his  life  to  that  occupation.  During  the  period  of  pioneer  development 
in  the  northwest  he  came  to  Washington  territory  and  his  last  days  were  spent 
in  Walla  Walla,  where  he  passed  away  in  1880.  His  wife,  who  bore  the  maiden 
name  of  Lydia  Tanney,  was  born  in  Baltimore,  Maryland,  in  1808  and  died  in 
Minnesota  in  1853. 

John  F.  Bender  acquired  his  education  in  the  common  schools  of  Indiana, 
where  he  was  reared  to  farm  life,  remaining  upon  the  old  homestead  farm  there 
until  he  reached  the  age  of  nineteen  years.  With  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil  war, 
however,  he  left  the  plow  and  shouldered  the  rifle,  going  to  the  front  in  the  fall 
of  1861  as  a  member  of  an  Indiana  regiment.  After  serving  his  country  for  three 
years  he  reenlisted,  becoming  a  member  of  Company  D,  Fifth  Regiment  of  Iowa 
Volunteer  Cavalry,  of  which  he  became  first  lieutenant  and  with  which  he  con- 
tinued until  the  close  of  the  war.  He  participated  in  a  number  of  hotly 
contested  engagements  and  on  various  battlefields  gave  practical  demonstration 
of  his  bravery  and  his  loyalty.  After  being  mustered  out  he  took  up  farming 
and  stock  raising,  which  he  followed  in  Montana,  Oregon  and  Washington  after 
leaving  Nebraska  in  18172.  He  lived  in  Montana  for  only  a  short  period,  however, 
and  in  1873  made  his  way  to  Knappa,  Oregon,  and  from  that  period  was  identified 
with  the  Pacific  coast  country.  He  was  logging  at  Knappa  with  his  brother-in- 
law,  Peter  Linquist,  for  a  time.  During  the  thirty  years  of  his  residence  in  the 
northwest  he  contributed  much  to  the  efforts  of  the  white  men  in  subduing  the 
wilderness  and  developing  the  rich  resources  of  the  country.  In  1890  he  became 
interested  in  mining  in  the  Cascade  and  Olympia  mountains  and  in  1891  located 
in  Silverton.  Snohomish  county,  a  newly  established  mining  camp  on  the  head 
waters  of  the  Stillaguamish  river.  He  was  one  of  those  who  located  the  now 
famous  Bonanza  Queen  group  of  copper  mines,  after  which  he  devoted  two  years 


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to  the  development  of  that  property  and  then  sold  out  to  Darious  F.  Morgan,  of 
Minneapolis.  Free  from  ostentation  and  display,  he  won  the  regard  of  all  who 
knew  him.     His  last  days  were  spent  in  Everett. 

In  1874  Mr.  Bender  was  united  in  marriage  in  Oregon  to  Mrs.  Charlotte  C. 
Anderson,  of  Knappa,  that  state.  She  was  born  in  Sweden  and  came  to  America 
on  a  sailing  vessel.  By  a  former  marriage  she  had  a  son  and  a  daughter :  Charles 
E.  Anderson,  of  Silverton,  Washington ;  and  Clara,  who  resided  with  her  mother 
and  took  care  of  her  until  her  demise.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bender  a  son  was 
born,  William  Emmet,  whose  birth  occurred  in  Oregon,  January  19,  1875,  and 
who  on  the  19th  of  October,  1896,  wedded  Norene  W.  Colvin,  of  Knappa.  They 
have  one  son,  Roy  Locke.  Mrs.  Bender  passed  away  December  29,  1916,  when 
nearly  eighty-three  years  of  age.  She  was  a  member  of  the  ladies'  auxiliary  of 
Buford  Post,  No.  15,  G.  A.  R.,  and  also  belonged  to  the  Presbyterian  church,  in 
which  she  was  an  active  worker.  Everyone  who  knew  her  loved  her  and  she  was 
affectionately  named  Mother.  During  the  last  three  years  of  her  life  she  endured 
extreme  physical  suffering  but  never  lost  her  inspiring  patience  or  endearing 
disposition.  She  was  indeed  a  noble  Christian  woman  and  a  true  helpmate  to  her 
husband,  who  first  took  up  prospecting  through  her  advice  and  assistance. 

Mr.  Bender  was  a  member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity  and  of  the  Knights  of 
Pythias  and  he  had  many  substantial  qualities  that  endeared  him  to  those  whom 
he  met  through  business  or  social  relations.  His  connection  with  the  Grand  Army 
of  the  Republic  was  as  a  member  of  Buford  Post,  No.  15.  In  politics  he  was  a 
stalwart  republican,  standing  loyally  by  the  party  which  was  the  defense  of  the 
Union  during  the  dark  days  of  the  Civil  war  and  has  always  been  the  party  of 
reform  and  progress.  His  life  was  indeed  an  active,  busy  and  useful  one,  and  he 
enjoyed  to  the  fullest  extent  the  confidence  and  goodwill  of  those  with  whom  he 
was  brought  in  contact. 


GEORGE  W.  WHITE. 


George  W.  White,  of  Everett,  filling  the  office  of  game  warden  for  Snohomish 
county,  was  born  in  Wellington  county,  Ontario,  on  the  14th  of  August,  1881,  a 
son  of  Benjamin  D.  and  Isabelle  (Dundass)  White,  both  of  whom  were  natives 
of  Canada.  The  father  was  of  English  and  Scotch  descent,  the  White  family 
being  founded  in  America  by  William  White,  who  on  crossing  the  Atlantic  set- 
tled near  Harriston,  Ontario.  Benjamin  D.  White  was  a  miller  by  trade.  He 
became  a  citizen  of  the  United  States  when  in  1887  he  removed  to  Bottineau, 
North  Dakota,  and  in  1902  he  became  a  resident  of  Everett,  Washington,  where 
his  remaining  days  were  spent,  his  death  there  occurring  January  19,  1904,  when 
he  had  reached  the  age  of  sixty-five  years.  His  wife  was  of  Scotch  lineage  and 
died  in  Everett,  July  23,  191 5,  at  the  age  of  sixty-four  years.  The  two  children 
in  their  family  were  George  W.  and  May,  the  latter  the  wife  of  Professor  A.  E. 
James,  a  musical  director  of  Everett. 

George  W.  White  pursued  his  early  education  in  the  public  schools  of  Tara. 
Ontario,  and  afterward  continued  his  studies  in  the  public  schools  at  Grand  Forks, 
North  Dakota.     He  started  out  to  earn  hisjown  livelihood  when  nineteen  years  of 


318  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

age  and  his  first  position  was  that  of  assistant  cashier  with  the  New  York  Life 
Insurance  Company  at  Grand  Forks.  He  filled  that  position  for  two  years  and 
then  established  his  home  on  the  Pacific  coast,  arriving  in  Everett  in  June,  1903. 
He  was  cashier  with  the  Northern  Pacific  Railroad  Company  and  with  the  North- 
ern Express  Company  until  June,  191 2,  when  he  was  made  game  warden  lof  Sho- 
homish  county  and  has  since  acceptably  filled  that  position,  carefully  protecting 
the  game  interests  in  his  part  of  the  state  and  rigidly  enforcing  the  game  laws. 

On  the  1 6th  of  September,  1903,  Mr.  White  was  married  at  Grajid  Forks, 
North  Dakota,  to  Miss  Anna  Goodman,  a  native  of  Germany  and  a  daughter  of 
Mrs.  Emma  Goodman,  her  father  being  deceased.  Mr.  and' Mrs.  White  have  two 
children:  Myrtis  Dora  May,  born  in  Everett,  August  16,  1905;  and  Benjamin  J., 
on  the  14th  of  August,  1910.  The  family  occupy  an  attractive  home  at  No.  1610 
Rucker  street,  which  Mr.  White  owns. 

His  military  record  covers  four  years'  service  as  a  private  of  Company  F  of  the 
First  North  Dakota  National  Guard.  His  political  endorsement  is  given  the  repub- 
lican party  !and  he  has  long  taken  an  active  and  helpful  interest  in  political  afifairs 
and  civic  matters.  Fraternally  he  is  connected  with  Everett  Lodge,  No.  479, 
B.  P.  O.  E.,  and  he  also  belongs  to  the  Everett  Motor  Boat  Club  and  the  Sno- 
homish County  Game  Protective  Association.  These  connections  indicate  the 
breadth  and  nature  of  his  interests.  He  finds  his  chief  diversion  in  hunting,  fish- 
ing and  outdoor  life  and  he  possesses  a  large  and  most  interesting  collection  of 
birds  and  wild  animals,  all  of  which  he  has  captured  and  personally  mounted. 
He  is  largely  familiar  with  every  phase  of  outdoor  life  known  to  the  hunter  and 
sportsman  and  he  is  a  lover  of  nature.  While  enjoying  the  chase,  he  thoroughly 
believes  in  the  protection  of  bird  and  animal  life  to  a  point  that  will  always  pre- 
vent extermination  of  any  kind  or  species  and  thus  he  is  well  qualified  for  the 
duties  of  the  office  which  he  is  now  filling. 


HOWARD  C.  RANDOLPH,  M.  D. 

Dr.  Howard  C.  Randolph,  who  has  engaged  in  active  medical  practice  in 
Aberdeen  since  1910  and  became  one  of  the  incorporators  of  the  Aberdeen  General 
Hospital  Association,  was  born  in  Hillsdale  county,  Michigan,  in  1884,  and 
entered  upon  the  active  work  of  his  profession  following  his  graduation  from 
the  medical  department  of  the  Michigan  State  University  at  Ann  Arbor  with  the 
class  of  1908.  He  afterward  devoted  two  years  to  hospital  work  with  the  North- 
ern Pacific  Railroad  Company  in  Montana  and  on  the  expiration  of  that  period 
removed  to  Aberdeen,  where  he  has  since  engaged  in  general  and  hospital  practice, 
his  ability  bringing  him  prominently  to  the  front.  The  Aberdeen  General  Hos- 
pital, with  which  he  is  now  associated,  was  established  in  1900  and  the  building 
was  erected  by  Dr.  Paul  Smits.  At  first  the  hospital  was  a  one-story  building 
but  later  it  was  remodeled  and  made  a  two  story  structure,  its  location  being  at 
the  corner  of  Broadway  and  Heron  streets.  Dr.  Smits  conducted  the  hospital 
independently  until  the  spring  of  191 5,  when  it  was  incorporated  under  the  name 
of  the  Aberdeen  General  Hospital  Association,  four  physicians  of  the  city  taking 
over  the  institution  and  business.     It  contains  forty  beds  and  it  is  the  only  one  of 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  319 

the  kind  in  Aberdeen.  The  hospital  is  open  to  all  physicians  and  general  work 
is  carried  on,  the  place  being  equipped  for  everything  in  the  line  of  medical  and 
surgical  practice.  ' 

In  191 1  Dr.  Randolph  was  married  to  Miss  Lillian  Burke,  a  native  of  Ann 
Arbor,  Michigan.  Fraternally  the  Doctor  is  connected  with  the  Benevolent  Pro- 
tective Order  of  Elks  and  the  Knights  of  Pythias  and  his  interest  in  the  welfare 
and  upbuilding  of  his  city  is  indicated  in  his  membership  in  the  Commercial  Club 
and  his  hearty  cooperation  in  its  well  defined  plans  for  promoting  public  progress. 
Along  strictly  professional  lines  he  has  connection  with  the  Chehalis  county, 
Washington  State  and  American  Medical  Associations.  Through  wide  reading 
and  .study  he  is  conversant  with  the  work  of  modern  scientific  investigation  along 
the  lines  of  medical  and  surgical  practice  and  is  well  qualified  to  meet  the  onerous 
and  responsible  duties  which  devolve  upon  him. 


FREDERICK  J.  BAILEY. 

Port  Townsend  owes  much  to  its  pioneer  citizens  and  to  those  men  who  have 
ungrudgingly  contributed  their  share  to  the  development  of  its  industries  and  its 
business  enterprises,  and  who  have  devoted  time,  energy  and  money  to  the  up- 
building of  the  city  itself,  making  it  one  of  the  most  beautiful  and  attractive  little 
cities  of  the  Puget  Sound  country.  Ideally  located  and  with  every  natural  advan- 
tage towards  making  it  a  great  shipping  point,  its  pioneer  citizens  recognized  its 
opportunities  and  in  their  efiforts  have  looked  beyond  the  conditions  of  the  present 
to  the  opportunities  of  the  future.  In  this  connection  it  is  imperative  that  men- 
tion be  made  of  Frederick  J.  Bailey,  the  president  of  the  Port  Townsend  Pile 
Driving  Company  and  the  vice  president  of  the  First  National  Bank.  He  has 
never  sought  publicity,  but  he  has  been  long  a  leader  among  men  in  his  community. 
He  was  born  at  Victoria,  British  Columbia,  November  21,  1869,  and  is  a  son  of 
Nicholas  Charles  and  Jane  (Parker)  Bailey,  who  were  natives  of  England.  The 
father  went  to  British  Columbia  in  1859  and  settled  in  Victoria,  while  the  mother 
arrived  there  in  1861.  They  were  married  in  Victoria  and  for  several  years  Mr. 
Bailey  there  conducted  a  mercantile  business.  He  afterward  removed  to  San 
Juan  Island,  where  he  established  a  lime  kiln  which  later  developed  into  the  San 
Juan  Lime  Kilns,  in  which  connection  he  conducted  a  profitable  business  until  his 
death,  which  occurred  in  1876  when  he  was  forty-nine  years  of  age.  His  widow 
still  survives  at  the  age  of  eighty-four  and  is  now  living  in  Seattle,  Washington. 
Ten  children  were  born  unto  them,  but  only  three  reached  adult  age  and  of  these 
one  son,  William  B.,  was  drowned  in  Puget  Sound  while  croi5sing  in  a  sailboat. 
The  surviving  daughter  is  Mrs.  Louise  Anderson,  of  Victoria. 

Frederick  J.  Bailey,  who  was  the  third  of  the  family,  attended  the  schools  of 
Victoria  and  San  Juan  Island,  and  after  he  put  aside  his  text  books  began  the 
work  of  pile  driving,  along  which  line  he  has  since  been  active.  He  came  to 
Port  Townsend  in  1887  since  which  time  he  has  built  all  the  docks  of  Port  Town- 
send.  He  has  also  become  engaged  in  the  logging  industry,  which  naturally 
is  an  allied  industry  to  pile  driving.  He  organized  the  Port  Townsend  Pile  Driv- 
ing Company  and  has  since  been  its  president.     This  company  has  built  docks 


320  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

all  over  the  sound  country.  Mr.  Bailey  also  has  a  small  shipyard  where  he  does 
repairing  and  also  builds  launches.  He  was  also  one  of  the  organizers  of  the 
Olympic  Hardware  Company,  at  one  time  an  extensive  business  institution  of 
the  city,  but  ultimately  the  business  was  sold  to  others.  Mr.  Bailey  was  the 
treasurer  of  the  Matz  &  Matz  Logging  Company,  but  has  sold  his  interest  in  that 
undertaking  and  is  now  engaged  in  the  logging  business  on  his  own  account.  He 
is  also  the  vice  president  of  the  First  National  Bank  of  Port  Townsend,  one  of  the 
leading  financial  institutions  of  Jefferson  county.  Whatever  he  undertakes  he 
carries  forward  to  successful  completion,  for  in  his  vocabulary  there  is  no  such 
word  as  fail.  When  one  avenue  of  opportunity  seems  closed  he  seeks  out  another 
path  whereby  he  may  reach  the  desired  goal. 

In  1891  at  Victoria,  Mr.  Bailey  was  united  in  marriage  tO  Miss  Eliza  Denny, 
a  daughter  of  William  Denny,  a  well  known  and  prominent  citizen  of  Victoria, 
who  established  and  for  years  conducted  the  first  dry  goods  store  in  that  city.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Bailey  have  one  child,  Frederick  Howard,  who  was  born  at  Port  Town- 
send  in  1894,  and  now  resides  with  his  wife  and  family  at  Cambia  Bay,  where 
he  is  manager  of  the  plant  of  the  Hoona  Packing  Company,  of  which  his  father 
is  a  stockholder.    He  has  two  children,  Frederick  and  Ellen. 

In  political  matters  Frederick  J.  Bailey  has  never  taken  a  very  active  part, 
nor  has  he  been  an  office  seeker.  He  belongs  to  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows  at  Port  Townsend  and  the  Benevolent  Protective  Order  of  Elks,  and  is 
commodore  of  the  Key  City  Yacht  Club.  He  is  a  man  of  quiet  and  unassuming 
personality,  but  his  sterling  worth  and  ability  are  recognized  by  all.  From  boy- 
hood he  has  worked  his  way  on  to  a  high  place  among  men.  He  owns  one  of 
the  finest  homes  in  Port  Townsend  and  he  and  Mrs.  Bailey  are  great  favorites 
of  the  young  people.  They  are  well  known,  prominent  and  popular  and  as  a 
business  man  Mr.  Bailey  has  exercised  a  most  potent  influence  over  the  develop- 
ment and  upbuilding  of  the  citv  in  which  he  lives. 


SAMUEL  E.  BARRETT. 

Samuel  E.  Barrett,  filling  the  office  of  deputy  county  auditor  of  Whatcom 
county,  with  ofifice  in  the  courthouse  at  Bellingham,  is  a  western  man  by  birth, 
training  and  preference  and  possesses  the  enterprising  spirit  which  has  ever 
been  the  dominant  factor  in  the  upbuilding  of  this  section  of  the  country.  He 
was  born  at  Sehome,  Washington,  in  1870,  and  is  a  son  of  Thomas  E.  Barrett, 
who  came  to  this  state  in  1868.  The  father  was  born  in  Dublin,  Ireland,  and 
on  leaving  his  native  land  made  his  way  to  California  in  1850  in  company  with 
a  brother  who  had  previously  been  to  the  new  world.  After  remaining  for  a 
considerable  period  in  California  he  came  to  W^ishington  in  1868,  settling  at 
Sehome.  where  he  was  employed  by  the  Bellingham  Bay  Coal  Company  as  a 
clerk  m  the  office  and  store.  He  remained  with  that  corporation  for  several  years 
and  he  also  located  land  near  Ferndale,  taking  up  a  preemption  claim  to  which 
in  course  of  time  he  secured  title.  He  then  bent  his  energies  to  the  further 
development  and  improvement  of  the  property,  breaking  the  sod'  and  cultivating 
Ins   fields.     He  was  still  the  owner  and  occupant  of  that  property  at  the,  time 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  321 

of  his  death  and  he  also  bought  other  land.  He  had  great  confidence  in  the 
future  of  this  section  and  was  a  very  progressive  man  and  pubhc-spirited  citi- 
zen. His  efforts  constituted  an  important  element  in  the  upbuilding  of  this 
part  of  the  country.  He  was  the  first  postmaster  at  Ferndale,  where  he  main- 
tained the  mail  service  for  a  year  without  pay.  He  carried  the  mail  once  a 
week  from  Sehome  to  Trudder.  The  name  of  the  postoffice  was  afterward 
changed  to  Cedar  Grove  and  after  to  Ferndale,  the  last  name  being  chosen  by 
a  Miss  Eldridge,  who  was  then  a  teacher  there,  Mr.  Barrett  was  a  member 
of  the  Episcopal  church  and  was  interested  in  all  those  forces  and  activities 
which  made  for  the  upbuilding  and  progress  of  the  community  along  material 
and  moral  lines.  In  1869  he  wedded  Fannie  Richardson,  a  native  of  Wash- 
ington, whose  parents,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Richard  Richardson,  were  the  first  couple  mar- 
ried in  Whatcom  county.  The  death  of  Thomas  E.  Barrett  occurred  in  1889, 
when  he  was  fifty-four  years  of  age,  and  in  his  passing  the  community  lost  one 
of  its  valued  citizens.  His  widow  still  survives  and  is  now  living  in  Seattle. 
In  their  family  are  nine  children,  all  of  whom  are  living:  Samuel;  Mrs.  Eliza- 
beth Winebrenner,  of  British  Columbia;  D.  FI..  living  in  Skagit  county,  Wash- 
ington; Fred,  a  resident  of  Saskatchewan,  Canada;  Julia,  the  wife  of  W.  B. 
Pfieffer,  of  New  York  state;  Andrew  J.,  of  British  Columbia;  George,  of  Belling- 
ham ;  Mrs.  Hattie  Underwood,  of  Seattle ;  and  Delia,  the  wife  of  John  Knowles, 
of  Seattle. 

In  the  schools  of  Ferndale,  Samuel  E.  Barrett  acquired  his  education,  al- 
though his  opportunities  were  somewhat  limited,  as  he  began  to  earn  his  living 
when  a  young  lad.  He  was  but  nine  years  of  age  when  he  secured  a  position 
as  telegraph  messenger  and  this  led  him  to  become  an  operator.  He  was  with 
the  Puget  Sound  Telegraph  Company  of  Seattle  for  some  time,  building  lines 
and  taking  charge  of  the  office.  In  fact  his  duties  were  manifold  in  the  early 
days.  He  not  only  had  to  operate  the  telegraph  but  was  trouble  and  repair  man 
as  well,  line  builder  and  in  fact  had  to  do  everything  in  connection  with  the 
business.  He  would  make  trips  over  the  line,  where  he  had  in  times  to  go  in 
boats  or  walk.  When  with  the  Puget  Sound  Company  he  had  charge  of  its 
interests  from  Seattle  to  Port  Angeles,  covering  a  period  of  two  years.  He  has 
also  been  employed  by  the  Canadian  Pacific  Telegraph  Company,  the  Northern 
Pacific  Railway  Company,  the  Western  Union  Telegraph  Company  and  the 
Postal  Telegraph  Company.  He  continued  in  that  field  of  labor  until  about 
fifteen  years  ago,  when  he  engaged  in  the  transfer  business  in  connection  with 
his  brother  George  under  the  firm  style  of  the  Barrett  Transfer  Company.  Later 
they  consolidated  their  interests  with  those  of  another  company  under  the  name 
of  the  Bellingham  Truck  Company,  of  which  Samuel  Barrett  is  now  an  officer. 
Four  years  ago  he  was  appointed  to  the  position  of  deputy  county  auditor  of 
Whatcom  county  and  is  now  chief  deputy,  making  an  excellent  record  in  the 
office. 

Mr.  Barrett  was  married  in  Enterprise,  Washington,  to  Miss  Ella  Wallace, 
a  native  of  Iowa.  The  marriage  was  celebrated  in  1894  and  has  been  blessed  with 
three  children :  Thomas  Wallace,  Gordon  Samuel  and  Rosamond. 

Fraternally  Mr.  Barrett  is  connected  with  the  Elks  Lodge,  No.  194,  at  Belling- 
ham. In  politics  he  has  always  been  a  stalwart  republican,  giving  unfaltering 
allegiance  to  the  party.     He  is  widely  and  favorably  known  here,  having  long 


322  WASHINGTOX,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

been  identified  with  the  interests  and  with  the  development  of  this  section  of  the 
country.  His  entire  life  has  been  passed  in  the  northwest  and  he  has  ever  been 
a  stalwart  champion  of  its  interests. 


DANIEL  BACHELDER  JACKSON. 

Although  two  decades  have  inter\'ened  since  the  demise  of  Daniel  Bachelder 
Jackson,  he  is  still  remembered  in  Seattle  as  a  man  of  acumen,  sagacity  and  ex- 
ecutive ability.  He  was  prominent  in  the  shipping  industry,  organizing  and  con- 
trolling the  Northwest  Steamship  Company,  and  was  also  connected  with  a  num- 
ber of  lumber  companies.  His  success  in  business  was  equalled  by  the  esteem 
and  warm  regard  in  which  he  was  held  by  all  who  knew  him,  as  his  life  w^as 
characterized  by  unswerving  integrity  and  by  intense  loyalty  to  his  friends. 

Mr.  Jackson  was  born  in  Warren,  New  Hampshire,  on  the  i8th  of  July,  1833, 
a  son  of  \\^illiam  Chadburn  and  Sarah  (Roberts)  Jackson,  who  removed  to 
Brewer,  Maine,  w^hen  their  son  Daniel  was  but  two  years  old.  The  journey 
was  made  in  an  old  chaise  which  is  still  in  the  possession  of  the  oldest  grand- 
child, Henry  F.  Jackson,  of  Seattle.  Our  subject  w^as  educated  in  the  common 
schools  of  Brewer,  Maine,  and  in  1847,  when  a  lad  of  but  fourteen  years,  he 
went  to  Mexico,  where  he  remained  for  two  years.  In  1852  he  engaged  in  the 
lumber  business  on  the  Penobscot  river  and  for  some  time  operated  a  sawmill. 
In  1858  he  went  to  California,  where  he  worked  in  the  mines  for  a  short  season. 
Subsequently  he  came  to  Puget  Sound,  arriving  in  Port  Ludlow  in  1859.  There 
he  entered  the  employ  of  the  Amos  Phinney  Company,  which  operated  a  large 
sawmill.  In  1879  he  accepted  a  position  with  the  Puget  ]\Iill  Company  at  Port 
Gamble  and  had  charge  of  their  outside  business  and  of  their  steamboats. 

About  1884  Mr.  Jackson  organized  the  Washington  Steamboat  Company, 
operating  the  steamers,  Susie,  Daisy,  City  of  Quincy,  Washington,  Edith,  Eliza 
Anderson  and  Merwin.  This  company  was  later  merged  into  the  Puget  Sound 
&  Alaska  Steamship  Company,  Mr.  Jackson  becoming  president  and  manager  of 
the  latter  concern.  He  went  to  New  York  and  there  purchased  the  steamer  City 
of  Kingston  and  at  Philadelphia  built  the  City  of  Seattle,  which  were  added  to 
those  already  operated  by  the  latter  company.  In  the  meantime  he  had  changed 
his  place  of  residence,  taking  up  his  abode  in  Seattle.  In  1892  he  disposed  of  his 
interests  in  the  Puget  Sound  &  Alaska  Steamship  Company  and  organized  the 
Northwest  Steamship  Company,  operating  the  steamers,  Rosalie,  George  E. 
Starr  and  Idaho.  He  successfully  directed  the  business  of  that  company  until 
his  death,  which  occurred  in  his  home  at  the  corner  of  Eighth  avenue  and  Pine 
street  on  the  29th  of  November,  1895.  He  was  also  prominently  connected  with 
a  number  of  important  lumber  companies.  In  his  passing  the  city  lost  a  man 
whose  force  of  character,  business  insight  and  power  of  administrative  control 
made  him  a  potent  factor  in  the  development  of  business  interests  of  Seattle. 

Mr.  Jackson  was  married  in  Brewer,  Maine,  September  12,  1852,  to  Miss 
Mary  Adeline  Rowell,  a  daughter  of  Stephen  and  Mary  (Col well)  Rowell.  The 
father  was  a  representative  of  a  family  which  has  resided  in  New  England  as  far 
back  as  it  can  be  traced,  and  the  mother  was  of  Scotch  descent.     Mr.  Rowell  fol- 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  323 

lowed  the  occupation  of  farming  with  good  success.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jackson 
were  born  five  cl;iildren,  as  follows :  Henry  Francis,  w^ho  married  Miss  Emma 
C.  Bakeman ;  Charles  Franklin,  who  married  Miss  Lydia  Morris ;  Daniel  Leslie, 
who  married  Myra  Gaddis;  May  E.,  the  wife  of  George  F.  Evans;  and  Lottie 
E.,  who  gave  her  hand  in  marriage  to  James  E.  Guptill.  The  residence  on  the 
corner  of  Eighth  avenue  and  Pine  street  is  still  in  the  possession  of  the  family. 

Mr.  Jackson  was  a  republican  but  his  extensive  business  interests  demanded 
his  entire  time  and  attention  and  prevented  his  taking  an  active  part  in  politics. 
He  was  a  thirty-second  degree  Mason  and  was  identified  with  the  Mystic  Shrine. 
He  was  likewise  a  member  of  the  Seattle  Club  and  was  personally  popular  within 
and  without  that  organization.  He  gained  a  considerable  fortune  and  in  so 
doing  adhered  to  the  highest  standards  of  business  ethics,  never  allowing  his 
desire  to  attain  material  success  to  cause  him  to  take  undue  advantage  of  another 
or  to  resort  to  questionable  practices  of  any  kind  whatever.  Every  obligation 
was  scrupulously  discharged  and  he  gained  an  enviable  reputation  for  honesty 
and  uprightness.  He  was  quick  to  recognize  the  possibilities  of  a  situation,  prompt 
in  formulating  his  plans  and  energetic  in  their  execution,  and  it  was  to  these 
qualities,  combined  with  his  power  of  securing  the  cooperation  of  those  with 
whom  he  was  associated  in  the  management  of  his  business  enterprises,  that  his 
success  w^as  due. 


W.  P.  CRESSY. 


Business  enterprise  finds  a  wade-awake  representative  in  W.  P.  Cressy,  of 
South  Bend,  who  as  a  dry  goods  man  has  developed  interests  which  have  con- 
tributed in  substantial  measure  to  the  commercial  upbuilding  of  the  district  in 
which  he  lives.  He  was  born  in  Rock  Island,  Illinois,  in  1872  and  after  attend- 
ing the  public  schools  there  was  graduated  from  Simonds  College  at  Warner, 
New  Hampshire.  He  made  his  initial  step  in  the  business  world  as  a  cash  boy  in 
the  Jordan  &  Marsh  department  store  of  Boston,  ^Massachusetts,  in  which  he 
occupied  various  positions,  working  his  way  upward  step  by  step,  during  which 
time  he  was  gaining  excellent  business  training  and  a  comprehensive  knowledge 
of  modern  business  methods.  The  year  1880  witnessed  his  arrival  upon  the 
Pacific  coast.  He  made  his  way  to  Independence,  Oregon,  where  he  accepted  a 
clerkship  in  a  dry  goods  store.  While  living  in  that  state  he  was  married  in 
Dallas,  Oregon,  in  1899,  to  Miss  Mary  Uglow,  and  to  them  were  born  two  sons, 
Willis  Earl  and  Frederick  Norman,  who  are  now  in  school. 

It  was  in  1901  that  Mr.  Cressy  removed  from  Oregon  to  South  Bend,  Wash- 
ington, where  he  organized  the  Pacific  Mercantile  Company,  under  which  name 
he  conducted  business  until  1905.  when  he  joined  J.  W.  Klee1)  in  establishing  the 
Cressy  Dry  Goods  Store.  Through  the  past  fifteen  years  he  has  been  closely 
associated  with  the  development  and  upbuilding  of  South  Bend  and  the  exten- 
sion of  its  business  connections.  He  erected  the  Lumber  Exchange  building,  occu- 
pied by  stores  and  offices,  and  in  1908  he  built  the  Grand  Opera  House.  From 
time  to  time  he  has  extended  his  efforts  into  other  business  fields. 

While  bending  every  possible  effort  toward  the  development  of  his  business 


324  WASHIXGTOX,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

interests  along  legitimate  lines  Mr.  Cressy  has  never  been  neglectful  of  the  duties 
of  citizenship  and  in  many  ways  has  contributed  to  the  public  welfare.  He  was 
one  of  the  prime  movers  in  the  organization  of  the  Commercial  Club  of  South 
Bend  and  in  the  building  of  its  home.  He  has  served  for  four  terms  as  a  member 
of  the  city  council  and  for  one  term  as  mayor  and  in  both  offices  has  exercised 
his  official  prerogatives  in  support  of  those  forces  which  contribute  to  the  general 
good.  His  political  allegiance  is  given  the  republican  party  and  for  ten  years 
he  was  chairman  of  the  republican  county  central  committee,  doing  everything 
in  his  power  to  promote  the  success  of  his  party  and  ensure  its  growth.  He  was 
a  member  of  the  first  good  roads  organization  in  Pacific  county  and  he  stands 
for  all  those  things  which  are  a  matter  of  civic  virtue  and  civic  pride.  Fraternally 
he  is  connected  with  the  Masons,  with  the  Knights  of  Pythias,  having  passed 
through  all  the  chairs  in  the  local  lodge,  with  the  Benevolent  Protective  Order 
of  Elks,  the  Improved  Order  of  Red  Men  and  the  Fraternal  Order  of  Eagles. 
He  has  never  had  occasion  to  regret  his  determination  to  come  to  the  northwest, 
for  here  he  has  found  the  business  opportunities  which  he  sought  and  in  their 
utilization  has  steadily  advanced  until  he  now  occupies  an  enviable  place  among 
the  successful  men  of  South  Bend. 


EDMUND  L.  GAUDETTE. 

Edmund  L.  Gaudette,  prominently  identified  for  many  years  with  the  lumber 
interests  of  Bellingham  and  western  Washington,  passed  away  on  the  9th  of  May, 
1916,  his  death  being  deplored  by  all  who  had  known  him  in  business  or  social 
relations.  He  was  born  in  Grand  Haven,  Michigan,  April  18,  1858,  and  was  a 
son  of  Edmund  and  Ophelia  (La  Vaque)  Gaudette,  who  in  the  year  1868  removed 
from  Grand  Haven  to  Ludington,  ^Michigan,  where  Edmund  L.  Gaudette  attended 
the  public  schools  until  he  reached  the  age  of  fourteen  years.  At  the  period  when 
most  boys  are  in  school  he  started  out  in  the  business  world  to  provide  for  his 
own  support  and  became  connected  with  the  Taylor  lumber  mill  in  a  most  humble 
capacity,  but  his  fidelity  and  cap^ibility  won  him  promotion  from  time  to  tim.e 
until  he  had  worked  up  to  the  responsible  position  of  sawyer.  In  1889  he  came 
to  Washington  and  established  his  home  in  Bellingham,  after  which  he  engaged 
in  logging  in  Whatcom  and  Skagit  counties  to  the  time  of  his  demise.  When  he 
came  to  Washington  he  was  thirty-one  years  of  age  and  with  the  business  inter- 
ests of  the  district  he  was  afterward  closely  identified.  He  was  the  first  man 
to  ship  logs  over  the  Bellingham  &  Eastern  Railroad,  now  a  part  of  the  Northern 
Pacific  System,  and  he  became  one  of  the  best  known  lumbermen  and  loggers  in 
the  state  as  well  as  one  of  the  wealthiest.  His  holdings  included  one  thousand 
acres  of  timber  lands  in  Whatcom  county  and  extensive  mill  and  timber  interests 
in  the  South  Bend  country.  In  the  latter  place  he  was  associated  with  his  brother- 
in-law.  George  R.  Cartier,  as  president  of  the  South  Bend  Mills  &  Timber  Com- 
pany. They  had  owned  the  Simpson  mill  at  that  point  for  ten  years  and  next  to 
the  Weyerhaeuser  Timber  Comj)any  they  were  the  largest  individual  holders  of 
timber  in  Pacific  county.     Within  recent  years  Mr.  Gaudette  sold  two  tracts  of 


EDMUND  L.  GAUDETTE 


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ASTOR,    LENOX 
TILDEN  FOUNDATION  ' 


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his  local  timber  holdings  to  the  Bloedel  Donovan  Lumber  Mills  for  approximately 
two  hundred  thousand  dollars. 

In  his  business  deals  he  was  noted  for  his  extreme  honesty  and  at  all  times 
he  manifested  a  spirit  of  undaunted  enterprise  and  determination,  yet  he  was 
retiring  in  disposition  and  never  sought  to  figure  prominently  in  public  life  outside 
of  business.  He  was  associated  in  many  business  deals  with  J.  J.  Donovan,  who 
at  the  time  of  his  death  said :  "Anyone  could  count  it  worth  while  to  know 
Edmund  L.  Gaudette.  I  had  known  him  for  many  years.  When  he  began  log- 
ging operations  on  Lake  Whatcom,  Mr.  Bloedel  and  myself  soon  came  to  know 
him  well.  We  hauled  his  logs  to  salt  water  and  disposed  of  them  for  him. 
Naturally,  we  became  close  friends.  In  fact,  it  was  largely  because  of  watching 
Mr.  Gaudette's  success  in  the  logging  and  timber  business  that  Mr.  Bloedel  and  I 
decided  to  go  into  that  business  ourselves.  In  every  business  transaction  I  ever 
held  with  Mr.  Gaudette  I  found  him  to  be  honest,  square  and  upright.  When 
he  gave  his  word  on  anything  that  settled  it,  for  one  could  count  on  it  absolutely." 

On  the  1st  of  September,  1883,  Mr.  Gaudette  was  married  in  Ludington, 
Michigan,  to  Miss  Laura  Moran.  Throughout  their  married  life  she  was  of 
great  assistance  to  her  husband  and  did  much  to  aid  him  in  laying  the  foundation 
for  his  success,  going  with  him  into  the  lumber  camp  and  cooking  for  eighty  men 
for  a  time  and  helping  in  many  other  ways.  The  Gaudette  home  is  now  one  of 
the  beautiful  residences  of  the  city  and  the  grounds  are  adorned  with  many 
flowers.  Mr.  Gaudette  was  a  member  of  the  Catholic  church  and  he  belonged  to 
the  Cougar  Club  of  Bellingham  and  also  to  the  Hoo  Hoos,  a  prominent  organiza- 
tion of  lumbermen.  His  political  allegiance  was  given  to  the  republican  party. 
His  time  and  attention,  however,  were  closely  given  to  his  business  and  in  the 
development  of  his  interests  he  advanced  step  by  step  until  he  had  long  since  left 
the  ranks  of  the  many  to  stand  among  the  successful  few. 


JOHN  HICKOK,  Jr. 

John  Hickok,  Jr.,  of  Bellingharn,  superintendent  of  railway  of  the  Puget 
Sound  Traction,  Light  &  Power  Company,  was  born  in  Chickasaw,  Iowa,  July 
27th,  1873,  and  pursued  his  education  in  the  public  schools  of  Ionia,  Iowa,  from 
which  he  was  graduated  with  the  class  of  1887  at  the  early  age  of  fourteen  years. 
He  afterward  taught  school  in  his  native  county  for  one  term  and  later  accepted 
the  clerkship  in  a  drug  and  general  store  and  also  filled  the  position  of  assistant 
postmaster  of  Ionia  for  four  years.  At  the  expiration  of  that  period  he  removed 
to  Montevideo,  Minnesota,  where  he  became  traveling  salesman  for  the  Monte- 
video Flour  Mill,  his  territory  covering  the  states  of  Iowa,  Illinois  and  Wiscon- 
sin. He  spent  three  years  in  that  connection  and  then  returned  to  Ionia,  Iowa, 
where  he  spent  one  year  as  a  printer  on  the  Herald.  He  afterward  removed  to 
Rudd,  Iowa,  and  established  the  Rudd  Clipper,  a  newspaper  which  he  published 
for  three  years.  He  next  started  the  Floyd  Herald  at  Floyd,  Iowa,  and  not  long 
after  that  established  the  Cylinder  Record  of  Cylinder,  Iowa,  publishing  all 
three  papers  until  1897  when  he  disposed  of  his  journalistic  interests  in  Iowa 
and  removed  to  St.   Louis,  Missouri,  where  he  engaged  with  the  Ghost  office, 

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328  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

specialty  printers  and  traveled  for  them  until  1899  and  then  removed  to  St. 
Paul.  Minnesota,  where  he  entered  the  employ  of  the  Twin  City  Rapid  Transit 
Company.  After  spending  six  months  as  a  conductor  he  was  made  time  checker 
and  so  continued  until  1899  when  he  went  to  Portland,  Oregon,  and  accepted 
the  position  of  motorman  and  conductor  w^ith  the  City  &  Suburban  Railway 
Company.  In  1900  he  became  checking  clerk  on  a  United  States  transport  and 
after  three  months  went  to  Honolulu,  where  he  entered  the  employ  of  the 
Street  Railway  Company  for  seven  months  as  electrician  and  trainman. 

Returning  to  the  United  States  Mr.  Hickok  established  his  home  in  Seattle 
and  was  employed  as  conductor  wnth  the  Seattle  Electric  Company  until  April, 
1902,  when  he  removed  to  Bellingham  and  accepted  the  position  of  conductor 
with  the  Puget  Sound  Traction,  Light  &  Power  Company.  Seven  months  later 
he  was  promoted  to  the  position  of  trainmaster,  so  continuing  for  a  year,  when 
he  became  superintendent  of  railway,  in  which  capacity  he  is  now  serving  the 
Puget  Sound  Traction,  Light  &  Power  Company. 

On  the  3rd  of  January,  1902,  in  Seattle,  Mr.  Hickok  was  married  to  Miss 
Julia  A.  Chase.  His  political  support  is  given  to  the  republican  party  and 
fraternally  he  is  connected  with  the  Elks.  He  belongs  to  the  Cougar  Club  and 
his  interest  in  the  welfare  and  progress  of  the  city  is  shown  in  his  membership 
in  and  cooperation  with  the  work  of  the  Chamber  of  Commerce.  He  is  actuated 
by  the  progressive  spirit  of  the  northwest  and  in  his  business  life  has  worked 
his  way  upward  by  persistent  energy  and  thorough  reliability. 


FREDERICK  ROSCOE  HEDGES,  M.  D. 

Dr.  Frederick  Roscoe  Hedges,  practicing  successfully  in  Everett,  is  a  native 
son  of  the  golden  west,  his  birth  having  occurred  at  Oregon  City,  Oregon, 
October  18,  1876.  His  father,  Joseph  Hedges,  a  native  of  Ohio,  removed  to 
Oregon  in  1852,  crossing  the  plains  from  Ohio  w-ith  the  usual  hardships  and 
deprivations  incident  to  a  trip  over  the  western  wastes  and  through  the  Indian 
country.  He  was  about  three  months  in  completing  the  journey,  after  which  he 
located  at  Oregon  City,  joining  a  brother,  Absalom  Hedges,  who  had  preceded 
him  there  five  years  and  who  was  one  of  the  earliest  of  the  pioneers  and  terri- 
torial officials  of  Oregon.  Joseph  Hedges  became  a  successful  contractor  and 
builder  and  throughout  the  period  of  his  connection  wnth  the  west  remained  a 
resident  of  Oregon  City,  where  he  passed  away  in  1896,  at  the  age  of  sixty-eight 
years.  His  wife,  who  bore  the  maiden  name  of  Ellen  Judith  Allen,  was  a  native 
of  Missouri  and  a  daughter  of  John  Allen,  a  representative  of  an  old  Missouri 
family  and  a  pioneer  of  Oregon,  having  crossed  the  plains  in  1853,  at  which  time 
he  established  his  home  in  Barlow.  Following  his  demise  his  widow  became  the 
wife  of  the  Mr.  Barlow  for  whom  the  city  was  named  and  who  was  the  owner  of 
a  donation  claim  consisting  of  a  thousand  acres.  His  daughter,  Mrs.  Hedges, 
passed  away  in  Oregon  City  in  1897,  at  the  age  of  fifty-nine  years.  Through  her 
marriage  she  became  the  mother  of  eleven  children. 

Dr.  Hedges,  the  youngest  of  the  family,  pursued  his  early  education  in  the 
public  schools  of  Oregon  City  and  later  attended  the  academic  department  of 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  329 

the  University  of  Oregon,  which  he  left  in  his  junior  year  on  account  of  the 
ilhiess  and  death  of  his  father.  He  later  became  a  student  in  the  law  office  of 
Hedges  &  Griffith,  with  whom  he  remained  for  a  year.  During  that  period  he 
also  did  clerical  work  for  Drs.  Carll  and  Sommer,  physicians  and  surgeons  of 
Oregon  City,  who  assisted  him  in  preliminary  study  of  the  science  of  medicine. 
Subsequently  he  entered  the  medical  department  of  the  University  of  Oregon, 
from  which  he  was  graduated  with  the  M.  D.  degree  in  1900.  For  thirteen 
months  thereafter  he  served  as  interne  in  the  Multnomah  Hospital  and  later 
spent  six  months  in  hospital  work  in  Nelson,  British  Columbia.  Subsequently 
he  was  railway  physician  and  surgeon  between  Marcus  and  Republic,  Washing- 
ton, and  opened  an  office  at  Loomis,  Washington,  where  he  remained  for  fourteen 
months,  after  which  he  removed  to  Everett  on  the  7th  of  January,  1903.  In  the 
intervening  period  of  fourteen  years  he  has  continued  actively  in  practice  in  that 
city,  building  up  a  business  of  large  and  substantial  proportions.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Snohomish  County  and  Washington  State  Medical  Societies  and  the 
American  Medical  Association,  and  the  recognition  of  his  high  professional 
standing  has  come  to  him  in  appointment  as  a  member  of  the  state  board  of 
health.  He  also  served  as  health  officer  of  Everett  in  1906  and  1907  and  he  has 
filled  all  of  the  offices  in  the  County  Medical  Society.  He  continues  in  the  gen- 
eral practice  of  medicine  and  surgery,  in  which  he  displays  marked  ability. 

On  the  i6th  of  June,  1906,  Dr.  Hedges  was  married  to  Miss  Kathryn  Million, 
a  native  of  Ashland,  Oregon,  and  a  daughter  of  John  and  Ellen  (Terwillegar) 
Million.  They  became  parents  of  two  children:  Frederick  R.,  now  deceased; 
and  Ellen  Frances,  who  was  born  in  Eyerett,  February  6,  191 1.  Dr.  Hedges 
owns  an  attractive  home  at  No.  1208  Rucker  avenue. 

Fraternally  he  is  connected  with  the  Elks  and  the  Woodmen  of  the  World 
at  Everett  and  also  belongs  to  the  Cascade  Club  and  the  Everett  Country  and 
Golf  Club.  He  is  likewise  a  member  of  the  Commercial  Club  and  his  military 
service  covers  five  years  spent  as  lieutenant  and  assistant  surgeon  of  Company 
K  of  the  Washington  National  Guard,  retiring  from  that  connection  in  the  fall 
of  191 5.  His  religious  faith  is  that  of  the  Episcopal  church.  His  has  been  a  life 
of  activity  and  usefulness  actuated  by  high  purposes  and  fraught  with  good 
results. 


CAPTAIN  JOHN  ALLMAN. 

Captain  John  Allman.  of  Hoquiam,  one  of  the  partners  in  the  Allman-Hubble 
Tugboat  Company,  was  born  near  Parkersburg,  West  Virginia,  in  1868.  and 
obtained  his  education  in  the  schools  of  his  native  city,  where  he  remained 
through  the  period  of  his  boyhood  and  youth.  He  was  a  young  man  of  twenty 
vears  when  in  1888  he  arrived  in  Hoquiam,  Washington,  and  entered  the  employ 
of  the  Northwestern  Mill  Company.  He  afterward  secured  a  position  with  the 
Poison  Logging  Company,  for  whom  he  worked  in  the  woods  for  fifteen  years. 
When  he  engaged  in.  steamboating  on  his  own  account  he  became  the  possessor 
of  the  Hercules,  which  he  later  sold  and  then  built  the  tug  Advance,  of  which  he 
was  captain.     In  191 2  lie  entered  into  ])artnership  with  Frank  and  Alonzo  Hubble, 


330  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

brothers,  thus  forming  the  present  partnership  known  as  the  Allman-Hubble 
Tugboat  Company,  their  purpose  being  to  do  a  general  log  towing  business.  In 
this  they  have  been  very  successful,  being  now  accorded  a  liberal  patronage. 
They  are  owners  of  the  Advance,  the  Florence  B,  the  Harbor  Queen  and  the 
Ranger,  all  used  in  towing,  and  each  one  of  the  three  partners  commands  one  of 
these  tugs  as  captain.  Their  reliable  business  methods  and  their  enterprise  have 
secured  to  them  a  business  of  gratifying  proportions  and  their  success  is  now  of 
a  substantial  character. 

In  1897  Captain  Allman  was  married  to  Miss  Hattie  Flint,  a  native  of  Illi- 
nois, and  to  them  have  been  born  two  children,  Fred  and  \^erne.  Captain  Allman 
has  membership  with  the  Ancient  Order  of  United  Workmen  and  the  Modern 
Woodmen  of  America  and  he  gives  his  political  support  to  the  republican  party, 
for  his  study  of  the  questions  and  issues  of  the  day  has  led  him  to  believe  firmly 
in  its  principles.  He  has  never  had  time  nor  desire  for  public  office  but  has  co- 
operated in  many  plans  and  measures  for  the  general  good,  all  of  which  have 
found  in  him  an  earnest  and  stalwart  supporter. 


AMOS  BROWN. 


It  is  not  difficult  to  speak  of  the  late  Amos  Brown,  for  his  life  and  his  character 
were  as  clear  as  the  sunlight.  No  man  came  in  contact  with  him  but  speedily 
appreciated  him  at  his  true  worth  and  knew  he  was  a  man  who  cherished  not  only 
a  high  ideal  of  duty  but  who  lived  up  to  it.  He  constantly  labored  for  the  right 
and  from  his  earliest  youth  he  devoted  a  large  portion  of  his  time  to  the  service 
of  others.  Since  his  passing  his  friends  have  missed  him,  but  the  memory  of  his 
upright  career  in  its  sincerity  and  simplicity  will  not  be  forgotten,  and  they  rejoice 
in  his  memory  as  that  of  a  man  who  laid  down  his  task  in  the  twilight  of  the  day, 
when  all  that  he  had  to  do  had  been  nobly,  beautifully  and  fully  completed. 

He  was  a  native  son  of  New  England,  his  birth  having  occurred  at  Bristol, 
Grafton  county,  July  29,  1833,  his  parents  being  Joseph  and  Rehef  (Orduray) 
Brown.  The  family  comes  of  Scotch  and  English  ancestry,  although  various 
generations  have  been  represented  in  the  old  Granite  state,  where  Joseph  Brown 
Vv^as  born  and  reared.  He  became  extensively  and  successfully  engaged  in  the 
manufacture  of  lumber  on  the  Alerrimac  river,  where  he  dealt  in  masts  and  spars 
and  conducted  a  general  milling  business  which  he  superintended  until  sixty 
years  of  age,  when  he  turned  the  business  over  to  his  sons. 

During  the  boyhood  days  of  Amos  Brown  educational  training  was  not 
accorded  the  essential  value  that  is  given  it  today,  it  being  thought  much  more 
necessary  that  the  boy  should  be  well  drilled  in  some  useful  occupation.  At  the 
early  age  of  ten  years,  therefore,  Amos  Brown  began  work  in  the  lumber  camps 
and  later  was  employed  at  driving  the  logs  on  the  river.  This  life  developed  in  him 
an  independent  spirit  and  undaunted  personal  courage.  He  became  a  daring 
youth  in  his  work  and  because  of  the  excellence  of  his  labor  was  enabled  to 
command  the  highest  price  paid  for  such  service.  In  connection  with  the  lumber 
industry  he  made  rapid  advancement,  passing  from  one  position  to  a  higher  one 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  331 

until  he  was  made  superintendent  of  the  mill.  He  left  home  at  the  age  of  twenty- 
one  years  but  continued  in  the  lumber  business  until  1858,  when  he  disposed  of 
his  interests  in  the  east  and  made  his  way  to  the  gold  fields  along  the  Eraser  river, 
where  the  precious  metal  had  but  recently  been  discovered.  From  New  York- 
he  sailed  as  a  steerage  passenger  for  Victoria,  British  Columbia,  the  trip  being 
made  by  way  of  the  isthmus  of  Panama  and  costing  him  two  hundred  and  twenty- 
five  dollars.  He  eventually  reached  his  destination  in  safety  but  found  that  the 
reports  of  the  gold  discoveries  had  been  much  exaggerated  and  there  were 
hundreds  of  men  without  employment,  facing  starvation.  Mr.  Brown  knew  that 
he  must  resort  to  some  other  expedient,  and  believing  that  he  might  utilize  his 
knowledge  of  the  lumber  trade,  he  at  once  sailed  for  Port  Gamble,  where  he 
found  ready  employment  at  seventy-five  dollars  per  month  and  expenses.  During 
the  first  year  he  had  charge  of  a  logging  camp  and  then  purchased  an  interest 
in  logging  teams,  taking  contracts  with  the  milling  companies  to  furnish  them 
with  logs.  For  two  years  he  continued  operations  in  that  way,  at  the  end  of  which 
time  he  sold  his  interest  and  returned  to  the  employ  of  the  company  with  which 
he  had  previously  worked  on  a  salary.  He  occupied  various  responsible  posi- 
tions until  1865,  when  he  resigned  and  returned  to  New  Hampshire  to  visit  his 
old  home. 

Mr.  Brown  first  saw  Seattle  in  1861,  although  two  years  before  he  had  invested 
in  property  on  Spring  street  between  Second  avenue  and  the  water  front.  For 
many  years  he  continued  an  active  factor  in  the  development  and  progress  of 
the  city.  In  1863,  in  partnership  with  M.  R.  Maddocks  and  John  Condon,  he 
built  the  old  Occidental  Hotel,  on  the  present  site  of  the  Occidental  block.  For 
two  years  the  hotel  was  conducted  by  the  firm  of  Maddocks,  Brown  &  Com- 
pany but  at  the  end  of  that  time  Mr.  Brown  disposed  of  his  interest  to  John 
Collins.  After  visiting  New  Hampshire,  in  1867  ^^  returned  to  Seattle  and 
formed  a  partnership  with  I.  C.  Ellis,  of  Olympia,  for  the  conduct  of  a  lumber 
business  in  which  they  continued  with  most  gratifying  success  until  1882.  The 
partnership  was  then  dissolved  and  Mr.  Brown  was  for  a  time  alone  in  business. 
After  selling  out  he  lived  retired  save  for  the  direction  which  he  gave  to  his 
invested  interests.  The  increase  in  property  values  led  him  to  invest  quite 
largely  in  real  estate  and  his  holdings  became  extensive  and  important.  He 
held  not  only  Seattle  property  but  also  had  extensive  tracts  of  timber  land 
in  several  counties  adjoining  the  Sound. 

Mr.  Brown  was  married  in  1867  to  Miss  Annie  M.  Peebles,  a  native  of  New  ' 
York,  and  the  same  fall  they  erected  their  cottage  at  the  corner  of  Front  and 
Spring  streets,  in  what  was  then  an  almost  unbroken  wilderness.  They  became 
the  parents  of  five  children  :  Anson  L.,  now  a  Seattle  capitalist ;  Brownie,  the  wife 
of  R.  M.  Kinnear,  associated  with  her  elder  brother  in  the  real-estate  business 
as  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Kinnear  &  Brown;  Ora;  Anna;  and  Flelen.  Mr. 
Brown  was  devoted  to  his  family  and  his  success  in  business  enabled  him  to 
leave  them  a  very  comfortable  fortune.  The  home  has  ever  been  a  hospitable 
one  and  the  family  now  occupy  a  large  and  beautiful  residence  which  was 
erected  by  Mrs.  Brown. 

The  family  circle  was  broken  by  the  hand  of  death  when  on  the  8th  of  April, 
1899,  Ajnos  Brown  was  called  to  his  final  rest.  On  this  occasion  it  was  said  of 
him:     "In  the  passing  away  of  Amos  Brown  the  Sound  country  loses  one  of  its 


332  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

best  pioneer  citizens.  For  over  forty  years  a  citizen  and  actively  identified  as 
he  was  with  the  growth  of  the  country,  his  death  cannot  be  considered  in  any 
other  Hght  than  as  a  loss  to  the  community.  He  was  public-spirited  and  interested 
in  any  movement  for  the  promotion  or  advancement  of  measures  for  the  general 
good  and  he  was  scrupulously  honest  and  upright  in  his  dealings  with  his  fel- 
lowmen.  The  punctual  liquidation  of  a  debt  or  obligation  was  one  of  the  cardinal 
principles  of  his  character.  Liberal  and  benevolent,  he  was  well  known  for  his 
generosity,  yet  his  giving  was  always  without  ostentation  or  display.  When  but 
a  boy  he  exhibited  this  same  generous  spirit  and  kindly  solicitude  for  others,  and 
often  when  wet,  cold  and  hungry  himself,  he  would  carry  wood  and  food  to  a 
poor  widow  who  lived  neighbor  to  his  parents,  before  providing  for  his  own 
comfort.  He  always  took  a  lively  interest  in  young  men  and  aided  many  in  secur- 
ing positions  where  they  could  advance  their  own  interests  through  diligence  and 
ability.  In  the  early  days  of  his  residence  in  the  northwest  he  was  known  as 
the  friend  of  the  Indians,  and  as  he  never  took  advantage  of  them  or  betrayed 
their  confidence,  he  was  loved  and  trusted  by  them.  He  always  had  a  kindly 
feeling  for  the  unfortunate  and  erring  and  often  when  men  were  arrested  for 
vagrancy  or  trifling  offenses  he  secured  their  release,  pledging  himself  to  furnish 
them  employment  and  become  responsible  for  them.  It  is  pleasing  to  know  that 
his  kindness  was  appreciated  and  seldom  abused." 

At  one  time  Mr.  Brown  was  a  member  of  the  Ancient  Order  of  United 
Workmen  but  he  took  little  interest  in  fraternal  organizations  or  in  club  life. 
His  interest  centered  in  his  home  and  in  his  business,  yet  he  found  ample  oppor- 
tunity to  do  good  in  the  community  and  again  and  again  he  extended  a  helping 
hand  where  aid  was  needed.  He  was  very  good  to  the  Indians,  especially  to 
Princess  Evangeline,  the  daughter  of  Chief  Seattle.  He  built  a  cottage  for 
her  and  Mrs.  Brown  and  family  ministered  to  her  wants  up  to  the  time  of  her 
demise.  Making  his  way  to  the  northwest,  Mr.  Brown  became  identified  with  its 
interests  when  the  work  of  development  and  progress  seemed  scarcely  begun. 
The  efforts  required  to  live  in  those  ungenerous  surroundings,  the  necessity  to 
make  every  blow  tell  and  to  exercise  every  inventive  faculty,  developed  powers 
of  mind  and  habit  which  have  established  distinguished  names  in  the  northwest. 
Mr.  Brown  was  prominent  as  a  man  whose  constantly  expanding  powers  took 
him  from  humble  surroundings  to  the  field  of  large  enterprises  and  continually 
broadening  opportunities. 


WILLIAM  W.  BETTMAN. 

William  W.  Bettman,  a  well  known  dealer  in  men's  furnishings  in  Olympia, 
is  a  native  of  the  city  and  has  passed  his  entire  life  there.  He  was  born  on  the 
25th  of  February,  1866,  of  the  marriage  of  Louis  and  Amalia  (Koblentzer)  Bett- 
man. Lie  attended  the  public  schools  in  Portland  until  he  was  sixteen  years  old 
and  then  returned  to  Olympia  and  entered  his  father's  men's  furnishings  store. 
In  1896  he  became  manager  of  the  business  and  since  his  father's  death  has  been 
its  proprietor.     He  is  a  careful  buyer,  understands  how  to  display  his  stock  to 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  333 

the  best  advantage  and  follows  a  liberal  business  policy  that  has  resulted  in  the 
building  up  of  a  large  and  representative  patronage. 

Mr.  Bettman  is  a  democrat  in  politics  and  takes  the  interest  of  a  good  citizen 
in  public  affairs,  although  never  an  aspirant  for  office.  He  is  a  Scottish  Rite 
Mason  and  is  also  a  member  of  the  Mystic  Shrine  and  is  likewise  identified  with 
a  number  of  other  fraternal  organizations.  He  possesses  in  large  measure  the 
spirit  of  enterprise,  confidence  in  the  future  and  self-reliance  characteristic  of 
the  west,  and  in  addition  to  looking  well  after  his  own  interests  finds  time  to 
cooperate  in  various  projects  for  the  good  of  the  community. 


THOMAS  J.  HEATON. 

Thomas  J.  Heaton,  an  enterprising  business  man  of  Arlington,  is  proprietor 
of  The  Quality  Shop,  in  which  he  is  conducting  business  as  a  painter  and  dec- 
orator. He  was  born  in  Poweshiek  county,  Iowa,  December  19,  1876,  and  is  a 
son  of  Richard  and  Martha  Ann  (James)  Heaton,  the  father  a  native  of  Ireland 
but  of  English  lineage.  The  mother  was  a  native  of  Paris,  France,  and  both 
were  brought  to  America  by  their  respective  parents  during  their  infancy,  the  two 
families  establishing  homes  in  Iowa  among  the  pioneer  settlers  of  Poweshiek 
county.  There  Richard  Heaton  and  Martha  A.  James  were  reared  and  educated 
and  in  that  state  were  married.  In  early  manhood  Richard  Heaton  worked  on 
his  father's  stock  farm  and  in  1879  removed  westward  to  Nebraska  but  before 
doing  so  had  become  well  known  in  Iowa  as  a  locomotive  engineer.  He  con- 
tinued in  the  same  business  after  going  to  Nebraska,  making  his  home  in  Ne- 
braska City  for  a  time.  Subsequently  he  removed  to  the  Blue  Springs  ranch  in 
that  state,  there  owning  a  valuable  and  well  developed  property.  He  is  still 
actively  engaged  in  stock  raising,  being  one  of  the  prominent  representatives  of 
that  business  in  his  section  of  the  state.  He  is  now  sixty-eight  years  of  age. 
His  wife  passed  away  in  1891,  when  about  forty-two  years  of  age. 

Thomas  J.  Heaton  was  the  second  of  their  five  children.  In  his  boyhood 
days  he  attended  school  in  Lincoln  and  in  Syracuse,  Nebraska,  and  later  was  a 
pupil  in  boarding  schools.  Subsequently  he  attended  Manhattan  College  at  Man- 
hattan, Kansas,  pursuing  a  mechanical  engineering  course,  which  he  completed 
by  graduation  with  the  class  of  1895.  Prior  to  this  time,  however,  he  learned 
the  paint  manufacturing  business  with  his  uncle,  John  James,  who  was  ex- 
tensively engaged  in  that  business.  After  the  completion  of  his  college  course 
he  followed  the  profession  of  mechanical  engineering  for  two  years.  He  then 
gave  up  that  business  and  followed  painting  for  a  year,  after  which  he  became 
a  locomotive  engineer  on  the  Burlington  Railroad,  remaining  in  the  employ  of 
that  corporation  for  seven  years.  He  next  established  his  home  at  Salt  Lake 
City  and  afterward  at  Butte,  Montana,  engaging  in  sign  writing  in  those  two 
towns  for  several  years.  At  San  Francisco,  Cailfornia,  he  worked  at  his  trade  of 
painting,  paper  hanging  and  sign  writing  for  several  years  and  his  business  took 
him  to  various  points  along  the  coast  between  San  Francisco  and  Portland,  Ore- 
gon. He  then  decided  to  settle  down  and  selected  Everett,  Washington,  as  his 
place  of  residence  in  1909.     There  he  established  a  wall  paper  and  paint  busi- 


334  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

ness,  which  he  conducted  until  1912,  when  he  removed  to  Arlington,  where  he 
has  since  been  proprietor  of  The  Quality  Shop,  buying  out  the  stock  of  J.  W. 
Jenness.  He  is  now  doing  a  large  and  profitable  business  as  a  painter  and  dec- 
orator, his  work  being  seen  in  many  of  the  finest  homes  and  business  blocks  of 
the  city. 

On  November,  29,  191 1,  at  Tacoma,  Washington,  Mr.  Heaton  was  united 
in  marriage  to  Miss  Nora  Grace  Fitzgerald  Denamur,  a  daughter  of  Noel  and 
Louise  (Tolander)  Denamur,  formerly  of  South  Dakota  but  now  residents  of 
Washington.  Fraternally  Mr.  Heaton  is  connected  with  the  Knights  of  Pythias 
and  the  Ancient  Order  of  United  Workmen,  while  in  politics  he  is  a  progressive 
republican  but  has  never  been  an  aspirant  for  ofiice.  In  his  business  career  his 
achievements  have  been  the  direct  result  of  enterprise,  determination  and  per- 
sistency of  purpose.  He  is  well  known  and  popular  as  a  citizen  and  as  a  busi- 
ness man  and  he  has  made  for  himself  a  creditable  place  in  the  regard  of  his 
fellow  townsmen  in  Arlington. 


EDWARD  C.  FINCH. 


Edward  C.  Finch,  a  capitalist  of  Aberdeen,  has  been  closely  identified  with  the 
upbuilding  of  that  city.  He  was  the  pioneer  journalist,  the  pioneer  real  estate 
dealer,  the  promoter  and  builder  of  the  electric  railway  system  on  Grays  Harbor, 
and  along  many  other  lines  his  activities  have  been  felt  in  a  marked  degree. 

He  was  bom  near  Lebanon,  Ohio,  in  1862,  but  when  very  young  he  moved 
with  his  parents  to  Michigan,  in  which  state  he  spent  his  boyhood  days  and 
received  his  education  and  from  there  came  to  the  Pacific  coast  early  in  1882. 
His  first  year  on  this  coast  was  mostly  spent  in  San  Francisco,  where  he  did 
newspaper  work  on  the  dailies  of  that  city.  In  November,  1882.  he  made  a 
trip  by  steamer  to  Seattle,  then  a  wild  frontier  town  proudly  claiming  four  thou- 
sand inhabitants,  but  returned  to  San  Francisco  after  a  few  days  there. 

In  the  spring  of  1883  he  again  took  steamer  from  San  Francisco  for  Seattle, 
whence,  within  a  week  or  two.  attracted  by  tales  of  the  wonderful  natural  re- 
sources of  Chehalis  county,  its  splendid  harbor  and  tributary  streams  and  its 
untouched  wealth  in  timber,  fertile  lands  and  fish,  he  came  to  Montesano,  which, 
with  a  population  of  about  one  hundred,  including  Indians,  was  then  the  metropo- 
lis of  the  Grays  Harbor  country.  There  he  engaged  in  the  sale  of  lots  and  land 
until  the  following  year,  when  Samuel  Benn  caused  the  townsite  of  Aberdeen  to 
be  surveyed,  platted  and  named,  when  Mr.  Finch  promptly  cast  his  lot  with  this 
coming  city  and  opened  its  first  real  estate  office.  On  the  twenty-fifth  anniversary 
of  his  birth,  he  brought  out  his  first  issue  of  the  Aberdeen  Herald,  Aberdeen's 
pioneer  newspaper,  which  he  built  into  a  paying  and  successful  property  and  con- 
tinued to  publish  until  late  in  1888,  when  he  sold  the  Herald  that  his  time  might 
be  given  exclusively  to  his  growing  interests  in  other  lines.  In  July,  1889,  his 
young  brother,  H.  K.  Finch,  in  company  with  a  newspaper  man  named  Walsh, 
established  the  Aberdeen  Bulletin  (now  the  Aberdeen  World),  but  the  partner- 
ship quickly  proved  unsuccessful  so  that  Edward  C.  Finch  took  hold  of  the 
paper  with  his  brother,  and,  employing  as  editor  F.   H.   Owen    (to  whom   the 


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WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  337 

Bulletin  was  finally  sold),  for  two  years  they  published  that  paper  as  an  eight- 
page  semi-weekly.  All  through  this  period  Mr.  Finch  continued  to  operate  exten- 
sively in  real  estate,  in  which  he  actively  engaged  until  the  widespread  panic  of 
1893  for  the  time  eliminated  that  field  of  endeavor  and  with  it  a  comfortable 
fortune  which  he  had  built. 

In  1894  he  began  the  publication  of  the  Aberdeen  Weekly  Recorder  (since 
merged  into  the  Grays  Harbor  Post),  which  he  continued  until  1896  when  he 
went  to  British  Columbia  where  he  engaged  with  some  success  in  mining  in  the 
Slocan  district. 

Returning  to  Aberdeen,  in  1902,  he  promoted  and  built  the  electric  railway 
system,  obtaining  franchises  for  the  three  cities  of  Aberdeen,  Hoquiam  and  Cos- 
mopolis,  raising  the  money  in  Pennsylvania  to  finance  the  project.  He  continued 
in  full  charge  of  this  project  until  he  operated  the  first  car  over  the  completed 
line,  after  which  he  sold  out  to  the  Grays  Harbor  Power  &  Light  Company, 
which  has  since  been  reorganized  as  the  Grays  Harbor  Railway' &  Light  Com- 
pany. To  A'lr.  Finch  is  due  the  entire  credit  for  the  development  and  execution 
of  this  undertaking,  which  gave  electric  street  railway  systems  to  the  three  Grays 
Harbor  cities  and  interurban  railway  connection  between  them — a  great  and  last- 
ing benefit  to  them  all  and  a  profitable  investment  for  its  stockholders. 

Some  years  ago  he  organized  the  Finch  Investment  Company,  of  which  he 
became  president,  with  John  R.  Evans  as  vice  president  and  A.  P.  Stockwell  as 
secretary.  This  company  was  organized  for  the  purpose  of  erecting  the  Finch 
building,  the  first  modern  office  building  of  the  city,  which  was  completed  in 
1910.  It  is  a  strictly  modern  five-story  A  class  structure,  seventy-five  by  one 
hundred  and  thirty  feet  on  the  ground,  containing  one  hundred  and  ten  offices 
and  six  stores.  Built  upon  fine  architectural  lines,  of  concrete,  steel  and  terra 
cotta,  it  is  indeed  a  credit  to  enterprising  Aberdeen.  Later,  he  formed  a  separate 
company,  known  as  the  U.  S.  Building  Company,  and  through  it  built  the  present 
postoffice  building. 

In  the  year  1909  Mr.  Finch  organized  the  Aberdeen  Realty  Syndicate,  of  which 
he  has  since  been  president  and  manager.  This  company  has  extensive  real  estate 
holdings  in  the  city  of  Aberdeen,  comprising  three  hundred  acres  of  land,  with  1 
half  mile  of  water  frontage,  within  the  city  limits.  Mr.  Finch  has  laid  out, 
platted,  developed  and  sold  at  least  four  important  subdivisions  to  the  city  of 
Aberdeen,  and  in  the  development  of  these  projects  has  built  many  miles  of 
streets,  sidewalks,  water-mains,  sewers,  telephone  lines,  etc.,  therein  and  other- 
wise carried  through  works  of  progress  and  improvement. 

Mr.  Finch  was  married  in  Portland,  Oregon,  in  1894  to  Miss  Anna  M.  Pier- 
son  and  they  have  become  the  parents  of  three  daughters,  Elizabeth.  Louise  and 
Margaret.  Fraternally,  he  is  connected  with  the  Benevolent  and  Protective  Order 
of  Elks  and  with  the  Knights  of  Pythias. 

His  political  allegiance  is  given  to  the  republican  party  and  in  his  younger 
days  he  was  an  active  worker  in  politics,  serving  as  precinct,  county  and  state 
committeeman  and  as  delegate  to  numerous  county  and  state  conventions  of  his 
party.  At  the  legislative  session  of  1895  ^'^^  ^^'^^  elected  and  served  as  chief 
clerk  of  the  house  of  representatives.  In  1909,  upon  the  death  of  Francis  W. 
Cushman,  M.  C,  he  was  the  choice  of  his  own  county  and  of  several  other  of 
the  thirteen  counties  then  comprising  his  congressional  district,  for  the  republican 


338  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

nomination  to  succeed  Cushman  as  representative  in  congress.  In  the  memorable 
caucus  battle  which  preceded  the  nomination  by  convention  at  Olympia,  in  Sep- 
tember of  that  year,  for  more  than  sixty  ballots  he  received  in  each  a  plurality 
of  all  of  the  votes,  finally  failing  of  nomination  by  a  small  majority,  but  being 
unanimously  elected  chairman  of  the  congressional  convention.  In  1906  and 
again  in  1907,  he  was  elected  and  served  as  president  of  the  Aberdeen  Chamber 
of  Commerce  and  he  has  also  served  as  president  of  the  Pioneers'  Association, 
of  which  he  is  a  charter  member. 

Those  who  know  aught  of  the  career  of  Edward  C.  Finch,  and  he  has  a  wide 
acquaintance  throughout  the  state  of  Washington,  recognize  his  value  as  a  citizen. 
Active,  since  its  earliest  days,  in  everything  which  has  had  to  do  with  the  devel- 
opment and  progress  of  his  city  and  its  surrounding  country,  he  has  wrought 
along  modern  lines  of  advancement,  and  the  extent  and  value  of  his  labors  to  the 
field  in  which  he  has  operated  have  been  marked.  In  all  that  he  doe's,  he  is  actu- 
ated by  a  marked  devotion  to  the  general  good;  and  even  in  the  conduct  of  his 
private  business  affairs  the  public  frequently  has  been  either  a  direct  or  an 
indirect  beneficiary. 


JOSEPH  LYTLE. 


The  name  of  Lytle  has  long  been  an  honored  one  in  Hoquiam,  where  Joseph 
Lytle  and  his  brother  Robert  operated  extensively  in  the  development  of  lumber 
and  logging  interests  which  contributed  in  large  measure  to  the  upbuilding  of 
the  city.  The  death  of  Joseph  Lytle  occurred  in  February,  1914,  when  he  was 
fifty-seven  years  of  age,  his  birth  having  occurred  in  Portage  City,  Wisconsin, 
where  he  remained  until  his  removal  to  the  northwest.  He  had  there  acquired  a 
high  school  education  and  he  remained  a  resident  of  his  native  state  until  1887, 
when  he  came  to  the  northwest,  making  Fairhaven,  Washington,  his  destination. 
There  he  established  a  grocery  store  which  he  conducted  alone  until  1889,  when 
he  went  to  Hoquiam  and  was  joined  by  his  brother  in  the  establishment  and 
conduct  of  a  grocery  store  at  that  place.  This  constituted  their  first  step  in  the 
business  circles  of  the  district  and  success  attended  the  undertaking,  but  a  few 
years  later  fate  forced  them  as  it  were  into  another  line  of  activity.  They  were 
compelled  to  take  a  small  logging  outfit  on  a  debt  and  after  a  brief  period  began 
its  operation.  They  were  both  inexperienced  in  that  line  but  they  applied  them- 
selves assiduously  to  the  mastery  of  the  business  and  within  a  brief  period  they 
were  making  the  little  logging  concern  a  source  of  substantial  profit.  Thus  they 
became  acquainted  with  the  possibilities  before  them  in  that  line  and  from  time 
to  time  they  extended  the  scope  of  their  business,  increasing  their  facilities  to 
handle  both  logging  and  lumber  interests.  Their  plans  were  well  defined  and 
carefully  executed  and  the  growth  of  their  trade  continued  throughout  all  the 
years  in  which  they  continued  in  business. 

In  Wisconsin,  in  1886,  Mr.  Lytle  was  married  to  Miss  Mary  E.  Ballentine, 
also  a  native  of  that  state,  and  they  became  the  parents  of  three  children,  Edna 
May.  John  D.  and  Genevieve.  Mr.  Lytle  held  membership  in  the  Presbyterian 
church,  in  which  he  was  an  active  worker,  doing  all  in  his  power  to  promote  its 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  339 

growth  and  extend  its  influence.  His  political  allegiance  was  given  to  the  repub- 
lican party,  the  principles  of  which  he  strongly  endorsed,  but  he  never  sought 
nor  desired  ofifice,  preferring  to  concentrate  his  energies  upon  projects  or  acts 
for  the  city's  development  along  other  lines.  He  erected  a  building  at  Eighth 
and  I  streets  in  Hoquiam  and  was  associated  with  his  brother  in  the  building  of 
the  Lytle  block,  one  of  the  finest  in  the  city,  at  Seventh  and  I  streets.  He  also 
built  a  fine  home  and  his  efl:orts  along  these  lines  constituted  a  source  of 
Hoquiam's  advancement.  He  was  highly  esteemed  by  his  fellow  citizens,  for 
he  possessed  many  sterling  traits  of  character  which  drew  him  to  them  in  ties  of 
warm  friendship  and  regard.  His  record  may  well  serve  to  encourage  and 
inspire  others,  for  his  course  proves  that  prosperity  and  an  untarnished  name 
may  be  won  simultaneously. 


JOHN  CLEVELAND  HECTOR. 

John  Cleveland  Hector  is  actively  connected  with  the  operation  of  urban 
and  interurban  railway  lines  in  the  Bellingham  district  as  the  assistant  treasurer 
of  the  Puget  Sound  Traction  Company  and  occupies  a  notably  responsible  posi- 
tion for  one  of  his  years.  He  was  born  in  Greenock,  Scotland,  October  14,  1883, 
a  son  of  John  and  Elizabeth  Hector,  who  in  the  following  year  brought  their 
family  to  the  new  world,  settling  in  Quincy,  Massachusetts,  where  their  son  John 
attended  the  pubHc  schools  until  graduated  from  the  high  school  at  the  age  of 
seventeen  years.  He  then  went  to  Brockton,  Massachusetts,  where  he  accepted 
a  clerical  position  with  the  Massachusetts  Electric  Railway  Company,  with  which 
he  was  connected  for  two  years.  At  Canton,  Massachusetts,  he  entered  the 
employ  of  the  Stone- Webster  Company,  managers  of  the  Blue  Hill  Street  Rail- 
way Company,  and  acted  as  cashier  of  the  former  organization  for  one  year. 
At  the  end  of  that  time  he  entered  their  car  repairing  department,  in  which  he 
spent  six  months  for  the  benefit  of  the  experience  which  such  training  would 
give  him.  Returning  to  Brockton,  he  was  then  engaged  in  a  confidential  capacity 
with  the  Edison  Electric  Illuminating  Company  for  six  months,  after  which  he 
went  to  Boston,  Massachusetts,  and  was  employed  in  the  auditing  department 
of  the  Webster  Engineering  Company  until   1905. 

In  that  year  Mr.  Hector  became  a  resident  of  Bellingham,  Washington,  enter- 
ing the  employ  of  the  Whatcom  County  Railway  &  Light  Company  as  chief  clerk, 
and  in  1906  was  advanced  to  the  pcfsition  of  assistant  treasurer,  so  continuing 
until  September  i,  1912,  when  the  business  was  taken  over  by  the  Puget  Sound 
Traction,  Light  &  Power  Company,  Mr.  Hector  being  retained  as  assistant  treas- 
urer of  the  latter  corporation  and  also  of  the  Pacific  Northwest  Traction  Com- 
pany, which  controls  an  interurban  line  between  Bellingham  and  Mount  Vernon. 

in  Seattle,  in  January,  1914,  Mr.  Hector  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss 
Kathiyn  Bollong.  They  hold  membership  in  the  Episcopal  church,  and  Mr. 
Hector  belongs  also  to  the  Elks  lodge  and  to  the  Cougar  Club.  In  his  political 
views  he  is  an  earnest  republican  but  while  keeping  well  informed  on  the  ques- 
tions and  issues  of  the  day  has  concentrated  his  efforts  upon  his  business  affairs. 
Throughout  almost  his  entire  life  he  has  been  connected  with  street  railway  and 


340  \\ASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

electrical  systems,  thus  gaining  a  thorough  and  adequate  knowledge  of  the  busi- 
ness, and  his  experience  well  qualifies  him  for  the  conduct  of  the  interests  and 
activities  that  are  now  intrusted  to  his  care. 


JUDGE  ERNEST  M.  CARD. 

Judge  Ernest  IM.  Card  has  the  distinction  of  being  the  youngest  man  in  the 
state  now  serving  as  a  superior  court  judge  and  his  rapid  rise  to  his  present 
position  of  honor  and  responsibility  should  act  as  a  stimulus  to  other  young  men. 
From  the  position  of  laborer  in  his  father's  shingle  mill  to  his  present  place  on 
the  bench  is  a  long  step,  but  through  personal  effort,  indefatigable  industry, 
reliability  and  persistency  of  purpose  he  has  worked  his  way  upward  and  now 
enjoys  in  high  measure  the  respect,  confidence  and  goodwill  of  colleagues  and 
contemporaries.  He  was  born  in  Monroe,  Jasper  county,  Iowa,  May  17,  1877, 
a  son  of  Mason  L.  Card,  a  native  of  New  York,  although  the  family  are  Scotch 
Canadians.  Mason  L.  Card  became  a  resident  of  Iowa  in  1870,  casting  in  his 
lot  with  the  early  settlers  of  Jasper  county.  In  1889  he  came  to  Tacoma  and 
engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  shingles,  winning  substantial  success  in  that 
undertaking.  He  has  retired  from  active  business  and  is  now  residing  at  Long 
Beach,  California.  He  married  Mattie  A.  Langan,  who  was  born  in  Toledo, 
Ohio,  and  was  of  Irish  and  English  descent,  a  daughter  of  John  Langan,  an 
early  settler  of  the  Buckeye  state.  By  her  marriage  she  became  the  mother  of 
six  children :  Arthur  L.,  who  is  engaged  in  the  box  manufacturing  business  at 
Puyallup ;  Gertrude  ]\I.,  living  at  Long  Beach,  California;  Bessie  L.,  who  was 
formerly  a  school  teacher  and  is  now  in  Tacoma;  Lucile,  the  wife  of  Harry 
Wilson,  of  Puyallup;  and  Martha,  living  at  Long  Beach,  California. 

Judge  Card  was  educated  in  the  graded  and  high  schools  of  Tacoma,  com- 
pleting his  course  by  graduation  with  the  class  of  1896.  He  afterward  entered 
Stanford  University,  where  he  won  the  Bachelor  of  Arts  degree  in  1901,  and 
in  1904  he  completed  a  course  in  the  law  department  of  Cornell  University,  win- 
ning the  LL.  B.  degree.  Following  his  graduation  he  returned  to  Tacoma,  where 
he  practiced  law  for  a  year.  He  was  then  elected  justice  of  the  peace,  serving 
frorn  1907  until  1910  inclusive,  when  he  was  elected  to  the  superior  court  bench. 
Two  years  later  he  was  reelected  for  a  four  years'  term,  his  term  expiring  in 
January,  191 7.  As  a  boy  he  was  employed  in  his  father's  shingle  mill  and  did 
all  kinds  of  hard  w^ork  in  that  connection.  He  also  spent  about  a  year  in  selling 
insurance  and  was  engaged  for  a  time  in  newspaper  work  and  during  his  uni- 
versity days  was  connected  with  the  college  paper.  The  money  which  he  earned 
partly  paid  his  college  tuition  and  the  elemental  strength  of  his  character  was 
early  displayed  in  his  efforts  to  make  intellectual  progress.  His  attention  was 
directed  to  the  law^  during  the  days  when  he  was  employed  in  the  ofifice  of 
Campbell  and  Powell,  leading  attorneys  of  Tacoma,  both  now  deceased.  He 
began  reading  under  their  direction  while  serving  them  as  office  boy  and  later 
as  stenographer.  Mr.  Campbell  was  at  one  time  mayor  of  Tacoma.  He  proved 
a  helpful  friend  to  the  young  law  clerk,  enabling  him  to  pursue  his  high  school 
course,  in  which  he  completed  the  work  of  four  years  in  two  years'  time.     From 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  341 

that  point  forward  his  progress  has  been  continuous  and  he  has  the  distinction 
of  being  the  youngest  judge  elected  to  the  superior  court  bench  in  Washington. 
His  mind  is  naturally  analytical,  logical  and.  inductive,  and  his  comprehensive 
knowledge  of  the  law  is  combined  with  an  innate  sense  and  love  of  justice.  He 
is  a  valued  and  representative  member  of  the  Pierce  County  and  State  Bar 
Associations. 

In  Tacoma,  on  the  5th  of  August,  1908,  Judge  Card  was  married  to  Miss 
Jessie  V.  Johnson,  a  native  of  Eau  Claire,  Wisconsin,  and  a  daughter  of  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  George  Johnson,  who  are  residents  of  Tacoma.  To  this  marriage 
have  been  born  two  children,  Janet  and  Ernest,  both  born  in  Tacoma,  the  latter 
on  the  25th  of  June,  191 5. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Card  are  members  of  the  First  Congregational  church  and  are 
highly  esteemed  in  the  circles  in  which  they  move.  Judge  Card  is  independent 
in  politics  and  fraternally  is  well  known,  holding  membership  in  Lebanon  Lodge, 
F.  &  A.  M..  and  in  other  Masonic  bodies.  He  belongs  also  to  the-  Benevolent 
Protective  Order  of  Elks,  the  Improved  Order  of  Red  Men,  the  Loyal  Order  of 
Moose  and  the  National  Union.  In  all  of  his  career  he  has  been  actuated  by  a 
laudable  ambition  and  his  course  has  been  characterized  by  a  persistency  of 
purpose  that  has  enabled  him  to  overcome  obstacles  and  difificulties  and  advance 
steadily  toward  the  goal  of  prominence  and  professional  success. 


HON.  STEPHEN  A.  CALVERT. 

Hon.  Stephen  A.  Calvert,  lawyer  and  legislator,  was  prominently  identified 
with  the  interests  of  Washington  for  a  number  of  years,  but  will  perhaps  be  best 
remembered  because  of  the  active  and  influential  part  which  he  took  in  framing 
the  equitable  legislation  that  now  controls  the  fishing  industry  of  western  Wash- 
ington. He  was  born  in  Whiteside  county,  Illinois,  in  1843  and  was  educated  in 
the  United  Presbyterian  College  at  Washington,  Iowa,  and  the  University  of 
Michigan  at  Ann  Arbor,  where  he  pursued  his  law  course.  His  studies,  however, 
were  interrupted  by  his  service  as  a  soldier  in  the  Civil  war  for,  prompted  by  a 
spirit  of  patriotism,  he  enlisted  in  1862  as  a  member  of  the  Second  Iowa  In- 
fantry, with  which  he  served  for  one  year  when  he  was  honorably  discharged  on 
account  of  ill  health.  He  was  with  the  command  under  General  Grant  and  par- 
ticipated in  the  battle  of  Shiloh. 

Taking  up  the  study  of  law,  Mr.  Calvert  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  Iowa  in 
1866  and  entered  at  once  upon  an  active  practice  of  his  profession,  which  he  fol- 
lowed for  eleven  years  in  that  state  and  in  Missouri,  x^lmost  immediate  recogni- 
tion of  his  ability  came  to  him  and  he  enjoyed  a  good  practice.  In  1877  he  was 
elected  judge  of  the  fifth  judicial  circuit  of  Iowa  and  remained  upon  the  bencl' 
for  nine  years,  making  a  most  acceptable  record  as  a  fair  and  impartial  judge 
and  manifesting  marked  ability  in  deciding  every  point  in  a  case. 

In  Iowa  City,  in  1868,  Mr.  Calvert  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Rachel  B. 
Berger  and  to  them  were  born  two  daughters  and  two  sons:  Jessie  E.  C,  now 
the  wife  of  N.  M.  Singleton,  of  Seattle;  Narcissa  L.,  the  wife  of  Paul  T.  Shaw, 
of  Tacoma ;  W.  F.,  residing  in  Seattle ;  and  R.  P.,  a  resident  of  Portland,  Oregon. 


342  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

In  the  year  1891  Mr.  Calvert  came  to  Washington  with  his  family  and  estab- 
lished his  home  at  Bellingham,  where  he  engaged  in  the  practice  of  law  for  nine 
years.  He  served  one  term  as  a  member  of  the  state  legislature,  filling  the  ofifice 
during  the  session  of  1899,  and  in  the  fall  of  1900  he  was  elected  state  land 
commissioner  in  which  position  he  continued  until  1905.  His  work  as  a  legis- 
lator was  such  as  to  cause  his  memor}^  to  be  long  honored.  He  worked  most 
loyally  for  the  interest  of  the  commonwealth  and  came  into  prominence  through 
his  thorough  understanding  of  the  fishing  question  which  at  that  time  was  caus- 
ing much  agitation.  In  1899  he  was  appointed  chairman  of  the  fisheries  com- 
mittee and  his  ability  quickly  brought  results.  During  the  following  year  he 
formulated  the  fishing  law  which  was  passed  by  the  legislature  of  1900.  It  placed 
the  fishing  industry  of  Washington  on  such  a  sound  basis  that  outside  capital 
was  immediately  interested  and  led  to  the  establishment  of  the  existing  plant  of 
the  American  Fisheries  Company  at  Bellingham. 

After  leaving  Bellingham  Mr.  Calvert  resided  for  a  brief  time  in  Seattle  and 
afterwards  for  a  few  months  served  as  commandant  of  the  Soldiers  Home  at 
Orting.  Later  he  took  up  his  abode  at  Calvert  Home  on  American  lake  and 
there  continued  until  death  called  him  in  19 10.  In  his  political  views  he  was  a 
very  earnest  republican  and  fraternally  he  was  a  Master  Mason  and  was  also 
prominently  identified  with  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic  of  this  state,  becom- 
ing a  recognized  leader.  Throughout  his  entire  life  he  had  been  actuated  by  a 
spirit  of  devotion  to  public  good  and  this,  combined  with  his  high  standing  as  a 
lawyer,  judge  and  man,  gave  him  an  enviable  position  as  one  of  the  honored 
representative  citizens  of  the  state. 


JOHN  FRANCIS  BEATTY,  M.  D. 

While  numbered  among  the  younger  medical  practitioners  of  Everett,  D/. 
John  Francis  Beatty  has  won  a  position  that  many  an  older  practitioner  might 
well  envy.  He  was  born  at  East  St.  Louis,  Illinois,  March  20.  1889.  His  grand- 
father, John  Campbell  Beatty,  was  a  native  of  Ireland  and  the  founder  of  the 
American  branch  of  the  family,  settling  in  western  Pennsylvania  upon  his  arrival 
in  the  new  world.  He  married  Anna  Lena  Hesselgoetzer,  a  representative  of 
one  of  the  Pennsylvania-Dutch  families.  Their  son,  John  C.  Beatty,  was  born 
in  Butler  county,  Pennsylvania,  and  about  i860  removed  to  St.  Louis.  He  is  a 
steel  worker  by  trade  and  has  followed  that  business  for  a  long  period.  He 
wedded  Mar}^  Carr,  a  native  of  New  Jersey,  and  they  became  the  parents  of  five 
children,  of  whom  four  died  in  infancy.  Mrs.  Beatty  was  a  daughter  of  Michael 
Carr,  a  native  of  Ireland,  who  married  Miss  Elizabeth  Reynolds  and  lived  for  a 
considerable  period  in  New  Jersey. 

Dr.  Beatty  pursued  his  early  education  in  the  schools  of  St.  Louis,  Missouri, 
and  in  the  high  school  at  Granite  City,  Illinois.  He  afterward  attended  the  Wash- 
ington University,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  191 1  on  the  completion  of  a 
.medical  course.  His  early  professional  experience  came  to  him  as  interne  in 
[he  St.  Louis  City  Hospital  under  the  late  Dr.  W.  O.  Smith.  He  there  remained 
from  191 1  until  1912,  when  he  sought  the  opportunities  of  the  west,  locating  in 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  343 

Sultan.  He  was  there  interested  in  the  Fairview  Hospital,  which  connection 
was  maintained  for  eighteen  months  in  partnership  with  Dr.  J.  S.  Purdy.  On 
the  2d  of  February,  1914,  he  arrived  in  Everett,  where  he  has  since  continued 
actively  in  general  practice,  and  that  he  keeps  in  touch  with  the  trend  of  modern 
professional  thought  and  progress  is  indicated  in  his  membership  in  the  Sno- 
homish County,  the  Washington  State  and  the  American  Medical  Associations. 
He  is  now  serving  as  president  of  the  Snohomish  County  Medical  Society  and 
he  is  a  member  of  the  city  board  of  health. 

At  Everett,  on  the  12th  of  March,  1913,  Dr.  Beatty  was  married  to  Miss 
Grace  H.  Horney,  a  native  of  Iowa  and  a  daughter  of  Henry  C.  and  Alice  E. 
(Judd)  Horney.  They  have  become  parents  of  a  daughter,  Mary  Alice,  who 
was  born  in  Sultan,  Washington,  January  6,  1914;  and  a  son,  John  Henry,  born 
November  18,  191 6. 

In  politics  Dr.  Beatty  is  a  republican.  He  was  made  a  Mason  in  Granite  City/ 
Illinois,  and  has  always  been  an  exemplary  representative  of  the  craft.  He  belongs 
to  the  Riverside  and  Everett  Commercial  Clubs  and  that  he  is  not  neglectful  of 
the  higher  duties  of  life  is  indicated  in  his  membership  in  the  First  Methodist 
Episcopal  church,  in  the  work  of  which  he  takes  an  active  and  helpful  part, 
being  a  member  of  the  board  of  stewards  and  also  of  the  choir.  He  is  secretary 
on  the  board  of  control  of  the  Snohomish  County  Orphanage.  He  belongs  to 
the  Nu  Sigma  Nu  and  to  the  Alpha  Omega  Alpha,  two  college  fraternities. 
When  in  the  university  he  was  awarded  a  scholarship  in  his  third  year  because 
of  his  general  worthiness  and  studious  habits.  He  has  always  been  a  close  and 
discriminating  student  of  the  principles  of  medicine  and  has  made  continuous 
advance  in  his  profession  by  reason  of  his  devotion  thereto  as  displayed  in  wide 
reading  and  study.  He  puts  forth  every  possible  effort  to  make  his  services  of 
greater  professional  worth  and  his  ability  is  widely  recognized  by  the  general 
public  and  by  his  colleagues  and  contemporaries  as  well. 


PERCY  F.  HARLEY. 


Free  from  ostentation  and  display,  recognizing  and  fully  meeting  the  duties 
and  obligations  that  devolve  upon  him,  Percy  F.  Harley  has  made  an  excellent 
record  in  the  office  of  city  treasurer  at  Port  Angeles.  He  has  ever  been  found 
covirteous  and  obliging  and  one  who  is  ever  prompt  and  thoroughly  reliable  in 
performing  the  work  of  the  office.  Before  entering  upon  this  position  he  was 
well  known  as  a  representative  business  man  of  that  city.  His  birth  occurred  in 
Hillsdale,  Michigan,  June  21,  1869,  his  parents  being  William  F.  and  Anna  (Lee) 
Harley,  both  of  whom  were  natives  of  Ohio,  the  former  of  German  and  the  latter 
of  English  descent.  The  founder  of  the  American  branch  of  the  family  wa( 
Jacob  Harley.  The  father  became  an  early  settler  of  Michigan  and  was  a  suc- 
cessful agriculturist  there,  continuously  following  farming  until  his  death,  which 
occurred  in  1892,  when  he  had  reached  the  age  of  fifty-seven  years.  His  widow 
yet  occupies  the  old  homestead  at  Ludington,  Michigan.  Mr.  Harley  was  a 
democrat  in  his  political  views  and  took  an  active  part  in  local  and  state  politics, 
filling  a  number  of  minor  positions  and  also  serving  as  a  member  of  the  state 


344  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

legislature.  During  the  Civil  war  he  served  for  four  years  and  seven  months 
in  defense  of  the  Union,  doing  active  duty  with  Company  H  of  the  Fifty-fifth 
Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry.  He  entered  the  service  as  a  private  and  left  the  army 
as  a  sergeant.  On  one  occasion  while  on  guard  duty  he  was  taken  prisoner  but 
was  afterward  exchanged  and  during  the  course  of  his  long  mihtary  experience 
he  participated  in  a  number  of  the  most  important  battles  of  the  war.  To  him 
and  his  wife  were  born  three  children :  Stephen,  now  Hving  in  Ludington,  Mich- 
igan; Delia,  the  wife  of  G.  E.  Starks,  of  Portland,  Oregon;  and  Percy  F. 

The  last  named  is  indebted  to  the  public  school  systems  of  Ohio  and  of 
Michigan  for  the  educational  opportunities  which  he  enjoyed.  His  youthful 
experiences  to  the  age  of  seventeen  years  were  those  of  the  farm  bred  boy,  after 
which  he  was  apprenticed  to  learn  the  carpenter's  trade,  which  he  followed  for 
several  years.  In  1905  he  arrived  in  Port  Angeles,  Washington,  where  for  a 
short  time  he  engaged  in  contracting  and  building.  Later  he  leased  the  Sol  Doc 
Hotel  at  Hot  Springs,  which  he  successfully  conducted  for  five  years.  He  then 
returned  to  Port  Angeles,  where  he  again  took  up  the  work  of  contracting  and 
building,  in  which  he  engaged  until  elected  city  treasurer  in  1914.  He  has  now 
entered  upon  his  fourth  term  as  the  incumbent  in  that  position,  for  which  he 
is  especially  qualified,  being  an  expert  accountant  and  a  man  of  good  business 
ability.  That  his  fellow  townsmen  believe  him  to  be  the  right  man  in  the  right 
place  is  indicated  in  the  fact  that  he  has  been  three  times  chosen  to  the  ofiice 
which  he  is  now  filling.  He  is  also  interested  in  the  Port  Angeles  Construction 
Company,  of  which  he  is  the  manager,  and  has  other  business  connections. 

On  the  17th  of  July,  1888,  Mr.  Harley  was  married  in  Scottville,  Michigan, 
to  Miss  Etta  Hovey,  a  native  of  that  state  and  a  daughter  of  Asa  M.  and  Theresa 
(Butler)  Hovey,  who  represented  old  families  of  Pennsylvania  and  of  Michigan. 
Both  parents  are  now  deceased.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harley  have  three  children : 
Stella  L.,  the  wife  of  Albert  Raber,  of  Juneau,  Alaska;  Ethel  L.,  the  wife  of 
Joseph  Hall,  also  of  Juneau ;  and  Joseph  L.,  who  is  in  the  government  mail 
service  and  resides  in  Port  Angeles. 

Mr.  Harley  has  always  given  his  political  allegiance  to  the  republican  party 
and  is  a  loyal  advocate  of  its  principles.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  fra- 
ternity and  the  Eastern  Star,  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows  and  the. 
Rebekahs.  He  is  also  an  active  and  prominent  member  of  the  Commercial  Club 
and  cooperates  in  all  of  its  well  defined  plans  and  movements  for  the  benefit  and 
upbuilding  of  the  "city  with  which  he  has"  allied  his  interests.  He  is  a  believer 
in  the  northwest  and  its  future  and  is  ever  ready  to  give  of  his  time  and  effort 
toward  promoting  the  welfare  of  this  district. 


ALEXANDER  McLEAN  MATHESON. 

Alexander  McLean  Matheson  has  been  actively  and  prominently  associated 
with  lumber  interests  in  Hoquiam  for  a  number  of  years  and  still  has  important 
interests  of  that  character  under  his  control.  He  has  been  identified  with  the 
organization  of  several  companies  having  to  do  with  the  lumber  interests  of  Grays 
Harbor  and  there  is  no  phase  of  the  business  with  which  he  is  not  familiar.     A 


ALEXANDER  McLEAN  MATHESON 


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native  of  Nova  Scotia,  he  was  born  in  Kemptown,  Colchester  county,  in  1845  and 
there  resided  until  1867,  when  he  went  to  Maine,  where  he  engaged  in  railroading 
for  a  short  time.  He  afterward  removed  to  Illinois,  where  he  spent  one  year 
engaged  in  farming  and  then  went  to  Wells,  Minnesota,  where  he  assisted  in 
building  the  first  roundhouse  of  the  Minnesota  Southern  Railroad.  He  had 
become  a  Mason  in  his  native  city  and  while  at  Wells  aided  in  organizing  the  first 
Masonic  lodge  of  that  place,  of  which  he  became  a  charter  member.  He  afterward 
removed  to  St.  Paul  and  spent  a  year  in  work  in  the  railroad  shops  of  that  city,  at 
the  end  of  which  time  he  removed  to  Georgetown,  Colorado,  and  afterward  to 
Butte,  Montana,  where  he  engaged  in  blacksmithing.  From  that  point,  accom- 
panied by  his  wife,  he  traveled  by  team  and  wagon  across  the  mountains  on  the 
old  Mullen  road  to  Spokane,  at  which  time  it  contained  only  a  small  grocery 
store,  a  saloon  and  a  butcher  shop.  He  proceeded  on  his  way  through  that  village 
to  Baker  City,  Oregon,  and  established  his  home  in  Malheur  county,  settling  on 
the  Owyhee  River.  He  was  one  of  the  promoters  of  what  is  now  known  as  the 
Owyhee  ditch,  a  great  water  project  irrigating  a  large  territory.  He  was  active  in 
the  construction  of  that  ditch  and  thus  contributed  much  to  the  development  of  the 
district.     From  that  point  he  removed  to  Ballard  in  the  spring  of  1892. 

He  had  followed  farming  in  eastern  Oregon  and  on  going  to  Ballard  became 
connected  with  the  lumber  interests  as  an  employe  of  the  West  Coast  Shingle 
Mill  Company  in  the  capacity  of  engineer  and  millwright.     He  continued  with 
that   company    for   several   years   and   then   embarked   in   business   on   his   own 
account,  organizing  the  Eureka  Shingle  Company  at  Ballard  in  connection  with 
Charles   Hawley  and  Herbert   Bockemen  as  his   partners.     They  established  a 
small  mill   with  a   capacity   of   one  hundred   thousand   shingles   per   day.     Mr. 
Matheson  promoted  the  project  and  built  the  mill,  which  he  operated  until  1903, 
when  he  sold  to  his  two  partners.    In  the  fall  of  that  year  he  removed  to  Hoquiam 
and  in  connection  with  Robert  Poison  organized  the  Poison  Shingle  Company,  the 
site  of  which  was  donated  by  the  Grays  Harbor  Land  Company.     They  built  a 
plant  and  commenced  operations  in  June,  1904,  with  a  capacity  of  three  hundred 
thousand  shingles  per  day.     Mr.  Matheson  became  president  and  manager  of  the 
company,  with  Mr.  Poison  as  vice  president.    The  mill  was  equipped  with  modern 
machinery  and  continued  in  operation  until  191 3.     The  company  then  concluded 
to  build  a  sawmill,  which  was  done,  and  of  the  new  company  which  was  formed 
Mr.  Matheson  was  chosen  president.     This  mill  has  a  capacity  of  one  hundred 
and  twenty-five  thousand  feet  of  lumber  per  day.     Following  the  completion  of 
the  plant  in  1914  the  business  was  reorganized  with  Robert  Poison  as  the  presi- 
dent, Alexander  Poison  as  vice  president  and  A.  M.  Matheson,  manager.     The 
name  has  been  changed  to  the  Eureka  Cedar  Lumber  &  Shingle  Company  and  they 
have  dry  kilns  and  all  modern  equipments  to  further  conduct  and  develop  the 
business,  to  which  Mr.  Matheson  gives  his  entire  time  and  attention.     The  Ideal 
Sash  &  Door  Company,  which  was  organized  by  the  McLaughlins  of  Hoquiam 
in  1912,  became  involved  and  was  forced  to  sell  in   19x4.     The  Grays  Harbor 
Door  Company  was   then  organized  and   took  over  the  property  of   the   Ideal 
Sash  &  Door  Company,  with  A.  M.  Matheson  as  the  president,  Ed  Anderson 
vice  president,  and  A.  L.  Paine,  secretary.     This  company  was  formed  for  the 
purpose  of  manufacturing  doors  and  other  material  for  building  purposes  and 

employs   from  twenty-five  to  thirty  people.     Different  interests  thus  claim  the 
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348  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

attention, and  profit  by  the  cooperation  and  sound  judgment  of  Mr.  Matheson, 
whose  discrimination  is  keen  and  business  enterprise  unfaltering. 

In  1872,  in  Colorado,  Mr.  ^Matheson  was  married  to  Miss  Rachel  Jeanetta 
Shawl,  of  Venango  county,  Pennsylvania,  who  became  an  early  resident  of  Colo- 
rado. They  have  one  child,  Gilbert  Howard  Alatheson,  of  Hoquiam,  who  was 
born  in  Oregon  in  1883,  was  educated  in  Ballard  and  is  now  foreman  in  a  mill. 
He  is  married  and  makes  his  home  in  Hoquiam.  Like  his  father,  he  has  become 
a  Mason  and  is  connected  with  the  Benevolent  Protective  Order  of  Elks. 

In  politics  Mr.  Matheson  has  ever  been  an  earnest  republican,  for  he  believes 
that  the  platform  of  the  party  contains  the  best  elements  of  good  government.  He 
has  ever  been  very  prominent  in  Masonic  circles,  doing  all  in  his  power  to  promote 
the  welfare  of  the  organization  and  secure  the  adoption  of  its  high  standards.  He 
has  gradually  worked  his  way  upward  in  business  and  the  steps  of  his  orderly 
progression  are  easily  discernible.  At  all  points  in  his  career  he  has  been  actuated 
by  a  laudable  ambition  and  his  activity  and  even-paced  energy  have  carried  him 
steadily  forward. 


ARTHUR  A.  SCOTT. 


Arthur  A.  Scott,  vice  president  and  general  manager  of  the  Puget  Sound  Mills 
and  Timber  Company  of  Port  Angeles  and  general  manager  of  the  Crown  Lumber 
Company  at  Mukilteo,  Washington,  thus  figures  prominently  as  a  representative 
of  the  industrial  interests  of  his  section  of  the  state,  controlling  growing  and  impor- 
tant interests  which  indicate  that  he  is  the  possessor  of  marked  executive  ability 
and  administrative  power.  Wisely  and  carefully  has  he  directed  the  interests 
under  his  control,  coordinating  seemingly  diverse  elements  into  a  unified  and  har- 
monious whole.  His  labors  are  effectively  resultant  and  what  he  has  achieved 
represents  the  fit  utilization  of  the  innate  powers  and  talents  which  are  his.  Mr. 
Scott  was  born  in  Grand  Haven,  Michigan,  November  22,  1871,  a  son  of  jMyron 
and  Mary  (Sullivan)  Scott,  who  were  natives  of  New  York  state.  In  early  life 
the  father  engaged  in  the  shipping  business  and  later  entered  the  service  of  the 
United  States  as  inspector  of  steam  vessels,  remaining  in  the  service  until  his 
death.  He  located  in  Grand  Haven  and  there  remained  throughout  the  residue  of 
his  days,  passing  away  Jtme  15,  1893,  when  forty-eight  years  of  age.  His  widow 
survives  and  now  resides  with  her  son  Arthur.  In  their  family  were  three  chil- 
dren: Myron  K.,  still  residing  in  Grand  Haven;  Arthur  A.,  and  Eugene  A.,  who 
also  makes  his  home  in  Grand  Haven. 

Arthur  A.  Scott  pursued  his  education  in  the  schools  of  his  native  city,  passing 
through  consecutive  grades  and  the  high  schools,  and  then  attended  a  commercial 
school  at  Grand  Rapids,  Michigan.  His  first  employment  was  with  the  White  & 
Friant  Lumber  Company,  with  which  he  remained  for  about  a  year  and  then 
entered  the  employ  of  the  Ryerson  Hill  Lumber  Company,  of  Muskegon,  Michigan, 
with  which  he  also  continued  for  a  year.  From  ]\Iuskegon,  Mr.  Scott  went  to 
Grand  Rapids,  where  he  became  associated  with  M.  J.  Clark  in  his  various  enter- 
prises, among  them  the  Clark-Jackson  Lumber  Company,  of  Duluth.  Minnesota, 
the  Clark-Swan-Jackson  Company,  of  North  Tonawanda,  New  York,  the  Clark- 
Sligh  Timber  Company,  the  Clark  Iron  Company,  and  the  Grand  Rapids-Oregon 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  349 

Timber  Company,  all  of  Grand  Rapids,  Michigan.  Sometime  later  a  company 
was  formed  and  built  the  Clark-Nickerson  mill  at  Everett,  Washington,  Mr. 
Scott  being  one  of  the  original  stockholders. 

A  few  years  later  some  of  the  stockholders  of  this  plant  disposed  of  their 
holdings,  formed  a  new  corporation  and  built  a  mill  at  Mukilteo,  known  as  the 
Mukilteo  Lumber  Company.  In  1906  Mr.  Scott  wound  up  his  afifairs  in  the  east, 
came  to  Washington  and  assumed  the  management  of  the  Mukilteo  Lumber  Com- 
pany. This  company  in  August,  1909,  disposed  of  its  holdings  to  the  Charles 
Nelson  Company,  of  San  Francisco,  who  renamed  the  plant  the  Crown  Lumber 
Company  and  Mr.  Scott  became  and  has  since  been  the  general  manager.  The 
Crown  Lumber  Company  employ  two  hundred  and  twenty-five  men  in  the  manu- 
facture of  three  hundred  thousand  feet  of  lumber  in  a  day  of  ten  hours.  The 
plant  covers  twenty  acres  and  is  thoroughly  equipped,  having  the  latest  improved 
machinery  in  the  saw  mill  and  planing  mill.  A  competent  office  force  is  employed 
and  the  business  is  most  carefully  systemized  and  wisely  managed.  In  September, 
1916,  the  Charles  Nelson  Company  purchased  the  entire  holdings  of  the  Puget 
Sound  Mills  and  Timber  Company,  located  at  Port  Angeles,  comprising  a  large 
saw  mill  cutting  three  hundred  and  fifty  thousand  feet  of  lumber  in  ten  hours,  a 
shingle  mill  cutting  one  million  two  hundred  thousand  shingles  a  day,  a  box  factory 
cutting  fifty  thousand  feet  of  lumber  a  day,  logging  camps,  logging  railroads  and 
timber  lands.  Mr.  Scott  was  made  vice  president  and  general  manager  of  this 
company  and  divides  his  time  between  Mukilteo  and  Port  Angeles.  These  mills 
are  the  sustaining  industries  of  the  towns  in  which  they  are  located.  The  Charles 
Nelson  Company  own  and  operate  a  large  fleet  of  vessels  handling  a  large  portion 
of  the  output  of  both  mills. 

On  the  loth  day  of  June,  1901,  in  Muskegon,  Michigan,  Mr.  Scott  was  united 
in  marriage  to  Miss  Bessie  J.  Snow,  her  father  being  James  Snow,  a  prominent 
attorney  of  Muskegon  who  is  now  deceased.  The  mother,  however,  still  survives 
and  makes  her  home  in  Muskegon,  Michigan.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Scott  have  two 
charming  children,  namely:  Marion  Snow,  who  was  born  at  Grand  Rapids, 
Michigan,  April  29,  1902,  and  is  now  attending  school  at  Everett,  and  Myron 
Arthur,  who  was  born  at  Grand  Haven,  Michigan,  on  the  nth  day  of  June,  1903, 
and  is  now  attending  school  at  Mukilteo.  Mr.  Scott  finds  recreation  through  his 
connection  with  the  Everett  Golf  and  Country  Club  and  the  Cascade  Club  of 
Everett.  The  family  reside  in  a  delightful  home  at  Mukilteo,  situated  on  a  natural 
and  commanding  site  overlooking  Gardiner  Bay  on  Puget  Sound.  There  are 
beautiful  gardens  and  driveways  amidst  fine  old  trees  and  the  home  is  in  every 
way  attractive,  while  hospitality  constitutes  one  of  its  chief  charms. 


HON.  JOHN  J.  McGILVRA. 

An  illustrious  name  on  the  pages  of  the  state's  history  is  that  of  Judge  John  J. 
McGilvra  and  time  serves  but  to  heighten  his  fame  as  his  works  stand  out  in 
their  true  light  and  perspective  in  relation  to  other  events  of  the  period  in  which 
he  lived  and  labored.  He  gathered  distinction  as  a  member  of  the  bar  and 
honors  were  accorded  him  along  other  lines,  his  entire  life  history  indicating  what 


350  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

may  be  accomplished  when  the  individual  is  prompted  by  ambition  and  energy 
in  a  land  of  opportunity.  From  his  twelfth  year  he  was  dependent  upon  his  own 
resources,  and  few  associates  of  the  little  lad  who  at  the  age  of  twelve  was  work- 
ing as  a  chore  boy  for  four  dollars  per  month,  would  have  predicted  that  he 
would  become  one  of  the  eminent  jurists  of  the  northwest. 

Judge  McGilvra  was  born  in  Livingston  county,  New  York,  July  ii,  1827,  and 
was  descended  from  Scotch  ancestry,  from  whom  he  inherited  many  sterling 
traits.  The  family  was  founded  in  America  by  one  of  the  name  who  in  1740 
became  a  resident  of  Washington  county.  New  York,  and  who  was  the  great- 
grandfather of  Judge  McGilvra.  The  grandfather  was  born  in  Washington 
county  and  lived  the  life  of  an  energetic,  enterprising  farmer  for  a  period  of 
seventy  years.  His  son,  John  McGilvra,  was  also  born  and  married  there,  after 
which  he  removed  to  Livingston  county,  New  York,  where  he  secured  a  farm 
which  he  developed  and  improved. 

Judge  McGilvra  was  one  of  a  family  of  seven  children  who  were  reared  upon 
the  old  homestead  in  Livingston  county.  New  York.  The  public-school  system 
of  that  portion  of  the  state  provided  him  his  educational  privileges  until  he  reached 
the  age  of  seventeen  years,  when  he  went  with  his  parents  to  Illinois  and  became 
a  student  in  an  academy  at  Elgin,  that  state.  In  the  meantime,  however,  he  had 
begun  providing  for  his  own  support.  When  in  his  twelfth  year  he  secured  a 
a  position  as  chore  boy  at  a  salary  of  four  dollars  per  month  and  at  other  times 
he  worked  for  his  board  and  the  privilege  of  attending  school.  He  was  ambitious 
to  advance,  however,  and  utilized  every  means  that  enabled  him  to  progress.  He 
afterward  took  up  the  profession  of  teaching,  but  regarded  it  merely  as  an  initial 
step  to  other  professional  labor  and  in  1850  began  preparation  for  the  bar  as  a 
law  student  in  the  office  of  Hon.  Edward  Gififord,  a  graduate  of  Yale  College  and 
of  the  Cambridge  Law  School.  He  afterward  read  law  under  the  direction  of 
Ebenezer  Peck,  a  prominent  Chicago  attorney  who  was  later  one  of  the  judges 
of  the  court  of  claims. 

In  1853  Judge  McGilvra  was  admitted  to  the  bar  and  during  the  period  of  his 
residence  and  law  practice  in  Chicago  he  became  well  acquainted  with  Abraham 
Lincoln.  A  door  opened  between  their  respective  offices  and  each  looked  after 
both  offices  during  the  absence  of  the  other.  The  friendship  and  high  regard  which 
thus  grew  up  between  them  continued,  and  w^hen  Mr.  Lincoln  was  elected  presi- 
dent he  appointed  Mr.  IMcGilvra  to  the  position  of  United  States  attorney  for 
Washington  territory  in  1861.  It  was  during  his  residence  in  Chicago  that  he 
also  became  intimately  acquainted  with  Chief  Justice  Fuller,  their  offices  being 
not  only  in  the  same  building  but  upon  the  same  floor. 

With  his  appointment  to  the  position  of  United  States  attorney  for  Washing- 
ton territory,  Judge  McGilvra  removed  with  his  family  to  the  northwest,  establish- 
ing his  home  in  Olympia,  but  in  the  fall  of  that  year  they  went  to  Vancouver, 
where  they  resided  until  1864.  In  the  meantime  Judge  McGilvra  had  been  study- 
ing geographic  and  other  conditions  bearing  upon  the  development  of  the  west 
and  had  become  convinced  that  Seattle  would  be  the  metropolis  of  the  territory. 
In  that  year,  therefore,  he  established  his  home  in  the  city  which  continued  to  be 
the  place  of  his  residence  until  his  demise.  For  five  years  he  continued  to  serve 
as  United  States  attorney  and  then  declined  reappointment  to  the  position  in  order 
to  give  undivided  attention  to  the  private  practice  of  law  and  to  active  effort 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  351 

along  political  lines.  He  was  not  only  a  student  of  legal  principles  but  of  the 
signs  of  the  times  and  it  would  have  been  impossible  for  him  to  continue  inactive 
in  relation  to  public  affairs  which  shaped  the  political  history  of  the  territory. 
He  was  a  natural  leader  of  men  and  he  did  much  to  mold  public  opinion.  In 
1866  he  became  the  republican  nominee  for  the  office  of  member  of  the  territorial 
legislature  and  following  his  election  devoted  considerable  attention  to  procuring 
the  passage  of  a  bill  that  secured  an  appropriation  of  twenty-five  hundred  dollars 
for  the  opening  of  a  wagon  road  through  the  Snoquamie  pass,  this  being  the 
first  line  of  connection  between  the  eastern  and  western  parts  of  the  territory 
save  that  afforded  by  the  Columbia  river.  No  other  work  which  he  could  have 
performed  would  have  been  so  beneficial  to  the  territory  in  the  development  of 
Seattle  and  of  this  portion  of  the  northwest,  for  it  formed  the  only  highway 
between  eastern  and  western  Washington  north  of  the  Columbia  river  prior  to  the 
time  the  Northern  Pacific  Railroad  was  built.  His  views  in  this  matter  seem 
prophetic,  for  during  the  last  year  the  road  through  his  pass  and  over  the  moun- 
tains has  been  completed  and  is  known  as  the  Sunset  route.  It  gives  an  automobile 
route  second  to  none  in  America  for  beautiful  scenery  and  the  pass  has  become 
the  gateway  between  the  east  and  southern  California.  The  Northern  Pacific 
Railroad  Company  seemed  determined  to  suppress  Seattle  and  blight  its  future 
by  making  Tacoma  its  terminus,  after  the  people  of  this  city  had  offered  many 
inducements  for  the  extension  of  the  line  to  this  point.  A  public  meeting  was 
then  held,  in  which  Mr.  McGilvra  ably  advocated  the  building  of  another  road. 
This  resulted  in  the  organizing  of  the  Seattle  &  Walla  Walla  Railroad  Company. 
Mr.  McGilvra  drew  up  the  articles  of  incorporation  and  the  by-laws,  and  for 
several  years  transacted  all  the  legal  business  of  the  company.  In  connection  with 
Arthur  A.  Denny,  James  M.  Colman  and  others,  he  became  a  most  potent  factor 
in  raising  money  and  in  securing  the  construction  of  the  new  line.  This  virtually 
checkmated  the  efforts  of  the  Northern  Pacific  and  gave  to  Seattle  a  road  of  its 
own.  In  the  effort  the  people  of  the  city  became  very  enthusiastic,  and  some 
two  miles  of  the  road  was  graded  by  picnic  parties  composed  of  Seattle's  popula- 
tion, men,  women  and  children  participating  in  the  work.  Toward  this  valuable 
enterprise  Mr.  McGilvra  gave  sixty  acres  of  land  and  his  services  for  three  years, 
and  to  his  mental  and  physical  efforts  the  success  of  the  road  was  largely  due. 

Seattle  called  Judge  McGilvra  to  the  office  of  city  attorney,  which  position  he 
filled  for  two  years.  He  afterward  went  to  Washington,  D.  C,  where  he  spent 
the  winter  of  1876-7  in  prosecuting  Seattle's  claim  to  three  hundred  and  twenty 
acres  of  land  within  the  city  limits  under  the  town  site  law.  He  won  the  desired  vic- 
tory and  during  the  same  time  he  kept  in  touch  with  events  in  the  west  and  gained 
knowledge  that  proved  of  great  value  at  a  later  period.  His  attention  was  called 
to  the  fact  that  the  Northern  Pacific  Railroad  Company  was  attempting  to  change 
its  branch  line  from  the  Skagit  to  the  Natchez  pass  in  the  Cascade  mountains 
and  in  order  to  do  so  had  filed  an  amended  plan  or  plat  of  its  branch  line  with 
the  commissioner  of  the  general  land  office.  Judge  McGilvra  at  once  directed  the 
attention  of  Judge  Orange  Jacobs,  then  congressional  delegate  to  Washington,  to 
this  fact  and  they  both  entered  their  protest  against  this  unless  the  withdrawn 
lands  on  the  Skagit  line  were  restored  to  settlement.  Later  Judge  McGilvra's 
services  were  retained  by  the  people  of  King  and  other  counties  to  assist  Judge 
Jacobs  in  securing  the  restoration  of  those  lands  and  after  a  prolonged  struggle 


352  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

he  was  successful  and  five  million  acres  were  thus  opened  to  the  people  for  settle- 
ment, although  the  Northern  Pacific  made  strong  opposition  thereto.  The  speaker 
of  the  house  of  representatives,  however,  allowed  Judge  McGilvra  the  privileges 
of  the  floor  and  Senator  Mitchell  secured  for  him  practically  the  same  privilege 
in  the  upper  house  of  congress.  He  appeared  before  all  of  the  committees,  made 
oral  arguments  and  submitted  printed  briefs  with  the  result  as  above  indicated. 
History  shows  that  at  first  the  Northern  Pacific  seemed  hostile  to  Seattle,  did 
everything  in  its  power  to  prevent  its  growth  and  crush  out  its  future  prospects, 
but  Judge  McGilvra's  active  work  and  that  of  his  associates  brought  the  railroad 
company  to  terms  and  the  corporation  was  soon  glad  to  ask  favors  of  the  growing 
metropolis  on  the  Sound.  Possibly  no  man  in  Seattle  did  more  to  secure  her 
great  waterworks  system  than  Judge  McGilvra,  who  at  first  strenuously  opposed 
the  plan,  suggested  by  City  Engineer  R.  H.  Thomson,  of  bringing  water  from 
Cedar  Mountain,  if  it  would  incur  a  greater  indebtedness  to  the  city  than  they 
should  be  called  upon  to  meet.  After  the  plans  and  specifications  were  submitted 
by  Mr.  Thomson  to  the  Judge  personally,  he  gave  them  his  careful  consideration 
for  three  or  four  days  and,  finding  them  feasible,  gave  the  project  his  most  hearty 
and  unqualified  support.  Mr.  McGilvra  enjoyed  a  most  enviable  reputation  as  an 
able  and  learned  lawyer  and  was  connected  with  much  of  the  most  important 
litigation  heard  in  the  northwest.  His  practice  proved  to  him  a  gratifying  source 
of  income  and  he  began  making  investments  in  real  estate,  the  rapid  rise  in  land 
values  making  him  in  time  one  of  the  wealthy  men  of  Washington.  He  pur- 
chased several  hundred  acres  of  land  on  the  city  side  of  Lake  Washington  and 
platted  several  additions  to  the  city.  At  his  own  expense,  in  1864-5,  he  opened 
Madison  street  its  whole  length  to  the  lake,  the  project  costing  him  fifteen  hundred 
dollars.  He  subsidized  the  Madison  street  cable  railway  to  the  amount  of  one 
hundred  thousand  dollars.  During  the  last  ten  years  of  his  life  he  gave  little 
attention  to  law  practice,  living  retired  save  for  the  supervision  which  he  gave 
to  his  property  holdings.  He  spent  considerable  time  in  travel  both  in  America 
and  abroad  and  found  great  pleasure  in  visiting  scenes  of  modern  and  historic 
interest. 

Judge  McGilvra  was  married  February  8,  1855,  to  Miss  Elizabeth  M.  Hills, 
a  native  of  Oneida  county.  New  York,  as  was  her  father,  H.  O.  Hills,  a  repre- 
sentative of  one  of  the  leading  old  Connecticut  families  of  colonial  days.  Judge 
and  Mrs.  McGilvra  became  parents  of  five  children,  of  whom  two  survive: 
Carrie  E.,  now  the  wife  of  Judge  Thomas  Burke,  who  was  one  of  the  most 
prominent  lawyers  of  Seattle  but  is  now  living  retired;  and  Oliver  C,  who  for 
a  considerable  time  was  a  member  of  the  prominent  law  firm  of  Burke,  Shepard 
&  McGilvra.     Since  the  dissolution  of  that  firm  he  has  engaged  in  practice  alone. 

The  death  of  Judge  McGilvra  occurred  at  his  home  on  the  shore  of  Lake 
Washington,  December  19,  1903,  when  he  was  seventy-six  years  of  age.  There 
are  few  men  whose  labors  have  been  more  directly  beneficial  in  connection  with  the 
material  development  of  the  state,  in  upholding  its  legal  and  political  status  and 
in  advancing  its  social  and  moral  progress.  During  the  period  of  the  Civil  war 
he  was  a  member  of  the  Union  League  and  did  everything  in  his  power  to  uphold 
the  government  in  its  efforts  to  preserve  the  Union.  While  conducting  law  cases 
in  Washington,  D.  C.  in  1863-4  he  formed  the  acquaintance  of  both  Secretary 
Chase  and  Secretary  Stanton  and  he  did  valuable  service  for  the  nation  in  connec- 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  353 

tion  with  the  removal  of  southern  sympathizers  from  public  offices  in  Washington, 
Oregon  and  California.  He  never  ceased  to  feel  the  deepest  interest  in  the  wel- 
fare of  his  adopted  city  or  state  and  his  cooperation  could  at  any  time  be  counted 
upon  to  further  public  progress.  At  one  time  he  was  president  of  the  Pioneer 
Society  of  Washington  and  to  it,  on  the  occasion  of  the  annual  reunion  in  June, 
1902,  he  presented  a  magnificent  lot  on  the  shore  of  Lake  Washington,  at  the  foot 
of  Madison  street.  A  two-story  brick  house  has  been  constructed  thereon  and  in 
it  is  placed  a  suitable  tablet  bearing  expressions  of  gratitude  to  Judge  and  Mrs. 
McGilvra  for  the  donation  of  the  lot.  A  contemporary  biographer  wrote  of 
Judge  McGilvra :  "While  in  practice  he  was  regarded  as  the  peer  of  the  ablest 
members  of  the  bar,  and  his  ability  won  him  distinction  in  legal  and  political 
circles  at  the  capital.  It  is  said  of  an  eminent  man  of  old  that  he  had  done 
things  worthy  to  be  written,  that  he  had  written  things  worthy  to  be  read,  and 
by  his  life  had  contributed  to  the  welfare  of  the  republic  and  the  happiness  of 
mankind.  This  eulogy  is  one  that  can  well  be  pronounced  on  Judge  John  J. 
McGilvra." 

At  his  passing  many  who  knew  him  well  and  had  been  long  associated  with  him 
breathed  the  sentiment  of  the  words : 

"Take  him  for  all  in  all, 
I  shall  not  look  upon  his  like  again." 


JOHN  SLATER. 


The  student  of  history  cannot  carry  his  investigation  far  into  the  records 
of  Whatcom  county  without  learning  that  the  Slater  family  has  long  been  iden- 
tified with  its  agricultural  interests.  John  Slater  was  born  on  Vancouver  island 
in  1866  and  removed  with  his  parents,  George  and  Elizabeth  Slater,  to  Ferndale, 
where  he  assisted  in  the  arduous  task  of  developing  a  new  farm,  sharing  in  all 
of  the  hardships  and  privations  of  frontier  hfe.  After  arriving  at  years  of 
maturity  he  came  into  possession  of  a  part  of  the  old  homestead,  erecting  thereon 
a  residence.  He  occupied  and  cultivated  that  place  for  a  considerable  period, 
devoting  his  attention  to  general  farming  and  stock  raising  with  good  success. 

Ten  years  ago,  or  in  1907,  Mr.  Slater  purchased  ten  acres  of  raw  land  in 
the  village  of  Ferndale.  This  he  at  once  began  to  improve  and  thereon  he  erected 
a  fine  and  commodious  residence.  He  afterward  sold  six  acres  to  the  Mount 
Vernon  Condensery  Company  as  a  site  for  the  Mount  Vernon  Creamery.  He 
continued  to  conduct  his  farm  until  the  creamery  plant  was  established  and 
since  then  he  has  been  associated  in  business  with  the  Mount  X'^ernon  Condensery 
Company,  acting  as  field  man,  having  charge  of  all  outside  work,  making  con- 
tracts for  securing  and  hauling  milk  and  doing  other  work  in  connection  with 
the  development  and  conduct  of  the  business.  He  still  has  his  farm  of  one 
hundred  and  twenty  acres,  which  is  splendidly  improved.  He  built  silos  and 
added  other  modern  equipments  which  feature  in  connection  with  dairying  and 
upon  one  of  his  places  he  has  forty  cows  and  upon  the  other  sixty  cows. 

In  1887  Mr.  Slater  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Inda  Mayfield,  of  Fern- 


354  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

dale,  who  came  to  the  west  from  Indiana.  She  is  a  daughter  of  A.  C.  Mayfield, 
who  was  for  many  years  a  merchant  of  Ferndale  and  passed  away  here.  It 
was  in  the  year  1885  that  the  Mayfield  family  arrived,  and  Mrs.  Mayfield  was 
the  first  white  woman  who  ever  lived  in  Ferndale.  She  still  survives  and  is  well 
known  as  one  of  the  pioneer  women  of  this  section  of  the  state.  To  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Slater  have  been  born  four  children:  Doy,  who  is  the  wife  of  L.  H. 
Hughes;  Gladys  Inda,  the  wife  of  Henry  Hammer;  Glenn  J.,  who  is  a  graduate 
of  the  University  of  Washington  of  the  class  of  1917;  and  Verla,  who  is  at 
home. 

Mr.  Slater  and  his  wife  belong  to  the  Pioneers  Association  of  Whatcom 
county,  of  which  he  is  one  of  the  directors.  Since  1868  he  has  lived  in  Whatcom 
county  and  is  therefore  familiar  with  its  history  from  the  period  of  its  early 
development.  Almost  a  half  century  has  passed  since  that  time  and  throughout 
the  intervening  years  the  Slater  family  has  been  active  and  prominent  in  pro- 
moting those  business  interests  which  have  been  the  basis  of  the  present  growth 
and  prosperity  of  this  section. 


F.  G.  FOSTER. 


Various  business  and  corporate  interests  have  felt  the  stimulus  of  the  coopera- 
tion, sound  judgment  and  enterprising  spirit  of  F.  G.  Foster,  but  he  is  probably 
best  known  as  the  vice  president  and  manager  of  the  F.  G.  Foster  Company, 
wholesale  jobbers  in  groceries,  hardware  and  mill  supplies.  Four  years  before 
Hoquiam  was  incorporated  he  became  identified  with  the  interests  of  the  little 
community  which  was  here  being  developed  and  throughout  the  intervening  period 
his  work  has  been  most  effective  not  only  in  furthering  his  individual  success  but 
in  promoting  public  growth  and  prosperity. 

Mr.  Foster  is  a  native  of  New  Brunswick,  Canada,  born  in  1866,  and  there  he 
remained  to  the  age  of  twenty  years,  pursuing  his  education  in  the  schools  of  that 
locality  and  gaining  from  the  early  experiences  of  life  many  lessons  which  have 
proven  of  value  to  him  in  later  years.  On  leaving  New  Brunswick  he  came  to 
the  northwest  and  made  Hoquiam  his  destination.  Here  he  first  engaged  in  the 
milling  business,  becoming  connected  with  the  Northwestern  Lumber  Company, 
which  three  years  before  had  opened  its  general  store  on  Levee  street.  After  a 
year's  identification  with  the  milling  interests  of  that  company  he  entered  the 
store  and  for  fifteen  years  had  charge  of  their  commissary  department.  In  1896 
he  assumed  the  management  of  the  business,  which  under  his  wise  and  careful 
direction  constantly  grew  in  volume  and  importance,  the  Hoquiam  Mill  Store,  by 
which  name  it  was  known,  becoming  the  center  of  the  trade  interests  of  that  part 
of  the  state.  It  was  the  first  store  in  the  Grays  Harbor  country  and  had  all  the 
business  from  Montesano  down  to  the  coast,  and  in  connection  with  the  conduct 
of  the  store  a  free  boat  was  operated  to  the  county  seat.  Mr.  Foster's  ability 
is  indicated  in  the  fact  that  he  remained  with  the  Northwestern  Lumber  Company 
for  a  quarter  of  a  century.  Laudable  ambition  prompted  him  to  engage  in 
business  on  his  own  account  and  in  January,  191 1,  he  organized  the  F.  G.  Foster 
Company,  which  soon  afterward  took  over  the  stock  of  the  general  store  of  the 


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Northwestern  Company.  He  erected  a  very  substantial  and  attractive  business 
block  at  the  corner  of  I  and  Ninth  streets,  the  building  being  of  reinforced 
concrete,  two  stories  in  height  and  splendidly  lighted  by  line  broad  windows, 
while  the  equipment  throughout  the  store  is  thoroughly  modern.  Here  the  com- 
pany carries  a  most  extensive  stock  of  groceries,  hardware,  mill  and  logging  sup- 
plies. Each  year  the  business  of  the  company  has  shown  a  substantial  advance 
and  Mr.  Foster  as  its  president  and  chief  executive  officer  has  surrounded  him- 
self with  a  corps  of  able  assistants  and  loyal  employes,  who  number  forty.  The 
house  is  represented  upon  the  road  by  six  traveling  salesmen,  who  cover  the 
territory  of  Jefferson,  Grays  Harbor,  Mason,  Thurston,  Pacific  and  Lewis  coun- 
ties. Today  this  is  one  of  the  largest  jobbing  houses  on  the  Pacific  coast  and 
the  only  one  of  the  kind  in  southwestern  Washington. 

Various  other  business  interests  have  profited  by  the  cooperation  of  Mr. 
Foster,  who  from  1890  until  1892  inclusive  was  engaged  in  the  furniture  busi- 
ness as  a  partner  of  William  Bolcum,  a  store  being  maintained  in  Hoquiam  with 
a  branch  establishment  for  a  time. at  Grays  Harbor  City.  Mr.  Foster  was  also 
one  of  the  incorporators  of  the  Hoquiam  Theater,  which  he  conducted  for  a 
time,  and  he  owned  and  managed  the  White  Steam  Laundry  for  several  years, 
but  he  now  concentrates  his  attention  largely  upon  the  interests  of  the  company, 
giving  to  the  business  his  personal  supervision.  He  is  likewise  a  director  of  the 
First  National  Bank  of  Hoquiam. 

In  1889.  at  Portland,  Oregon,  Mr.  Foster  was  married  to  Miss  Anna  G.  Cur- 
tis, also  a  native  of  New  Brunswick,  and  some  years  later  she  died.  Seven  years 
later  he  married  Margaret  Hendrick  of  Corning,  New  York.  He  has  one  son, 
Fred  S.  Mr.  Foster  belongs  to  the  Grays  Harbor  Golf  Club  and  fraternally  is 
connected  with  the  Benevolent  Protective  Order  of  Elks,  while  in  Masonic  cir- 
cles he  has  attained  high  rank,  being  now  a  member  of  the  Alystic  Shrine.  He 
belongs  also  to  the  Commercial  Club  and  he  stands  for  all  those  interests  which 
are  a  matter  of  civic  virtue  and  civic  pride.  His  fellow  townsmen  regard  him 
as  a  most  public-spirited  citizen  and  Hoquiam  acknowledges  her  indebtedness  to 
him  for  the  active  and  effective  part  which  he  has  taken  in  the  development  of 
her  business  interests  and  in  the  promotion  of  her  most  substantial  advancement. 


ROGER  S.  GREENE. 


The  descendants  of  many  of  the  distinguished  families  of  the  Atlantic  states 
have  become  the  builders  of  our  own  communities.  This  is  particularly  true 
of  the  New  England  states,  which  have  contributed  a  large  army  of  their  sons 
and  daughters  whose  brain  and  brawn  have  helped  develop  the  resources  and 
build  up  an  empire  in  that  vast  region  west  of  the  Rocky  Mountains.  The  sub- 
ject of  this  sketch,  for  several  years  the  chief  judicial  officer  of  Washington  Ter- 
ritory and  now  one  of  the  ablest  lawyers  of  the  Seattle  bar,  is  one  of  New 
England's  sons  whose  high  integrity,  and  whose  efforts  to  elevate  the  tone  of 
society  and  keep  pure  the  moral  sentiment  of  the  community,  make  a  double  claim 
upon  our  respect  and  recognition.  He  comes  of  old  New  England  stock,  and  in 
his  character  can  be  detected  some  of  the  strongest  virtues  of  his  ancestry.  On 
the  maternal  side  he  is  a  grandson  of  Roger  Sherman,  one  of  the  signers  of  the 


358  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

Declaration  of  Independence.  His  mother,  Mary  Evarts,  was  the  daughter  of 
Jeremiah  Evarts  and  a  sister  of  William  M.  Evarts,  recently  United  States  sena- 
tor from  New  York,  who  for  many  years  has  been  recognized  as  the  ablest 
member  of  the  /Vmerican  bar.  His  father,  Rev.  David  Greene,  a  native  of  Stone- 
ham  and  long  a  resident  of  Boston,  Massachusetts,  was  for  twenty  years  cor- 
responding secretary  of  the  American  Board  of  Commissioners  for  Foreign  Mis- 
sions. The  family  residence  was  at  Roxbury,  Massachusetts,  now  a  part  of 
Boston,  and  there  December  14,  1840,  Roger  Sherman  Greene  was  born.  Here 
his  boyhood  was  passed  until  his  eighth  year,  when  the  family  removed  to  West- 
borough,  Massachusetts,  and  two  years  later  to  Windsor,  Vermont.  Fie  received 
a  most  carefully  conducted  elementary  education,  and  after  completing  an 
academic  course  entered  Dartmouth  College,  from  which  institution  he  was 
graduated  in  1859.  Soon  thereafter  he  began  the  study  of  law  in  the  office 
of  Evarts,  Southmayd  &  Choate  in  New  York  city,  a  firm  composed  of  as  bril- 
liant men  as  ever  adorned  the  bar  of  the  metropolis  of  x-\merica,  each  of  wliom 
had  at  that  time  gained  national  renown.  In  this  office  as  student  and  afterwards 
as  managing  clerk,  he  had  an  excellent  opportunity  of  gaining  a  most  valuable 
preliminary  legal  training.  In  May,  1862,  he  was  admitted  to  practice,  but  at  this 
stage  of  his  career  the  war  for  the  overthrow  of  the  Union  had  begun  to  assume 
the  aspect  of  a  great  struggle,  and  his  loyalty  to  his  country  induced  him  to 
abandon  the  idea  of  beginning  his  professional  career  and  to  enter  the  service 
of  his  country.  In  September,  1862,  he  enlisted  under  commission  of  second 
lieutenant  of  Company  I,  Third  Missouri  Infantry.  In  March  following  he  was 
promoted  to  first  lieutenant  in  the  same  company,  and  in  1863  was  made  captain 
of  Company  C,  Fifty-first  United  States  Colored  Infantry,  serving  as  such  until 
honorably  discharged  by  acceptance  of  his  resignation  in  November,  1865.  He 
also  served  during  this  period  as  judge  advocate  of  the  District  of  Vicksburg  at 
the  close  of  1864  and  beginning  of  1865,  and  judge  advocate  of  the  Western 
Division  of  Louisiana  from  June,  1865,  until  retirement  from  service.  He  re- 
ceived a  gunshot  wound  through  the  right  arm  in  the  general  assault  on  Vicks- 
burg, while  in  command  of  his  company.  May  22,  1863. 

After  the  close  of  his  military  service,  Judge  Greene  was  offered  the  position 
of  assistant  United  States  district  attorney  for  the  southern  district  of  New  York, 
but  declined  the  office,  and  in  January,  1866,  began  the  practice  of  his  profession 
in  Chicago,  where  he  occupied  the  same  office  with  Perkin  Bass,  then  United 
5tates  attorney,  with  whom  he  was  ultimately  associated  in  practice.  He  remained 
in  Chicago  until  his  appointment  by  President  Grant  as  associate  justice  of  the 
supreme  court  of  Washington  Territory,  when  he  settled  at  Olympia.  He  was 
twice  reappointed,  holding  the  office  until  January,  1879.  when  he  was  commis- 
sioned chief  justice,  at  which  time  he  removed  to  Seattle,  where  he  has  since 
continued  to  reside.  In  1883  he  was  reappointed  chief  justice  and  served  until  the 
close  of  his  term  in  March,  1887.  Upon  retiring  from  the  bench,  Judge  Greene 
formed  a  co-partnership  in  the  practice  of  law  with  C.  H.  Hanford  and  John 
H.  McGraw,  which  a  few  months  later  was  dissolved  and  a  new  firm  formed 
under  the  style  of  Greene.  McNaught,  Hanford  &  McGraw.  A  year  later  this 
firm  was  dissolved,  at  which  time  Judge  Greene  temporarily  retired  from  practice. 
In  June,  1889,  he  resumed  his  professional  labors,  and  has  since  been  associated 
as  partner  with  J.  J.  Turner  under  the  firm  name  of  Greene  &  Turner. 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  359 

A  prominent  member  of  the  Seattle  bar  writes  of  the  character  and  ability  of 
Judge  Greene  as  follows : 

In  the  life  record  of  one  who  has  served  the  public  in  positions  of  responsi- 
bility and  been  an  actor  in  important  public  events,  it  is  proper  to  give  a  just 
estimate  of  the  man  and  describe  the  qualities  of  his  nature  and  the  principles 
which  have  guided  his  conduct.  To  do  so  fairly  without  bestowing  fulsome 
eulogism  on  the  one  hand,  nor  disparaging  by  faint  praise  on  the  other,  it  be- 
comes necessary  to  survey  the  field  of  his  labor,  and  consider  the  weight  and 
importance  of  the  duties  which  he  has  undertaken  to  perform,  the  difficulties 
encountered,  the  measure  of  his  success  and  the  contemporaneous  and  subse- 
quent criticisms  or  plaudits  of  his  behavior.  Thus,  to  estimate  and  describe  the 
character,  qualities  and  principles  of  a  friend  is  the  somewhat  delicate  task 
assumed  by  the  writer.  And  now  to  begin :  No  court  on  earth  possesses  a 
wider  range  of  jurisdiction  than  the  district  courts  and  supreme  court  to  which 
congress  and  the  territorial  legislature  gave  cognizance,  either  original  or  appel- 
late, of  every  case  which  could  possibly  be  a  subject  for  judicial  determination 
within  the  bounds  of  Washington,  a  territory  which  by  reason  of  its  situation 
and  geographical  features,  and  the  infinite  variety  of  its  natural  resources 
necessarily  became  during  the  period  of  its  development,  the  seat  of  transactions 
and  occurrences  giving  rise  to  new  questions  under  every  branch  and  classifica- 
tion of  law  affecting  the  rights  of  either  citizens  or  aliens  on  land,  at  sea,  or  in 
mines  deep  beneath  the  surface.  The  same  men  were  required  to  preside  as 
judges  of  the  nisi  prius  courts,  and  also  review  the  decisions  and  rulings  made 
by  each  other  when  sitting  en  banc  as  an  appellate  tribunal.  Among  the  qualities 
requisite  for  the  performance  of  such  duties  are — a  natural  sense  of  justice, 
honesty,  fairmindedness,  firmness,  courage,  caution,  industry,  knowledge,  a 
good  memory,  habits  of  close  observation  and  accuracy,  clearness  of  mental 
vision,  quickness  of  perception  and  a  physical  constitution  able  to  endure  hard 
labor  and  unceasing  mental  strain ;  in  brief,  the  position  requires  a  man  having 
a  combination  of  all  the  highest  and  best  attributes  of  manhood.  To  such  a 
position  Judge  Greene  was  called  in  his  thirtieth  year,  and  for  seventeen  years 
thereafter  he  filled  it  in  a  manner  to  satisfy  the  people  and  gain  for  himself  a 
reputation  among  the  lawyers  of  the  nation  as  an  able,  upright  and  fearless 
judge.  His  first  appointment  was  for  a  term  of  four  years  as  associate  justice 
and  judge  of  the  second  judicial  district,  including  all  the  counties  west  of  the 
Cascade  mountains  and  south  of  Pierce,  Kitsap  and  Jefferson.  At  that  time  he 
was  a  non-resident  and  unknown  in  the  territory.  He  at  once  came  with  his 
family,  established  his  permanent  home  in  the  "territory,  and  with  enthusiasm 
joined  his  new  townsmen  and  neighbors  in  all  plans  and  efforts  towards  ma- 
terial, social,  intellectual  and  religious  advancement.  Resides  performing  all 
official  duties  in  a  most  thorough  and  painstaking  manner,  and  laboring  with 
his  own  hands  in  making  a  home  for  his  family,  he  assisted  home  enterprise  in 
initiating  railroad  construction ;  he  aided  social  and  literary  associations  by 
delivering  lectures  gratuitously,  and  he  became  a  zealous  worker  among  the 
churches  and  Sunday  schools  of  the  Baptist  denomination. 

At  the  expiration  of  the  term  for  which  he  was  appointed,  upon  the  recom- 
mendation of  the  bar  of  his  district.  President  Grant  reappointed  him  for  a 
second  term  o/  four  years ;  at  the  end  of  that  period  upon  like  recommendation. 


360  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

President  Hayes  again  reappointed  him  and  upon  the  retirement  of  Chief  Justice 
Lewis  in  1879,  he  became  chief  justice  of  the  territory  and  judge  of  the  third 
judicial  district.  In  1883  President  Arthur  gave  him  an  appointment  for  a  second 
term,  and  he  continued  to  serve  until  relieved  by  Richard  A.  Jones  in  March, 

1887. 

In  the  performance  of  his  official  duties,  Judge  Greene  did  not  spare  himself 
labor.  He  gave  to  every  case  a  patient  and  thorough  investigation.  Besides  the 
supreme  court,  he  held  ten  terms  of  the  district  court  each  year,  and  at  each 
term  delivered  a  carefully  prepared  written  charge  to  the  grand  jury.  In  de- 
ciding the  new  and  important  questions  which  were  constantly  being  submitted 
to  him  he  generally  committed  his  views  to  writing  before  announcing  them,  and 
yet  the  delays  suffered  by  litigants  were  only  in  a  slight  degree,  if  at  all,  due  to 
the  withholding  of  decisions  for  the  sake  of  time  to  prepare  opinions.  He  was 
always  prompt  in  the  dispatch  of  business,  and  after  a  question  had  been  sub- 
mitted his  decision  followed  quickly.  He  has  been  criticised  for  laxity  in 
administering  the  criminal  law^  but  the  criticisms  were  not  merited,  for  while 
Judge  Greene  gave  to  every  person  arraigned  before  him  a  fair  trial,  and 
although  his  heart  was  full  of  sympathy  and  free  from  malice  towards  trans- 
gressors, yet  the  records  of  his  court  will  show  that  in  sentencing  convicts  he 
dealt  out  punishment  with  greater  severity  than  most  judges  do. 

While  it  will  not  be  said  that  his  judgments  are  free  from  error  or  that  as  a 
judge  he  was  infallible,  still  it  is  true  that  after  giving  credit  for  the  good, 
debiting  him  for  all  errors  and  striking  a  balance,  his  record  is  above  the  average 
of  good  judges.  All  who  have  known  him  agree  that  all  his  judgments  were 
intelligent  and  conscientiously  rendered. 

Since  returning  to  practice  as  a  member  of  the  bar,  Judge  Greene  has  been 
successful  in  securing  the  confidence  and  esteem  of  a  large  number  of  desirable 
clients  and  building  up  a  large  practice.  He  is  a  scholarly,  experienced  and 
skillful  lawyer,  just  in  the  prime  of  his  manhood  apparently,  with  many  years 
in  which  to  be  useful  yet  before  him. 

Upon  becoming  chief  justice  of  the  territory  in  1879,  Judge  Greene  changed 
his  residence  to  Seattle,  and  from  that  time  this  city  has  not  had  among  all  her 
loyal  sons  a  more  ardent  lover  or  useful  citizen.  It  is  something  to  be  thankful 
for  that  so  glorious  a  city,  with  all  her  other  advantages  and  resources,  is  so 
richly  endowed  in  the  talents  of  a  large  number  of  her  citizens  who  may  be 
relied  upon  to  aid  in  her  future  progression. 

It  is  many  years  since  the  foregoing  sketch  was  published  in  another  volume. 

To  it  the  writer  of  this  history  wishes  to  add  briefly. 

It  has  been  the  good  fortune  of  the  latter  to  know  Judge  Greene  during  all 
the  years  since  his  arrival  at  Olympia  and  to  all  that  is  commendatory  in  the 
foregoing  he  gives  his  earnest  approval. 

After  his  arrival  in  the  territory  Judge  Greene  devoted  most  of  the  time  and 
service  permitted  him  from  the  exactions  of  his  judicial  position  to  church  and 
missionary  labors.  Of  him  at  that  time  a  true  story  is  told,  of  interest  in  this 
connection.  A  member  of  the  same  church  as  he  seriously  objected  to  the  judge 
bemg  put  on  any  committee  or  board,  because  "in  any  group  of  persons  of  whom 
the  judge  was  one.  he  always  had  the  majority  with  him  and  generally  all 
unanimous."    This  argument  had  enough  cf  truth  in  it  to  give  it  isome  solidity; 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  361 

but  in  fact  the  judge  was  sometimes  in  the  minority,  as  for  example  at  the  lynch- 
ing related  elsewhere. 

This  is  illustrative,  in  its  way,  of  the  appreciation  shown  by  his  co-workers 
of  the  sound  judgment,  good  sense  and  unselfish  devotion  ever  manifested  by  him 
in  his  religious,  humane  and  benevolent  activities. 

Since  his  retirement  from  the  bench  nearly  thirty  years  ago,  while  he  has 
continued  in  the  active  practice  of  his  profession,  he  has  each  year  widened  the 
field  of  his  unremunerated  activities  in  civic  advancement  and  in  the  cause  of 
religion,  temperance,  morality,  benevolence  and  broad-minded  humanity,  at  the 
same  time  giving  pecuniary  aid  at  all  times  to  the  needy  and  unfortunate. 


JESSE  B.  MYERS. 

Jesse  B.  Myers  is  today  the  oldest  photographer  in  years  of  continuous  con- 
nection with  the  art  in  Everett.  Thorough  training  and  broad  experience  have 
qualified  him  for  the  execution  of  high-class  work  and  his  studio  is  now  liberally 
patronized.  A  native  of  Ohio,  Mr.  Myers  was  born  in  Tuscarawas  county,  Novem- 
ber 4,  1857.  His  father,  John  Myers,  a  native  of  Pennsylvania,  was  a  representa- 
tive of  an  old  family  of  that  state  of  Holland  descent.  His  father  was  Jacob 
Meyers,  who  came  from  Holland  to  the  new  world.  Reared  in  Pennsylvania,  John 
Myers  became  a  successful  agriculturist.  He  located  in  Iowa  at  an  early  period 
in  the  development  of  that  state,  where  he  made  his  home  until  his  death,  which 
occurred  in  August,  1899,  when  he  was  seventy-seven  years  of  age.  At  the  time 
of  the  Civil  war  he  responded  to  the  country's  call  for  troops,  serving  with  an 
Ohio  regiment  until  wounded,  his  injuries  rendering  him  a  cripple  for  life.  He 
wedded  Mary  Kracaw,  a  native  of  Holland,  who  came  to  the  United  States  with 
her  parents  in  early  girlhood.  Her  father  was  the  Rev.  Kracaw,  a  Lutheran 
minister  and  an  agriculturist  who  settled  in  Ohio.  Mrs.  Myers  passed  away  in 
Tuscarawas  county,  Ohio,  in  1864. 

Jesse  B.  Myers  was  the  second  in  order  of  birth  in  a  family  of  four  sons,  one 
of  whom  has  now  passed  away.  He  is  indebted  to  the  public  school  systems  of 
Ohio  and  Iowa  for  his  educational  opportunities.  His  early  life  to  the  age  of 
seventeen  years  was  spent  upon  the  home  farm,  after  which  he  took  up  the  study 
of  photography,  learning  the  business  under  the  direction  of  his  uncle,  Austin 
Kracaw,  of  Washington.  Iowa.  He  later  had  the  benefit  of  broad  experience  in 
the  leading  photographic  studios  of  Chicago,  including  Rider's,  Stefifens'  and 
others,  and  he  began  business  on  his  own  account  in  Peoria,  Illinois,  where  he 
remained  for  three  vears.  He  afterward  returned  to  his  old  home  town  of 
Washington,  Iowa,  but  on  account  of  failing  health  removed  to  Biloxi,  Mississippi, 
where  he  remained  for  six  years.  In  August.  1902,  he  arrived  in  Everett,  where 
he  has  since  conducted  a  beautifully  appointed  studio.  His  is  the  leading  photo- 
graphic establishment  of  the  city  and  he  enjoys  a  very  liberal  patronage,  which  he 
well  merits  by  reason  of  the  excellence  of  his  work  that  exemplifies  the  highest 
knowledge  of  photographic  art. 

On  the  14th  of  October,  1884,  in  Washington.  Iowa,  Mr.  Myers  was  married 
to  Miss  Emily  Cowan,  a  native  of  Indiana  and  a  daughter  of  David  S.  and  Sarah 


362  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

E.  (Elmore)  Cowan.  The  mother  is  deceased,  while  the  father  resides  with  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  IMyers,  who  have  become  parents  of  two  children,  John  D.  and  Theodore 
A.,  both  in  Everett.  Mr.  Myers  owns  the  family  residence  at  No.  3420  Federal 
street  and  it  commands  a  beautiful  view  of  the  Bay  and  the  mountains. 

In  politics  he  maintains  an  independent  course.  He  was  formerly  a  member 
of  the  Royal  League  and  he  belongs  to  the  Commercial  Club,  giving  active  support 
to  its  various  movements  for  the  city's  improvement  and  upbuilding.  He  is  an 
active  member  of  the  United  Presbyterian  church,  in  which  he  is  serving  on  the 
board  of  trustees,  and  his  life  has  ever  been  actuated  by  high  and  honorable  prin- 
ciples, making  him  a  man  W'hom  to  know  is  to  thoroughly  esteem  and  respect. 


WASHINGTON  GROCERY  COMPANY. 

Among  the  companies  that  have  pioneered  the  whole  grocery  business  and 
which  has  brought  Bellingham  into  prominence  as  a  wholesale  center  must  be 
mentioned  the  Washington  Grocery  Company,  whose  business  since  its  organi- 
zation in  May,  1902,  has  increased  many  fold.  It  is  the  oldest  and  largest  whole- 
sale grocery  north  of  Seattle.  Its  first  officers  were :  S.  A.  D.  Glasscock,  presi- 
dent ;  R.  A.  L.  Davis,  vice  president ;  and  John  Trezise,  secretary  and  treasurer. 
L.  P.  White  was  also  a  large  stockholder  and  one  of  the  incorporators.  It  was 
then  housed  in  a  three  story  building,  twenty-seven  and  a  half  by  one  hundred 
feet  in  dimensions,  and  gave  employment  to  but  seven  people.  As  the  years 
have  passed  its  annual  volume  of  trade  has  grown  rapidly  and  in  191 3  it  erected 
a  fine  fireproof  building  four  stories  in  height  and  one  hundred  by  one  hundred 
and  ten  feet  in  dimensions.  It  is  located  on  the  corner  of  Railroad  avenue  and 
Chestnut  street  and  has  ample  track  facilities  at  the  doors.  There  are  now 
twenty-five  employes,  including  five  salesmen,  who  cover  territory  within  sixty 
miles  of  Spokane  and  as  far  south  as  Seattle  and  Auburn,  and  at  the  present 
time  are  opening  up  the  Alaska  territory.  The  company  features  the  Blue  and 
Gold  and  the  W.  G.  brands  of  canned  goods,  both  of  which  are  put  up  espe- 
cially for  it  on  contract.  The  best  proof  of  the  excellence  of  the  entire  line  of 
goods  handled  by  the  Washington  Grocery  Company  and  the  reliability  of  their 
methods  is  the  steady  increase  in  their  sales.  The  present  officers  are :  R.  A.  L. 
Davis,  who  succeeded  to  the  presidency  upon  the  death  of  Mr.  Glasscock  in 
1915;  E.  H.  Holt,  vice  president;  and  John  Trezise,  secretary  and  treasurer. 
James  Matchett,  who  has  also  been  with  the  company  for  many  years,  is  the 
buyer. 

S.  A.  D.  Glasscock  was  born  in  West  \'irginia  in  1862  and  in  1890  removed 
to  Osceola,  Nevada,  from  St.  John,  Kansas.  After  remaining  in  Nevada  for 
six  or  eight  years  lie  returned  to  the  Sunflower  state,  where  he  engaged  in 
banking  for  two  years,  after  which  he  disposed  of  his  interests  there,  and  in 
the  fall  of  1901  came  to  Bellingham.  The  following  year  he  became  one  of  the 
incorporators  of  the  Washington  Grocery  Company,  of  which  he  remained  as 
president  until  he  was  called  by  death  on  the  13th  of  December,  191 5.  He  was 
characterized  by  a  ready  recognition  of  business  opportunities  and  by  energy 
and  initiative,  which  enabled  him  to  take  advantage  of  such  chances  for  growth 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  363 

and  expansion.  He  was  a  republican  in  politics  and  fully  recognized  his  civic 
responsibilities,  being  at  all  times  ready  to  cooperate  in  bringing  about  com- 
munity advancement.  He  was  prominent  in  Masonry,  having  attained  the  thirty- 
second  degree  in  the  Scottish  Rite  and  being  in  line  for  the  honorary  thirty- 
third  degree.  He  was  also  a  member  of  the  Mystic  Shrine.  He  left  a  son, 
Carleton,  who  is  now  attending  Lawrence  University. 

John  Trezise,  who  has  capably  filled  the  dual  position  of  secretary  and 
treasurer  of  the  Washington  Grocery  Company  since  its  organization,  was  born 
in  Chicago,  Illinois,  in  1871,  and  in  early  manhood  went  to  Kansas,  where  he 
engaged  in  the  coal  and  grain  business.  In  1900  he  removed  from  Winfield, 
Kansas,  to  Bellingham,  and  in  1902  aided  in  incorporating  the  Washington 
Grocery  Company.  He  has  charge  of  the  credit  department  of  the  concern  and 
in  managing  that  important  and  difficult  phase  of  the  business  he  has  shown 
unusual  soundness  of  judgment  and  tact.  In  1903  he  with  others  organized  the 
Bell  Candy  Company,  manufacturers  and  jobbers,  and  still  retains  his  inter- 
est in  that  concern,  which  is  doing  a  large  business.  The  factory  covers  thirty- 
three  thousand  sc^uare  feet  of  floor  space  and  employment  is  furnished  to  a 
large  number  of  people.  A  brother  of  Mr.  Trezise  is  manager  of  that  busi- 
ness and  it  returns  good  dividends  to  the  stockholders.  Mr.  Trezise  of  this 
review  is  a  thirty-second  degree  Mason  and  a  Shriner  and  is  an  exemplary 
representative  of  the  craft,  embodying  its  principles  in  his  daily  life. 

R.  A.  L.  Davis,  who  since  191 5  has  been  president  of  the  Washington  Grocery 
Company,  was  born  in  Clay  county,  Indiana,  in  1863,  a  son  of  Watkin  and 
Rebecca  (Bevis)  Davis,  the  former  a  native  of  Ohio  and  a  farmer  by  occupation. 
On  leaving  the  Buckeye  state  the  parents  removed  to  Clay  county,  Indiana, 
where  the  father  engaged  in  agricultural  pursuits  until  his  death.  In  their 
family  were  six  children,  of  whom  William  is  associated  with  his  brother,  R.  A.  L 
Davis,  in  the  Washington  Grocery  Company.  The  brothers  were  reared  upon 
the  home  farm  and  attended  the  district  schools  in  the  acquirement  of  an  edu- 
cation. When  a  young  man  R.  A.  L.  Davis  went  to  Kansas,  where  he  was 
connected  with  a  number  of  interests,  including  general  merchandising  and  the 
grain  and  live  stock  business.  In  1902  he  removed  from  Hutchinson,  Kansas, 
to  Bellingham,  Washington,  and  became  connected  with  the  Washington  Gro- 
cery Company  in  the  capacity  of  salesman.  When  the  company  was  incorporated 
later  in  the  same  year  he  became  vice  president  and  filled  that  office  until  the 
death  of  the  president  in  1915,  when  he  succeeded  as  the  executive  head  of  the 
concern.  On  him  devolves  the  general  management  of  the  business  and  the 
prosperous  condition  of  the  company  is  proof  of  his  acumen,  executive  ability 
and  enterprise.  He  is  also  president  of  the  Bell  Candy  Company  and  devotes 
his  entire  time  and  attention  to  the  interests  of  the  two  enterprises.  He  was 
married  in  1889  to  Miss  Grace  Bussinger,  of  Kansas,  who  passed  away  in  1890, 
leaving  a  daughter,  Charlotte,  who  is  now  teaching  domestic  science  in  Seattle. 
In  1892  he  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Hattie  Rehm,  also  of  Kansas,  and 
they  have  four  children :  Lloyd,  who  graduated  from  the  University  of  Wash- 
ington in  191 7  with  the  degree  of  Master  of  Chemistry  and  is  now  in  Pennsyl- 
vania ;  Harold,  who  is  a  member  of  the  Coast  Artillery ;  Ruth,  who  graduated 
from  the  high  school  with  the  class  of  1917,  of  which  she  was  valedictorian; 
and  Mary,  a  high  school  student.     Mr.  Davis  is  connected  with  the  Independent 


364  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  America  and  the  United  Com- 
mercial Travelers.  He  has  built  a  fine  home  here  and  has  thoroughly  identified 
his  interests  with  those  of  Bellingham.  In  fact  there  is  no  more  enthusiastic 
booster  of  the  city  than  he  and  he  has  already  gained  recognition  as  a  leader 
in  movements  calculated  to  promote  its  welfare. 


ADOLPH  WERNER. 


Adolph  Werner,  president  and  manager  of  the  Hoquiam  Investment  and 
Improvement  Company,  which  was  organized  in  1904,  has  been  an  active  factor 
in  the  development  and  upbuilding  of  Hoquiam  since  his  arrival  there  on 
February  i,  1890,  when  he  in  partnership  with  his  cousin,  the  afterward  well 
known  Dr.  L.  W.  Bartel  of  St.  Louis,  Missouri,  purchased  a  lot  on  K  street  and 
built  and  equipped  a  bakery  and  confectionery,  known  as  the  German  Bakery, 
doing  a  good  business  from  the  start  until  January,  1900,  when  Mr.  Werner  sold 
out  and  retired  from  the  business. 

He  was  born  at  the  city  of  Saarbruecken  in  Germany  of  an  old  merchant 
family  on  August  14,  1865,  and  as  an  adventurous  boy  of  fifteen  went  to 
St.  Louis,  Missouri,  in  1880,  and  with  his  brother  bought  out  the  Thomas  I.  Burke 
Grocery  on  Cass  avenue  in  said  city  early  in  1^86,  working  hard  and  doing  a  good 
business  until  the  fall  of  1888,  when  he  sold  his  interest  in  the  business  and  came 
to  Seattle,  in  the  then  territory  of  Washington. 

Mr.  Werner  enjoys  the  distinction  of  having  been  in  business  for  himself 
since  he  was  twenty  years  old.,,  and  since  coming  to  Hoquiam  has  always  remained 
here.  Having  great  faith  in  the  commercial  future  of  Grays  Harbor,  he  invested 
his  money  continually  in  real  estate  and  timber,  afterward  improving  his  town 
lots  with  dwelling  houses  and  store  buildings,  thus  creating  an  income  for  himself 
without  working.  Finding  idleness  not  to  his  liking  and  being  still  young  and  by 
that  time  owning  various  properties,  it  was  only  natural  that  he  should  turn 
toward  the  real  estate  business  and  in  consequence  he  opened  a  real  estate  and 
insurance  ofifice  on  I  street  in  March,  1902,  after  traveling  through  the  eastern 
states  during  1901. 

In  July,  1907,  Mr.  Werner  married  Mrs.  Josephine  Ferrera  and  they,  though 
childless,  lived  a  lovers'  life  and  occupied  one  of  the  coziest  homes  at  Third  and  M 
street,  on  Grays  Harbor.  In  February,  1914,  he  disposed  of  his  business  and  they 
traveled  considerably  at  various  periods,  always  retaining  their  home,  and  when 
at  home  he  spent  a  few  hours  each  day  at  his  ofifice  and  the  rest  at  home  with 
his  wife,  tending  their  flowers  and  birds,  garden  and  lawns,  both  being  lovers  of 
nature  and  caring  little  for  society  functions. 

Fraternally,  Mr.  Werner  is  connected  with  the  Odd  Fellows  and  the  Masons. 
While  not  belonging  to  any  particular  church,  he  assists  nearly  all  of  them,  and 
politically  he  is  identified  with  the  republican  party  although  somewhat  independ- 
ent. He  is  a  very  public-spirited  man,  unassuming  and  retiring  in  nature  and, 
lacking  the  so-called  gift  of  gab,  is  never  heard  of  at  gatherings  but  is  always 
depended  upon  for  contributions  in  the  uplift  and  upbuilding  of  Hoquiam,  and 
public  opinion  classes  him  as  one  of  the  representative  citizens. 


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WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  369 

Mrs.  Werner  died  October  22,  1916,  and  the  following  is  part  of  the  obituary 
copied  from  a  Hoquiam  daily  paper  of  October  23 : 

"This  community  was  shocked  Sunday  by  the  death  at  the  Hoquiam  General 
Hospital  at  i  :oo  a.  m.  of  Mrs.  A.  Werner,  after  a  second  operation  for  cancer  in 
the  sigmoid  performed  by  Dr.  Rockey  of  Portland,  Oregon,  assisted  by  Drs. 
Mclntyre,  Ahlman  and  Watkins  of  this  city.  Mrs.  A.  Werner  was  born  near 
Munich,  Germany,  on  December  11,  1872,  and  when  a  child  of  fifteen  years  came 
direct  from  there  to  Hoquiam  with  Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  Bieberger,  living  here  most 
of  the  time.  She  is  survived  by  her  husband,  a  son  by  a  former  marriage,  Anthony 
Ferrera,  and  two  sisters.  Mrs.  Werner  was  a  lovable  woman  of  refinement  and 
taste,  esteemed  by  all  that  knew  her,  caring  more  for  her  family  and  home  and 
flowers  than  for  so-called  society.  Being  a  devout  Christian  she  assisted  the  poor 
and  comforted  the  sick  in  an  unostentatious  manner,  believing  that  the  right  hand 
need  not  know  what  the  left  doeth.  In  Mrs.  Werner's  death  Hoquiam  loses  a 
good  citizen  and  booster.  Being  a  thorough  believer  in  the  destiny  of  Hoquiam, 
she  invested  her  savings  in  Hoquiam  investments  under  her  husband's  guidance, 
and  leaves  considerable  holdings  here  in  her  own  right  and  independent  of  her 
husband's  property." 


WILLIAM  R.  WHITESIDE. 

William  R.  Whiteside,  of  Aberdeen,  is  at  the  head  of  the  Whiteside  Under- 
taking Company,  which  was  organized  in  1910.  For  thirty  years  he  has  been 
engaged  in  the  undertaking  business  and  since  the  establishment  of  the  present 
company  has  enjoyed  a  very  substantial  success.  He  was  born  in  Lincoln  county, 
Missouri,  in  1854,  a  son  of  Isaac  and  Mary  (Alloway)  Whiteside,  who  were  also 
natives  of  Missouri.  The  paternal  grandfather  was  a  very  extensive  farmer, 
owning  eleven  hundred  acres  of  land,  and  the  town  of  Whiteside,  Missouri,  was 
established  upon  his  farm.  He  was  one  of  the  pioneer  settlers  of  that  state  and 
contributed  in  substantial  measure  to  its  upbuilding.  His  son,  Isaac  Whiteside, 
spent  his  entire  life  there  and  is  still  survived  by  his  widow,  who  yet  lives  in  that 
state. 

Reared  under  the  parental  roof,  William  R.  Whiteside  obtained  a  public  school 
education  and  after  leaving  home  took  up  the  undertaking  business  in  St.  Louis, 
Missouri,  where  he  remained  until  1902,  when  he  came  to  Washington,  settling 
in  Olympia.  There  he  opened  undertaking  parlors,  which  he  conducted  until  he 
came  to  Aberdeen  in  1910  and  organized  the  Whiteside  Undertaking  Company. 
Three  years  later  he  admitted  J.  M.  and  R.  L.  Bricker  to  a  partnership  and 
they  have  since  been  his  associates  in  the  business.  In  the  fall  of  1913  Mr.  White- 
side began  the  erection  of  a  fine  business  block  here  which  was  completed  in 
1914.  It  contains  a  commodious  chapel,  receiving  vaults  and  all  modern  equip- 
ment connected  with  the  undertaking  business.  It  is  a  two  story  structure,  fifty 
by  one  hundred  feet,  and  there  is  a  basement  which  is  used  for  a  garage.  The 
second  story  he  utilizes  as  a  residence.  Upon  coming  to  Aberdeen  he  purchased 
the  undertaking  business  of  W.  J.  Woods  and  of  the  firm  of  Bowes  &  Randolph 
and  consolidated  those  places,  now  conducting  a  single  large  establishment.     He 

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also  has  the  undertaking  business  at  Montesano,  Ehna  and  Oakville,  these  being 
under  the  care  of  R.  L.  Bricker,  while  J.  M.  Bricker  is  looking  after  the  Hoquiam 
branch,  which  was  established  in  1914.  A  residence  property  was  purchased  in 
Hoquiam  and  remodeled  for  its  present  use.  Mr.  Whiteside  has  a  motor  hearse 
and  cars  and  is  prepared  to  handle  business  in  the  best  possible  way. 

In  1877,  in  St.  Louis,  occurred  the  marriage  of  Mr.  Whiteside  and  Miss 
Lizzie  Houston,  of  Baltimore,  Maryland,  and  they  have  two  children:  Gene 
H.,  who  is  married  and  lives  in  Spokane ;  and  Jessie,  the  wife  of  L.  G.  McClelland, 
of  Everett. 

Mr.  Whiteside  has  various  connections  along  business  lines,  being  a  past  presi- 
dent of  the  Washington  Funeral  Directors'  Association,  while  at  the  present  time 
he  is  serving  by  appointment  as  president  of  the  board  of  embalmers  of  Washing- 
ton. In  politics  he  is  a  democrat  and  fraternally  is  connected  with  Olympia  Lodge, 
No.  I,  I.  O.  O.  F.  He  is  also  entitled  to  membership  with  the  Sons  of  the  Ameri- 
can Revolution,  for  among  his  ancestors  were  those  who  fought  for  the  independ- 
ence of  the  nation.  Aberdeen  recognizes  him  as  one  of  its  public-spirited  citizens, 
devoted  to  the  general  welfare,  honorable  and  straightforward  in  every  relation 
of  life  and  at  all  times  a  man  whom  to  know  is  to  esteem  and  honor. 


WILLIAM  B.  BLACKWELL. 

Few  men  are  more  widely  known  in  the  Pacific  northwest  than  William  B. 
Blackwell,  and  with  many  phases  of  Tacoma's  development  his  name  is  in- 
separably interwoven,  beginning  with  the  time  when  he  and  his  wife  were  the 
only  passengers  on  the  first  train,  if  train  it  could  be  called,  that  entered  this  city. 
As  hotel  proprietor  he  is  known  from  coast  to  coast,  as  among  his  patrons  have 
been  travelers  from  every  section  of  the  country  and  as  well  from  various  parts 
of  the  world.    Many  incidents  of  deep  interest  have  crowded  his  life. 

He  is  descended  from  English  ancestry  and  in  Puritan  times  representatives 
of  the  name  established  homes  in  Connecticut,  where  their  descendants  are  yet 
found.  It  was  at  Milford,  Connecticut,  that  William  B.  Blackwell  was  born  on 
the  loth  of  September,  1837.  He  was  a  youth  of  ten  years  when  his  father, 
Enoch  Blackwell,  a  carriage  maker  by  trade,  removed  with  his  family  to  Utica, 
New  York,  where  the  son  completed  his  education  in  the  public  schools.  In 
1854  he  entered  upon  an  apprenticeship  to  the  carriage  making  trade  under  his 
father  and  was  thus  employed  up  to  the  time  of  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil  war. 
Soon  after  hostilities  had  been  inaugurated  between  the  north  and  the  south, 
prompted  by  a  spirit  of  patriotism,  he  enlisted  at  the  first  call,  joining  the 
Twenty-sixth  New  York  Volunteer  Infantry.  He  served  but  a  few  months  as 
a  private,  after  which  he  was  promoted  to  the  rank  of  regimental  quartermaster, 
continuing  to  act  in  that  capacity  as  long  as  his  health  permitted.  He  partici- 
pated in  some  of  the  most  hotly  contested  engagements  of-  the  early  part  of 
the  war,  including  the  first  and  second  battles  of  Bull  Run,  the  battle  of  Cedar 
Mountain,  of  Chancellorsville  and  of  Antietam.  In  July.  ]863,  physical  con- 
ditions obliged  him  to  leave  the  service  and  return  home.  In  the  same  year  Mr. 
Blackwell  made  his  way  to   Chicago  and  became   identified  with  hotel  life   in 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  371 

that  city,  spending  seven  years  as  chief  clerk  in  the  Sherman  House,  which 
vv^as  then  the  leading  hotel  of  the  west.  In  1870,  again  because  of  failing  health, 
he  left  Chicago,  going  to  Ogden,  Utah,  where  he  accepted  the  position  of  agent 
for  the  Pullman  Car  Company.  While  in  Chicago  he  had  often  been  thrown 
in  contact  with  General  Sprague,  who  surveyed  the  greater  part  of  the  Northern 
Pacific  Railroad,  and  when  the  General  passed  through  Ogden  in  1871  on  his 
way  to  the  state  of  Washington  to  take  charge  of  the  construction  of  the  North- 
ern Pacific,  he  suggested  to  Mr.  Blackwell  that  he  seek  new  fields  of  labor  farther 
west.  Acting  upon  this  advice,  the  latter  assumed  the  management  of  the 
Kazano  House,  a  Northern  Pacific  hotel  at  Kalama.  For  more  than  a  third  of 
a  century  thereafter  he  was  identified  with  the  hotel  business  on  the  Pacific 
coast.  In  1872  he  opened  the  Clarendon  Hotel  at  Portland,  Oregon,  for  Ben 
Holliday,  and  in  1873,  when  the  Northern  Pacific  was  completed  between 
Kalama  and  Tacoma,  he  came  to  the  latter  city  accompanied  by  his  wife,  they 
being  the  first  people  to  enter  Tacoma  upon  a  railroad  train.  They  brought 
with  them  enough  furniture  to  equip  Tacoma's  first  hotel  and  it  was  the  first 
commercial  freight  ever  pulled  into  Tacoma  over  steel  rails.  Where  the  Oriental 
docks  of  the  Northern  Pacific  are  now  seen  down  on  the  water  front  there  stood 
a  building  into  which  the  first  freight  was  unloaded,  and  on  the  i6th  of  Novem- 
ber, 1873,  the  first  name  was  written  on  the  register  of  Blackwell's  Hotel,  which 
continued  to  be  the  leading  hotel  in  Pierce  county  until  the  erection  of  the 
Tacoma  Hotel.  The  building  also  did  duty  as  a  passenger  station  and  freight 
storehouse  for  the  Northern  Pacific  Railway.  Before  the  building  of  the 
Tacoma  Hotel  in  1884,  Mr.  Blackwell  had  turned  his  attention  in  a  measure  to 
other  business  interests  of  great  importance.  He  was  a  member  of  the  legislature 
in  1883.  In  that  year  he  became  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  Tacoma  National 
Bank,  was  elected  its  vice  president  and  after  the  death  of  General  Sprague 
succeeded  to  the  presidency,  being  active  in  the  control  of  one  of  the  first  and 
foremost  of  the  strong  financial  institutions  of  the  northwest  for  many  years. 
In  1898  he  assumed  the  management  of  the  Tacoma  Hotel,  which  he  continued 
to  conduct  until  1905,  and  since  that  time  he  has  retained  his  financial  interest 
in  the  business  as  the  secretary  of  the  Tacoma  Hotel  Company. 

It  was  in  1863  that  Mr.  Blackwell  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Alice  E. 
Bliven,  of  Bridgewater,  New  York,  who  died  April  i,  1916,  at  the  age  of  sev- 
enty-six years.  He  has  remained  an  interested  witness  of  Tacoma's  substantial 
and  continuous  development  through  forty-three  years.  He  assisted  in  organ- 
izing the  first  Chamber  of  Commerce  and  the  first  Board  of  Trade  and  of  the 
latter  was  the  first  secretary.  He  took  an  active  part  in  erecting  the  first  Cham- 
ber of  Commerce  building  and  in  connection  with  nine  others  afterward  built 
the  Tacoma  Theater,  becoming  treasurer  of  the  company.  He  has  ever  been 
an  enthusiastic  supporter  of  Tacoma  and  a  firm  believer  in  its  opportunities 
and  in  its  future.  His  labors  have  been  of  the  greatest  possible  benefit  in 
advancing  the  welfare  and  ])rogress  of  the  city  and  many  tangible  evidences 
of  the  worth  of  his  work  can  be  cited. 

Fraternally  Mr.  Blackwell  is  a  Mason  and  has  attained  high  rank  in  the 
order,  having  taken  the  thirty-second  degree  of  the  Scottish  Rite,  while  with 
the  Nobles  of  the  Mystic  Shrine  he  has  also  crossed  the  sands  of  the  desert, 
being  now   afifiliated   with   Afifi   Temple.      He   likewise    belongs    to   the   Grand 


372  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF.  THE  CASCADES 

Army  of  the  Republic  and  the  Loyal  Legion  and  maintains  pleasant  associa- 
tions with  his  comrades  who  wore  the  blue.  He  is  now^  (in  19.16)  in  the 
seventy-ninth  year  of  his  age — an  honored  pioneer  to  whom  opportunity  has 
ever  spelled  activity.  '"Westward  the  star  of  empire  takes  its  way,"  wrote  an 
eminent  statesman,  and  William  B.  Blackwell  has  been  one  of  the  empire  build- 
ers, being  identified  with  Chicago  in  the  days  of  its  formative  commercial  and 
business  development  and  then  reaching  another  great  center  of  settlement  and 
of  progress  in  the  northwest.  Tacoma  is  largely  a  monument  to  his  spirit  of 
enterprise  and  progress  and  his  fellow  citizens  honor  him  as  one  of  its  fore- 
most residents. 


GEORGE  H.  DOW,  M.  D. 

Dr.  George  H.  Dow  is  one  of  the  self-made  men  of  Chehalis,  his  success  in 
life  being  due  entirely  to  his  own  unaided  efforts.  His  office  is  located  at  the 
corner  of  Market  and  Park  streets  and  he  is  today  enjoying  an  excellent  prac- 
tice, being  regarded  as  one  of  the  foremost  physicians  and  surgeons  of  the  city. 
He  was  born  in  Page  county,  Iowa,.  August  9,  1861,  and  is  a  son  of  Harlan  and 
Nannie  M.  (Brown)  Dow,  natives  of  New  York  and  Illinois  respectively.  Dur- 
ing the  Civil  war  the  father  enlisted  as  a  private  in  the  Fourth  Missouri  Cavalry 
but  was  promoted  to  lieutenant  and  still  later  commissioned  captain,  in  which 
capacity  he  was  serving  at  the  time  of  Lee's  surrender,  being  then  a  recruiting 
officer.  He  also  served  as  judge  advocate  for  some  time  while  in  tne  army. 
After  the  war  he  returned  to  his  home  in  Page  county,  Iowa,  where  he  fol- 
lowed farming  until  1869,  when  he  removed  to  Kansas  and  took  up  land.  Up 
to  1874  he  engaged  in  agricultural  pursuits.  For  two  terms  he  served  as  revenue 
collector  in  Kansas ;  was  also  a  member  of  the  state  legislature  for  two  terms ; 
and  was  postmaster  of  Manhattan,  Kansas,  for  several  years.  He  came  to 
western  Washington  in  1893,  and  bought  a  farm  in  the  Big  Bottom  in  Lewis 
county,  where  he  made  his  home  until  his  death,  which  resulted  from  a  fall 
from  a  load  of  hay.  His  widow  still  continues  to  reside  upon  the  home  farm. 
In  their  family  were  five  children,  of  whom  three  survive,  the  Doctor  being 
the  oldest.  His  sisters  are  Minnie,  the  wife  of  Daniel  Clark,  of  Chehalis,  and 
Helen,  the  wife  of  a  Mr.  Peck,  w^ho  is  engaged  in  the  insurance  business  in 
Brooklyn,  New  York. 

Dr.  Dow  attended  the  public  schools  of  Manhattan,  Kansas,  and  also  the 
State  Agricultural  College  at  that  place.  Having  decided  to  become  a  physi- 
cian, he  entered  the  Chicago  Homeopathic  Medical  School,  from  which  he  was 
graduated  in  1885  with  the  degree  of  AI.  D.  He  began  practice  at  Baldwin 
City,  Kansas.  l)ut  in  1889  came  to  Washington  and  has  since  practiced  with  suc- 
cess in  Chehalis.  He  holds  membership  in  the  Lewis  County  and  Washington 
State  Medical  Societies  and  for  one  term  was  honored  with  the  presidency  of 
the  latter  organization.  He  was  also  called  upon  to  serve  as  a  member  of  the 
board  of  state  medical  examiners  for  four  years  and  has  been  secretary  and  a 
member  of  the  board  of  pension  examiners  for  fourteen  years. 

In  1885  Dr.  Dow  was  married  in  Manhattan,  Kansas,  to  Miss  Clara  Lofinck. 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  373 

a  daughter  of  Edward  Lofinck,  who  was  a  merchant  of  that  city.  To  this  union 
three  children  have  been  born,  namely:  Minnie  C,  who  is  the  wife  of  M.  E. 
Hasty,  superintendent  of  schools  at  Pe  Ell,  Washington,  and  has  one  child, 
Ruth ;  Edna  D.,  the  wife  of  Daniel  T.  Coffman,  of  Chehalis,  and  the  mother 
of  two  children,  Albert  and  Margaret ;  and  Harlan,  who  is  now  twenty-two  years 
of  age  and  is  attending  the  Washington  State  University. 

Dr.  Dow  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity,  the  Independent  Order  of 
Odd  Fellows  and  the  Knights  of  Pythias.  He  also  belongs  to  the  Citizens  Club 
of  Chehalis  and  is  a  stanch  supporter  of  the  republican  party.  He  is  engaged 
in  the  general  practice  of  medicine  and  surgery,  to  which  he  gives  the  greater 
part  of  his  time  and  attention,  but  is  also  interested  in  agricultural  pursuits  to 
some  extent,  having  taken  up  a  homestead  in  the  Big  Bottom  in  1890,  at  which 
time  the  place  was  thirty  miles  from  any  wagon  road  or  main  thoroughfare. 
He  not  only  drove  the  first  wagon  into  that  locality  but  also  the  first  automo- 
bile. The  Doctor  is  a  western  man  by  birth  and  training  and  has  firm  faith  in 
the  future  of  his  adopted  state,  with  whose  interests  he  has  now  been  identified 
for  almost  thirty  years.  He  occupies  a  prominent  place  in  the  ranks  of  the 
medical  profession  in  western  Washington  and  as  a  citizen  commands  the  respect 
and  confidence  of  all  who  know  him. 


CHARFES  M.  CASE. 


Charles  M.  Case  has  resided  in  Puyallup  only  since  1906  but  in  this  period, 
covering  a  decade,  has  become  recognized  as  one  of  the  leading  business  men 
and  substantial  citizens  of  western  Washington,  being  actively  associated  with 
many  movements  which  have  to  do  with  the  growth  and  development  of  the 
district.  He  was  born  in  Adams,  JefTerson  county.  New  York,  in  1858  and 
about  the  close  of  the  Civil  war  accompanied  his  parents  on  their  removal  to 
Carthage,  New  York,  where  he  attended  the  public  schools,  passing  through  con- 
secutive grades  to  the  high  school.  Fater  he  attended  F'ond  du  Fac  College  in 
Fond  du  Fac,  Wisconsin,  following  his  removal  to  that  state,  and  from  1878 
until  1887  he  engaged  in  teaching  in  the  vicinity  of  Fond  du  Fac.  He  was  after- 
ward connected  with  the  manufacturing  business  of  C.  J.  F.  Meyer  until  the 
business  failed  in  1889.  He  then  went  to  Hermansville,  Michigan,  and  was  one 
of  the  reorganizers  of  The  Wisconsin  Fand  &  Fumber  Company,  acting  as  secre- 
tary. This  company  is  one  of  the  largest  in  Michigan,  being  a  several  million 
dollar  concern.  Mr.  Case  remained  in  active  connection  therewith  until  1906. 
when  owing  to  too  close  application  to  business,  his  health  failed  and  he  decided 
to  seek  recuperation  in  the  Puyallup  valley.  Accordingly  he  came  to  this  state 
and,  establishing  his  home  in  Puyallup,  purchased  a  controlling  interest  in  the 
Citizens  Bank  from  J.  T.  Gear.  He  had  promised  to  return  lo  Michigan  after 
regaining  his  health  and,  keeping  his  word,  went  back  to  that  state  in  1910.  but 
the  lure  of  the  west  was  upon  liim  and  in  191 3  he  once  more  made  his  way  to 
Puyallup,  where  in  the  meantime  he  had  retained  his  interest  in  the  bank  of 
which  he  is  still  a  heavy  stockholder  and  one  of  the  directors.  He  became  asso- 
ciated with  Senator  W.  D.  Cotter,  F.  S.  Martin  and  J.  P.  Feavitt  in  the  Puyallup 


374  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

Land  &  Loan  Company;  soon  afterward  they  platted  and  subdivided  the  Clabur 
hop  fields.  A  part  of  the  land  so  divided  has  since  been  sold.  Retiring  to  pri- 
vate life,  he  enjoyed  a  period  of  well  earned  rest  but  on  the  9th  of  April,  1916, 
again  entered  actively  into  business  afifairs  by  acquiring  a  controlling  interest 
in  the  Sumner  State  Bank,  at  the  same  time  holding  his  interest  in  the  Citizens 
State  Bank  of  Puyallup.  His  investments  have  been  wisely  and  judiciously  made 
and  are  bringing  to  him  a  substantial  financial  return. 

In  1905  Mr.  Case  was  married  to  Miss  Clara  Stiles,  of  Fond  du  Lac,  and 
they  have  one  son,  Edson  M.  The  religious  faith  of  the  family  is  that  of  the 
Methodist  church  and  Mr.  Case  gives  his  political  allegiance  to  the  republican 
party.  He  is  prominent  in  Masonic  circles,  having  attained  the  thirty-second 
degree  of  the  Scottish  Rite,  while  with  the  Nobles  of  the  Mystic  Shrine  he  has 
crossed  the  sands  of  the  desert.  He  likewise  has  membership  with  the  Knights 
of  Pythias,  the  Royal  Arcanum  and  the  Maccabees  and  he  is  the  vice  president 
of  the  Puyallup  Commercial  Club.  The  west  with  its  broad  opportunities  makes 
a  strong  call  to  this  man  of  enterprise  and  progressive  spirit,  and  he  finds  here 
most  satisfactory  conditions,  being  always  alive  to  the  interests  and  the  oppor- 
tunities of  the  district  in  which  he  has  established  his  home. 


MARION  J.  RUMBAUGH. 

Marion  J.  Rumbaugh,  president  of  the  Everett  Department  Store,  was  born 
near  Pittsburgh,  Pennsylvania,  a  son  of  James  Rumbaugh,  who  was  also  a  native 
of  that  state  but  of  German  descent,  the  family,  however,  having  been  established 
on  American  soil  prior  to  the  Revolutionary  war.  James  Rumbaugh  devoted  his 
entire  life  to  farming  and  won  a  substantial  measure  of  success.  He  married 
Susan  Hartzel,  a  daughter  of  George  Hartzel,  a  native  of  Germany  and  the 
founder  of  the  family  in  the  new  world.  Both  ^Mr.  and  Mrs.  James  Rumbaugh 
have  passed  away. 

Marion  J.  Rumbaugh,  the  second  in  their  family  of  five  children,  was  educated 
in  the  country  schools  of  Westmoreland  county,  Pennsylvania,  spending  his  boy- 
hood and  youth  upon  the  home  farm,  which  he  left  at  the  age  of  twenty-two  years 
to  engage  in  the  livery,  sale  and  feed  business  at  Mount  Pleasant,  Pennsylvania, 
where  for  four  years  he  conducted  a  successful  business.  He  next  turned  his  at- 
tention to  the  furniture  and  undertaking  business  at  Mount  Pleasant  and  after- 
ward added  other  lines  to  his  store.  He  came  to  Washington  in  1897,  settling 
first  at  Endicott,  where  he  established  a  general  store  and  also  conducted  a 
hotel.  In  1908  he  removed  to  Everett  and  purchased  a  half  interest  in  the  Barron 
Furniture  Company.  Since  191 5  he  has  owned  eighty-eight  per  cent  of  the 
capital  stock  and  in  that  year  the  business  was  incorporated  under  the  name 
of  the  Everett  Department  Store.  It  had  been  established  more  than  a  quarter 
of  a  century  before  under  the  name  of  the  Barron  Furniture  Company,  as  a 
second-hand  store,  and  through  the  intervening  period  the  business  has  developed 
to  its  present  magnitude  and  importance.  This  is  said  to  be  the  largest  estab- 
lishment of  the  kind  in  the  Puget  Sound  country  outside  of  Seattle.  All  lines 
of  goods  have  been  added  and  the  building  now  has  an  area  of  seventy-five  thou- 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  375 

sand  square  feet.  The  company  was  incorporated  with  a  capital  stock  of  fifty- 
thousand  dollars  and  has  a  surplus  of  fifty  thousand  dollars.  Employment 
is  given  to  from  thirty-two  to  forty-two  people  and  of  the  business  Mr.  Rum- 
baugh  is  president,  treasurer  and  general  manager,  with  his  son,  O.  A.  Rumbaugh, 
as  secretary.  Through  practically  his  entire  life  he  has  been  connected  with 
commercial  lines  and  his  long  experience  has  led  to  the  steady  development  and 
extension  of  his  trade.  He  also  has  various  other  business  interests  and  invest- 
ments, including  holdings  in  land  and  hotels,  but  his  chief  interest  is  the 
Everett  Department  Store,  which  is  most  attractive  in  its  arrangement  and  car- 
ries in  its  various  departments  a  full  line  of  goods.  Thoughtful  consideration  has 
ever  been  given  to  the  selection  of  the  stock,  also  to  the  personnel  of  the  hous^ 
and  the  methods  employed  in  the  conduct  of  the  sales. 

At  Mount  Pleasant,  Pennsylvania,  in  1885,  Mr.  Rumbaugh  was  united  in 
marriage  to  Miss  Belle  Anderson,  a  native  of  Pennsylvania  and  a  daughter  of 
Jacob  Anderson,  a  representative  of  an  old  family  of  that  state.  Their  chil- 
dren are :  Orrel  A.,  Edna  P.  and  Harold  J. 

Mr.  Rumbaugh  votes  with  the  republican  party  and  has  always  taken  an 
active  interest  in  its  work  because  of  his  firm  behef  in  its  principles  as  factors  in 
good  government.  He  has  filled  various  public  offices  both  in  the  east  and  in 
Washington.  Of  the  Commercial  Club  he  is  a  valued  member,  serving  now  as 
one  of  its  directors  and  as  a  member  of  its  finance  committee.  Fraternally  he  is 
connected  with  the  Royal  Arcanum  and  the  Benevolent  Protective  Order  of  Elks, 
while  his  religious  faith  is  indicated  by  his  membership  in  the  First  Presbyterian 
church.  A  life  of  intense  and  well  directed  activity  has  brought  him  success  in 
business  and,  moreover,  his  entire  course  proves  that  prosperity  and  an  honored 
name  may  be  won  simultaneously. 


CHARLES  F.  NOLTE. 


Among  the  alert  and  enterprising  business  men  of  Bellingham  is  Charles  F. 
Nolte,  of  the  firm  of  Nolte  Brothers,  dealers  in  real  estate,  loans  and  mortgages, 
in  which  connection  they  handle  nothing  but  their  own  properties  and  look  after 
their  various  interests.  Into  other  fields  Charles  F.  Nolte  has  likewise  extended 
his  operations  and  all  of  his  business  connections  indicate  the  keenness  of  his 
sagacity  and  the  soundness  of  his  business  opinions. 

He  is  one  of  the  valued  citizens  that  Canada  has  furnished  to  western  Wash- 
ington, his  birth  having  occurred  in  Bruce  Mines,  January  3,  1869.  His  father, 
Frederick  Nolte,  was  born  in  Hanover,  Germany,  June  11,  1838,  and  there  pur- 
sued his  education  to  the  age  of  fourteen  years,  after  which  he  learned  the  car- 
penter's trade.  When  a  youth  of  eighteen  he  came  to  the  United  States  with  his 
parents,  settling  in  New  York  city,  where  he  worked  for  a  year  at  the  carpen- 
ter's trade  without  pay  for  the  benefit  of  the  experience  that  he  could  thus 
acquire.  On  the  expiration  of  that  period  he  removed  to  Michigan  and  was 
employed  as  a  carpenter  on  the  Sault  Ste.  Marie  canal  until  1859,  when  he  took 
up  the  occupation  of  farming  at  Bruce  Mines,  Canada.  In  1869  he  left  that 
place  and  by  way  of  San  Francisco  and  Portland  made  his  way  to  Salem,  Ore- 


376  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

gon,  where  he  was  employed  in  a  meat  packing  house  until  1870.  Afterward  at 
Kalama,  Washington,  he  conducted  a  dairy  business  and  also  was  connected 
with  various  other  lines  of  activity  until  1874,  when  he  went  to  Los  Angeles, 
California,  where  he  owned  a  meat  market  until  the  spring  of  1876.  Returning 
to  Washington,  he  settled  on  a  farm  near  Dayton,  where  he  lived  until  the  fall 
of  1878,  when  he  again  took  up  his  abode  at  Kalama,  where  he  purchased  a 
farm  and  also  conducted  a  wood  yard,  furnishing  the  steamers  on  Columbia 
river  with  wood  for  fuel  until  1883,  when  he  rented  his  farm  and  became  a 
resident  of  Bellingham.  His  first  connection  with  its  interests  was  as  owner  of 
a  teaming  business,  which  he  conducted  until  February,  1884,  when  he  returned 
to  his  ranch  at  Kalama  and  resided  thereon  until  the  spring  of  1889.  At  that 
time  he  removed  to  Seattle,  where  he  lived  retired  until  his  death,  which  occurred 
March  6.  1903.  His  wife  also  died  in  that  city.  It  was  in  Detroit,  Michigan, 
that  he  wedded  Miss  Julia  Schultz  and  to  them  were  bom  seven  children :  Fred, 
deceased ;  George,  a  resident  of  Bellingham ;  William  and  John,  who  have  also 
passed  away ;  Charles  F. ;  and  Julian  and  Rose,  also  deceased. 

Charles  F.  Nolte  attended  the  public  schools  of  Kalama,  Washington,  until 
he  reached  the  age  of  fourteen  years,  after  which  he  was  employed  on  his  father's 
ranch  until  he  attained  his  majority.  He  then  came  to  Bellingham  and  entered 
into  partnership  with  his  brother  George,  who  was  engaged  in  the  butchering 
business.  For  fourteen  years  they  conducted  a  meat  market  and  then  sold  out, 
since  which  time  they  have  been  active  in  the  field  of  real  estate,  loans  and 
mortgages  as  partners  in  the  firm  of  Nolte  Brothers,  handling  only  their  own 
properties  and  looking  after  their  various  interests  in  other  connections.  On 
the  15th  of  August,  1903,  they  organized  the  Mogul  Logging  Company,  of  which 
George  Nolte  is  the  president  and  Charles  F.  Nolte,  secretary  and  treasurer. 
In  August,  1904.  they  further  extended  the  scope  of  their  activities  by  organiz- 
ing the  Clearbrook  Lumber  Company  with  the  same  officers.  In  1914  their 
plant  was  destroyed  by  fire  but  business  is  still  continued.  In  191 1  Charles  F. 
Nolte  with  several  others  purchased  the  business  of  the  Whidbey  Island  Sand  & 
Gravel  Company,  of  which  William  McCush  is  president,  Charles  F.  Nolte  vice 
president,  George  V.  Nolte,  secretary  and  treasurer  and  George  Nolte  general 
manager.  In  190S  Charles  F.  Nolte,  George  Nolte  and  William  McCush  were 
associated  in  the  organization  of  the  Commercial  Shingle  Company,  of  which 
C.  F.  Nolte  is  president  with  Mr.  McCush  as  the  secretary  and  treasurer.  In 
this  connection  they  do  a  shingle  brokerage  business.  In  1904  C.  F.  Nolte  was 
one  of  twelve  who  organized  the  Bellingham  National  Bank,  of  which  he  is  the 
second  vice  president  and  one  of  the  directors.  His  interests  and  activities  thus 
cover  an  extensive  field  and  constitute  an  important  element  in  the  growth  and 
business  development  of  Bellingham,  while  at  the  same  time  they  bring  to  him 
substantial   individual    success. 

In  Bellingham,  Mr.  Nolte  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Minnie  A.  Brown- 
son  on  the  25th  of  September.  1896.  They  hold  membership  in  the  Episcopal 
church  and  in  his  political  belief  Mr.  Nolte  is  a  republican.  He  is  well  known 
in  Masonic  circles  as  a  thirty-second  degree  Scottish  Rite  Mason  and  a  Shriner 
and  he  is  also  an  Elk.  while  with  two  of  the  leading  clubs,  the  Cougar  and  the 
Bellingham  Country  Club,  he  has  membership.  His  has  been  a  creditable  record. 
He  has  ever  declined  to  follow  all  illegitimate  methods  of  business,  being  con- 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  377 

,  vinced  that  honesty  is  the  best  poHcy,  and  relying  upon  the  simple,  old-fashioned 
principles  in  business,  he  has  risen  to  distinction  as  a  representative  and  valued 
resident  of  western  Washington.  For  years  he  has  been  an  active  worker  for 
civic  improvement  and  growth  and  he  is  one  of  the  trustees  of  the  St.  Joseph 
Hospital  of  Bellingham,  having  served  in  said  position  for  six  years.  In  March, 
1917,  he  retired  from  the  presidency  of  the  Bellingham  Chamber  of  Commerce, 
which  he  had  held  for  twenty-six  months.  During  his  term  of  office  the  Chamber 
was  reorganized  and  put  on  a  more  systematic,  modern  and  effective  working 
basis. 


JOSEPH  WEEKS. 


During  the  past  four  years  Joseph  Weeks  has  been  successfully  engaged  in 
business  at  Port  Townsend  under  the  name  of  the  Port  Townsend  Undertaking 
Company.  His  birth  occurred  in  Yorkshire  Center,  New  York,  on  the  28th  of 
August,  1858,  his  parents  being  George  Washington  and  Minerva  (Bailey)  Weeks, 
who  were  also  natives  of  the  Empire  state.  The  father  was  a  dairyman  and  in 
1866  removed  to  New  Hampton.  Iowa,  where  he  conducted  a  dairy  and  cheese 
factory  until  1871.  In  that  year  he  took  up  a  homestead  claim  in  Phillips  county, 
Kansas,  and  there  devoted  his  attention  to  general  agricultural  pursuits  through- 
out the  remainder  of  his  life,  passing  away  in  1890,  at  the  age  of  sixty-eight  years. 
He  had  long  survived  his  wife,  who  died  at  New  Hampton,  Iowa,  in  1868,  when 
forty-six  years  old. 

Joseph  Weeks  was  the  youngest  of  their  seven  children,  all  of  whom  still  sur- 
vive. His  education  was  obtained  in  the  schools  of  New  Hampton,  Iowa,  and 
Phillips  county.  Kansas,  and  for  one  year  he  attended  the  Kansas  State  Agri- 
cultural College  at  Manhattan.  Subsequently  he  was  engaged  in  farming  for 
several  years  and  in  1902  embarked  in  the  hardware  and  implement  business  at 
Long  Island,  Kansas,  where  he  remained  until  1905,  when  he  sold  out.  His  next 
business  venture  was  as  proprietor  of  an  undertaking  and  furniture  establish- 
ment at  Almena,  Kansas,  where  he  continued  until  1913,  which  year  witnessed 
his  arrival  in  Washington.  Locating  first  in  Seattle,  he  there  worked  in  various 
lines  until  taking  up  his  abode  at  Port  Townsend,  where  he  purchased  a  half  in- 
terest in  a  business  with  George  E.  Starrett.  This  is  the  leading  undertaking 
business  of  the  city  and  is  conducted  under  the  firm  style  of  the  Port  Townsend 
Undertaking  Company.  The  partners  are  accorded  an  extensive  and  gratifying 
patronage  and  are  widely  recognized  as  business  men  of  ability  and  unquestioned 
integrity. 

On  the  1st  of  January,  1885,  in  Phillips  county,  Kansas,  Mr.  Weeks  was 
united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Flattie  R.  Chapman,  daughter  of  Milton  W.  Chapman, 
who  still  resides  in  that  county,  where  he  took  up  his  abode  among  its  early  set- 
tlers. Mrs.  Weeks,  however,  passed  away  at  Almena.  Kansas,  December  15,  191 1, 
leaving  a  daughter,  Stella  Minerva,  who  was  born  in  Phillips  county,  Kansas,  and 
now  resides  with  her  husband,  George  R.  Pitts,  in  Seattle,  Washington. 

Mr.  Weeks  gives  his  political  allegiance  to  the  republican  party  and  fraternally 
is  identified  with  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  the  Modern  Woodmen 


378  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

of  America  and  the  Masons  and  is  past  master  of  the  Masonic  lodge  of  Almena, 
Kansas.  He  is  also  a  member  of  Lodge  No.  317,  B.  P.  O.  E.,  of  Port  Townsend 
and  a  member  of  the  Port  Townsend  Commercial  Club.  He  well  deserves  the 
proud  American  title  of  self-made  man,  for  his  present  enviable  position  as  a 
representative  and  prosperous  business  man  of  western  Washington  has  been 
won  by  untiring  industry,  indefatigable  energy  and  careful  management. 


HON.   GEORGE   B.   KANDLE. 

In  his  infancy  Hon.  George  B.  Kandle  became  a  resident  of  Washington 
territory.  He  has  operated  extensively  and  successfully  in  various  fields  of 
business.  He  now  is  living  retired,  the  fruits  of  his  former  toil  supplying  him 
with  life's  comforts.  He  was  born  near  St.  Joseph,  Missouri,  in  1851,  a  son  of 
Henry  and  Margaret  (Hill)  Kandle,  who  were  sojourning  temporarily  there 
while  en  route  to  Washington  territory.  The  father  was  a  native  of  Salem,  New 
Jersey,  and  cast  his  lot  with  the  pioneer  settlers  of  Indiana,  where  he  made  his 
home  until  the  fall  of  1850,  when  he  completed  arrangements  to  make  the  long 
trip  with  others  across  the  plains.  Gold  had  been  discovered  in  California  and 
the  west  was  becoming  known.  Enterprising  men  recognized  the  vast  and 
Almost  limitless  opportunities  offered  in  this  section  of  the  country.  The  car- 
avan started  on  its  journey  toward  the  setting  sun,  traveling  to  a  point  near  St. 
Joseph,  Missouri,  where  the  winter  was  spent.  The  following  spring  the  train 
resumed  its  travels,  meeting  with  the  hardships  and  privations  of  the  long  trip. 
The  party  went  to  Portland,  Oregan,  which  was  then  a  tiny  village  having  but 
one  or  two  streets  along  the  water  front.  They  tarried  there  through  the  win- 
ter of  1 85 1 -2  and  early  the  next  year  started  upon  the  last  stage  of  their  journey 
to  Washington.  The  Kandle  home  was  established  in  Thurston  county  and  later 
a  removal  was  made  to  Pierce  county,  the  father  devoting  his  attention  to  agri- 
cultural pursuits  until  within  a  few  years  of  his  death,  when  he  removed  to 
Tacoma,  there  passing  away  October  12,  1892.  For  two  years  he  had  survived 
his  wife,  who  was  a  native  of  County  Down,  Ireland. 

Mrs.  Kandle  had  carried  her  infant  son  in  her  arms  most  of  the  w^ay  on 
the  trip  from  St.  Joseph,  Missouri,  to  Washington.  His  youthful  experiences 
were  those  of  the  farm  lad  and  thorough  training  acquainted  him  with  every 
feature  of  agricultural  activity.  Thinking  to  find  other  pursuits  more  con- 
genial, however,  he  obtained  work  in  a  drug  store  in  Steilacoom  when  he  was 
nineteen  years  of  age  and  afterward  spent  a  little  more  than  a  year  as  a  sales- 
man in  a  general  mercantile  store.  When  his  employers  established  a  branch 
store  in  Old  Tacoma  he  was  placed  in  charge  as  manager,  but  he  did  not  long 
remain  as  he  was  elected  county  auditor  in  November,  1872,  and  this  was  fol- 
lowed by  three  reelections,  which  continued  him  in  the  position  for  four  terms 
or  eight  years.  His  fourth  term  expired  soon  after  the  removal  of  the  county 
seat  from  Steilacoom  to  Tacoma  and  in  Tacoma  he  embarked  in  the  real  estate 
and  insurance  business,  in  which  he  soon  won  a  liberal  clientage.  Again  he  was 
called  to  public  office,  being  elected  a  member  of  the  city  council,  and  in  1889 
he  was  chosen  to  represent  his  district  in  the  first  legislature  of  the  new  state 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  379 

of  Washington.  He  was  still  serving  in  the  general  assembly  when  in  1890  he 
was  chosen  mayor  of  Tacoma,  the  city  at  that  time  beginning  operations  under 
the  new  charter  which  had  just  been  adopted.  He  remained  as  Tacoma's  chief 
executive  until  April,  1892,  and  his  administration  was  businesslike  and  pro- 
gressive, resulting  in  various  needed  reforms  and  improvements.  With  his 
retirement  from  office  he  continued  his  real  estate  dealing  until  1898,  when  he 
was  elected  for  a  two  years'  term  to  the  office  of  county  commissioner  of  Pierce 
county.  On  the  expiration  of  that  period  he  was  reelected  for  a  four  years' 
term  and  made  an  excellent  record.  He  has  also  held  other  public  offices  of 
honor  and  trust.  From  1877  until  1879  inclusive  he  was  one  of  the  trustees 
of  the  hospital  for  the  insane  and  he  afterward  received  appointment  from  Gov- 
ernor McBride  as  one  of  the  Washington  commissioners  to  the  Louisiana  Pur- 
chase Exposition  held  in  St.  Louis  in  1904.  The  record  he  has  made  as  a  public 
official  is  most  commendable. 

In  Pierce  county,  in  1875,  Mr.  Kandle  married  Miss  Mary  C.  Guess,  a  na- 
tive of  this  county.  Her  parents  had  crossed  the  plains  in  1853.  Her  father. 
Mason  Guess,  burned  the  first  kiln  of  brick  in  Pierce  county  and  in  many  other 
ways  assisted  in  developing  the  resources  of  this  section.  Mrs.  Kandle  before 
her  marriage  was  one  of  the  first  school  teachers  in  Old  Tacoma.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Kandle  have  two  daughters,  Leona  Maud  and  Lottie  lola. 

The  family  residence  is  at  No.  422  North  I  street  and  the  home  is  celebrated 
for  its  warm-hearted  hospitality.  In  addition  to  this  property  Mr.  Kandle  owns 
the  old  family  homestead,  a  fine  farm  of  seven  hundred  acres  twenty  miles  south 
of  Tacoma.  His  activity  in  public  life  has  made  him  widely  known.  He  is  a 
man  of  resolute  purpose  and  marked  strength  of  character  and  his  individual 
qualities  are  such  as  have  gained  him  warm  and  enduring  regard. 


GUY  WILLIAM  KENNICOTT,  M.  D. 

Dr.  Guy  William  Kennicott,  proprietor  of  the  Chehalis  General  Hospital  and 
one  of  the  leading  physicians  and  surgeons  of  that  city,  was  born  on  the  29th  of 
January,  1859,  in  Chicago,  Illinois,  and  is  a  son  of  Dr.  William  H.  and  Caroline 
(Chapman)  Kennicott.  His  grandparents  came  to  this  country  from  England 
and  were  of  English  and  Scotch  descent.  It  was  as  early  as  183 1  that  the  doctor's 
father  became  a  resident  of  Chicago,  where  he  began  the  practice  of  medicine 
two  years  later.  He  was  the  owner  of  nine  hundred  and  sixty  acres  of  land 
situated  fifteen  miles  from  the  courthouse  in  Chicago  and  now  within  the  limits 
of  that  rapidly  developing  city.  He  became  well  known  throughout  that  local- 
ity and  died  there  in  1862.  His  widow  long  survived  him  and  was  making  her 
home  with  her  oldest  son  in  California  at  the  time  of  her  death  in  1912. 

Dr.  Kennicott  of  this  review  completed  his  literary  education  at  Northwestern 
University  of  Evanston,  Illinois,  and  later  entered  Rush  Medical  College,  from 
which  he  was  graduated  with  the  degree  of  M.  D.  in  1885.  For  ten  years  he 
engaged  in  practice  in  Chicago  but  in  the  meantime  visited  the  Sound  country  in 
1893  'i"'^  finally  located  in  Chehalis  in  1895.  At  that  time  the  city  contained  a 
population  of  only  about  one  thousand  and  the  district  round  about  was  wild 


380  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

and  unimproved.  Very  few  roads  had  been  laid  out  and  few  bridges  built  and 
in  his  early  practice  here  the  doctor  rode  horseback,  carrying  his  medicines  and 
instruments  in  old-fashioned  saddlebags.  No  matter  what  kind  the  weather  he 
never  failed  to  answer  a  call  and  was  often  forced  to  make  his  horse  swim  the 
streams  in  the  time  of  high  water.  He  was  called  upon  to  minister  to  the  sick 
throughout  a  wide  territory  and  in  this  way  he  gained  a  very  large  acquaintance. 
The  nature  of  his  practice  being  largely  surgical.  Dr.  Kennicott  saw  the  need  of 
a  hospital  at  Chehalis  and  in  1900  erected  what  is  now  known  as  the  Chehalis 
General  Hospital,  which  is  well  equipped  and  can  accommodate  about  fifteen  pa- 
tients. It  is  in  charge  of  graduate  nurses  of  experience  and  it  admits  cases 
of  all  kinds,  being  well  patronized  by  people  on  the  Pacific  coast.  At  different 
times  Dr.  Kennicott  has  taken  post  graduate  work  in  the  east  but  recently  his 
time  has  been  so  fully  occupied  that  he  has  been  unable  to  take  a  vacation  or 
spend  any  time  away  from  his  work  in  Chehalis. 

In  1892  the  doctor  was  married  in  Union  City,  Washington,  to  Miss  Harriet 
Foster  Black,  a  daughter  of  William  Black,  who  was  a  native  of  West  Hebron, 
New  York.  The  doctor  and  his  wife  have  two  children:  Frances,  who  is  now  a 
senior  at  Reed  College,  Portland,  Oregon ;  and  Robert  William,  who  is  twelve 
years  of  age  and  is  attending  the  public  schools  of  Chehalis. 

The  family  attend  the  Presbyterian  church,  of  which  Dr.  Kennicott  is  now 
senior  elder.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias  fraternity,  the 
Ancient  Order  of  United  Workmen  and  the  Citizens  Club  of  Chehalis.  Along  the 
line  of  his  profession  he  is  connected  with  the  county,  state  and  American  Medical 
Associations,  and  in  politics  he  is  an  ardent  republican.  He  was  induced  to  locate 
in  Chehalis  on  account  of  his  health,  which  had  been  broken  down  by  his  prac- 
tice in  Chicago,  but  here  he  soon  recovered  and  has  never  had  occasion  to  regret 
his  removal  to  the  Sound  country.  Today  he  is  a  man  of  prominence  in  his  com- 
munity and  stands  high  in  the  esteem  of  his  professional  brethren  as  well  as  in 
that  of  the  general  public. 


DEXTER  HORTON. 


No  history  of  Washington  would  be  complete  without  extended  reference  to 
Dexter  Horton,  for  his  name  is  closely  interwoven  with  its  annals  and  he  left 
the  impress  of  his  individuality  upon  many  lines  which  have  been  directly 
beneficial  to  the  state.  The  Horton  family  is  of  English  origin  but  was  established 
in  New  England  during  the  early  colonization  of  the  new  world.  The  paternal 
grandfather  of  Dexter  Horton  made  his  home  in  Massachusetts  and  in  that  state 
Darius  Horton,  the  father,  was  born  January  23,  1790.  He  afterward  removed 
to  New  York,  where  he  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Hannah  Olmstead,  whose 
birth  occurred  on  the  4th  of  February,  1790.  After  living  for  a  considerable 
period  in  New  York  the  parents  took  their  family  to  De  Kalb  county,  Illinois,  in 
1840  and  there  the  father  passed  away  seven  years  later. 

Dexter  Horton  was  reared  to  farm  life,  assisting  in  the  work  of  the  fields  from 
the  time  of  early  spring  planting  until  crops  were  harvested  in  the  late  autumn. 
Through  the  winter  months,  when  the  farm  work  for  the  year  was  practically 
over,  he  had  the  opportunity  of  attending  district  school  in  a  little  schoolhouse  in 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  381 

New  York.  His  educational  advantages,  however,  were  quite  limited,  his  school- 
books  being  a  Cobb  speller  and  a  Daboll  arithmetic,  in  which  he  advanced  no 
farther  than  the  rule  of  three.  In  the  school  of  experience,  however,  he  learned 
many  valuable  lessons  and  his  native  ingenuity  and  intellect  enabled  him  to 
readily  adapt  himself  to  conditions.  He  was  a  youth  of  fifteen  when  he 
accompanied  his  parents  to  Illinois  and  in  that  state  he  secured  a  claim  of  eighty 
acres  of  government  land  near  his  father's  farm.  When  a  youth  of  sixteen  he 
was  regarded  as  an  expert  axman,  being  capable  of  cutting  and  splitting  two 
hundred  oak,  ash  or  black  walnut  rails  per  day,  and  with  these  he  fenced  his 
land.  He  early  assumed  the  heavy  responsibilities  which  most  youths  do  not 
assume  until  they  have  attained  their  majority,  but  with  characteristic  energy  he 
carried  on  the  work  of  developing  his  farm  and  in  early  manhood  he  established 
a  home  of  his  own  by  his  marriage  to  Miss  Hannah  E.  Shoudy.  They  became  the 
parents  of  three  children  while  residing  in  Illinois  but  lost  two  of  them  in  infancy. 

In  1852,  accompanied  by  his  wife  and  little  daughter  Rebecca,  Mr.  Horton 
started  across  the  plains  to  the  Pacific  coast,  traveling  with  a  party  of  five  famihes 
who  took  with  them  sixty  horses.  In  the  company  were  eight  men,  six  women  and 
six  children,  and  a  little  one  was  born  while  the  party  were  on  the  plains.  The 
days  lengthened  into  weeks  and  the  weeks  into  months  ere  their  arrival  at  The 
Dalles  on  the  6th  of  September.  While  en  route  they  had  encountered  many 
hardships  and  trials  and  on  one  occasion  the  Indians  made  an  attempt  to  steal 
their  horses  but  failed.  The  year  of  their  emigration  was  the  one  in  which  so 
many  settlers  suffered  from  the  cholera  and  new-made  graves  marked  the  route 
of  the  wagon  train  all  along  the  way.  Mr.  Horton  was  stricken  with  the  dread 
disease  and  when  very  ill  was  providentially  saved  by  a  heavy  dose  of  morphine. 
A  lady  said  to  his  wife :  "If  that  was  my  husband,  I  would  give  him  a  large  dose 
of  bUie  mass,"  which  advice  was  rejected.  Mr.  Horton  recovered  but  the  lady 
took  the  dread  disease  and,  taking  a  dose  of  the  remedy  which  she  had  recom- 
mended, she  passed  away  in  less  than  twenty-four  hours.  Thomas  Mercer, 
who  was  of  the  party,  also  lost  his  wife  at  the  Cascades,  but  the  rest  of  the  party 
reached  their  destination  in  safety. 

During  the  following  winter  the  Horton  family  resided  at  Salem,  Oregon.  It 
was  during  that  season  that  the  territory  of  Washington  was  organized,  the 
country  lying  to  the  north  of  the  Columbia  river  being  included  within  its  borders. 
In  the  spring  of  1853  Mr.  Horton  and  several  others  walked  to  Olympia  and 
thence  on  to  Seattle,  where  Mr.  Horton  secured  work  with  Mr.  Bell,  being  paid 
two  dollars  and  a  half  per  day  for  chopping  piles.  He  afterward  went  to  Port 
Townsend,  where  he  was  paid  ten  dollars  a  day  while  engaged  in  clearing  two  lots. 
On  the  1st  of  July  of  the  same  year  he  returned  to  Salem,  expecting  to  secure 
work  at  harvesting,  but  the  great  emigration  of  that  year  had  brought  many 
unemployed  men  to  the  Pacific  northwest  and  he  was  able  to  get  only  one  day's 
work.  On  the  ist  of  September  he  started  by  team  for  Seattle  with  his  family, 
accompanied  by  Mr.  Mercer  and  his  fovir  daughters.  They  journeyed  by  way  of 
Portland,  ferried  their  horses  across  the  river  while  the  family  proceeded  in  a 
scow  to  Monticello  and  then  in  canoes  to  the  upper  landing  on  the  Cowlitz.  There 
Mr.  Horton,  who  had  taken  charge  of  the  horses,  met  his  family  and  the  ladies 
of  the  party  and  put  his  wagon  together  and  took  them  to  01ynii)ia,  where  he  left 
his  family  while  he  returned  for  his  household  effects. 


382  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

On  the  15th  of  September,  1853,  Mr.  Horton  arrived  in  Seattle.  He  was  not 
only  without  money  but  he  had  become  indebted  to  Mr.  Mercer  for  fifty  dollars 
for  bringing  them  to  Washington  with  his  team.  They  were  met  on  the  beach 
by  parties  from  Port  Gamble  and  Mr.  Horton  and  his  wife  were  offered  one 
hundred  and  thirty  dollars  per  month  with  board  if  they  would  go  there  and  cook 
for  a  camp  of  men.  For  nine  months  they  were  thus  engaged,  during  which 
time  the  camp  had  increased  to  sixty  men.  When  they  went  to  Port  Gamble 
Mr.  Horton  had  a  pair  of  overalls,  a  jumper,  a  hat  and  old  boots  and  his  wife 
was  as  poorly  clad ;  but  through  their  work  at  the  lumber  camp  they  managed  to 
pay  off  their  indebtedness,  obtain  a  good  wardrobe  and  also  save  eleven  hundred 
and  sixty  dollars  in  gold.  Subsequently  Mr.  Horton  was  employed  in  the  Yesler 
mill,  while  his  wife  did  the  cooking  for  fourteen  men  for  five  months.  He 
began  work  at  i  :oo  P.  M.,  working  until  twelve  midnight.  He  had  previously 
purchased  some  lots  and  after  he  had  obtained  rest  and  sleep  he  would  devote 
the  remainder  of  his  time  before  i  :oo  P.  M.  to  the  development  of  his  property. 
Mr.  Phillips  had  purchased  a  small  stock  of  goods  on  commission  and  they 
became  partners  in  merchandising.  On  one  occasion  Mr.  Horton  started  to 
San  Francisco  on  a  sailing  vessel  to  purchase  more  goods,  but  a  severe  storm 
overtook  the  ship  and  two  months  passed  before  his  return.  An  hour  before 
they  landed  they  heard  the  discharge  of  a  cannon  and  knew  there  must  be  trouble 
with  the  Indians  in  Seattle.  His  boat  was  then  hailed  and  he  was  told  that  if  he 
did  not  answer  it  would  be  blown  out  of  the  water.  Mr.  Horton  was  naturally 
very  anxious  concerning  the  welfare  of  his  family.  In  the  morning  he  requested 
an  Indian  to  take  him  home  in  his  canoe,  but  the  red  man  refused  until  Mr. 
Horton  insisted  strongly.  They  then  started  and  on  reaching  the  other  side  of 
the  bay  the  Indian  stopped  to  look  for  canoes,  but  seeing  none,  they  recrossed  and 
were  hailed  by  the  Decatur,  on  board  of  which  Mr.  Horton  found  his  wife  safe. 

At  the  close  of  the  Indian  war  Mr.  Horton's  business  sagacity  prompted  him 
to  dispose  of  his  interests  and  become  the  founder  of  a  private  bank,  which  was 
the  first  bank  established  in  Washington  territory.  This  was  in  1870  and  the 
institution  was  conducted  under  the  name  of  the  Phillips  &  Horton  Company, 
but  Mr.  Phillips  died  soon  after  its  organization,  at  which  time  the  firm  style 
of  Dexter  Horton  &  Company  was  assumed.  In  1887  this  was  reorganized 
into  a  state  bank  and  has  since  enjoyed  an  uninterrupted  term  of  prosperity. 
Mr.  Horton  was  elected  to  the  presidency  and  continued  in  the  banking  business 
for  eighteen  years.  After  being  in  active  business  for  thirty-four  years  he  sold 
his  bank  to  W.  S.  Ladd  of  Portland,  Oregon,  disposing  of  it  before  the  fire  of 
1889.  After  that  disaster  he  began  to  rebuild  his  property  and  in  three  months 
had  completed  the  Seattle  block.  A  year  later  he  erected  the  New  York  building 
and  from  his  property  holdings  he  derived  a  substantial  annual  income. 

Mr.  Horton  lost  his  first  wife  December  30,  1871,  and  on  the  30th  of  Sep- 
tember, 1873,  was  married  to  Caroline  E.  Parsons.  They  became  the  parents  of 
a  daughter,  Caroline  E.,  named  for  her  mother,  who  passed  away  March  4,  1878. 
Four  years  later  Mr.  Horton  made  a  trip  to  the  east  and  was  there  married 
on  the  14th  of  September,  1882,  to  Arabella  C.  Agard. 

Mr.  Horton  voted  with  the  republican  party  and  his  religious  faith  was 
that  of  the  Methodist  church.  He  served  as  Sunday-school  superintendent 
and  took  a  very  active  part  in  church  work,  doing  all  in  his  power  to  advance 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  383 

the  moral  progress  as  well  as  promote  the  material  interests  of  the  state.  He 
gave  generously  to  charity  and  was  constantly  extending  a  helping  hand  to 
others.  As  the  years  went  on  he  prospered  in  his  undertakings,  leaving  a  fortune, 
and  yet  all  through  the  years  he  had  given  most  liberally  where  assistance  was 
needed,  his  generosity  and  kindliness  making  him  loved  by  all.  Among  his  pos- 
sessions were  extensive  property  interests.  He  died  July  28,  1904,  while  his 
widow  survived  until  September  28,  1914.  It  would  be  impossible  to  separate 
his  name  from  the  history  of  the  state,  so  deeply  is  it  impressed  upon  the  public 
records.  He  was  one  of  a  party  to  build  a  wagon  road  to  eastern  Washington 
in  1855,  was  one  of  the  company  that  incorporated  to  build  a  railroad  to  Walla 
Walla  in  1873  and  again  and  again  he  was  a  cooperant  factor  in  some  measure 
that  has  been  of  the  utmost  benefit  to  the  state.  His  close  connection  with  Wash- 
ington's development  during  its  pioneer  epoch  and  his  later  activity  along  the 
lines  demanded  by  more  modern  conditions  constituted  him  one  of  the  valued 
citizens  of  the  northwest,  his  efiforts  constituting  a  very  desirable  contribution  to 
the  work  of  public  improvement. 


HON.  CLIFFORD  L.  BABCOCK. 

Hon.  Clift'ord  L.  Babcock,  vice  president  of  the  Port  Angeles  Trust  and 
Savings  Bank  and  representative  from  his  district  in  the  state  legislature,  has 
in  each  of  these  fields  left  the  impress  of  his  individuality  because  of  his  superior 
ability  and  fitness  for  the  duties  devolving  upon  him  in  those  connections.  He  was 
born  in  Aurora,  Illinois,  June  24,  1866,  and  was  the  second  in  a  family  of  seven 
children,  of  whom  six  are  yet  living.  The  Babcock  family  is  of  English  descent 
and  was  early  established  in  New  York,  where  Orin  Babcock,  father  of  Clififord 
L.  Babcock,  was  born  and  reared.  He  became  a  successful  agriculturist  and  for 
many  years  followed  farming  in  Illinois.  He  was  also  active  in  civic  and  political 
affairs  there  and  he  gave  stanch  support  to  the  republican  party.  He  also  served 
as  school  director  and  the  cause  of  education  found  in  him  a  stalwart  champion. 
He  wedded  Mary  Chambers,  who  was  born  in  New  York  and  was  of  Irish  an- 
cestry, her  parents,  however,  being  among  the  early  settlers  of  Illinois.  Orin  Bab- 
cock passed  away  at  Aurora,  Illinois,  in  1886  at  the  age  of  forty-nine  years  and 
in  October  of  the  same  year  the  family  came  to  Washington,  arriving  at  Port 
Angeles  on  the  30th  of  October,  after  which  Mrs.  Babcock  continued  her  resi- 
dence in  that  city  until  her  demise. 

Clifford  L.  Babcock  supplemented  his  public  school  education  by  a  year's  study 
in  the  Jennings  Seminary  of  Aurora,  Illinois.  His  early  life  was  spent  upon 
the  home  farm  and  he  early  became  familiar  with  the  best  methods  of  plowing, 
planting  and  harvesting,  there  remaining  to  the  age  of  twenty  years,  when  after 
his  father's  death  he  started  out  on  his  own  account.  He  entered  upon  an  ap- 
'prenticeship  to  the  watchmaker's  trade,  being  employed  in  the  National  watch 
factory  at  Elgin,  where  he  followed  the  business  for  about  two  years.  On  ac- 
count of  ill  health  he  removed  to  the  west,  becoming  a  resident  of  Port  Angeles, 
where  he  engaged  in  various  pursuits.  He  devoted  seven  years  to  dairying  and 
farming  and  in  the  fall  of   1897  went  to  Alaska.     He  afterward  returned  and 


384  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

became  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  Port  Angeles  Trust  and  Savings  Bank,  which 
opened  its  doors  for  business  in  February,  1914-  He  has  since  been  its  vice 
president  and  is  active  in  its  management  and  control. 

At  Port  Angeles  Mr.  Babcock  was  married  to  Miss  Alaria  R.  Chambers,  a 
native  of  Minnesota  and  a  daughter  of  Frank  and  Esther  Chambers,  the  former 
now  deceased,  while  the  latter  is  living  in  Port  Angeles,  making  her  home  with 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Babcock.  Three  children  have  been  born  of  this  marriage,  Grace, 
Leah  and  Percy,  all  born  in  Port  Angeles. 

Mr.  Babcock's  military  experience  covers  service  as  a  member  of  Company 
D  of  the  Third  Regiment  of  Illinois  State  Militia  during  his  early  manhood. 
He  belongs  to  the  Knights  of  Pythias  lodge  at  Port  Angeles  and  also  to  Naval 
Lodge,  No.  353,  B.  P.  O.  E.,  and  to  the  Ancient  Order  of  United  Workmen. 
His  name  is  likewise  on  the  membership  roll  of  the  Commercial  Club  and,  more- 
over, he  has  been  a  recognized  leader  in  republican  circles  in  Clallam  county, 
doing  everything  in  his  power  to  promote  the  growth  and  secure  the  success 
of  his  party  along  legitimate  lines.  He  served  for  two  terms  as  county  treasurer, 
being  first  elected  in  1910  and  re-elected  in  1912.  In  1914  he  was  chosen  a 
member  of  the  state  legislature  and  in  this  connection  a  local  paper  wrote  :  "There 
is  no  one  whose  record  in  any  like  position  of  trust  and  honor  has  been  cleaner  or 
stronger.  As  county  treasurer  Mr.  Babcock  placed  the  affairs  of  that  important 
office  on  a  splendid  basis,  his  knowledge  of  accounting  and  thorough  systematiz- 
ing making  this  possible.  Knowledge  gained  there  is  of  value  to  him  in  his 
banking  connections  and  his  judgment  is  regarded  by  other  members  of  the 
directorate  as  worthy  of  serious  consideration  at  all  times.  He  has  a  wide  con- 
ception of  general  affairs,  keeps  posted  on  all  subjects  of  local,  state  and  national 
importance  and  is  generally  regarded  as  one  of  the  best  informed  men  in  this 
part  of  the  northwest.  In  the  state  legislature  during  the  last  session  Mr.  Bab- 
cock worked  assiduously  in  behalf  of  his  constituents  yet  kept  constantly  in  mind 
the  broader  affairs  of  the  entire  state,  lending  his  influence  to  those  measures 
which  appealed  to  him  as  being  for  the  best  interests  for  the  whole  people.  His 
record  was  one  to  be  proud  of  and  should  he  so  desire  it  is  more  than  probable 
that  Clifford  L.  Babcock  will  be  heard  from  further  in  a  political  way." 


BENNETT  WILLSON  JOHNS. 

Ere  the  year  1853  had  been  brought  to  a  close  Bennett  W.  Johns  had  become 
a  resident  of  Washington  and  through  the  ensuing  years  to  the  time  of  his  death 
was  not  only  an  interested  witness  of  the  changes  which  have  brought  the  state 
to  its  present  condition  of  development  and  prosperity  but  was  also  an  active 
factor  in  business  and  public  enterprises  which  led  to  its  substantial  develop- 
ment. His  name,  therefore,  should  be  inscribed  on  the  record  of  Washington's 
valued  pioneers  and  in  coming  to  the  west  he  displayed  much  of  the  spirit  of' 
his  early  Welsh  and  English  ancestors,  who  left  their  native  countries  to  aid 
in  planting  the  seeds  of  civilization  in  the  new  world. 

Elias  Johns,  the  grandfather  of  our  subject,  was  a  soldier  of  the  War  of 
181 2  and  belonged  to  one  of  the  prominent  old  families  of  Virginia.     He  became 


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a  wealthy  planter  and  slave  owner  of  Tennessee,  where  he  had  a  beautiful 
home  in  the  midst  of  a  very  extensive  farm.  His  life  was  characterized  by  a 
devout  Christian  faith,  his  membership  being  in  the  Baptist  church,  in  the  work 
of  which  he  took  an  active  and  helpful  part.  His  son,  Bennett  Lewis  Johns, 
was  born  in  Tennessee  in  1802  and  after  arriving  at  years  of  maturity  wedded 
Miss  Elizabeth  Suttles,  who  v.-as  born  near  her  husband's  birthplace.  They 
remained  residents  of  Tennessee  for  a  considerable  period  and  then  started  in 
1853  for  the  northwest,  accompanied  by  their  family  of  ten  children.  The  journey 
was  fraught  with  many  hardships  and  the  wife  and  mother  died  of  mountain 
fever  near  Soda  Springs,  Idaho,  as  did  also  her  baby  who  was  born  on  the 
plains.  A  little  later  the  eldest  daughters,  Frances,  who  was  the  wife  of  Alex- 
ander Barnes,  died  of  the  same  disease  and  their  graves  were  made  along  the 
route  of  travel.  Thus  forced  to  leave  their  loved  ones  behind,  the  remainder 
of  the  family  continued  their  journey.  On  reaching  the  Cascade  mountains 
they  found  the  snow  so  deep  that  they  were  obliged  to  abandon  their  wagons 
and  much  of  their  outfit.  Later  they  engaged  pack  horses  and  took  what  they 
could  with  them,  but  their  food  became  almost  exhausted  and  they  would  have 
perished  had  not  other  travelers  relieved  their  necessities.  The  party  had  left 
home  on  the  ist  of  May,  1853,  and  it  was  not  until  the  4th  of  November  that 
they  reached  Seattle.  A  part  of  the  trip  had  been  made  in  canoes  down  the 
White  river. 

The  father  secured  a  donation  claim  in  King  county,  about  nine  miles  south- 
east of  Seattle,  on  the  Duwamish  river,  and  there  began  farming  and  stock 
raising,  but  when  the  Indians  went  upon  the  war  path,  the  family  was  obliged 
to  seek  protection  in  Seattle,  while  the  father  and  his  two  eldest  sons  aided  in 
subduing  the  red  men,  serving  for  three  months  in  the  First  Regiment  and  six 
months  in  the  Second  Regiment.  They  participated  in  the  engagement  with  the 
Indians  who  attacked  Seattle  in  1856.  When  the  family  were  at  breakfast  they 
were  driven  from  their  home  in  the  suburbs  and  during  that  night  the  Indians 
ransacked  their  house,  taking  all  that  they  cared  for,  working  a  great  hardship 
by  stealing  all  of  the  winter's  supply  of  flour.  This  had  been  secured  at  great 
labor,  the  father  and  sons  raising  the  wheat  on  their  own  land.  When  the  harvest 
was  gathered  and  the  grain  threshed  with  a  flail  and  winnowed  in  the  wind,  it 
was  taken  by  Mr.  Johns  on  a  scow  to  Olympia,  where  it  was  ground,  and  upon 
returning  to  Seattle  it  was  placed  in  the  store  of  A.  A.  Denny,  there  remaining 
until  it  was  stolen  by  the  Indians.  When  the  Indian  war  was  ended  .Mr.  Johns 
resumed  possession  of  his  farm,  which  he  cultivated  for  several  years  and  then 
removed  to  Seattle,  where  he  remained  until  within  a  few  months  of  his  death. 
His  last  days,  however,  were  spent  in  the  home  of  his  daughter,  Mrs.  William 
H.  Mitchell,  of  Olympia,  where  he  died  when  he  was  seventy-seven  years  of  age. 

The  second  son  of  the  family  was  Bennett  W.  Johns,  a  lad  of  but  fourteen 
years  when  the  family  removed  to  the  northwest.  He  made  the  trij)  on  horse- 
back and  drove  their  loose  cattle,  and  although  they  were  frequently  harassed 
by  the  Indians,  who  drove  off  their  stock,  they  always  succeeded  in  recapturing 
the  most  of  them.  He  had  begun  his  education  in  his  native  state  and  continued 
his  studies  in  "the  schools  of  Seattle,  after  which  he  devoted  his  attention  to 
farm  work  until  he  reached  the  age  of  twenty  years,  when  he  sought  employ- 
ment in  a  sawmill,  and  as  the  result  of  his  labors  was  able  to  send  his  father 
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390  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

sixty  dollars  after  three  months.  Later  he  went  to  Fort  Hope,  British  Columbia, 
and  engaged  in  mining  at  Puget  Sound  Bar,  on  the  Eraser  river.  Again  success 
attended  his  labors  and  his  next  contribution  to  the  family  funds  was  one  hundred 
and  four  dollars.  Later  he  turned  his  attention  to  the  fur  trade,  which  he  fol- 
lowed successfully  until  1869,  when  he  returned  to  the  States,  settling  at  Olympia, 
where  for  fourteen  years  he  engaged  in  the  operation  of  a  sawmill  as  a  partner 
of  his  brother-in-law,  William  H.  Mitchell.  He  resumed  his  original  occupation, 
however,  in  1876,  when  he  purchased  a  farm  of  six  hundred  and  forty  acres 
on  Bush  Prairie  and  there  began  stock  raising.  Later  he  became  the  owner  of 
a  tract  of  two  hundred  and  forty  acres  three  miles  from  Olympia,  still  known  as 
the  "John's  place,"  and  also  a  good  residence  in  the  city.  He  continued  to 
devote  his  attention  to  agricultural  pursuits  for  a  long  period  but  engaged  in 
the  real  estate  and  insurance  business  during  the  last  few  years  of  his  life.  He 
became  the  owner  of  valuable  property  in  Olympia,  including  his  attractive 
residence.  He  was  agent  for  the  Mitchell  wagon  for  years  and  he  was  one  of 
the  builders  of  the  Olympia  &  Tenino  Railroad. 

In  1872  was  celebrated  the  marriage  of  Mr.  Johns  and  Miss  Mary  J.  Vertrees, 
a  native  of  Illinois  and  a  daughter  of  Charles  M.  and  Mary  J.  \^ertrees,  also 
of  that  state.  They  became  the  parents  of  a  daughter,  Ruth,  now  the  wife  of 
A.  S.  Kerfoot,  who  is  engaged  in  the  lumber  business  and  in  the  cultivation  of 
a  lemon  grove  in  San  Diego  county,  California.  She  has  become  the  mother 
of  four  children :  Bennett  Willson  Johns,  George  Franklin,  Robert  Arthur  and 
Mary  Ruth. 

Mr.  Johns  was  a  lifelong  member  of  the  Baptist  church  and  long  served 
as  an  officer  of  the  church  in  Olympia.  His  political  allegiance  was  always 
given  to  the  republican  party  and  fraternally  he  was  connected  with  the  Inde- 
pendent Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  in  which  he  held  the  office  of  noble  grand,  with 
the  auxiliary  of  that  fraternity,  the  Rebekahs,  and  with  the  Ancient  Order  of 
United  Workmen,  in  which  he  served  as  master  workman.  He  was  a  public- 
spirited  citizen,  at  one  time  filling  the  office  of  school  director  of  Tumwater  and 
at  all  times  taking  an  active  and  helpful  interest  in  the  work  of  public  progress 
and  improvement.  In  fact  his  was  an  honorable  and  well  spent  life  that 
entitled  him  to  the  high  regard  and  goodwill  of  all  who  knew  him  and  his  career 
proved  of  great  worth  to  the  state  with  which  he  early  identified  his  interests. 
He  passed  away  December  2'],  1905,  after  a  residence  of  fifty-two  years  in 
Washington,  and  during  that  period  he  had  witnessed  practically  the  entire 
development  and  upbuilding  of  the  commonwealth. 


MRS.  BENNETT  WILLSON  JOHNS. 

Mrs.  Bennett  Willson  Johns,  of  Olympia,  has  long  taken  an  active  part  in 
public  affairs  that  have  had  much  to  do  with  shaping  the  interests  and  destinies 
of  the  state.  She  was  born  in  Pike  county,  Illinois,  October  26,  1851,  and  bore 
the  maiden  name  of  Mary  J.  Vertrees.  On  the  25th  of  February,  1872,  she 
became  the  wife  of  Bennett  W.  Johns  at  Olympia.  She  has  been  one  of  Wash- 
ington's leaders  in  modern  thought  and  action  for  the  enfranchisement  of  women, 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  391 

studying  closely  the  various  phases  of  the  question  and  at  all  times  basing  her 
position  upon  intelligent  and  irrefutable  argument.  She  has  also  done  much 
splendid  work  in  other  capacities,  filling  various  positions  of  honor  and  respon- 
sibility. She  was  the  first  matron  of  the  Charlton  College  for  Young  Ladies  at 
Ottawa  (Kansas)  University,  so  serving  in  1892  and  1893.  For  seven  years  she 
filled  the  position  of  assistant  postmaster  at  Olympia,  continuing  in  the  office  from 
1898  until  1905,  and  in  1907  she  again  served  in  that  capacity  for  a  few  months. 
She  was  twice  elected  a  delegate  to  the  republican  county  convention  in  the  '80s, 
when  women  were  given  the  right  to  vote,  and  was  once  chosen  a  delegate  to  the 
territorial  convention.  At  an  early  date  she  owned  and  conducted  a  book  bindery 
in  Olympia  and  has  proven  as  capable  in  business  affairs  as  in  working  for  those 
projects  which  aft'ect  the  general  interests  of  society.  She  has  managed  the 
estate  left  by  her  husband,  proving  at  all  times  capable  in  control  of  her  business 
afifairs. 

Like  her  husband,  Mrs.  Johns  has  been  a  lifelong  member  of  the  Baptist 
church.  She  is  also  a  past  matron  of  the  Eastern  Star,  has  twice  been  noble 
grand  of  the  Order  of  Rebekahs,  has  been  president  of  the  George  H.  Thomas 
Relief  Corps,  in  which  she  still  retains  her  membership,  and  three  times  she  has 
been  president  of  the  Woman's  Club  of  Olympia.  She  has  traveled  extensively  in 
her  own  country,  in  Mexico,  in  Canada  and  in  Europe,  thus  gaining  that  broad 
and  liberal  culture  which  only  travel  can  bring. 


FRED  E.  SANDER. 


The  name  of  Fred  E.  Sander,  who  is  president  of  Fred  E.  Sander,  Inc.,  stands 
high  in  commercial  and  financial  circles  of  Seattle.  The  firm  is  extensively 
engaged  in  the  real-estate  business  and  their  offices  are  located  in  the  Colman 
building.  Mr.  Sander  was  born  in  Corinth,  Mississippi,  August  10,  1854,  and 
left  his  home  when  a  boy  in  order  to  go  to  sea.  He  made  his  first  advent  in 
Seattle  as  a  sailor  in  1869,  when  about  fifteen  years  of  age,  and  returned  here  to 
permanently  locate  in  1879,  being  first  employed  as  a  bookkeeper  in  the  Stetson 
&  Post  mill.  However,  he  was  ambitious  for  greater  things  and  took  up  the 
reading  of  law  in  the  office  of  the  Hon.  William  H.  White,  afterward  a  supreme 
court  judge  of  the  state.  Mr.  Sander  never  practiced  law,  although  he  made 
good  use  of  his  knowledge  in  a  commercial  way. 

He  began  building  street  railways  and  in  1887  built  and  owned  the  cable  road 
on  Yesler  and  Jackson  streets.  This  was  the  first  cable  line  operated  on  the 
Pacific  coast  north  of  San  Francisco.  He  also  built  the  Grant  street  electric 
line  to  South  Seattle  and  with  others  built  and  owned  the  James  street  cable  and 
electric  line  and  the  Front  street  cable  line.  Fie  constructed  and  owned  the  first 
six  miles  of  the  Seattle-Tacoma  interurban  line  but  afterward  sold  this  to  Stone 
&  Webster.  He  built  the  Seattle-Everett  line  of  fourteen  miles,  among  other 
enterprises  of  a  similar  nature.  In  1886  he  built  the  first  plant  of  the  Washington 
Electric  Company  for  lighting  pur])0ses.  Although  well  on  the  road  to  success, 
the  panic  of  1893  caused  him  great  losses  but  he  has  since  recovered  his  financial 
standing.     Mr.  Sander  is  conceded  to  be  the  first  real-estate  operator  of  Seattle 


392  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

and  has  handled  more  property  than  any  other  man.  He  never  trades  on  the 
commission  basis  but  buys  and  sells  outright.  At  periods  he  has  been  heavily 
interested  in  shipping  and  other  industries.  The  present  company  of  Fred  E. 
Sander  was  incorporated  in  1900  and  is  a  close  corporation.  Mr.  Sander  is 
president,  Nellie  B.  Sander  vice  president,  and  his  son,  Henry  K.  Sander,  secretary 
and  treasurer.  Mr.  Sander  has  one  of  the  best  equipped  offices  in  the  city  and 
state,  the  finishings  being  done  entirely  in  mahogany.  It  is  of  interest  that  he 
has  had  but  one  landlord  during  all  these  years — J.  M.  Colman  and  his  estate. 

Mr.  Sander  is  one  of  the  most  respected  citizens  of  Seattle.  He  is  a  stock- 
holder in  several  financial  institutions  but  is  mostly  sole  owner  of  such  enter- 
prises in  which  he  is  interested.  He  holds  membership  with  the  Elks,  the  Masons, 
the  Knights  of  Pythias  and  the  Ancient  Order  of  United  Workmen ;  is  a  member 
of  the  Lotus  Club  of  New^  York  and  the  Salmigundi  Club  of  that  city;  belongs 
to  the  Rainier  Club  of  Seattle  and  the  Seattle  Golf  and  Country  Club ;  and  is  a 
life  member  of  the  Arctic  Clubs.  He  is  a  trustee  of  the  Washington  State  Art 
Association.  Mr.  Sander  has  largely  contributed  toward  growth  and  develop- 
ment in  Washington  and  has  been  particularly  active  in  Seattle.  He  combines 
business  judgment  wath  public  spirit  and  is  to  be  numbered  among  the  empire 
builders  of  the  west. 


CHARLES  C.  CLAUSON. 

Charles  C.  Clauson,  who  since  1910  has  had  charge  of  the  gas  department 
of  the  Puget  Sound  Traction,  Light  &  Power  Company,  thus  holds  an  impor- 
tant position  in  connection  with  one  of  the  largest  interests  of  that  character  in 
the  northwest.  He  has  resided  in  Bellingham  since  February,  1909.  arriving  here 
when  a  young  man  of  twenty-five  years.  He  was  born  on  the  25th  of  Novem- 
ber, 1884,  in  Forest  City,  Iowa,  his  parents  being  N.  C.  and  Hannah  (Johnson) 
Clauson.  He  attended  the  public  and  high  schools,  completing  the  course  by 
graduation  when  seventeen  years  of  age.  after  which  he  entered  the  Iowa  State 
College  at  Ames,  Iowa,  as  a  student  in  the  engineering  department.  He  is 
numbered  among  its  alumni  of  June,  1907,  and  with  the  completion  of  his  tech- 
nical training  he  went  to  Sonora,  Mexico,  accepting  the  position  of  mining  engi- 
neer with  the  Cananea  Consolidated  Mining  Company,  thus  continuing  until 
the  fall  of  that  year,  when  he  resigned  and  removed  to  El  Paso,  Texas,  where 
he  became  assistant  superintendent  of  the  El  Paso  Gas  &  Electric  Light  Com- 
pany. That  connection  was  maintained  until  February,  1909,  when  he  came  to 
Bellingham,  entering  the  employ  of  the  Puget  Sound  Traction,  Light  &  Power 
Company  as  superintendent  of  the  gas  works.  That  he  demonstrated  his  ability 
and  proved  his  fidelity  is  indicated  in  the  fact  that  in  19 10  he  was  promoted, 
being  given  charge  of  the  entire  gas  department,  which  position  he  now  fills,  con- 
centrating his  eflforts  upon  the  wise  direction  and  management  of  the  department, 
so  that  maximum  results  shall  be  attained  at  a  minimum  expenditure. 

On  the  18th  of  June.  1908,  ]\Ir.  Clauson  was  married  in  Forest  City,  Iowa, 
to  Miss  Mary  Johnson,  and  they  now  have  an  interesting  little  son,  Charles  Gor- 
don, six  years  of  age,  and  a  daughter,  Elizabeth,  thirteen  months  old.     During 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  393 

the  eight  years  of  their  residence  in  BelHngham  they  have  become  widely  known 
here  and  have  gained  many  warm  friends.  Mr.  Clauson  is  still  a  young  man, 
having  not  yet  reached  the  zenith  of  his  years  and  powers,  and  the  advancement 
that  he  has  already  made  since  his  college  days  argues  well  for  further  progress 
in  the  future. 


ARTHUR  RAGAN  PRIEST. 

A  prominent  figure  in  educational  circles  in  Washington  is  Professor  Arthur 
Ragan  Priest,  dean  of  men  in  the  State  University  since  191 5,  and  one  of  the 
members  of  the  faculty  since  1899.  He  was  born  near  Greencastle,  Indiana, 
September  i,  1867,"  a  son  of  Joe  Hardin  and  Sallie  (Ragan)  Priest,  the  latter 
a  daughter  of  Reuben  Ragan,  a  pioneer  horticulturist  of  Indiana. 

In  the  acquirement  of  his  education  Arthur  Ragan  Priest  attended  De  Pauw 
University,  which  conferred  upon  him  the  Bachelor  of  Arts  degree  in  1891  and 
the  Master  of  Arts  degree  in  1894.  In  1893  he  became  a  teacher  in  that  institu- 
tion being  made  instructor  in  rhetoric  and  oratory.  He  occupied  this  position 
for  three  years.  From  1896  until  1898  he  was  professor  of  rhetoric  and  ora- 
tory. In  the  latter  year  he  accepted  the  position  of  instructor  of  rhetoric  and 
oratory  in  the  University  of  Wisconsin,  where  he  remained  for  a  year  and  in 
1899  he  became  professor  of  rhetoric  and  oratory  in  the  University  of  Wash- 
ington, occupying  that  position  until  191 1.  From  1905  until  191 1  he  was  dean 
of  the  College  of  Liberal  Arts  and  since  191 5  has  been  dean  of  men. 

On  the  19th  of  July,  1893,  at  Martin,  Tennessee,  ]\Ir.  Priest  was  married  to 
Miss  Willa  Trent,  a  daughter  of  William  and  Eliza  (Freeman)  Trent.  To 
them  have  been  born  two  children :  Lieutenant  Harold  R.  Priest,  who  is  now 
with  the  United  States  army ;  and  Constance  Priest,  at  home.  The  religious 
faith  of  the  family  is  that  of  the  Christian  Science  church.  Professor  Priest 
is  a  member  of  the  College  Club  and  of  the  Faculty  Men's  Club.  His  contri- 
bution to  educational  work  in  the  state  has  been  most  valuable  and  his  efforts 
contribute  to  the  splendid  reputation  borne  by  the  institution  of  which  he  is  a 
representative. 


L.  H.  BREWER. 


While  L.  H.  Brewer  has  made  the  practice  of  law  his  life  work  and  has  at- 
tained distinction  as  an  attorney  of  ability  in  the  Grays  Harbor  district,  he  has  yet 
given  much  attention  to  public  interests  and  his  efforts  have  been  a  most  potent 
force  in  promoting  municipal  progress  and  welfare.  He  has  been  particularly 
active  in  the  development  of  the  Hoquiam  Commercial  Club  and  in  the  advance- 
ment of  the  interests  of  the  Southwest  Washington  Development  Association, 
in  which  connections  his  powers  of  organization  have  been  brought  into  full 
play. 

He   was  born   at   Black  River,  near  Little  Rock,  Washington,   October   19, 


394  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

1869.  His  father,  Oliver  P.  Brewer,  was  born  in  Pike  county,  Arkansas,  in 
1833  s"d  ^"  1853  established  his  home  at  Eugene,  Oregon,  removing  to  this  state 
from  Oregon  in  1859.  He  had  crossed  the  plains  in  1853  and  the  party  with  which 
he  traveled  was  lost  in  the  Cascade  mountains  for  three  months.  Twice  they 
were  surrounded  by  Indians  and  they  were  obliged  to  divide  all  their  provisions 
with  them  before  proceeding.  Mr.  Brewer  first  settled  at  Eugene,  Oregon, 
and  afterward  removed  to  Grand  Mound,  Washington.  Later  he  went  to  Tum- 
water  in  charge  of  the  Ward  sawmill,  and  subsequently  he  joined  the  Methodist 
conference  and  went  to  Pendleton,  Oregon,  where  he  was  engaged  in  church 
work  for  three  months.  He  then  returned  to  Chehalis  county,  being  appointed 
agent  in  charge  of  the  Chehalis  Indian  reservation  at  Oakville,  Washington,  where 
he  remained  for  two  years.  On  the  expiration  of  that  period  he  purchased  a  farm 
south  of  Oakville,  which  he  carefully  and  systematically  cultivated  until  1902, 
when  he  sold  that  property  and  retired  to  Montesano,  where'  he  lived  in  the  en- 
joyment of  well-earned  rest  for  three  years.  He  was  then  called  to  the  home 
beyond,  while  his  widow  survived  until  February,  191 6.  It  was  on  the  3d  of 
February,  1853.  that  Mr.  Brewer  had  married  Margaret  C.  Stevens,  of  Pike 
county,  Arkansas,  who  was  born  in  Gwinnett  county,  Georgia,  August  5,  1834, 
but  who  at  the  age  of  six  years  accompanied  her  parents  to  Arkansas.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Brewer  became  the  parents  of  six  children,  including:  Mrs.  Charity  Baker, 
now  living  at  Dryad,  Washington;  M.  W.,  of  Oakville,  this  state;  and  A.  O., 
living  at  Granville,  Washington. 

The  early  educational  advantages  of  L.  H.  Brewer  were  limited  to  twenty- 
three  months'  attendance  at  the  country  schools  of  Washington.  He  attended 
through  the  winter  months,  walking  three  miles  and  crossing  the  Chehalis  river 
in  a  canoe.  The  remainder  of  the  year  was  devoted  to  work  upon  his  father's 
farm.  By  lamplight  he  eagerly  perused  such  books  as  he  could  obtain  and  after- 
ward he  had  the  benefit  of  four  months'  instruction  in  the  Olympia  Collegiate 
Institute.  Ambition  asserted  itself  and  in  July,  1896,  he  took  up  the  study  of 
law  in  the  office  of  Judge  T.  Scofield  in  Montesano,  being  admitted  to  the  bar 
in  October,  1898.  He  was  afterward  in  the  office  with  George  D.  Scofield  of 
Seattle,  Washington,  and  he  devoted  one  year  to  specializing  in  corporation  law. 
In  June,  1900,  he  went  to  Alaska,  where  he  spent  the  summer,  and  upon  his 
return  in  the  fall  of  that  year  entered  upon  the  practice  of  law  in  Montesano. 
For  three  years  he  held  the  office  of  deputy  prosecuting  attorney,  acting  in  that 
capacity  while  the  tax  question  was  before  the  state.  In  1903  he  removed  to 
Hoquiam,  where  he  entered  into  partnership  with  Frank  L.  Morgan  and  today 
theirs  is  one  of  the  largest  law  practices  in  the  Grays  Harbor  district.  As  a 
lawyer  he  is  sound,  clear-minded  and  well  trained.  He  is  at  home  in  all  de- 
partments of  the  law,  from  the  minutiae  in  practice  to  the  greater  topics  wherein 
is  involved  the  consideration  of  the  ethics  and  the  philosophy  of  jurisprudence 
and  the  higher  concerns  of  public  policy.  He  is  felicitous  and  clear  in  argu- 
ment, thoroughly  in  earnest,  full  of  the  vigor  of  conviction,  never  abusive  of  his 
adversaries,  imbued  with  highest  courtesy  and  yet  a  foe  w^orthy  of  the  steel 
of  the  most  able  opponent. 

But  he  is  not  learned  in  the  law  alone,  for  he  has  studied  long  and  carefully 
the  subjects  that  are  to  the  statesman  and  the  man  of  afifairs  of  the  greatest 
import — the   questions   of    finance,    political   economy,   sociology — and   has    kept 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  395 

abreast  of  the  best  thinking  men  of  his  age.  In  1903  he  was  chosen  to  represent 
his  district  in  the  upper  house  of  the  state  legislature.  He  has  been  a  delegate 
to  every  republican  state  convention  for  a  quarter  of  a  century  and  has  been  a 
member  of  the  republican  central  committee  for  twenty-five  years.  For  a  long 
period  he  was  secretary  and  is  now  chairman,  and  his  opinions  have  carried 
great  weight  in  the  councils  of  his  party  throughout  Washington.  He  has  been 
very  active  in  both  county  and  state  affairs  and  has  done  not  a  little  to  mold 
the  policy  and  shape  the  destiny  of  community  and  commonwealth  through  sev- 
eral decades.  In  191 1  he  was  made  president  of  the  Hoquiam  Commercial  Club 
at  a  period  when  it  had  almost  passed  out  of  existence,  having  only  eight  members 
left.  Another  club  of  similar  character  was  started  about  that  time,  thus  creating 
two  big  factions.  Mr.  Brewer  started  to  work  to  upbuild  his  organization  and 
by  untiring  effort  has  promoted  the  development  and  success  of  the  club  until, 
reorganized,  it  is  a  solid  body  of  the  leading  business  men  of  Hoquiam  and  re- 
garded as  one  of  the  most  resourceful  and  resultant  clubs  in  western  Washington. 
During  the  first  year  of  his  presidency  the  club  membership  increased  to  two 
hundred  and  the  second  year  closed  with  three  hundred  members  and  seven  hun- 
dred dollars  in  the  treasury.  Mr.  Brewer  was  also  made  president  of  the  South- 
west Washington  Development  Association,  an  organization  covering  ten  coun- 
ties. It  was  badly  in  debt  when  he  was  called  to  execute  control  but  again  he 
bent  his  powers  of  organization  to  the  upbuilding  of  the  institution  and  within 
one  year  the  association  was  out  of  debt  and  had  become  a  live  force  in  the 
district  in  which  he  operates.  Mr.  Brewer  possesses  notable  power  as  an  or- 
ganizer. He  grasps  most  readily  every  point  of  a  situation,  discriminates  quickly 
between  the  essential  and  the  nonessential  and,  discarding  the  latter,  so  utilizes 
the  former  as  to  gain  the  maximum  result  capable  of  accomplishment  at  any 
given  point. 

On  the  6th  of  June,  1894,  Mr.  Brewer  was  married  to  Miss  Christina  Sco- 
field,  a  daughter  of  Judge  Scofield  of  Montesano,  and  they  now  have  one  child, 
Shirley,  seven  years  of  age.  Mr.  Brewer  is  regarded  as  the  father  of  the  Elks 
lodge  of  Hoquiam,  of  which  he  is  still  an  active  member,  and  he  also  belongs  to 
the  Woodmen  of  the  World.  He  is  devoted  to  his  family  and  home  and  he  is 
a  man  of  pleasing  personality,  his  social  qualities  rendering  him  popular,  while 
the  generous  and  helpful  spirit  which  he  maintains  toward  his  fellowmen  has 
won  him  the  love  of  many.  In  his  chosen  profession  he  has  attained  distinction 
and  prominence  and  public  opinion  places  his  name  high  on  the  roll  of  the  lead- 
ing citizens  of  Grays  Harbor. 


WILLIAM  A.  McKENNA. 

On  one  of  the  steamers  which  made  the  trip  from  San  Francisco  to  Seattle 
in  the  spring  of  1884,  William  A.  McKenna  was  a  passenger  and  thus  made  his 
entrance  into  Washington.  From  Seattle  he  proceeded  on  a  stern  wheeler  to 
La  Conner  and  from  that  point  traveled  in  an  Indian  canoe  to  Bay  View,  which 
at  that  time  contained  the  homes  of  two  white  families,  while  the  remainder  of 
the  people  there  were  Indians.     He  was  at  that  time  a  lad  of  ten  years.     His 


396  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

birth  had  occurred  at  Arcadia,  CaHfornia,  December  i8,  1873,  and  in  1884  he 
accompanied  his  parents  on  their  removal  to  the  north.  His  father,  William  John 
McKenna,  was  born  in  Australia,  July  4,  1842,  and  when  but  five  years  of  age 
came  to  the  United  States  in  a  sailing  ship,  landing  at  California.  He  was  mar- 
ried on  the  226.  of  February,  1872,  to  Mary  Elizabeth  Compton,  who  was  born  in 
Wisconsin,  August  4,  1844,  and  was  brought  by  her  parents  across  the  plains  to 
California  by  ox  train,  the  family  experiencing  many  of  the  hardships  and  trials 
incident  to  journeying  across  the  country  at  that  day.  William  J.  AIcKenna  was 
educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Eureka,  California,  and  received  his  business 
training  in  San  Francisco.  He  became  an  expert  clerical  man  and  accountant  and 
for  five  years  he  served  as  county  clerk  of  Humboldt  county,  California.  As 
previously  stated,  he  journeyed  northward  in  1884  and  with  his  family  settled  at 
Bay  View.  In  the  early  days  it  was  necessary  for  him  to  give  much  time  to  the 
work  of  protecting  communities  from  the  Indians  and  he  was  closely  associated 
with  all  the  phases  of  pioneer  development  in  Washington.  He  platted  the  town 
of  Bay  View,  where  he  conducted  a  general  store,  and  he  was  also  one  of  the 
founders  of  Anacortes,  now  a  most  thriving  city.  He  became  the  first  postmaster 
of  Bay  View,  which  position  he  occupied  for  many  years.  In  fact  he  held  that 
position  at  intervals  over  a  long  period  and  also  conducted  a  general  store  until 
191 2.  At  that  date  he  turned  his  attention  to  the  insurance  business  and  to  work 
as  notary  public  but  in  1914  retired  from  active  life  and  is  now  enjoying  well 
earned  rest.  He  was  the  first  assessor  of  Skagit  county  and  he  has  been  a  promi- 
nent and  active  worker  in  republican  circles,  giving  stanch  and  stalwart  support 
to  the  party.  At  one  time  he  was  chairman  of  the  republican  central  committee 
of  Skagit  county.  Both  he  and  his  wife,  who  passed  away  May  2,  1910,  were 
devoted  members  of  the  Methodist  church.  In  their  family  were  four  children, 
as  follows:  William  A.,  of  this  review;  Mrs.  Louisa  A.  Risbell,  who  is  a  resident 
of  Mount  Vernon,  Washington ;  Puget  B.,  living  at  Bay  \^iew,  Washington ;  and 
Mrs.  'May  Gilmore,  of  Seattle,  Washington. 

The  eldest,  William  A.  McKenna,  introduced  to  pioneer  life  in  Washington  at 
the  age  of  but  ten  years,  attended  the  public  school  at  Bay  View,  the  little  temple 
of  learning  being  a  log  building  in  which  was  a  long,  crude  table,  at  each  side  of 
which  on  a  bench  sat  the  pupils.  At  the  age  of  eighteen  years  he  went  into  the 
woods,  where  he  engaged  in  logging  and  for  three  years  was  superintendent  of 
logging  camps.  He  then  began  logging  on  his  own  account,  operating  his  own 
camps  for  seven  years.  He  later  took  up  the  work  of  lumber  cruising  and  was 
regarded  as  an  expert  valuator  of  lumber.  In  1900  he  went  to  Nome,  Alaska, 
where  he  remained  until  the  fall  of  1901,  engaged  in  prospecting  for  big  concerns 
there.  Upon  his  return  to  the  States  he  settled  at  Mount  Vernon,  where  he  is 
now  active  in  business  as  a  dealer  in  real  estate  and  timber  lands.  He  possesses 
the  spirit  of  western  enterprise  and  progress  and  his  well  defined  activities  have 
brought  him  a  substantial  measure  of  success. 

On  the  28th  of  October,  1903,  Mr.  McKenna  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss 
Ethel  M.  Kennedy,  a  native  of  Tennessee,  by  whom  he  has  four  children,  namely : 
Ethel  May  and  William  A.,  who  are  attending  school ;  James  A. ;  and  Margaret. 

Fraternally  Mr.  McKenna  is  connected  with  the  Alodern  Woodmen  of 
America.  Like  his  father,  he  has  always  given  his  political  allegiance  to  the 
republican  party  and  in  191 1  he  was  elected  to  the  state  legislature,  in  which  he 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  397 

represented  his  district  for  one  term.  In  1905  he  was  appointed  sheriff  of  Skagit 
county  to  fill  a  vacancy  and  served  for  ten  months,  while  at  the  present  time  he  is 
game  warden  for  Skagit  county.  He  is  very  widely  known  through  this  section 
of  the  state  and  is  honored  as  one  of  the  pioneer  settlers,  having  been  an  inter- 
ested witness  of  all  the  changes  which  have  occurred,  while  his  activities  have  also 
proved  elements  of  substantial  progress. 


GEORGE  WILSON  MUMAW! 

George  Wilson  Mumaw,  secretary  of  the  Everett  Building  &  Realty  Company 
and  secretary  of  the  Bayside  Iron  Works  of  Everett,  was  born  at  Welshfield, 
Ohio,  September  20,  1877,  a  son  of  Wesley  Mumaw,  who  is  also  a  native  of  that 
state  and  belongs  to  one  of  its  old  families,  his  ancestors  having  come  from  Alsace, 
Germ-any.  The  first  representative  of  the  name  in  the  new  world  took  up  his 
abode  in  Pennsylvania  and  later  a  removal  was  made  to  Ohio.  For  many  years 
the  father  followed  agricultural  pursuits,  in  which  he  won  substantial  success,  but 
is  now  living  retired.  He  has  always  taken  an  active  part  in  public  affairs  and 
especially  in  those  matters  which  pertain  to  high  civic  standards.  He  wedded 
Mary  Elliott,  a  native  of  Ohio  and  of  English  and  French  descent,  her  mother 
having  been  born  in  England  arid  her  father  in  France. 

George  Wilson  Mumaw  was  the  second  in  a  family  of  eight  children,  all  of 
whom  are  yet  living.  After  attending  public  schools  in  Ohio  he  continued  his 
education  at  Mount  Union  College  and  at  Hiram  College  to  the  age  of  twenty-one 
years,  when  he  started  out  in  the  world  on  his  own  account.  His  early  experi- 
ences were  those  of  the  boy  who  is  reared  on  a  farm,  and  when  he  was  seventeen 
years  of  age  he  began  teaching  in  the  district  schools  of  his  native  county.  On 
attaining  his  majority  he  made  his  way  westward  to  California  and  pursued  a 
course  in  Heald's  Business  College  at  San  Francisco,  being  graduated  from  the 
commercial  department  in  igoo.  For  a  time  he  was  employed  in  that  city  and 
later  secured  a  position  in  the  office  of  the  San  Francisco  &  San  Joaquin  Coal 
Company  at  Tesla,  California.  He  there  remained  for  two  years  and  was  also 
assistant  postmaster  during  that  time. 

On  the  4th  of  January,  1902,  Mr.  Mumaw  arrived  in  Everett  and  entered  the 
employ  of  the  Everett  Gas  Company,  in  which  connection  he  worked  his  way 
upward  to  the  position  of  secretary  and  also  became  secretary  and  treasurer  of 
the  Raymond  Electric  Company  and  secretary  of  the  South  Bend  Electric  &  Water 
Company.  At  the  time  of  the  incorporation  of  the  Bayside  Iron  Works  Mr. 
Mumaw  was  chosen  secretary  and  has  since  continued  in  that  position.  That 
company  owns  an  iron  and  brass  foundry  and  does  all  kinds  of  ship  and  general 
blacksmithing  in  addition  to  building  and  repairing  gasoline  engines  and  manu- 
facturing marine,  mill  and  mining  machinery  and  iron  and  brass  castings.  Mr. 
Mumaw  is  an  expert  accountant  and  therefore  his  service  is  of  value  in  con- 
trolling the  office  affairs  of  the  concern.  He  is  likewise  the  secretary  and  treasurer 
of  the  Everett  Building  &  Realty  Company,  successors  to  the  Everett  Building  & 
Loan  Society,  which  was  established  in  1905.  He  is  likewise  a  director  of  the 
Cascade  Savings  &  Loan  Association. 


398  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

On  the  29th  of  July,  1902,  in  Everett,  Mr.  Mumaw  was  married  to  Miss  Lizzie 
E.  Beales,  a  native  of  Ohio  and  a  daughter  of  Cyrus  and  Sarah  Barbara  Beales, 
who  were  early  settlers  of  Geauga  county,  Ohio.  Her  father  has  passed  away  but 
the  mother  survives,  now  living  in  Washington,  D.  C.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Mumaw 
have  been  born  three  sons:  Clayton,  born  June  28,  1903;  Dean,  April  25,  1909; 
and  Ormond,  July  9,  191 1.  They  occupy  a  pleasant  home  at  No.  802  Laurel 
Drive,  which  Mr.  Mumaw  owns.  He  was  for  four  years  a  member  of  Company  K 
of  the  Washington  National  Guard  and  served  under  General  Funston  at  Ameri- 
can Lake.  In  politics  he  is  a  republican  where  national  issues  are  involved  but 
casts  an  independent  local  ballot.  He  belongs  to  the  Improved  Order  of  Red  Men 
and  to  the  Commercial  Club  and  has  membership  in  the  First  Congregational 
church,  of  which  he  has  served  as  trustee  and  treasurer.  He  came  to  the  Pacific 
coast  a  stranger  to  all  and  has  worked  his  way  upward  by  reason  of  his  individual 
merit  and  ability.  He  determined  to  allow  no  obstacles  to  bar  his  path  if  they 
could  be  overcome  by  persistent,  earnest  and  honorable  effort  and  gradually,  as 
the  result  of  his  determination  and  enterprise,  he  has  advanced  until  Everett 
classes  him  with  her  representative  business  men. 


HENRY  W.  PARTLOW,  M.  D. 

Dr.  Henry  W.  Partlow,  who  during  the  years  of  his  residence  in  Olympia  has 
gained  a  gratifying  practice,  was  born  in  Clinton  county,  Michigan,  x'Xpril  3,  1863, 
a  son  of  Almond  and  Mary  (Blake)  Partlow,  natives  respectively  of  Vermont  and 
Massachusetts.  In  1830  the  father  removed  to  Clinton  county,  Michigan,  and 
remained  on  his  farm  until  1883,  when  with  his  family  he  took  up  his  residence 
in  Eagle,  that  county.  There  he  engaged  in  the  hardware  business  and  also  dealt 
in  the  grain  trade  until  his  demise  in  1902. 

Henry  W.  Partlow  attended  the  public  schools  and  at  the  age  of  sixteen  years 
was  graduated  from  the  high  school.  For  the  next  two  years  he  engaged  in  teach- 
ing, serving  during  the  latter  year  of  that  period  as  principal  of  the  schools  in 
Sherman,  Michigan.  Subsequently  he  was  a  telegraph  operator  in  the  employ  of 
the  Chicago  &  Northwestern  Railroad  at  Oconto,  Wisconsin,  and  later  was  in  the 
train  despatcher's  office  of  the  Detroit,  Lansing  &  Northern  Railroad,  at  Edmore, 
Michigan.  After  remaining  there  for  six  months  he  went  to  Eagle,  Michigan,  and 
conducted  a  drug  and  general  merchandise  business  for  nine  years,  during  which 
time  he  took  a  course  in  medicine  at  the  Detroit  Collesfe  of  Medicine,  which  con- 
f erred  upon  him  the  M.  D.  degree  in  1893.  He  located  for  practice  at  Shawano, 
Wisconsin,  and  remained  there  until  1907,  when  he  went  to  Madison,  that  state. 
In  1908,  however,  he  removed  to  Olympia,  Washington,  where  he  has  continued 
to  make  his  home.  His  professional  colleagues  and  the  general  public  alike  accord 
him  high  rank  as  a  physician  and  his  practice  has  reached  large  proportions. 

Dr.  Partlow  was  married  in  Oconto,  Wisconsin,  on  the  2d  of  June,  1886,  to 
Miss  Ellen  Slattery,  by  whom  he  has  four  children :  Kenneth,  who  received  the 
degree  of  B.  S.  from  the  University  of  Washington  and  that  of  M.  D.  from  Rush 
Medical  College  of  Chicago  and  is  now  practicing  with  his  father  in  Olympia; 
Beulah,  at  home ;  \^ern  A.,  who  is  twenty-five  years  of  age  and  is  magneto  and 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  399 

carburetor  expert  for  the  firm  of  Ballow  &  Wright  of  Seattle,  Washington ;  and 
Kathryn,  who  is  a  student  in  St.  Mary's  College  at  Portland,  Oregon. 

Dr.  Partlow  is  a  republican  in  politics  but  has  been  too  busily  engaged  with 
his  professional  duties  to  take  an  active  part  in  public  affairs,  although  lending  his 
support  to  various  plans  and  movements  for  the  advancement  of  the  community 
welfare.  He  holds  membership  in  the  Masons,  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows,  the  Woodmen  of  the  World,  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  America  and  the 
Olympia  Golf  Club.  He  has  a  wide  acquaintance  in  the  city  and  his  personal 
qualities  are  such  that  his  friends  are  many.  He  belongs  to  the  County  and  State 
Medical  Societies  and  to  the  American  Medical  Association  and  thus  keeps  in 
touch  with  other  up-to-date  and  able  physicians. 


CHARLES  H.  FIEGENBAUM. 

Charles  H.  Fiegenbaum,  president  of  the  Index  Galena  Lumber  Company,  one 
of  the  foremost  business  enterprises  of  Index,  Snohomish  county,  was  born  at 
Charles  City,  Iowa,  October  22,  1869,  a  son  of  the  Rev.  H.  R.  and  Elizabeth 
(Krumpel)  Fiegenbaum,  both  of  whom  were  natives  of  St.  Charles,  Missouri.  In 
early  life  they  removed  to  Iowa  and  the  father  became  a  pioneer  Methodist 
Episcopal  minister  of  that  state,  where  he  continued  his  labors  as  a  preacher  of 
the  gospel  for  many  years.  In  1901  he  arrived  in  eastern  Washington,  where  he 
afterward  lived  a  retired  life,  passing  away  in  1910  at  the  age  of  seventy-three 
years.  His  wife  died  in  1878  at  the  age  of  thirty-five  years.  In  their  family  were 
three  children :  Mrs.  John  D.  Allen,  now  living  in  Denver,  Colorado ;  Charles  H. ; 
and  Arthur  F.,  who  resides  in  Honolulu,  Hawaii. 

During  his  boyhood  days  Charles  H.  Fiegenbaum  attended  various  schools  in 
Iowa  and  elsewhere  as  his  father  removed  from  place  to  place  according  to  the 
itinerant  custom  of  Methodist  ministers.  At  length  he  was  graduated  from  the 
high  school  at  Atchison,  Kansas,  and  later  he  attended  the  Bayless  Commercial 
College  at  Dubuque,  Iowa.  He  afterward  took  up  stenographic  work  in  the  Second 
National  Bank  of  Dubuque  and  remained  in  various  positions  there  for  twenty- 
three  years,  advancing  step  by  step  until  he  became  cashier  of  the  institution.  He 
severed  his  connection  with  the  bank  when  in  19 10  he  came  to  Washington,  making 
his  way  to  Index,  where  he  purchased  an  interest  in  the  Index  Galena  Lumber 
Company,  of  which  he  became  treasurer.  He  continued  in  that  ofifice  until  Feb- 
ruary, 191 1,  when  he  was  elected  president,  which  position  he  still  occupies. 
Something  of  the  extent  of  his  business  is  indicated  in  the  fact  that  the  firm 
employs  two  hundred  men  in  the  manufacture  of  ninety  thousand  feet  of  lumber 
and  one  hundred  and  fifty  thousand  shingles  per  day.  They  ship  about  one  million, 
five  hundred  thousand  feet  of  lumber  per  month  and  the  enterprise  constitutes  one 
of  the  most  important  of  the  productive  industries  of  Index.  Moreover,  Mr. 
Fiegenbaum  has  other  business  connections,  being  now  a  director  of  the  Iowa 
Land  Company  of  Dubuque,  Iowa,  and  interested  in  the  Douglas  Lumber  Com- 
pany of  Oregon.  He  is  likewise  president  of  the  People's  Grocery  &  Market, 
Inc.,  of  Index  and  his  business  interests  are  wisely  and  carefully  directed,  bringing 
to  him  a  very  substantial  measure  of  success.     In  fact  the  extent  and  importance 


400  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

of  his  commercial  and  industrial  interests  place  him  in  a  leading  position  among 
the  business  men  of  Index.  His  activities  have  always  been  of  a  character  which 
have  contributed  to  public  progress  as  well  as  to  individual  success  and  his  worth 
in  the  community  is  widely  acknowledged. 

On  the  22d  of  July,  1897,  Mr.  Fiegenbaum  was  married  to  Miss  Pauline 
Nehls,  of  Plattsville,  W^isconsin,  a  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  E.  F.  Nehls,  a 
well  known  pioneer  family  of  Plattsville.  Mrs.  Fiegenbaum  passed  away  at  Index, 
May  12,  1914,  and  her  remains  were  taken  back  to  Wisconsin  for  interment  at 
Plattsville.  She  left  two  children :  Ruth,  who  was  born  in  Dubuque  in  September, 
1898,  and  was  graduated  from  the  high  school  at  Index  in  I\Iay,  1916;  and  Carl 
F.,  who  was  born  in  Dubuque  in  November,  1900,  and  is  now  a  high  school  pupil. 

Mr.  Fiegenbaum  votes  with  the  republican  party  but  has  never  been  a  politician 
in  the  sense  of  office  seeking.  However,  he  has  served  as  president  of  the  school 
board  of  Index  and  is  interested  in  all  that  pertains  to  the  progress  and  upbuilding 
of  the  community.  He  has  membership  with  the  ^Masons  at  Sultan  and  with  the 
Modern  Woodmen  of  America  and  he  is  a  trustee  of  the  Presbyterian  church. 
His  influence  is  always  found  on  the  side  of  progress  and  improvement,  of 
advancement  and  reform,  and  he  has  done  much  to  further  the  material,  intellec- 
tual and  moral  upbuilding  of  Index. 


ELMER  AI.  BROWN,  M.  D. 

Dr.  Elmer  M.  Brown  was  a  product  of  the  northwest  and  typified  in  his 
life  and  professional  activity  the  spirit  of  enterprise  which  has  ever  dominated 
this  section  of  the  country.  At  the  time  of  his  death,  which  occurred  May  12, 
1916,  he  was  one  of  the  oldest  practicing  physicians  in  Tacoma  in  years  of  con- 
tinuous connection  with  the  profession,  having  opened  an  office  here  in  Novem- 
ber, 1884.  His  pronounced  ability  kept  him  to  the  fore,  for  his  wide  reading 
ever  put  him  in  close  touch  with  modern  thought  and  advanced  scientific  methods. 

Dr.  Brown  was  born  at  Forest  Grove,  Oregon,  July  6,  1857,  a  son  of  Alvin 
C.  Brown  and  a  grandson  of  Otis  Brown,  who  was  a  representative  of  one  of 
the  old  families  of  Massachusetts,  descended  from  Irish,  Welsh  and  English 
ancestors.  The  Browns  were  particularly  of  Irish  lineage  and  the  first  of  this 
branch  of  the  family  in  America  arrived  in  colonial  times  and  served  in  the 
Revolutionary   war. 

Alvin  C.  Brown,  born  in  Missouri,  became  a  resident  of  Oregon  in  1843, 
making  the  trip  westward  with  an  ox  caravan  over  the  Whitman  route,  start- 
ing from  St.  Joseph,  Missouri.  He  took  up  a  donation  claim  and  engaged  in 
farming,  in  which  pursuit  he  was  quite  successful.  In  1845  he  returned  to  the 
middle  west.  Mr.  Brown  and  two  others  while  en  route  were  captured  by  the 
Indians,  but,  owing  to  the  favorable  impression  which  they  made  upon  the  chief. 
they  were  granted  their  release  and  were  presented  with  some  trinkets.  In  1846 
Mr.  Brown  again  made  the  trip  to  Oregon.  He  was  a  pioneer  of  the  section 
in  which  he  resided  and  contributed  in  large  measure  to  the  early  development 
and  improvement  of  his  part  of  the  state.     He  was  called  to  serve  in  various 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  401 

county  offices  and  was  active  in  civic  affairs,  supporting  at  all  times  those  inter- 
ests which  were  of  greatest  worth  and  benefit  to  the  community.  He  held  mem- 
bership in  the  Congregational  church  and  gave  his  political  allegiance  to  the  repub- 
lican party.  At  the  time  of  his  death  he  resided  in  Forest  Grove,  passing  away 
December  25,  1912,  at  the  age  of  eighty-three  years.  His  wife,  who  bore  the 
maiden  name  of  Sarah  A.  Ross,  was  a  native  of  Pennsylvania  and  a  daughter 
of  Arnold  Ross,  representative  of  an  old  family  of  that  state  of  English  and 
Scotch  descent  founded  there  prior  to  the  Revolutionary  war.  Mrs.  Brown 
was  born  in  1832  and  passed  away  in  Forest  Grove,  Oregon,  in  1903  at  the  age 
of  seventy-one  years.  In  the  family  were  three  sons  and  three  daughters  who 
reached  adult  age,  while  three  of  the  children  died  in  infancy.  Those  still  living 
are :  Amer  Victor,  a  farmer  residing  on  the  old  homestead  at  Forest  Grove ; 
Ernest  C,  who  was  formerly  a  resident  of  Hillsboro,  Oregon,  but  for  the  past 
two  years  has  been  engaged  in  the  drug  business  at  Santa  Rosa,  California ; 
Mary  T.,  the  wife  of  Herman  Lewis,  living  in  East  Portland;  and  Letitia,  the 
wife  of  Alfred  Schuck,  editor  of  foreign  translations  of  textbooks  and  a  resi- 
dent of  Chicago,  Illinois.  One  daughter,  Emma,  died  in  1900  at  the  age  of 
twenty-eight  years. 

Dr.  Brown,  spending  his  youthful  days  under  the  parental  roof,  was  accorded 
good  educational  privileges.  He  attended  the  Pacific  University  at  Forest  Grove, 
which  school  was  founded  by  his  great-grandmother  and  is  one  of  the  historic 
and  important  educational  institutions  of  the  northwest.  His  medical  course 
was  pursued  in  the  State  University  of  California  and  in  the  Willamette  Uni- 
versity at  Portland,  Oregon,  from  which  he  was  graduated  with  the  class  of 
1879.  He  located  for  practice  in  Hillsboro,  Oregon,  where  he  remained  until 
his  removal  to  Forest  Grove,  his  residence  in  the  two  cities  covering  five  years. 
In  November,  1884,  however,  he  arrived  in  Tacoma,  where  he  engaged  in  active 
practice  during  the  remainder  of  his  life  and  throughout  the  entire  period  was 
accorded  a  liberal  patronage.  The  piiblic  had  marked  confidence  in  his  ability 
and  recognized  his  conscientious  service.  In  later  years  he  confined  his  atten- 
tion to  surgery\  in  which  field  he  displayed  marked  ability.  He  served  as  sur- 
geon of  the  First  W^ashington  Regiment  during  the  Spanish- American  war  and 
was  on  active  duty  in  the  Philippine  Islands.  Following  his  return  he  was  chief 
surgeon  of  the  Washington  National  Guard  for  eight  years,  retiring  with  the 
rank  of  lieutenant  colonel.  He  belonged  to  the  Pierce  County  Medical  Society, 
of  which  he  was  twice  honored  with  the  presidency,  and  he  was  also  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Washington  State  and  American  Medical  Associations  and  the  Pa- 
cific Northwest  Surgical  Association. 

On  the  13th  of  June,  1879,  at  Forest  Grove,  Dr.  Brown  was  married  to  Miss 
Mary  E.  Williamson,  a  native  of  Yamhill  county,  Oregon,  and  a  daughter  of 
John  Williamson.  The  children  of  this  marriage  are  three  in  number,  as  fol- 
lows: Elwin,  who  was  born  in  Forest  Grove,  Oregon.  February  17,  1884.  and 
was  associated  with  his  father  in  the  practice  of  medicine :  Bess ;  and  Xell. 

The  Doctor  held  membershij)  in  the  Calvary  Presbyterian  church,  to  which 
his  widow  belongs,  and  he  was  also  identified  with  all  the  Masonic  bodies,  in- 
cluding both  York  and  Scottish  Rites  and  the  Mystic  Shrine,  exemplifying  in 
his  life  the  beneficent  spirit  of  the  craft.  He  was  also  connected  with  the 
Knights  of  Pythias  and  was  a  member  of  the  Commercial  Club.     Almost  a  third 


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of  a  century  passed  while  he  was  a  resident  of  Taconia  and  throughout  that 
period  he  was  closely  associated  with  the  development  of  the  city  along  many 
lines,  contributing  to  its  progress  and  improvement  through  active  cooperation 
in  all  those  measures  which  are  a  matter  of  civic  virtue  and  civic  pride. 


JOHN  WEBSTER. 


John  Webster  deserves  mention  in  a  history  of  Seattle  as  one  of  the  pioneer 
residents  of  the  city,  as  a  member  of  the  territorial  legislature,  as  an  active  and 
successful  business  man  and  as  one  of  the  organizers  and  the  first  president  of 
the  Young  Men's  Christian  Association  of  Seattle.  In  a  word,  his  activities 
were  varied  and  had  a  direct  and  beneficial  effect  upon  the  development  of  the 
state.  He  was  seventy-four  years  of  age  when  in  1891  he  passed  away  and 
the  long  years  of  his  life  were  fraught  with  many  good  deeds.  He  was  born 
on  the  prairie  that  is  now  included  within  the  corporation  limits  of  New  York 
city,  his  parents  having  come  to  this  country  from  Ireland  in  early  life.  He 
remained  in  the  east  for  some  years  after  his  marriage  and  in  1857  he  came 
by  way  of  the  Isthmus  route  to  the  Pacific  coast,  landing  first  in  California  and 
proceeding  thence  to  the  Salmon  river  country,  where  he  worked  in  the  mines. 
He  afterward  went  to  Port  Gamble,  where  he  was  employed  in  the  mills  for  a 
few  months,  and  then  proceeded  to  Port  Madison,  where  he  followed  the  trades 
of  molder  and  blacksmith.  In  the  spring  of  1862  his  family  had  joined  him  on 
the  coast.  They,  too,  had  made  the  journey  to  the  far  west  by  way  of  the 
Isthmus  route. 

After  devoting  some  time  to  the  molder's  trade  and  blacksmithing  at  Port 
Madison  Mr.  Webster  purchased  a  ranch  on  the  White  river,  of  which  his  son, 
David  H.,  became  the  occupant  and  manager.  In  1880  Mr.  Webster  removed  to 
Seattle  to  take  up  his  abode  and  there  lived  retired.  Some  years  before  his  wife 
had  bought  two  lots  at  the  corner  of  Third  and  Madison  streets  and  the  family 
residence  was  erected  thereon.  Mr.  Webster  always  had  great  faith  in  Seattle, 
recognizing  the  natural  advantages  afforded  by  its  situation  upon  the  Sound  and 
the  lakes.  He  did  everything  in  his  power  to  advance  its  interests  and  spread  its 
reputation  and  his  efforts  were  effective  and  beneficial.  Not  only  was  he  inter- 
ested in  the  material  growth  of  the  city,  but  also  in  its  social,  intellectual  and 
moral  progress,  and  he  assisted  in  organizing  and  became  the  first  president  of 
the  Young  Alen's  Christian  Association.  His  religious  faith  was  that  of  the 
Baptist  church.  He  was  living  in  Port  Madison  at  the  time  the  first  Masonic 
lodge  of  Seattle  was  organized  and  he  afterward  became  the  first  master  of  St. 
John's  Lodge.  His  interest  in  the  cause  of  education  found  tangible  expression 
in  his  service  as  regent  of  Washington  State  University.  He  gave  his  political 
allegiance  to  the  republican  party  and  w4iile  living  at  Port  Madison  served  as 
postmaster  and  was  also  called  upon  to  represent  his  district  in  the  territorial 
legislature,  of  which  he  was  a  member  for  two  years. 

Mr.  Webster  was  married  in  Otsego  county,  New  York,  to  Miss  Phoebe  Ann 
Stowell.  who  died  in  1886.  They  were  the  parents  of  a  son  and  two  daughters: 
David  H.,  deceased;  Mary  E.,  who  became  the  wife  of  Edward  A.  Thomdike,  of 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  403 

Seattle ;  and  Frances  Ellen,  who  became  Mrs.  William  Johns  and  who  afterward 
married  John  Fells,  of  San  Francisco.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Webster  also  reared  an 
adopted  son,  Edward  M.  The  older  daughter  was  married  on  the  4th  of  February, 
1864,  to  Edward  A.  Thorndike,  who  has  now  passed  away.  They  became  the 
parents  of  five  children,  of  whom  three  are  living,  Mrs.  Lucile  De  Cue,  Charles 
A.  and  Cora  E. 

Mrs.  Thorndike  is  a  member  of  the  Pioneers  Association,  for  she  became  a 
resident  of  Seattle  in  the  spring  of  1862,  when  her  mother  came  with  her  chil- 
dren to  join  the  husband  and  father  on  the  Pacific  coast.  She  has  every  reason 
to  be  proud  of  her  father's  record  in  connection  with  the  development  and  up- 
building of  this  section  of  the  country.  He  placed  no  fictitious  values  upon  life, 
but  judged  the  true  worth  of  every  activity,  and  while  he  sought  material  success 
that  he  might  provide  a  comfortable  living  for  his  family,  he  never  neglected  the 
higher,  holier  duties  of  life  and  left  his  impress  for  good  upon  projects  and 
movements  which  have  figured  in  the  moral  progress  of  city  and  state. 


CHARLES  A.  McLENNAN. 

Charles  A.  McLennan,  city  comptroller  and  city  clerk  of  Bellingham.  was 
born  in  Bracken  county,  Kentucky,  March  20,  1863,  his  parents  being  Charles  J. 
and  Elizabeth  McLennan.  The  father  was  born  in  Inverness-shire,  Scotland, 
in  March,  1817,  and  was  educated  in  the  College  of  Edinburgh,  from  which 
he  was  graduated  in  1837.  Coming  to  the  United  States,  he  settled  near  Brighton, 
Kentucky,  where  he  engaged  in  tobacco  growing,  in  general  farming,  in  road 
building,  in  contracting  and  in  the  raising  of  thoroughbred  horses.  His  interests 
were  thus  extensive  and  important  and  he  became  one  of  the  leading  business 
men  of  the  community,  but  in  1861  he  put  aside  all  business  and  personal  con- 
siderations to  join  the  L^nion  army,  being  made  captain  of  the  Sixty-third  Ken- 
tucky Infantry,  with  which  he  served  until  the  close  of  the  war,  rendering  valu- 
able aid  to  the  Union  cause.  He  then  returned  to  his  Kentucky  home,  where  he 
remained  until  called  to  his  final  rest  in  1883.  He  was  a  very  active  member 
of  the  Masonic  fraternity,  exemplifying  in  his  life  the  beneficent  spirit  of  the 
craft.  In  New  York  city  he  had  married  Elizabeth  Allen  and  to  them  were 
born  twenty-one  children,  of  whom  fourteen  are  yet  living. 

Charles  A.  McLennan  attended  a  private  school  in  Kentucky  and  later  be- 
came a  student  in  St.  Mary's  College  at  Dayton,  Ohio,  which  he  attended  to 
the  age  of  fourteen  years.  He  afterward  spent  two  years  in  Day's  Business 
College  at  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and  subsequently  went  to  Manitoba,  Canada,  where 
he  engaged  in  farming  for  four  years.  At  the  end  of  that  time  he  disposed 
of  his  interests  there  and  removed  to  \\ancouver,  British  Columbia,  where  he 
accepted  the  position  of  timekeeper  with  the  Canadian  Pacific  Railroad  Com- 
pany. A  year  later  he  was  made  freight  clerk  and  foreman  and  acted  in  thaV 
capacity  for  a  year  and  a  half.  Going  to  Tacoma.  Washington,  he  had  charge 
of  the  local  and  oriental  freight  departments  of  the  Northern  Pacific  Railroad 
Company  for  two  years,  after  which,  in  1890,  he  removed  to  Fairhaven.  now 
Bellingham,   becoming   wharfinger   and   freight   agent    for    the    Fairhaven    Land 


404  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

Company,  so  continuing  until  November,  1890,  when  he  was  appointed  deputy- 
United  States  customs  collector  and  was  stationed  at  New  Whatcom  and  at 
Blaine,  Washington,  until  1893.  At  that  date  he  went  to  Portland,  Oregon,  and 
became  foreman  of  construction  for  the  Northern  Pacific  Railroad  Company, 
while  later  he  occupied  the  position  of  purser  on  the  company's  river  boat  Potter 
for  three  months.  He  was  subsequently  made  car  accountant  and  so  continued 
until  1897,  when  he  returned  to  Washington  and  at  Seattle  was  given  charge  of 
the  freight  sheds  for  the  Great  Northern  Railroad  Company,  occupying  that 
position  until  1899.  In  the  latter  year  he  went  to  Alaska,  where  he  took  charge 
of  the  freight  business  for  the  Northern  Alaska  Steamship  Company  at  St. 
Michaels  and  at  Nome  until  1903.  when  he  returned  to  Bellingham  and  accepted 
the  position  of  bookkeeper  in  the  city  comptroller's  ofifice,  there  remaining  until 
December,  191 5,  when  he  was  elected  city  comptroller  and  city  clerk,  which 
dual  position  he  now  holds. 

On  the  15th  of  September,  1892,  Mr.  ]\IcLennan  was  married,  in  Bellingham, 
to  Miss  Ella  McArthur.  Fraternally  he  is  identified  with  the  Knights  of  Pythias 
and  the  Masonic  order.  His  political  allegiance  is  given  to  the  republican  party 
and  he  keeps  well  informed  on  the  questions  and  issues  of  the  day.  His  long 
experience  as  bookkeeper  well  qualified  him  for  the  discharge  of  the  duties  of 
the  ofiice  which  he  is  now  filling  and  his  ofificial  record  commends  him  to  public 
confidence. 


NEIL  C.  JAMISON. 


Neil  C.  Jamison,  president  and  manager  of  the  Cargo  Shingle  Company,  of 
the  Jamison  Company  and  of  the  Jamison  Mill  Company  at  Everett,  is  thus 
prominently  and  actively  identified  with  the  lumber  trade  of  the  northwest. 
Marked  business  ability,  enterprise  and  laudable  ambition  have  brought  him  to  the 
front  in  this  connection.  He  is  notably  prompt,  energetic  and  reliable  and  his 
ready  recognition  and  utilization  of  opportunities  has  been  one  of  the  salient 
points  in  his  success.  He  was  born  in  Minneapolis,  Minnesota,  June  6,  1886,  a 
son  of  Robert  Jamison,  a  native  of  that  state  and  a  representative  of  one  of  its  old 
families  of  Scotch  lineage.  The  father  became  an  attorney  at  law,  winning  distinc- 
tion in  his  chosen  field  and  serving  at  one  time  as  judge  of  the  district  court.  In 
politics  he  is  a  stalwart  republican  and  is  an  active  worker  in  support  of  the  suc- 
cess of  party  principles  in  state  and  nation.  He  married  Adeline  Camp,  a  native 
of  Vermont  and  a  representative  of  an  old  Vermont  family  of  English  lineage. 
To  them  were  born  three  children :  Neil  C. ;  Louise ;  and  Glee,  the  wife  of  L.  M. 
Vilas,  of  Chicago. 

In  the  acquirement  of  his  education  Neil  C.  Jamison  passed  through  consecu- 
tive grades  in  the  public  schools  of  Minneapolis  until  he  became  a  high  school 
student  and  afterward  entered  the  University  of  Minnesota,  while  later  he 
attended  Amherst  College  of  Massachusetts.  When  his  college  days  were  over 
he  came  to  the  west,  removing  to  Everett,  Washington,  in  1907.  when  twenty- 
one  years  of  age.  There  he  purchased  the  Lundgren-Swanson  shingle  mill,  a 
ten  block  upright  mill,  which  was  one  of  the  first  mills  of  Everett.     He  bent  his 


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energies  to  the  development  and  extension  of  the  business  and  in  time  increased 
the  capacity  of  the  mih  to  a  three  hundred  and  fifty  thousand  foot  mill  with  nine 
uprights.  With  the  constantly  increasing  scope  of  his  activities  Mr.  Jamison  has 
become  the  largest  manufacturer  of  shingles  in  the  world,  operating  three  plants 
— one  at  Anacortes  and  two  in  Everett,  employing  on  an  average  two  hundred 
men.  He  also  has  large  logging  interests  at  Mackenzie  Sound,  British  Columbia, 
conducted  under  the  name  of  the  Nimmo  Logging  Company.  Before  entering 
business  on  his  own  account  he  spent  five  months  in  the  employ  of  the  Clarke- 
Nickerson  Lumber  Company  for  experimental  practice  in  that  field.  His  plans 
have  always  been  well  devised  and  carefully  executed  and  his  interests  constitute 
a  most  important  feature  in  the  industrial  development  of  the  state. 

At  Everett,  on  Christmas  day  of  1909,  Mr.  Jamison  was  united  in  marriage 
to  Miss  Alice  Fowler,  a  daughter  of  H.  T.  Fowler,  president  of  the  Pacific  Grocery 
Company  and  a  very  prominent  merchant  of  Everett.  They  have  two  children. 
Glee  and  Alice  Louise. 

Mr.  Jamison  is  a  republican  in  his  political  views  and  fraternally  he  is  con- 
nected with  the  Elks  lodge  of  Everett  and  with  a  college  fraternity.  He  belongs 
also  to  the  Cascade  Club  and  to  the  Golf  and  Country  Club  of  Everett,  associa- 
tions which  indicate  something  of  the  nature  of  his  recreation.  His  religious 
belief  is  that  of  the  Congregational  church,  to  which  he  is  a  generous  contributor. 
His  business  ability  finds  tangible  proof  in  the  mammoth  lumber  and  shingle  plants 
which  he  owns  and  operates,  and  one  of  the  strong  elements  in  his  success  has 
been  his  ability  to  coordinate  seemingly  unrelated  or  even  diverse  interests 
into  a  unified  and  harmonious  whole.  He  has  closely  studied  the  question  of 
conservation  of  time,  labor  and  material,  knowing  that  the  secret  of  prosperity  is 
the  attainment  of  maximum  results  with  minimum  outlay.  His  business  policy  at 
all  times  has  been  progressive  and  his  relations  to  his  employes  are  those  of  a 
considerate  employer  who  believes  in  a  fair  wage  in  return  for  the  effort  expended. 


ORIN  D.  POST. 


The  development  of  Sumas  is  a  familiar  story  to  Orin  D.  Post,  who  has 
resided  here  from  pioneer  times  and  who.  is  now  actively  engaged  in  the  real 
estate  business.  Born  in  Seattle,  he  went  to  Sumas  with  his  mother  in  1883.  1  lis 
father,  Daniel  Post,  removed  from  Iowa  to  Oregon  in  pioneer  times  and  later 
established  his  home  in  Seattle,  where  his  death  occurred.  His  widow  afterward 
became  the  wife  of  M.  W.  Rogers,  who  removed  with  the  family  to  Sumas  and 
secured  a  homestead,  which  he  cleared  and  developed.  This  was  a  wild  and  nn- 
settled  tract  at  the  time  of  their  arrival  and  the  family  shared  in  all  the  hardships 
and  privations  incident  to  settlement  on  the  frontier. 

Orin  D.  Post  was  reared  at  Sumas  and  has  seen  the  town  develop  from  a 
wilderness.  With  the  work  of  progress  and  improvement  he  has  always  been 
closely  associated.  He  has  been  engaged  in  various  lines  of  business,  serving 
for  two  years  as  cashier  of  the  Sumas  State  Bank.  He  is  the  owner  of  a  farm 
near  the  town  and  during  the  administration  of  President  McKinley  he  was 
appointed  postmaster  and  again  was  appointed  to  that  ofiice  by  President  Roose- 


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velt,  serving  until  191 3.  It  was  during  his  incumbency  that  the  rural  route  was 
established  and  there  was  also  organized  the  Postal  Savings  Bank,  which  was 
one  of  the  first  in  the  state.  He  likewise  installed  the  international  money  order 
station.  In  191 5  he  purchased  the  business  of  the  Sumas  Realty  &  Investment 
Company  and  has  since  remained  active  in  that  field,  conducting  a  real  estate 
and  general  insurance  business,  in  which  connection  he  has  gained  a  large 
clientage. 

In  Sumas,  in  September,  1903,  ]\Ir.  Post  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss 
Carrie  S.  Fry,  who  came  to  this  locality  with  her  parents  about  twenty-five  years 
ago,  and  they  now  have  one  child,  Arlene. 

In  1916  Mrs.  Post  was  appointed  city  treasurer.  Mr.  Post  has  filled  several 
offices,  including  that  of  justice  of  the  peace  and  member  of  the  city  council. 
His  political  allegiance  has  always  been  given  to  the  republican  party  and  it  is 
well  known  that  he  is  a  stalwart  champion  of  any  cause  which  he  espouses.  His 
life  has  been  an  active  and  useful  one  and  has  brought  him  the  warm  regard  of 
those  with  whom  he  has  come  in  contact. 


DANIEL  I.  CARPENTER. 

Daniel  I.  Carpenter,  postmaster  at  Granite  Falls,  was  born  in  Sherman, 
Michigan,  March  i.  1874,  a  son  of  Isaac  and  Anna  (Clarke)  Carpenter,  both  of 
whom  were  natives  of  Chautauqua  county.  New  York.  At  an  early  period  they 
left  the  Empire  state  and  removed  westward,  settling  near  Sherman,  Michigan, 
where  the  father  afterward  engaged  in  farming.  In  1890  he  made  his  way  to 
western  Washington  and  homesteaded  in  Snohomish  county,  where  he  continued 
to  carry  on  agricultural  pursuits  to  the  time  of  his  death,  which  occurred  in 
1898,  when  he  was  fifty-nine  years  of  age.  His  widow  is  still  living  at  Granite 
Falls  with  a  son  and  is  now  seventy-four  years  of  age,  her  birth  having  occurred 
in  1842. 

Daniel  I.  Carpenter,  was  the  elder  of  the  two  children  of  the  family  and  in  his 
youthful  days  attended  the  common  schools  of  Sherman,  ^Michigan.  He  then 
took  up  the  occupation  of  farming  and  when  he  came  to  Washington  continued  in 
agricultural  lines  for  a  time.  Later  he  extended  his  efiforts  into  other  fields  and 
became  connected  with  the  timber  interests  of  the  state.  He  established  his  home 
at  Granite  Falls  in  1892  and  maintained  an  active  connection  with  agricultural 
life,  at  the  same  time  working  in  the  mills.  On  the  27th  of  January,  1914,  he 
was  appointed  postmaster  and  has  since  occupied  that  position,  the  duties  of  which 
he  discharges  with  promptness  and  fidelity.  His  fellow  townsmen,  appreciative 
of  his  worth  and  ability,  have  also  called  upon  him  for  other  official  service. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  first  city  council  and  occupied  that  position  for  one  term 
while  for  two  terms  he  has  been  mayor  of  the  city,  giving  to  Granite  Falls  a 
businesslike  and  progressive  administration.  He  was  the  second  mayor  of  Granite 
Falls. 

On  the  25th  of  August,  1908,  in  Warren  county,  Pennsylvania,  Mr.  Carpenter 
was  joined  in  wedlock  to  Miss  Florence  Frances  Thompson,  her  parents  being 
Friend  and  Alice  Thompson,  of  that  county.  The  latter  still  survives  and  makes 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  409 

her  home  at  Granite  Falls.     Mr.  and  Mrs.  Carpenter  have  one  son,  John  Daniel, 
who  was  born  at  Granite  Falls  in  191 3. 

Fraternally  Mr.  Carpenter  is  identified  with  the  Masons,  the  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  the  Rebekahs  and  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  America.  He 
is  known  as  a  valued  and  representative  citizen,  standing  at  all  times  for  those 
things  which  count  most  in  the  upbuilding  of  a  district,  and  he  is  a  liberal  sup- 
porter of  various  benevolences.  He  takes  a  deep  interest  in  everything  that  tends 
to  advance  the  material,  intellectual,  social  and  moral  progress  of  his  community 
and  his  efforts  have  been  of  a  practical  character  productive  of  good  results. 
While  he  possesses  a  quiet,  unassuming  manner,  his  fellow  townsmen  recognize 
the  real  strength  of  his  character  and  his  ability  and  have  delighted  to  honor 
him  with  the  highest  office  within  their  power  to  bestow. 


NICK  GRAD. 


Nick  Grad,  dealer  in  jewelry  and  sporting  goods  at  Everett,  has  been  engaged 
in  this  line  of  business  for  fourteen  years,  in  which  connection  he  has  built  up  a 
trade  of  gratifying  proportions.  He  was  born  in  Oseik,  Austria,  on  the  28th  of 
November,  1871,  a  son  of  the  late  Andrew  Grad,  also  a  native  of  that  country. 
The  father  was  a  wagon  and  carriage  maker  by  trade  and  a  thorough  mechanic. 
Coming  to  America  in  1880,  he  settled  in  Chicago  and  soon  afterward  removed 
to  Manistee,  Michigan,  where  he  remained  for  twenty-eight  years  and  as  the 
result  of  his  earnings  was  able  to  purchase  eighty  acres  of  farm  land  at  Free 
Soil,  Michigan.  He  carried  on  general  agricultural  pursuits  there  for  fifteen 
years  and  then,  disposing  of  his  farm  in  Michigan,  removed  to  Everett,  Wash- 
ington, where  he  made  his  home  with  his  son  until  his  death.  His  wife,  who 
bore  the  maiden  name  of  Mary  Ropa,  was  bom  in  Austria  and  came  to  the 
United  States  with  her  husband  and  their  four  children.  The  children  are :  Nick, 
who  is  the  eldest;  Anna,  the  wife  of  George  Duchoni,  residing  on  the  old  home 
place  at  Free  Soil,  Michigan;  Paul,  a  business  man  of  Everett,  Washington;  and 
Rose,  who  is  the  wife  of  Michael  Tomasewski,  a  resident  of  Detroit.  One  died  in 
infancy  and  Jacob  is  also  deceased. 

Nick  Grad  acquired  a  public  school  education  in  Manistee,  Michigan,  and  also 
attended  the  parochial  schools  to  the  age  of  seventeen  years.  His  early  life 
was  spent  upon  the  home  farm  in  Austria,  his  father  conducting  a  farm  as  well 
as  engaging  in  wagon  manufacturing.  He  had  an  uncle  who  was  a  jeweler  and 
watchmaker  in  Austria  and  in  this  way  he  became  interested  in  the  business  as 
a  young  boy.  Being  of  a  mechanical  turn  of  mind,  he  mastered  many  of  the 
intricacies  of  the  trade  and  by  his  own  efforts  acquainted  himself  with  the  work 
of  manufacturing  jewelry  and  watches.  On  the  7th  of  May,  I9(X),  he  visited 
Everett  on  a  tour  of  investigation  and  his  observations  led  him  to  the  conclusion 
that  the  city  had  before  it  a  promising  future.  Accordingly  he  located  there 
with  the  intention  of  investing  in  real  estate  but  decided  to  wait  before  making 
investments.  He  obtained  employment  in  a  shingle  mill  in  Snohomish  and  de- 
voted two  years  to  that  work  as  an  employe  in  the  Ten  Block  Mill.  Carefully 
saving  his  earnings,  he  thus  acquired  the  capital  that  enabled  him  to  engage  in  his 


410  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

present  line  of  business,  which  is  conducted  under  the  name  of  "Nick  Grad, 
Jewelry  and  Sporting  Goods."  The  store  is  located  at  3005  Hewitt  avenue 
and  something  of  the  marvelous  growth  of  his  business  is  indicated  by  the  fact 
that  his  stock  is  today  valued  between  three  and  four  thousand  dollars.  He  is 
the  pioneer  jeweler  of  the  section  that  is  known  as  Riverside  and  has  built  up  a 
trade  of  very  gratifying  proportions. 

In  politics  Mr.  Grad  is  independent,  supporting  men  and  measures  rather  than 
party.  He  belongs  to  the  Improved  Order  of  Red  Men  and  also  to  the  Riverside 
Commercial  Club,  of  which  he  was  one  of  the  organizers.  His  religious  faith  is 
that  of  the  Roman  Catholic  church.  Mr.  Grad  is  a  self-made  man.  He  started 
out  to  earn  his  living  when  but  ten  years  of  age.  His  first  employment  was  at 
piling  spalls  in  a  shingle  mill  at  a  wage  of  four  dollars  per  month.  Later  he 
learned  the  business  of  shingle  making  and  followed  that  trade  continuously  for 
fifteen  years,  being  advanced  through  various  departments.  Perseverance  and 
determination  have  brought  him  to  his  present  creditable  position  in  business 
circles. 


SAMUEL  McCLYMONT. 

Samuel  McClymont,  president  of  the  Aberdeen  Lumber  &  Shingle  Com- 
pany, has  done  much  in  this  connection  and  in  other  ways  for  the  upbuilding 
and  improvement  of  the  city  of  Aberdeen.  He  dates  his  residence  in  Washing- 
ton from  1893,  having  made  his  way  westward  by  successive  steps  from  his 
old  home  near  Montreal,  Canada.  He  was  born  near  that  city  December  26, 
1861,  and  pursued  his  education  in  its  public  schools.  He  then  crossed  the  border 
into  the  United  States  about  1880,  settling  in  Chicago,  where  he  lived  for  three 
years.  He  afterward  went  to  North  Dakota,  where  he  worked  as  a  millwright 
and  in  connection  with  the  lumber  business.  From  that  point  he  proceeded  to 
Manitoba,  where  he  engaged  in  lumbering  until  coming  to  Washington  twenty- 
four  years  ago.  He  first  went  to  Hoquiam,  where  he  was  employed  as  sawyer  in 
a  lumber  mill,  but  ambitious  to  engage  in  business  on  his  own  account,  he  care- 
fully saved  his  earnings  and  utilized  his  opportunities,  so  that  in  August,  1898, 
he  became  one  of  the  organizers  and  stockholders  of  the  Aberdeen  Lumber  & 
Shingle  Company,  in  which  he  rose  to  the  position  of  president.  He  was  ad- 
vanced to  that  position  when  the  business  was  purchased  by  the  present  owners 
and  he  still  continues  as  president.  He  had  charge  of  the  erection  of  the  buildings 
and  the  installing  of  all  machinery  throughout  the  intervening  years  and  he  also 
operated  the  mill  until  about  two  years  ago,  when  he  put  aside  the  more  active 
duties  but  still  gives  close  attention  to  the  management  and  control  of  their 
interests  and  still  has  charge  of  all  building  or  changing  of  buildings.  Mr.  Mc- 
Clymont has  also  been  connected  with  Aberdeen  as  a  builder  of  some  of  her  fine 
residence  property.  Fie  built  the  Broadway  apartments,  of  which  he  was  part 
owner  for  some  time  but  eventually  sold  his  interest.  He  also  built  several 
houses  independently  and  has  improved  much  of  his  own  property. 

In  1888  Mr.  McClymont  was  married  in  Canada  to  Miss  Agnes  Orr,  a 
native  of  that  country,  and  they  are  now  the  parents  of  three  children :     Elsie, 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  411 

the  wife  of  Roscoe  Conrad,  of  Aberdeen ;  and  Mabel  and  Wallace,  at  home. 
The  religious  faith  of  the  family  is  that  of  the  Presbyterian  church,  while  in 
political  views  Mr.  McClymont  is  a  republican.  There  is  no  phase  of  the 
city's  substantial  development  in  which  he  is  not  interested  and  to  a  large  ex- 
tent he  has  cooperated  in  movements  for  the  general  good.  His  has  been  an 
active  and  well  spent  life,  loyal  in  friendship,  honorable  in  business  and  straight- 
forward in  every  relation. 


JOHN  BIRD. 


The  memory  of  John  Bird  should  be  held  in  honor,  for  as  one  of  the  earliest 
settlers  of  Clarke  county  he  aided  in  reclaiming  this  region  from  the  wilderness 
and  in  establishing  the  supremacy  of  the  white  man  over  the  Indian.  His  entire 
life  was  spent  in  a  frontier  region,  as  he  was  born  in  the  province  of  Manitoba, 
Canada,  in  the  valley  of  the  Red  river  of  the  north,  which  section  was  then  prac- 
tically unsettled.  In  his  youth  he  was  apprenticed  as  a  ship  carpenter  and  in 
1848  came  to  Clarke  county,  Washington,  where  his  mother  and  his  brother 
Charles  had  settled  five  years  previously.  Both  brothers  took  up  government 
land  on  what  is  now  called  Fourth  Plain  and  there  they  engage  in  farming  for 
many  years.  It  was  in  1843  that  Charles  Bird  came  to  Washington  with  his 
mother,  who  was  then  a  widow  but  afterward  married  John  Calder,  a  Hudson's 
Bay  Company  employe,  and  together  they  took  up  the  claim  known  as  the  John 
Calder  donation  land  claim.  At  the  time  of  his  mother's  death  Charles  Bird 
inherited  one-fifth  of  her  share  in  the  estate  and  subsequently  purchased  the 
interest  of  two  other  heirs  and  also  the  interest  of  two  of  the  Calder  heirs.  He 
resided  for  sixty-seven  years  on  the  same  farm  and  there  his  death  occurred 
in  November,  1912,  when  he  had  reached  an  advanced  age,  his  funeral  being  held 
on  the  seventy-seventh  anniversary  of  his  birth.  It  was  on  the  5th  of  April, 
1858,  that  he  was  married  to  Elizabeth  Von  Pfister,  who  was  born  in  the  Hawaiian 
islands  but  was  brought  to  Clarke  county,  Washington,  when  seventeen  years 
old  by  her  stepmother,  then  a  widow. 

John  Bird  made  many  improvements  upon  his  farm  as  the  years  passed  and 
although  there  were  many  difficulties  to  be  overcome  in  those  pioneer  days  that 
the  modern  farmer  does  not  have  to  meet,  still  he  gained  a  gratifying  measure 
of  success  and  never  regretted  his  choice  of  an  occupation  or  his  removal  to 
Clarke  county.  During  the  Indian  wars  he  was  a  guard  at  the  fort  on  Fourth 
Plain  and  his  record  as  an  Indian  fighter  was  an  enviable  one.  He  passed  away 
in  February,  1885,  and  all  who  knew  him  mourned  the  loss  of  an  upright  man 
and  good  citizen. 

Mr.  Bird  was  married  on  the  6th  of  February,  1856,  in  Washington  county, 
Oregon,  to  Miss  Mary  .'\nn  Johnson,  who  was  born  in  Manitoba  in  1837.  Her 
father,  John  Johnson,  located  on  a  tract  of  virgin  land  now  included  within  the 
limits  of  the  city  of  Winnipeg  and  there  broke  the  prairie  .sod  preparatory  to 
planting  crops.  In  later  years  he  took  up  his  residence  in  Cowlitz  county,  Wash- 
ington, where  for  some  time  he  was  foreman  of  a  dairy  belonging  to  the  Hudson's 
Bay  Company.     In  1841  he  removed  to  Washington  county,  Oregon,  and  there 


412  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

took  up  a  donation  claim  of  six  hundred  and  forty  acres  near  the  town  of  Glen- 
coe.  He  passed  away  upon  that  farm  on  the  21st  of  April,  1875.  A  number 
of  his  children  still  reside  near  the  old  homestead.  His  wife  survived  him  for 
almost  two  decades,  dying  on  the  12th  of  April,  1895. 

Mrs.  Bird  now  makes  her  home  in  Camas,  Clarke  county,  and  is  the  oldest 
living  member  of  the  Pioneers  Association  of  Oregon.  Within  her  memory  the 
Pacific  northwest  has  been  transformed  from  a  totally  undeveloped  region, 
inhabited  almost  solely  by  Indians,  to  one  of  the  most  highly  developed  and  most 
prosperous  sections  of  the  country.  She  draws  a  pension  for  the  services  which 
her  husband  rendered  six  decades  ago  in  the  Indian  wars  and  her  reminiscences 
of  that  period  of  danger  and  anxiety  are  highly  interesting. 

To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bird  were  born  the  following  children :  William  Charles, 
a  resident  of  Mitchell  county,  Oregon;  Henry  Clay,  who  died  in  1910;  Alice,  who 
passed  away  in  1866;  John  Richard,  of  Wallowa  county,  Oregon;  Frederick 
James,  who  died  in  1910;  Jessie,  now  Mrs.  Peare,  of  Curry  county,  Oregon; 
Mary  Elizabeth,  who  died  in  1895;  ^lary  Letitia,  who  passed  away  in  1892; 
Carrie  Jane,  who  died  in  1893;  Franklin,  who  lives  at  The  Dalles,  Oregon,  and 
is  an  engineer  in  the  employ  of  the  Oregon- Washington  Railway  &  Navigation 
Company;  and  Edgar,  who  died  April  17,  1917.  Mrs.  Bird  also  has  twenty-nine 
grandchildren  and  seventeen  great-grandchildren.  She  is  a  communicant  of  the 
Episcopal  church,  to  which  Mr.  Bird  likewise  belonged. 


W.  B.  HOPPLE. 


\Y.  B.  Hopple,  of  Bellingham,  manager  of  the  Samish  Bay  Logging  Com- 
pany, has  been  identified  with  this  line  of  business  for  a  decade  and  although 
yet  a  young  man  has  made  for  himself  a  most  creditable  position  in  business 
circles.  He  came  to  Washington  in  November,  1913,  from  Emporium,  Penn- 
sylvania, where  he  was  born  in  1890.  There  he  pursued  his  education  and  after- 
ward became  connected  with  the  lumber  business,  in  which  line  he  has  had  prac- 
tical experience  covering  ten  years.  He  came  to  the  northwest  to  represent  the 
Samish  Bay  Logging  Company,  which  was  organized  in  the  fall  of  1912  with 
J.  L.  Norie  as  the  president  and  Fred  E.  Lloyd,  as  secretary,  treasurer  and  mana- 
ger. The  following  year  the  Hon.  Josiah  Howard,  of  Emporium,  Pennsylvania, 
became  the  president  and  so  continues,  with  A.  D.  McDonald  as  secretary  and 
treasurer.  Mr.  Hopple  was  made  manager  in  1917  and  since  1913  has  been 
superintendent,  with  oflfices  in  Bellingham.  The  company  conducts  a  general 
hogging  business  in  this  locality  and  in  other  districts.  Camps  are  now  main- 
tained in  Skagit  county.  The  company  built  and  operates  about  eight  miles  of 
hogging  road,  bringing  them  to  the  Sound  at  Blanchard,  and  they  are  well 
equipped  for  conducting  the  logging  business  according  to  modern  methods, 
having  high  leads,  flying  machines  and  other  accessories  for  hauling  and  caring 
for  the  logs.  They  employ  one  hundred  men  and  Mr.  Hopple  supervises  the 
work  of  the  camps.  They  get  out  fir,  hemlock  and  cedar  and  also  ship  timbers, 
and  the  company  has  large  timber  holdings  in  this  section  of  the  state. 

Although  an  eastern  man,  Mr.  Hopple  has  become  thoroughly  identified  with 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  413 

the  northwest,  the  more  so  since  in  February,  1915,  he  was  married  in  BelHng- 
ham  to  Miss  Martha  Wiburg,  of  that  city.  He  belongs  to  the  Benevolent  Pro- 
tective Order  of  Elks  and  has  membership  in  the  Chamber  of  Commerce  of 
Bellingham,  being  in  thorough  sympathy  with  its  interests  and  purposes  to 
further  the  upbuilding  and  promote  the  welfare  of  the  city.  Energetic  and 
determined,  he  is  making  substantial  progress  in  a  business  way  and  contributing 
in  large  measure  to  the  success  of  the  company  which  he  represents. 


CARL  RICHARD  HELLER. 

Carl  Richard  Heller,  treasurer  and  manager  of  the  Ever  Best  Shingle  Com- 
pany, Incorporated,  of  Everett,  was  born  March  9,  1884,  a  short  distance  north 
of  Fall  Creek,  in  Eau  Claire  county,  Wisconsin.  His  father,  Henry  Heller,  a 
native  of  that  state,  was  born  at  Sheboygan,  and  his  father,  Herman  Heller,  was 
a  native  of  Germany,  whence  he  came  to  the  new  world,  founding  the  family  in 
Wisconsin  in  pioneer  times.  There  he  preempted  a  homestead  and  became  an 
active  agriculturist  and  cattle  dealer  of  that  locality.  At  the  time  of  the  Civil  war 
he  espoused  the  cause  of  the  union  and  went  to  the  front  in  defense  of  the  stars 
«  and  stripes.  His  son,  Henry  Heller,  became  well  known  as  a  prominent  and 
prosperous  contractor  and  mill  owner  of  Clark  and  Eau  Claire  counties,  Wiscon- 
sin, but  is  now  an  agriculturist  and  mill  owner.  He  wedded  Mary  Dehnke,  a 
native  of  Germany,  who  came  to  America  with  her  father,  who  settled  in  Eau 
Claire  county,  Wisconsin,  and  became  an  agriculturist'there.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Heller 
reside  on  a  big  farm  at  Luddington,  Wisconsin.  To  them  have  been  born  four 
sons  and  three  daughters. 

The  eldest,  Carl  Richard  Heller,  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Eau 
Claire,  Wisconsin,  and  in  Bethel  Academy  at  Bethel,  Wisconsin,  where  he  pur- 
sued a  commercial  course.  He  started  out  to  earn  his  living  when  a  lad  of  but 
twelve  years  by  working  in  the  shingle  mills  during  the  summer  months  and 
attending  school  at  night  and  in  the  winter  seasons.  He  was  employed  in  every 
department  in  connection  with  shingle  manufacturing  and  became  thoroughly  pro- 
ficient in  each.  His  first  independent  business  venture  was  with  his  father.  They 
began  the  manufacture  of  lumber  and  lath  at  Luddington,  Wisconsin,  where  they 
operated  successfully  from  1906  until  the  spring  of  1908.  It  was  on  the  26th  of 
March,  1909,  that  Carl  R.  Heller  arrived  in  Everett.  He  secured  employment  at 
Edgecomb,  Washington,  where  he  remained  for  a  few  months  and  then  again 
came  to  Everett,  obtaining  a  ])osition  at  the  Jamison  Shingle  Mills  at  the  Four- 
teenth street  dock,  there  remaining  until  1913.  He  worked  for  the  Carlson  & 
Shull  Company  for  some  time,  and  in  1916  he  organized  and  established  the  Ever 
Best  Shingle  Company,  Incorporated,  of  which  he  is  the  manager  and  treasurer, 
with  Isaac  Smith  as  president,  Oscar  Swanson  as  vice  president  and  Oscar  Fors- 
lund  as  secretary.  The  business  was  incorporated  for  fifteen  thousand  dollars 
and  the  plant  has  a  capacity  of  three  hundred  and  twenty  thousand  feet.  Employ- 
ment is  furnished  to  thirty  workmen  and  their  market  is  tliroughout  the  entire 
eastern  section  of  the  United  States.  Mr.  Heller  is  also  a  stockholder  in  the 
Everett  Mutual  Mill  Company,  of  which  he  served  as  president  for  a  year. 


414  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

On  the  1 2th  of  July,  1908,  at  Fall  Creek,  Wisconsin,  Mr.  Heller  was  united  in 
marriage  to  Miss  Augusta  Schauer,  a  native  of  Princeton,  Wisconsin,  born  August 
9,  1883,  and  a  daughter  of  Michael  and  Amelia  Schauer.  They  have  become 
parents  of  two  children:  Herbert,  born  in  Edgecomb,  Washington,  July  27, 
1909;  and  Russell,  born  in  Everett,  November  28,  1913. 

The  religious  faith  of  the  family  is  that  of  the  Methodist  church  and  Mr. 
Heller  also  has  membership  with  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  America.  He  has 
worked  his  own  way  upward  from  early  life  and  until  be  was  twenty-two  years 
old  helped  to  support  the  family,  for  in  the  meantime  the  father  had  met  with 
financial  reverses.  He  took  up  the  burden  thus  imposed  upon  him  and  capably 
met  the  conditions  which  confronted  him.  Determination  and  energy  enabled  him 
to  overcome  all  obstacles  in  his  path  to  success  and  perseverance  and  diligence 
have  constituted  the  stepping  stones  whereon  he  has  advanced  to  prosperity, 
becoming  closely  and  prominently  connected  with  the  industry  which  is  the  chief 
source  of  Washington's  wealth. 


EDWARD  CORLISS  KILBOURNE. 

The  ancestral  history  of  the  Kilbourne  family  has  been  distinctively  American 
in  its  lineal  and  collateral  branches  since  1630  but  the  lineage  is  traced  still  farther 
back  in  England  to  about  the  year  1000  A.  D.  Throughout  the  long  period  of  the 
connection  of  the  family  with  the  new  world  representatives  of  the  name  have 
been  active  along  lines  of  life  that  have  contributed  to  the  upbuilding  and  develop- 
ment of  the  districts  in  which  they  have  lived,  and  the  record  of  Dr.  Edward 
Corliss  Kilbourne  has  been  in  harmony  with  that  of  his  forbears,  and  Seattle 
has  benefited  greatly  by  his  cooperation  in  plans  and  projects  which  have  led 
to  the  substantial  development  of  the  city  and  also  of  the  state. 

He  was  born  in  St.  Johnsbury,  Vermont,  January  13,  1856,  a  son  of  Dr. 
Everett  Horatio  Kilbourne  and  a  grandson  of  Dr.  Ralph  Kilbourne,  who  entered 
upon  the  practice  of  dentistr}'  during  the  epoch  of  pioneer  development  in  that 
profession.  He  maintained  an  office  in  Montpelier,  Vermont,  and  his  ability 
placed  him  among  the  foremost  representatives  of  dentistry  on  the  American 
continent.  His  wife  belonged  to  the  Dearborn  family,  of  which  General  Dear- 
born, officer  in  the  Revolutionary  war,  was  a  member.  Their  son.  Dr.  Everett 
Horatio  Kilbourne,  a  native  of  Chelsea,  Vermont,  attained  even  higher  prominence 
in  the  profession  than  his  father.  Following  his  removal  to  the  middle  west  he 
served  as  president  of  the  Illinois  State  Dental  Society  and  was  also  honored 
with  the  presidency  of  the  American  Dental  Association.  An  incident  illustra- 
tive of  the  skill  of  his  father  and  grandfather  is  told  by  Dr.  Edward  C.  Kil- 
bourne, who  in  the  early  years  of  his  practice  was  visited  by  an  elderly  gentle- 
man, who  asked  to  have  his  teeth  examined.  He  was  told  that  they  did  not  need 
attention,  whereupon  the  gentleman  requested  Dr.  Kilbourne  to  take  a  good  look 
at  some  gold  fillings  in  his  molars.  The  Doctor  pronounced  these  in  excellent 
shape,  although  considerably  worn,  remarking  that  they  must  have  been  inserted 
many  years  before,  as  the  filling  was  of  soft  gold,  and  asking  who  did  the  work. 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  415 

The  man  replied,  "A  dentist  named  Ralph  Kilbourne  put  those  fillings  in  forty- 
two  years  ago  in  Montpelier,  Vermont."  The  Doctor  exclaimed,  "Why,  that  was 
my  grandfather."  "Well,  now,"  said  the  patient,  "please  examine  these  two  large 
fillings  here."  "They  are  all  right,"  Dr.  Kilbourne  responded,  "and  are  splendid 
specimens  of  dental  skill,  but  are  different  from  the  others,  being  filled  with 
cohesive  gold,  a  variety  of  gold  foil  that  had  not  been  discovered  when  my 
grandfather  practiced.  Who  did  that  work."  The  answer  came,  "Dr.  E.  H. 
Kilbourne  of  Aurora,  Illinois,  about  sixteen  years  ago."  "And  that  was  my 
father.  Well  this  makes  me  proud  of  my  ancestors.  I  hope  I  may  acquire  as 
great  skill  and  prove  worthy  of  their  example."  To  those  familiar  with  the  work 
of  Dr.  E.  C.  Kilbourne  it  is  needless  to  say  that  he  followed  in  the  footsteps 
of  his  father  and  grandfather  in  attaining  the  highest  degree  of  efficiency  and 
skill,  his  work  showing  the  same  enduring  quality.  Dr.  Everett  Horatio  Kil- 
bourne was  united  in  marriage  to  Frances  A.  Stone,  a  native  of  Vermont  and  a 
granddaughter  of  Colonel  Stone,  also  one  of  the  heroes  of  the  Revolutionary 
war  and  a  representative  of  one  of  the  earliest  New  England  families. 

Dr.  Edward  C.  Kilbourne  was  a  little  lad  of  two  years  when  the  family 
removed  to  Aurora,  Illinois,  where  he  attended  the  public  schools  and  afterward 
studied  dentistry  with  his  father  and  also  under  the  direction  of  his  uncle.  Dr. 
I.  D.  Kilbourne,  of  Chicago,  and  of  Dr.  George  S.  Meigs,  of  New  York  city.  He 
practiced  dentistry  from  1876  until  1888,  becoming  a  resident  of  Washington  in 
1883.  Almost  immediately  his  ability  won  him  a  liberal  practice  and  he  became 
recognized  as  one  of  the  foremost  representatives  of  the  profession  in  the  north- 
west. He  initiated  the  organization  of  the  Washington  Dental  Association,  of 
which  he  became  the  first  secretary,  and  he  was  largely  instrumental  in  securing 
the  passage  of  the  first  dental  law  by  the  territorial  legislature,  thus  putting 
forth  earnest  effort  to  maintain  high  professional  standards.  He  was  also  ap- 
pointed by  Governor  Semple  a  member  of  the  examining  board  and  was  elected 
its  president. 

In  1888  Dr.  Kilbourne  retired  from  the  practice  of  dentistry  in  order  to  give 
his  entire  time  to  the  promotion  of  various  business  enterprises  which  have  been 
effective  forces  in  the  city's  growth  and  improvement  as  well  as  factors  in  his 
individual  success.  He  began  dealing  in  real  estate  and  his  investments  were  so 
judiciously  placed  that  splendid  financial  returns  have  accrued.  In  1888  he  joined 
with  others  in  organizing  the  West  Street  &  Lake  Union  Electric  Railway  Com- 
pany, securing  its  franchise  from  the  city.  A  consolidation  was  proposed  by  Mr. 
Osgood,  the  owner  of  the  horse  car  line,  which  paralleled  the  electric  line.  This 
was  agreed  to  and  the  Seattle  Electric  Railway  &  Power  Company  was  organized 
with  Dr.  Kilbourne  as  its  secretary.  He  was  sent  east  and  closed  the  contracts 
for  the  entire  equipment  and  power  plant  for  the  line  and  thus  instituted  the  first 
successful  electric  railway  on  the  Pacific  coast  and  one  of  the  first  in  the  United 
States.  Later  he  held  the  office  of  president  and  treasurer  of  the  company  and  he 
went  east,  where  he  secured  the  funds  to  build  the  power  plant  on  Pine  street 
and  extend  the  lines  to  Fremont.  In  1889,  in  connection  with  Judge  William  D. 
Wood,  he  built  the  Green  Lake  Electric  Railway  from  Fremont  to  and  around 
Green  Lake,  a  distance  of  four  and  a  half  miles.  In  1904,  while  manager  of 
the  Kilbourne  &  Clark  Company,  he  built  the  first  municipal  street  railway  in 
Washington  for  the  town  of  West  Seattle,  which  was  then  a  separate  corporation 


416  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

from  Seattle.  The  line  was  a  mile  long,  extending  from  the  ferry  landing  and 
rising  on  a  steady  twelve  per  cent  grade  to  the  plateau  above.  This  line  was 
successfully  operated  by  the  town  of  West  Seattle  at  a  profit  and  was  sold  to 
the  Seattle  Electric  Company  at  a  profit  of  sixty-six  and  two-thirds  per  cent  when 
the  town  became  a  part  of  Seattle. 

In  1890  Dr.  Kilbourne  disposed  of  his  street  railway  interests  to  engage  in 
the  electric  lighting  and  power  business.  After  the  fire  of  1889,  which  destroyed 
the  business  section  of  the  city,  including  the  electric  lighting  plant,  the  com- 
pany was  very  sIdw  in  rebuilding  and  business  men  were  clamoring  for  light. 
Dr.  Kilbourne  applied  to  the  city  council  one  Friday  night  for  an  electric  lighting 
and  power  franchise,  which  was  granted  on  the  following  Monday  night.  He 
telegraphed  east  for  dynamos  and  other  apparatus,  went  to  work  to  install  poles 
and  wires  and  within  sixty  days  from  the  time  when  the  franchise  was  granted 
was  furnishing  light.  In  1892  he  consolidated  his  company  with  several  others, 
forming  the  Union  Electric  Company,  of  which  he  served  as  president  and  gen- 
eral manager  until  it  was  joined  with  all  the  street  railways  of  the  city,  except 
one,  to  form  the  Seattle  Electric  Company.  In  1904  he  began  jobbing  and  deal- 
ing in  electrical  machinery  and  supplies  under  the  firm  style  of  the  Kilbourne  & 
Clark  Company  and  was  thus  actively  engaged  in  business  until  1910.  For  a  few 
years  after  the  organization  of  the  National  Bank  of  Commerce  of  Seattle  he  was 
one  of  its  directors. 

From  all  these  different  interests  Dr.  Kilbourne  has  derived  personal  benefit 
but  there  are  various  other  activities  to  which  he  has  given  his  service  without 
financial  reward  and  which  have  proven  of  the  greatest  possible  benefit  to  his 
city.  During  his  boyhood  days  he  was  confirmed  in  the  Episcopal  church  in 
Aurora,  Illinois,  and  in  1885  he  joined  the  Plymouth  church  of  Seattle,  of  which 
he  is  still  a  member.  Several  times  he  has  been  elected  a  trustee  and  deacon  of 
the  church  and  served  on  its  building  committee  during  the  erection  of  the 
church  at  Third  and  University  streets  and  also  the  new  church  at  Sixth  and 
University.  He  was  likewise  chairman  of  the  committee  that  raised  thirty  thou- 
sand dollars  to  clear  off  the  debt  of  Plymouth  church.  He  has  been  a  most  gen- 
erous contributor  to  the  church  and  most  helpful  in  directing  its  activities.  He 
was  chairman  of  the  committee  that  raised  twelve  thousand  dollars  to  purchase 
a  lot  on  First  avenue  for  the  Young  Men's  Christian  Association  in  1888  and 
was  a  member  of  the  committee  that  cleared  off  the  debt  of  thirty-five  thousand 
dollars  for  the  association  in  1897.  He  was  also  chairman  of  the  committee  that 
raised  two  hundred  and  twenty  thousand  dollars  to  build  the  present  Young 
Men's  Christian  Association  building  at  Fourth  and  Madison  streets,  and  acted  as 
chairman  of  the  building  committee.  For  twenty-eight  years  he  has  been  a 
director  of  the  association,  was  its  president  from  1890  until  1896,  is  now  chair- 
man of  the  education  committee  and  a  member  of  the  executive  committee. 
According  to  Mr.  Allen,  for  the  past  fifteen  years  general  secretary  of  the  associa- 
tion, "No  man  in  the  city  has  done  more  for  the  advancement  of  the  association 
than  Dr.  Kilbourne,  and  it  is  due  to  him  more  than  to  any  other  one  man  that  it 
has  its  present  fine  plant.  For  over  a  year  he  was  untiring  in  his  efforts  to  secure 
the  necessary  funds  for  the  erection  of  the  new  building  and  while  it  was  in  the 
course  of  construction  he  suggested  that  two  more  stories  be  added  and  this  was 
done."    For  the  past  sixteen  years  he  has  been  a  trustee  of  the  Seaman's  Friend 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  417 

Society;  is  now  a  trustee  of  the  Theodora  Home  and  chairman  of  its  board;  and 
he  has  been  a  member  of  the  Arctic  Club  since  its  organization. 

Dr.  Kilbourne's  military  experience  came  to  him  through  connection  with  the 
National  Guard.  He  served  for  five  years  in  Illinois  as  a  member  of  the  Aurora 
Light  Guard  and  for  thirty  days  was  in  active  service  in  Chicago  and  Braidwood 
during  the  strikes  of  1877.  For  five  years  he  was  a  member  of  the  National 
Guard  of  Washington,  becoming  a  charter  member  of  the  Seattle  Rifles  and 
serving  during  the  anti-Chinese  riots  of  1887.  In  politics  he  has  always  been  a 
republican  where  state  and  national  affairs  are  under  consideration,  but  is  not 
partisan  at  city  and  county  elections.  He  has  ever  been  active  in  support  of  his 
honest  political  convictions  and  before  the  days  of  the  direct  primary  was 
generally  a  delegate  to  the  republican  city  and  county  conventions,  but  he  has 
never  sought  nor  would  he  accept  office. 

Dr.  Kilbourne  was  married  in  Plymouth  church,  Seattle,  on  the  23d  of  June, 
1886,  to  Miss  Leilla  Shorey,  a  daughter  of  Oliver  C.  Shorey,  a  Washington  pioneer 
of  1856,  and  Mary  Emiline  (Bonney)  Shorey,  who  became  an  Oregon  pioneer 
of  1852  and  in  1853  of  Washington.  She  went  through  the  Indian  war  of  1854- 
56.  Mr.  Shorey  built  the  columns  of  the  old  University  building  that  now  stand 
in  the  present  University  grounds,  the  only  part  of  the  old  building  that  was 
saved.  Mrs.  Kilbourne  was  born  in  Steilacoom,  Washington,  June  18,  1861, 
and  is  a  graduate  of  the  State  University. 

Such  in  brief  is  the  history  of  Edward  C.  Kilbourne.  The  story  of  his  life 
is  worthy  the  study  and  emulation  of  American  youths.  He  and  a  few  other 
spirits  like  him  have  been  the  real  originators  and  fathers  of  Seattle  daring  and 
enterprise.  He  has  never  allowed  personal  interests  or  ambition  to  dwarf  his 
public  spirit  or  activities,  and  his  views  have  ever  found  expression  in  prompt 
action  rather  than  in  theory.  His  success  has  consisted,  not  in  the  accumulation 
of  wealth,  but  in  a  life  devoted  to  upbuilding  the  best  interests  of  the  city  of  his 
choice.  While  Seattle  owes  much  to  him  for  his  pioneering  work  in  providing 
electric  railway,  lighting  and  power  facilities,  and  other  industries  which  have 
so  materially  assisted  its  growth  and  progress,  yet  his  greatest  service  to  the 
city  has  been  the  unsparing  gift  of  his  time,  thought  and  heart  to  those  institu- 
tions and  agencies  which  have  done  so  much  toward  building  up  the  character 
of  its  youth  and  young  manhood  and  assisted  in  making  Seattle  what  it  is,  a 
city  of  character. 


JOSEPH  B.  WAHL. 

In  mercantile  circles  in  Bellingham,  Joseph  B.  Wahl  is  well  known,  having 
there  a  large  and  attractively  appointed  establishment,  in  which  he  is  engaged 
in  the  selling  of  women's  wearing  apparel,  millinery,  furnishings  and  shoes.  He 
has  climbed  to- his  present  place  of  commercial  prominence  by  the  steps  of  bundle 
wrapper  and  clerk,  and  his  pronounced  ability  in  mercantile  lines  is  indicated  by 
the  advancement  which  he  has  made. 

Mr.  Wahl  was  born  in  Cumberland,  Maryland,  November  3,  1868.  a  son  of 
Adam  and  Gertrude  Wahl,  who  in  the  year  1877  removed  to  St.  Cloud.  Minne- 


418  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

sota,  where  Joseph  ]>.  Wahl  attended  the  pubHc  schools  to  the  age  of  thirteen 
years.  He  then  started  out  in  life  on  his  own  account  and  has  since  been  depend- 
ent upon  his  labors  and  his  resources.  For  a  year  he  was  employed  in  a  drug 
store  and  then  accepted  the  position  of  bundle  wrapper  in  the  Robert  Harrison 
dry  goods  store,  which  was  his  preliminary  step  in  connection  with  the  dry  goods 
trade.  Gradually  he  worked  his  way  upward,  becoming  a  clerk  in  that  estab- 
lishment, where  he  remained  until  1901,  when  he  went  to  Bozeman,  Montana, 
securing  a  position  in  the  dry  goods  house  of  Wilson  &  Company.  Three  years 
were  there  passed,  after  which  he  removed  to  Blaine,  Washington,  where,  in 
partnership  with  Malcolm  McLeod,  he  entered  the  dry  goods  business  on  his 
own  account.  After  six  months  they  removed  their  store  to  Bellingham  and 
continued  business  under  the  firm  style  of  Wahl  &  McLeod  on  Elk  street,  near 
Holly.  At  the  end  of  six  months  they  dissolved  partnership  and  in  1909  Mr. 
Wahl  removed  his  business  to  No.  212  East  Holly  street,  where  he  remained  until 
1912,  when  the  building  which  he  now  occupies  at  Nos.  125-29  West  Holly  street 
was  erected  for  him.  He  has  the  first  floor  and  also  the  mezzanine  floor  and  base- 
ment, and  he  carries  a  large  and  attractive  line  of  women's  w'earing  apparel, 
furnishings,  shoes  and  millinery.  He  is  now  sole  proprietor  of  the  establishment 
and  employs  thirty-five  people  in  the  conduct  of  the  business,  which  is  steadily 
growing  and  has  already  reached  gratifying  proportions. 

Mr.  Wahl  was  married  in  St.  Cloud,  Minnesota,  May  11,  1898,  to  Miss  Anna 
M.  Weber  and  they  have  seven  children,  Harold,  Bemice  and  Loren,  aged  respect- 
ively nineteen,  seventeen  and  fifteen  years,  all  now  high  school  pupils ;  Evelyn, 
fourteen,  and  Ralph,  eleven,  attending  the  parochial  school ;  Mary,  six  years  of 
age ;  and  Helen,  a  little  maiden  of  four  summers. 

The  religious  faith  of  the  family  is  that  of  the  Catholic  church  and  Mr.  Wahl 
is  identified  with  the  Knights  of  Columbus.  He  belongs  to  the  Bellingham 
Country  Club,  which  afifords  him  needed  rest  and  recreation  from  onerous  busi- 
ness cares.  It  is  his  habit  to  give  strict  attention  to  his  commercial  interests  and 
it  is  this  spirit  of  thoroughness  and  fidelity  which  has  constituted  one  of  the 
basic  elements  of  his  progress  and  success  since  he  started  out  in  life  on  his  own 
account  when  a  little  lad  of  but  thirteen  years. 


EDITH  E.  DELANTY. 


Miss  Edith  E.  Delanty,  a  resident  of  Port  Townsend  and  county  superintend- 
ent of  schools,  was  bom  at  Port  Discovery,  Washington,  October  i,  1876.  Her 
father,  Captain  William  Delanty,  came  to  this  state  from  Maine  early  in  the 
'60s.  He  was  a  native  of  the  latter  state  and  there  engaged  in  the  lumber  and 
logging  business.  He  worked  in  the  mines  in  California  for  a  time  after  making 
the  journey  by  way  of  the  Isthmus  route  to  the  Pacific  coast.  On  leaving  Cali- 
fornia he  came  to  Washington  where  he  continued  in  connection  with  the  lumber 
trade,  and  his  last  days  were  passed  in  Port  Discovery,  where  his  death  occurred 
in  1907  when  he  had  reached  the  age  of  seventy  years.  His  wife,  who  bore  the 
maiden  name  of  Katherine  Davis,  was  born  in  Ontario,  Canada,  and  came  to 
Washington  in  1875  with  her  father,  Hall  Davis,  who  was  one  of  the  first  dairy 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  419 

men  in  the  Sound  country.  His  daughter  became  the  wife  of  Mr.  Delanty  in 
1875  at  Dungeness.  She  was  born  in  Ontario  in  1850,  and  still  surviyes.  By 
her  marriage  she  became  the  mother  of  two  children,  the  son  being  H.  M.  Delanty, 
who  is  manager  of  the  Grays  Harbor  Stevedoring  Company  of  Aberdeen. 

In  her  girlhood  days  Miss  Delanty  attended  the  schools  of  Jefferson  county 
and  also  a  private  school,  and  in  1893  was  graduated  from  the  Collegiate  In- 
stitute of  Olympia.  After  a  time  she  took  up  the  profession  of  teaching  in 
the  schools  of  Jefferson  county,  and  devoted  fourteen  years  to  that  work.  She 
then  became  a  candidate  for  the  position  of  county  superintendent  of  schools 
to  which  she  was  elected  in  1912,  and  she  is  now  filling  the  office  for  the  second 
term  having  made  an  excellent  record  for  efficiency.  She  is  regarded  as  one  of 
the  most  popular  superintendents  of  the  state.  She  is  held  in  high  favor  by  pupils 
and  by  parents,  as  well  as  by  her  teachers.  Under  her  direction  are  thirty 
schools  with  twelve  hundred  pupils,  and  over  the  educational  system  of  the  county 
she  has  entire  supervision.  Her  standards  are  very  high,  her  methods  are  prac- 
tical and  her  work  most  effective. 


HON.   GEORGE  BROWNE. 

Great  corporate  interests  felt  the  stimulus  of  the  enterprise,  business  dis- 
cernment and  well  defined  plans  of  the  Hon.  George  Browne,  who  preeminently 
wielded  a  wide  influence  in  business  circles,  conducting  many  of  the  chief  en- 
terprises that  have  figured  in  connection  with  the  material  upbuilding  and  devel- 
opment of  Tacoma  and  the  northwest.  He  possessed  initiative  combined  with 
marked  executive  power  and  to  him  opportunity  spelled  success.  He  early 
recognized  the  fact  that  activity  doesn't  tire — that  it  gives  resisting  power  and 
that  strength  is  developed  through  the  exercise  of  effort.  The  successful  accom- 
plishment of  each  task  to  which  he  set  himself  seemed  a  stimulus  for  further 
and  broader  activity. 

While  the  major  part  of  his  business  operations  were  conducted  in  Tacoma, 
it  was  in  Boston,  Massachusetts,  that  he  was  born,  his  natal  day  being  July  25, 
1840.  The  ancestral  line  can  be  traced  back  to  Yorkshire,  England,  and  about 
1651  settlement  was  made  by  the  Browne  family  in  the  historic  old  town  of 
Salem,  Massachusetts,  where  flourished  the  "witches"  of  the  early  days,  while 
from  the  same  city  have  come  forth  many  men  of  mark  and  of  learning  who 
have  left  their  impress  upon  America's  annals.  Among  the  original  settlers  of 
Salem  the  Browne  family  is  the  only  one  that  can  claim  continuous  residence 
there  to  the  present  time.  George  Browne,  father  of  Hon.  George  Browne  of 
this  review,  was  born  in  Salem  and  in  early  manhood  wedded  Joanna  C.  Nichols, 
also  a  native  of  the  old  Bay  state.  In  response  to  the  president's  call  for  troops 
to  aid  in  crushing  out  rebellion  in  the  south,  he  joined  the  Union  army  and 
in  the  siege  of  Vicksburg  sustained  wounds  which  soon  afterward  resulted  in 
his  demise.  His  wife,  a  native  of  Boston,  survived  him  for  many  years,  mak- 
ing her  home  during  her  last  days  in  Richmond  county.  New  ^'ork.  where  she 
passed  away  at  the  age  of  ninety-three. 


420  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

George  Browne  of  this  review  was  a  lad  of  but  ten  years  when  his  parents 
removed  to  New  York  city,  where  hberal  educational  advantages  were  accorded 
him.  He  then  entered  commercial  circles  as  a  clerk  in  a  wholesale  dry  goods 
house  of  the  eastern  metropolis  and  was  making  steady  advance  in  business 
when  the  call  to  arms  sounded  and  on  the  loth  of  May,  1861,  he  enrolled  for 
defense  of  the  Union,  joining  the  Sixth  Independent  New  York  "Horse  Bat- 
tery,'' an  artillery  troop  commanded  by  Captain  Walter  Bramhall.  This  battery 
was  attached  to  the  Army  of  the  Potomac  and  during  the  three  years  and  four 
months  of  his  connection  with  the  Union  forces  Mr.  Browne  took  part  in  many 
hotly  contested  engagements,  proving  his  loyalty  by  obedience  and  valor  on 
every  battlefield.  He  had  risen  to  the  rank  of  senior  first  lieutenant  when  m.us- 
tered  out  just  before  the  capitulation  of  Petersburg.  His  twenty-first  birthday 
was  passed  in  the  army  and  his  name  was  mentioned  in  connection  with  Robert 
Shaw  as  commander  of  a  colored  regiment  but  it  was  decided  that  he  was  too 
young. 

Following  his  return  from  the  army  Mr.  Browne  devoted  sixteen  years  to 
operation  in  the  financial  circles  of  Wall  street  and  there  enjoyed  growing  suc- 
cess which  enabled  him  in  1882  to  put  aside  active  business  cares  and  go  abroad 
with  his  family  for  a  European  tour  and  sojourn  that  covered  five  years.  With 
his  return  to  his  native  country  in  1887  he  made  his  way  to  the  Puget  Sound 
country,  the  development  of  which  was  fast  claiming  public  attention.  He  rec- 
ognized the  opportunities  here  ofifered  and  became  one  of  the  organizers  of  the 
St.  Paul  &  Tacoma  Lumber  Company,  in  which  he  was  associated  with  Colonel 
Griggs  and  Henry  Hewitt.  The  business  steadily  developed  until  it  became  the 
largest  lumber  concern  of  its  kind  in  the  world.  Mr.  Browne's  activity  also 
extended  to  other  fields  and  he  became  closely  identified  with  many  corpora- 
tions, serving  as  officer  in  seventeen  different  companies.  Aside  from  acting 
as  treasurer  of  the  St.  Paul  &  Tacoma  Lumber  Company,  he  was  secretary  of 
the  Puget  Sound  Dry  Dock  &  Machine  Company,  secretary  of  the  Fidelity 
Trust  Company,  secretary  of  the  Settlement  Company,  secretary  and  treasurer 
of  the  Chehalis  &  Pacific  Land  Company,  president  of  the  Fidelity  Abstract  & 
Security  Company  and  vice  president  of  the  Wilkeson  Coal  &  Coke  Company. 
These  and  many  others  owe  their  success  in  large  measure  to  his  ability  to 
manage  and  control  extensive  enterprises.  He  possessed  marked  executive 
force  and  the  power  to  coordinate  and  unify  seemingly  diverse  elements. 

In  Gloucester,  Massachusetts,  in  1873,  Captain  Browne  wedded  Miss  Ella 
H.  Haskell  and  to  them  were  born  three  sons:  George  A.,  who  was  assistant 
manager  of  the  Puget  Sound  Dry  Dock  Company  and  is  now  in  Tacoma  ;  John 
White,  who  was  a  soldier  in  the  Philippines  and  is  now  in  Tacoma;  and  Bel- 
more,  who  was  actively  connected  with  the  exploring  expedition  of  the  New 
York  Zoological  Society  in  Alaska.  He  organized  two  expeditions  to  Alaska 
to  scale  Mount  McKinley  and  was  in  the  party  that  really  reached  the  "top  of 
the  continent."  He  is  an  artist  and  some  of  his  pictures  are  in  the  New  York 
Academy.  He  is  also  a  writer  of  marked  ability  and  is  a  contributor  to  Out- 
ing and  other  magazines  on  big  game  and  other  topics.  His  book,  The  Conquest 
of  Mount  McKinley.  published  in  191 3,  was  one  of  the  popular  volumes  of  the 
year.  He  now  resides  in  New  York  city.  At  present  he  is  active  in  conserv.i- 
tion  work  in  an  effort  to  make'  Mount  McKinley  a  national  park  as  a  game 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  421 

preserve.     He  is  serving  as  chairman  of  the  conservation  committee  of  the  Camp 
Fire  Club. 

Captain  Browne  always  greatly  enjoyed  foreign  travel  and  spent  the  sum- 
mer of  1902  on  an  extended  trip  in  Japan  and  other  Oriental  countries.  That 
his  interest  in  his  native  country,  however,  was  paramount  is  shown  by  the  active 
cooperation  which  he  gave  to  plans  and  movements  for  advancing  municipal 
welfare  and  the  good  of  commonwealth  and  of  nation.  He  served  as  president 
of  the  first  board  of  park  commissioners  of  Tacoma  and  was  largely  instru- 
mental in  instituting  the  present  park  system  of  this  city.  He  was  among  the 
early  advocates  of  a  beautiful  city  and  as  park  commissioner  he  did  much  to 
establish  the  present  system  of  parks.  From  various  countries  he  imported 
plants  and  shrubs  which  now  adorn  Wright  Park  and  he  planted  many  trees 
about  the  city  and  laid  out  the  Point  Defiance  drives.  In  connection  with  Ferry 
Museum  no  man  worked  harder.  He  purchased  many  rare  things  to  equip 
the  museum  by  loan  and  gift — things  of  much  interest  and  value,  and  he  served 
as  a  member  of  the  Ferry  Museum  board.  He  was  also  on  the  hospital  board 
of  the  old  hospital  and  the  last  time  he  signed  his  name  was  on  the  articles  of 
incorporation  of  the  new  organization  of  the  present  Tacoma  General  Hospital. 
He  was  chosen  to  represent  his  district  in  the  first  state  legislature  of  Washing- 
ton, to  which  he  was  elected  on  the  republican  ticket,  and  he  took  an  active  part 
in  shaping  the  policy  of  the  commonwealth  during  the  transitional  period  from 
its  territorial  days  to  statehood.  Death  called  him  July  14,  1912,  as  he  was 
nearing  the  seventy-second  anniversary  of  his  birth.  Throughout  his  entire 
career  he  had  seemed  to  realize  at  every  point  the  possibilities  for  successful 
accomplishment  at  that  point.  He  attacked  everything  with  a  contagious  enthu- 
siasm and  the  methods  which  he  used  were  ever  of  a  constructive  nature.  He 
never  based  his  success  upon  another's  losses  or  failures  but  utilized  the  means 
at  hand  to  establish  important  business  enterprises  and-  through  honorable  com- 
petition won  his  success.  He  was  a  man  of  firm  purpose  and  marked  strength 
of  character.  Wherever  known  he  commanded  the  highest  respect  of  business 
associates  or  those  whom  he  met  in  social  relations. 


CHARLES  A.  BORK. 


Charles  A.  Bork,  engaged  in  the  paint  and  wall  paper  business  in  Port  Angeles, 
is  a  native  of  Sweden,  his  birth  having  occurred  in  Dalarne,  December  6.  1869. 
His  parents,  John  and  Catherina  (Pearson)  Bork,  were  also  natives  of  that 
country,  where  they  spent  their  entire  lives,  the  father  always  following  the 
occupation  of  farming.  His  labors  were  terminated  in  death  in  1877,  when  he 
was  fifty-five  years  of  age,  and  his  wife  passed  away  in  1870. 

In  a  family  of  six  children  Charles  A.  Bork  was  the  youngest  and  in  July, 
1882,  when  a  youth  of  twelve  years,  he  was  brought  to  America  by  relatives, 
having  some  years  before  been  left  an  orphan.  In  fact  he  was  only  a  year  old 
at  the  time  of  his  mother's  death  and  was  a  lad  of  but  eight  years  when  his  father 
passed  away.  He  pursued  his  education  in  the  schools  of  St.  Paul,  Minnesota, 
and  before  his  textbooks  were  put  aside  he  began  earning  his  living  by  working 


422  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

in  the  daytime,  while  the  evenings  were  devoted  to  attendance  at  school.  He  was 
apprenticed  to  Icarn  the  painter's  and  decorator's  trade  and  afterward  worked 
along  those  lines  as  a  journeyman  for  nine  years. 

The  year  1891  witnessed  the  arrival  of  Mr.  Bork  in  Washington,  at  which 
time  he  took  up  his  abode  in  Port  Angeles.  In  January,  1892,  he  began  business 
on  his  own  account,  being  the  first  to  establish  a  paint  and  wall  paper  business  in 
his  adopted  city.  In  this  undertaking  he  was  associated  with  Herman  Johnson, 
now  deceased,  under  the  firm  name  of  Johnson  &  Bork  and  since  the  death  of 
his  partner  in  ]\Iarch,  191 5,  Mr.  Bork  has  conducted  the  business  alone,  having 
the  only  store  of  the  kind  in  the  city.  His  trade  has  been  more  than  satisfactory. 
It  has  developed  with  the  city's  growth  and  his  patronage  is  now  extensive,  bring- 
ing to  him  a  fair  profit.  He  conducts  business  at  Lincoln  and  Front  streets,  in 
property  owned  by  him  and  the  Johnson  heirs. 

In  Port  Angeles,  in  1895,  Mr.  Bork  was  married  to  Miss  Rosa  Burns,  a  native 
of  England  and  a  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ernest  J.  Burns,  who  became  early 
residents  of  Port  Angeles,  where  they  still  reside.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bork  have  one 
son,  Charles  Percy. 

In  his  political  views  Mr.  Bork  is  a  democrat  and  is  interested  in  the  growth 
and  success  of  his  party.  He  served  for  one  term  as  city  treasurer  but  otherwise 
has  not  sought  public  office.  He  is  well  known  in  fraternal  relations  as  a  member 
of  the  Odd  Fellows  lodge  and  of  Naval  Lodge,  No.  353,  B.  P.  O.  E.,  of  Port 
Angeles.  He  likewise  belongs  to  the  Commercial  Club  and  the  Merchants  Associa- 
tion. His  career  is  that  of  a  self-made  man.  Starting  out  as  an  apprentice, 
empty  handed,  he  made  thoroughness,  close  application  and  industry  the  founda- 
tion upon  which  he  has  since  builded  his  success,  and  as  the  years  have  gone  by 
he  has  gained  for  himself  a  creditable  position  in  commercial  circles  in  the  district 
in  which  he  resides. 


TOHN  S.  GUNN, 


John  S.  Gunn  is  a  member  of  the  firm  of  H.  L.  Cook  &  Company,  who  estab- 
lished the  pioneer  hardware,  logging  supply  and  cold  storage  business  in  Aber- 
deen. He  has  been  continuously  connected  with  the  Cook  interests  since  he 
arrived  in  Aberdeen  in  1891.  He  was  born  in  Pennsylvania,  February  20,  1850, 
a  son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  Gunn.  The  father  was  a  native  of  New  Jersey, 
born  about  1832,  and  his  death  occurred  at  the  old  home  in  Pennsylvania  in 
1912.  For  more  than  six  decades  he  had  survived  his  wife,  who  died  in  1850, 
during  the  infancy  of  their  son,  John  S.,  who  was  reared  in  the  Keystone  state 
and  was  one  of  a  family  of  four  children,  of  whom  three  are  yet  living,  the 
others  being:  J.  H.,  a  resident  of  New  York  state;  and  Mrs.  Mary  Stout,  of 
Colorado  Springs,  Colorado. 

John  S.  Gunn,  after  mastering  the  branches  of  learning  taught  in  the  district 
schools,  attended  the  high  school  at  New  Milford,  Susquehanna  county,  Pennsyl- 
vania. He  afterward  took  up  the  profession  of  teaching,  which  he  followed 
for  two  terms  in  Pennsylvania,  and  later  spent  a  year  in  Ionia,  Michigan.  He 
was  afterward  upon  a  farm  in  Carroll  county,  Illinois,  for  a  year  and  spent  the 
succeeding  year  as  a  student  in  Cornell  College  of  Iowa.     He  next  taught  for  a 


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WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  425 

year  in  Illinois  and  through  the  summer  following  was  employed  at  farm  labor. 
At  the  end  of  that  period  he  went  to  Grand  Rapids,  Michigan,  where  he  attended 
a  commercial  college,  studying  telegraphy.  When  he  had  completed  his  course 
he  accepted  the  position  of  telegraph  operator  and  station  agent  at  Ionia,  Michi- 
gan, for  the  Detroit,  Lansing  &  Northern  Railway  Company  and  later  was  pro- 
moted to  train  dispatcher,  spending  two  years  at  Ionia.  Later  he  occupied  the 
position  of  station  agent  at  Stanton,  Michigan,  and  while  there  residing  was  mar- 
ried. He  spent  eight  years  at  Stanton  and  after  twenty-one  years  devoted  to  rail- 
road work  left  Michigan  for  the  Pacific  coast. 

It  was  in  February,  1886,  that  Mr.  Gunn  wedded  Miss  Ida  M.  Cook,  of 
Shiawassee  county,  Michigan.  He  came  to  Aberdeen  March  17,  1891,  entering 
into  a  partnership  that  has  since  been  maintained  under  the  firm  style  of  H.  L 
Cook  &  Company.  The  Cook  hardware  store  was  founded  October  6,  1890,  in 
Aberdeen,  by  men  who  came  from  Michigan.  They  became  the  pioneer  dealers 
in  hardware  and  logging  supplies,  the  pioneer  manufacturers  of  ice  and  the 
owners  of  the  first  cold  storage  plant  of  the  city.  On  their  arrival  they  purchased 
the  hardware  stock  of  J.  A.  Hood,  who  was  then  engaged  in  general  merchan- 
dising, and  they  carried  on  business  in  the  Hood  building,  which  was  the  only 
business  block  in  Aberdeen  at  the  time,  but  later  a  removal  was  made  to  Whishkah 
street,  where  they  continued  for  four  years,  or  until  1904,  when  a  removal  was 
made  to  their  present  location  at  No.  314  East  Heron  street.  Mr.  Gunn  is  active 
in  the  management  of  the  business,  which  is  one  of  large  proportions,  being  a  lead- 
ing enterprise  of  the  city.  He  is  also  the  vice  president  of  the  Aberdeen  Savings 
&  Loan  Association  and  treasurer  of  the  Aberdeen  Realty  Syndicate,  in  both  of 
which  connections  he  has  voice  in  the  management  and  control  of  interests  of 
importance. 

Mr.  Gunn  is  very  prominent  in  Masonic  circles.  He  is  a  Knights  Templar 
Mason  and  is  now  serving  as  recorder  of  the  commandery,  of  which  he  is  a 
past  eminent  commander.  He  is  also  chairman  of  the  board  of  directors  of  the 
Masonic  Building  Association  of  Aberdeen.  In  politics  he  is  a  republican.  Alert 
and  enterprising,  he  is  watchful  of  every  opportunity  pointing  to  success  along 
the  lines  of  business  in  which  he  is  engaged  and  his  energy  and  enterprise,  his 
dominant  qualities,  have  led  him  into  important  relations. 


CORNELIUS   HOLGATE  HANFORD. 

The  name  of  Judge  Cornelius  Holgate  Hanford  is  carved  on  the  keystone 
of  the  legal  arch  of  Washington.  He  is  an  eminent  jurist,  whose  strong  mentality, 
directed  in  the  channel  of  the  law,  has  enabled  him  to  become  one  of  the  fore- 
most forces  in  maintaining  that  justice  which  is  one  of  the  strongest  bulwarks 
in  advancing  civilization.  He  has  the  distinction  of  having  been  the  last  chief 
justice  of  Washington  territory  and  its  first  federal  judge  after  the  admission  of 
the  state  into  the  Union.  His  entire  career  has  reflected  credit  and  honor  upon 
the  people  who  have  honored  him,  and  the  career  of  no  man  in  the  public  service 
of  Washington  has  been  more  faultless  in  honor,  fearless  in  conduct  and  stain- 
less in  reputation. 
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426  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

Judge  Hanford  has  been  a  resident  of  the  northwest  from  the  age  of  four 
years.  His  birth  occurred  in  Van  Buren  county,  Iowa,  April  21,  1849,  and  in 
1853  ^lie  family  removed  to  Oregon,  making  their  way  directly  to  the  Sound. 
In  1850  a  donation  claim  had  been  chosen  for  them  in  the  Duwamish  valley, 
where  that  part  of  Seattle  now  called  Georgetown  now  stands.  The  claim 
was  chosen  by  Mrs.  Hanford's  brother,  John  C.  Holgate,  but  before  the  arrival 
of  the  family  it  was  taken  by  another  settler  and  the  Hanford  home  was  estab- 
lished upon  a  claim  farther  north,  lying  mostly  on  the  upland  and  now  within 
the  corporation  limits  of  Seattle,  but,  owing  tO'  losses  occasioned  by  the  Indian 
war  and  other  financial  reverses  this  claim  had  passed  out  of  the  possession  of 
the  Hanford  family  long  before  it  reached  its  present  valuation.  In  1861  a 
removal  was  made  to  California,  but  in  1866  the  family  returned  to  the  Sound 
and  Judge  Hanford  attended  the  pioneer  schools  of  the  little  frontier  village 
of  Seattle  and  later  pursued  a  course  in  a  business  college  in  California.  His 
appetite  for  knowledge  w^as  not  satisfied  with  the  opportunities  thus  far  received 
and  he  embraced  every  means  that  came  to  him  of  advancing  his  education, 
learning  many  lessons  in  the  school  of  experience  and  studying  constantly 
along  those  lines  which  have  to  do  with  the  attainment  of  professional  eminence 
or  with  the  still  broader  concerns  of  public  policy  and  duty.  Public  debate  was 
a  popular  form  of  entertainment  among  pioneers  and  Judge  Hanford  became 
an  active  member  of  one  of  the  early  debating  societies.  He  was  a  member 
of  such  a  club  during  a  considerable  part  of  the  time  the  family  resided  in  Cali- 
fornia and  it  was  doubtless  in  such  early  intellectual  contests  that  he  began  to 
acquire  that  keenness  of  perception,  power  of  analysis  and  facility  of  expression 
which  distinguish  his  decisions  as  a  judge,  as  well  as  to  realize  the  value  of 
accurate  information  and  to  establish  the  habit  of  study  and  close  application 
which  has  made  him  not  only  a  self-educated  but  a  well  educated  man. 

Like  most  boys  of  pioneer  times,  Judge  Hanford  had  to  early  depend  upon 
his  own  resources  for  a  living  and  eagerly  availed  himself  of  such  opportunity 
as  offered  for  employment  in  stores  and  in  offices.  After  the  return  of  the 
family  from  California  in  1866  he  carried  the  mail  for  two  years  between 
Seattle  and  Puyallup,  making  the  trip  once  a  week  on  horseback  summer  and 
winter,  over  roads  that  were  at  times  almost  impassable.  In  those  days  the 
steamers  brought  mail  once  a  week  to  Seattle  and  the  second  mail  was  secured 
by  this  horseback  route,  letters  being  forwarded  from  Olympia  to  Steilacoom  and 
thence  to  Puyallup. 

About  the  time  he  attained  his  majority  Judge  Hanford  determined  to  make 
the  practice  of  law  his  life  work.  He  had  no  money  with  which  to  enable  him 
to  carry  out  his  purpose  and  went  to  Walla  Walla  county,  hoping  to  secure 
work  on  the  cattle  ranges.  After  being  employed  for  a  time  on  a  stock  ranch 
he  secured  a  preemption  claim.  Pie  availed  himself  of  every  opportunity  to 
advance  his  fortune,  teaching  school  for  one  term,  conducting  a  small  fruit 
store  for  a  time  and  traveling  for  a  soap  factory,  but  early  in  the  latter  experi- 
ence he  encountered  a  revenue  officer,  who  informed  him  that  he  would  require 
a  government  license  to  engage  in  the  business,  and,  not  caring  to  procure  one, 
he  returned  to  the  Sound.  A  little  later  he  made  arrangements  to  become  a  law 
student  in  the  office  of  George  N.  McConaha,  son  of  the  first  president  of  the 
territorial  council.     After  two  years  devoted  to   reading  in  that  office  he  was 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  427 

admitted  to  the  bar  in  1875  and  almost  immediately  was  retained  on  a  case 
which  took  him  into  court.  One  of  the  best  known  lawyers  in  Seattle  at  that 
day  had  sued  a  tenant,  who  employed  Mr.  Hanford,  the  then  youngest  member 
of  the  bar,  to  defend  him.  When  the  case  came  on  to  be  tried  the  plaintiff 
appeared  in  his  own  behalf  and  with  three  other  lawyers,  one  of  whom  has 
since  acquired  nation-wide  reputation  as  counsel  for  railroads  and  other  great 
corporations ;  but  in  spite  of  this  array  of  opposing  talent  Hanford  declared 
himself  ready  for  trial.  The  taking  of  the  testimony  occupied  nearly  all  of  two 
days,  and  the  court  (Judge  Orange  Jacobs)  limited  the  arguments  to  half  an 
hour  on  each  side,  thus  ecjualizing  in  some  degree  the  struggle  at  that  stage 
between  the  young  man  and  his  four  formidable  antagonists.  When  the  case 
finally  went  to  the  jury  the  defendant  won,  and  the  young  lawyer  walked  out  of 
court  triumphant. 

Judge  Hanford  was  appointed  United  States  commissioner  in  1875,  acting  in 
that  capacity  until  elected  to  the  territorial  council.  Although  he  was  the  youngest 
member,  and  wholly  without  legislative  experience,  he  was  chosen  to  preside 
at  the  organization  of  that  body  and  would  have  been  made  the  permanent  presid- 
ing officer  had  he  not  declined.  He  felt  that  he  would  enjoy  better  advantages  to 
serve  his  constituents  on  the  floor  and  therefore  desired  to  work  for  the  benefit 
of  the  commonwealth  without  accepting  the  office.  The  era  of  financial  depres- 
sion following  the  Civil  war  was  yet  upon  the  country  and  the  people  were  com- 
plaining of  the  burdens  of  taxation.  Judge  Hanford  had  been  educated  in  that 
severe  school  which  made  him  mindful  of  the  people's  interests  and  an  opponent 
of  every  extravagance.  Moreover,  naturally  studious  and  observant,  he  knew 
the  demands  of  the  people  and  the  needs  of  the  state.  His  natural  ability, 
his  brief  but  thorough  training  as  a  lawyer,  made  him  a  ready  and  forceful  de- 
bater and  he  proved  one  of  the  most  earnest  and  active  working  members  of  the 
house,  stanchly  supporting  any  measure  for  the  good  of  the  commonwealth  or  as 
strongly  opposing  it  if  he  believed  it  detrimental.  A  plan  for  a  convention  to 
form  a  constitution  and  apply  for  the  admission  of  the  territory  as  a  state  had  been 
forming  for  some  time.  The  people  at  a  recent  election  had  approved  the  idea, 
and  it  was  manifestly  favored  by  a  majority  in  both  houses,  but  Hanford  believed 
that  the  project  would  be  futile,  as  proved  to  be  the  case.  Congress  had  passed 
no  enabling  act  and  the  population  of  the  territory  as  shown  by  the  preceding 
census  was  less  than  twenty- four  thousand,  which  was  not  half  the  population 
of  Oregon  when  admitted.  He  did  not  try  to  defeat  the  convention,  but  by 
firmness  in  contending  against  a  majority  of  the  house  of  representatives  suc- 
ceeded in  limiting  the  number  of  delegates  to  fifteen,  thereby  holding  the  cost 
down  to  a  minimum.  The  convention  was  held,  as  elsewhere  related  and  framed  a 
constitution,  but  congress  refused  to  consider  it. 

In  1878  Judge  Hanford  joined  Charles  H.  Larrabee  in  a  partnership  for  the 
practice  of  law  and  in  1881  he  was  appointed  assistant  United  States  attorney 
by  John  B.  Allen,  occupying  that  place  while  Mr.  Allen  continued  in  office  and 
also  for  nearly  a  year  under  Mr.  Allen's  successor,  William  H.  White,  during 
which  time  he  had  complete  charge  of  the  official  business  in  western  Washing- 
ton. In  1882  he  was  appointed  city  attorney  of  Seattle  and  in  1884  ^"d  in  1885 
was  elected  to  that  office.  While  the  incumbent  of  that  position  the  city  charter 
was  revised  and  to  that  work  he  gave  almost  constant  attention,  assisting  and 


428  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

advising  the  committee  in  its  deliberations  and  putting  its  conclusions  in  legal 
form.  It  was  while  he  was  acting  as  city  attorney  and  assistant  United  States 
attorney  that  the  riotous  attempts  to  drive  the  Chinese  out  of  Seattle  occurred. 
Naturally  Judge  Hanford's  influence  was  on  the  side  of  law  and  order  and  he 
displayed  the  utmost  courage  in  the  court  and  in  the  streets  as  a  peace  officer 
and  member  of  the  militia.  In  1888  he  became  chairman  of  the  republican  terri- 
torial committee  and  it  was  through  his  efforts  that  John  B.  Allen  was  elected 
delegate  to  congress  by  a  majority  of  nearly  eight  thousand,  overcoming  the  demo- 
cratic majority  of  the  preceding  election  of  over  two  thousand. 

When  Chief  Justice  Burke  resigned  in  March,  1889,  Mr.  Hanford  was 
appointed  his  successor  and  thus  became  the  last  chief-justice  of  Washington 
territory,  serving  in  that  capacity  until  the  admission  of  the  state  in  the  fol- 
lowing November.  He  was  then  but  little  past  the  fortieth  milestone  on  life's 
journey  but  half  of  his  life  had  been  devoted  to  the  earnest  study  and  diligent 
practice  of  the  law  and  as  legist  and  jurist  he  had  won  such  distinction  that 
his  appointment  as  federal  judge  of  the  new  district  of  Washington  was  the 
logical  sequence,  winning  almost  unanimous  approval  throughout  the  state.  His 
appointment  came  to  him  February  25,  1890.  Snowden's  history  says  of  his 
career  in  this  connection : 

"The  district  of  Washington,  during  the  fifteen  years  that  it  remained  undi- 
vided, probably  presented  a  larger  number  and  greater  variety  of  causes  for  trial 
in  the  federal  court  than  any  other.  A  range  of  mountains  divide  it  into  two 
parts,  in  which  the  climate,  quality  of  soil  and  character  of  natural  products  widely 
differ  and  greatly  diversify  the  employments  of  their  inhabitants.  The  western 
portion  is  provided  with  many  commodious  harbors  and  with  an  abundance  of 
timber  and  coal,  inviting  the  investment  of  large  capital  and  encouraging  the 
organization  of  many  corporations  for  their  development.  The  eastern  portion  is 
subdivided  by  climatic  conditions  into  two  relatively  equal  parts,  arable  and 
arid.  In  the  latter,  forming  the  middle  part  of  the  state,  crops  are  grown  only 
under  irrigation,  while  in  the  former  the  rainfall  is  sufficient  to  produce  a  bounte- 
ous yield  of  grain,  fruit  and  vegetables  and  to  provide  the  most  favorable  condi- 
tions for  stock-raising.  In  a  region  having  such  variety  of  soil  and  climate  and 
such  abundant  natural  products  to  encourage  the  activities  of  men  and  the  invest- 
ment of  capital,  the  diversity  of  growing  interests  was  very  great.  Most  of  the 
larger  enterprises,  particularly  the  railroads,  which  for  the  most  part  were 
owned  by  foreign  corporations,  employed  a  vast  amount  of  capital  furnished  by 
non-resident  investors,  so  that  the  legal  difficulties  arising  out  of  their  operations 
naturally  went  to  the  federal  court  for  adjustment.  The  number  of  cases  brought 
in  that  court,  particularly  during  the  troublous  times  following  the  panic  of  1893, 
was  very  large,  as  well  as  of  exceedingly  varied  character.  During  the  fifteen 
years  when  Judge  Hanford  was  the  only  judge  in  the  district,  he  presided  at  the 
trial  of  more  causes,  probably,  than  any  other  judge  in  the  country.  The  law 
required  him  to  hold  court  at  four  places— Seattle.  Tacoma,  Spokane  and  Walla 
Walla — so  that  his  work  was  done  at  no  small  sacrifice  of  time  and  personal  con- 
venience. And  yet,  his  published  opinions,  rendered  during  the  time  when  he 
was  the  only  resident  federal  judge  in  the  state,  many  of  them  in  causes  of  very 
great  importance  and  involving  most  intricate  questions  of  law,  number  more 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  429 

than  four  hundred  and  forty,  while  more  than  five  hundred  memorandum 
decisions  were  filed  during  the  same  period,  which  have  not  been  published. 

"It  is  not  possible,  within  the  limits  of  a  sketch  of  this  kind,  to  analyze  these 
opinions  or  indicate  in  more  than  a  general  way  their  scope  and  value.  Many 
of  them  determine  points  of  law  or  practice  of  grave  consequence;  some  have 
so  far  changed  the  current  of  events  as  to  be  of  historic  interest.  Lawyers  will 
find  that  they  cover  the  whole  range  of  our  land  laws,  from  the  donation  law  of 
1850  to  the  most  recent  enactments,  and  settle  a  large  variety  of  questions  that 
have  been  raised  by  the  attempts  of  settlers  to  make  locations  under  the  mineral 
laws  or  the  timber  or  stone  acts,  particularly  within  the  limits,  the  supposed 
limits,  or  the  possible  limits  of  railroad  grants,  and  Indian  reservations,  or  land 
claimed  by  the  state  for  school  or  other  purposes,  or  as  tide  lands.  In  several  of 
them  the  Indian  treaties  are  construed  and  the  rights  of  full  bloods  and  mixed 
bloods  to  allotments  within  the  various  reservations,  or  to  inherit  from  relatives 
who  were  allottees,  as  well  as  to  exercise  certain  privileges  supposed  or  claimed 
to  be  granted,  guaranteed  or  denied,  are  specifically  defined.  In  many  of  those 
Indian  cases  there  was  no  precedent  to  guide  the  court  in  reaching  a  conclusion, 
and  some  of  them  presented  questions  of  extreme  intricacy.  The  cases  of  the 
United  States  v.  Hadley  (49  Federal  Reports,  437)  presented  specially  inter- 
esting questions  of  this  kind.  In  Collins  v.  Bubb  (73  Federal  Reports,  735)  the 
court  held  that  prospectors  might  make  mining  locations  in  that  part  of  the 
Colville  reservation  which  had  been  restored  to  the  public  domain,  subject  to  the 
rights  of  the  Indians  to  make  substitutions  for  allotments  in  severalty,  without 
waiting  for  the  proclamation  of  the  president  fixing  the  time  for  entry  of  agri- 
cultural lands. 

"Questions  of  even  greater  intricacy  and  interest  in  relation  to  the  rights 
of  settlers  to  acquire  land  under  the  donation  law,  the  homestead  law,  the  timber, 
stone  and  arid  land  acts,  and  in  regard  to  the  right  of  dower  or  community  rights 
occurring  before  or  after  the  adoption  of  the  community  property  law  in  1869, 
as  well  as  to  the  right  of  inheritance  under  various  conditions,  have  been  decided 
in  numerous  cases,  some  of  the  most  noteworthy  being  Richards  v.  the  Belling- 
ham  Bay  Land  Company  (47  Federal  Reports,  854),  McCune  v.  Essig  et  ux. 
(118  Federal  Reports,  273),  La  Chappell  v.  Bubb  (62  Federal  Reports,  545), 
Gratton  v.  Weber  (47  Federal  Reports,  852)  and  Northern  Pacific  Railway  Com- 
pany V.  Soderberg  (99  Federal  Reports,  506). 

"Three  of  the  land  cases  that  Judge  Hanford  has  decided  have  more  interest 
than  the  others  because  of  the  importance  of  the  questions  raised  by  them,  the 
extent  and  value  of  the  property  affected,  and  the  number  of  people  who  were 
more  or  less  directly  concerned.  Llis  decision  in  each  has  been  affirmed  by  the 
supreme  court,  and  the  questions  raised  are  therefore  forever  settled.  These  are 
United  States  v.  Bubb  (44  Federal  Reports,  630),  Mann  v.  Tacoma  Land  Com- 
pany (44  Federal  Reports,  27)  and  the  Corporation  of  the  Catholic  Bishop  of 
Nisqually  v.  Gibbon,  et  al.    (44  Federal  Reports,  321). 

"The  first  of  these  cases  involved  the  construction  of  the  timber  and  stone 
act.  It  was  contended  on  the  part  of  (he  government  that  the  proper  interpre- 
tation of  the  statute  would  exclude  from  entry  under  it  all  lands  capable  of 
being  used  for  agricultural  purposes,  no  matter  at  what  cost.  In  other  words, 
the  court  was  asked  to  judicially  determine  that  congress,  by  using  the  words 


430  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

'valuable  chiefly  for  timber  but  unfit  for  cultivation'  meant  'unfit  for  cultivation 
and  valuable  chiefly  for  its  timber  and  stone.'  Such  a  declaration  of  course  would 
have  greatly  restricted  the  application  of  the  act  and  perhaps  have  led  to  end- 
less litigation  and  the  unsettlement  of  many  titles.  The  secretary  of  the  interior 
had  decided  that  locations  under  the  act  must  be  restricted  to  'such  lands  as  are 
found  in  broken,  rugged  or  mountainous  regions,  where  the  soil  is  unfit  for  culti- 
vation,' but  Judge  Han  ford  refused  to  follow  the  ruling.  In  his  decision  he 
described  at  length  the  varied  character  of  the  land  in  this  state  on  which  timber 
and  stone  are  found  and  pointed  out  that  most  or  nearly  all  of  it  might  be  made 
fit  for  cultivation  in  some  form,  though  in  many  cases  at  excessive  cost.  It  is, 
however,  chiefly  valuable  for  its  timber;  but  in  his  view  that  was  the  character 
of  land  contemplated  by  the  act,  which  was  as  much  subject  to  sale  under  its 
provisions  if  situated  in  near  proximity  to  navigable  water,  or  a  farming  com- 
munity or  a  city,  or  a  railroad,  as  if  it  were  in  some  remote,  broken,  rugged 
and  mountainous  region.  In  affirming  the  decision,  the  supreme  court  held  that 
the  acts  applied  to  lands  chiefly  valuable  for  timber  and  unfit,  at  the  time  of  sale, 
for  cultivation — in  fact,  that  it  did  not  refer  to  the  probabilities  of  the  future 
but  to  the  facts  of  the  present. 

"In  Mann  v.  the  Tacoma  Land  Company  the  plaintiff'  sought  to  establish  the 
validity  of  certain  locations  by  valentine  scrip  on  very  valuable  lands  below 
the  line  of  high  tide,  and  not  within  the  surveys  of  public  lands  of  the  United 
States,  in  front  of  the  city  of  Tacoma.  The  case  turned  wholly  upon  a  single, 
point  which  was  conclusive  of  the  whole  matter  at  issue  and  to  this  Judge  Han- 
ford  confined  his  opinion  which  is  very  brief.  In  the  act  of  congress  authoriz- 
ing the  scrip  it  was  provided  that  it  might  be  located  on  'any  unoccupied  and 
unappropriated  land  of  the  United  States,  whether  surveyed  or  unsurveyed,' 
and  the  court  held  that  the  use  of  it  was  thus  limited  to  land  that  either  had 
been  or  remained  to  be  surveyed,  and  included  within  the  surveys,  according 
to  the  established  and  known  rules  governing  surveys  of  the  public  lands ;  and 
further  that  where  lands  surrounding  a  harbor  had  been  surveyed  by  the  govern- 
ment and  the  boundary  line  between  land  and  water  established  at  approximately 
the  Hne  of  ordinary  high  tide,  which,  according  to  law  and  usage  in  this  country, 
is  the  boundary  line  between  land  and  water,  and  the  limit  to  which  such  survey 
may  extend,  and  such  surveys  had  been  approved  by  the  general  land  office,  it 
was,  as  to  matters  relating  to  sale  and  disposition  of  land  of  the  United  States, 
conclusive  and  binding  upon  all  persons  as  well  as  upon  the  government,  and  the 
plaintifif  could  acquire  no  right  or  title  to  such  tide  land  by  his  location.  In 
affirming  this  decision  Mr.  Justice  Brewer  wrote  an  opinion,  three  or  four  times 
as  long  as  that  of  Judge  Hanford,  but  confirmed  it  on  the  same  point. 

"The  act  of  congress  of  August  14,  1848,  authorizing  the  people  of  Oregon 
to  form  a  territorial  government,  provided  that  the  title  to  land  occupied  by  the 
various  missionary  societies  then  in  the  territory,  but  not  exceeding  six  hundred 
and  forty  acres  at  any  one  place,  should  be  confirmed  and  established  in  the 
several  religious  societies  to  which  the  missionaries  belonged.  In  1887  the  bishop 
of  Nisqually  began  suit  in  the  territorial  courts  under  this  act,  claiming  title  to  a 
part  of  the  land  at  Vancouver,  which  had  formerly  been  occupied  by  the  Hud- 
son's Bay  Company  as  its  principal  station  on  the  coast,  and  later  by  the  mihtary 
as  an  army  post.     The  government  intervened  in  the  case  and  after  the  admis- 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  431 

sion  of  the  territory  to  statehood  it  was  transferred  to  the  federal  court,  where 
the  attorney-general  appeared  and  filed  an  answer  for  all  the  defendants,  who 
were  officers  of  the  army  at  Vancouver  barracks.  The  case  was  subsequently 
heard  and  in  deciding  it  Judge  Hanford  reviewed,  in  most  interesting  detail,  the 
events  and  circumstances  out  of  which  the  claim  grew  up,  from  the  time  when 
Fathers  Blanchet  and  Demers  arrive  at  the  Hudson's  Bay  post  in  1838  down  to 
the  time  suit  was  begun.  The  first  services  held  at  the  fort  by  these  priests  had 
been  in  a  room  provided  by  Dr.  John  McLoughlin  in  a  building  owned  by  the 
company  and  upon  the  land  sued  for.  These  priests  and  others,  their  successors, 
had  continued  to  hold  services  there  from  time  to  time,  and  the  officers  of  the 
company  and  its  servants  had  contributed  to  maintain  the  services  and  furnished 
the  priests  living  quarters  at  the  fort,  as  well  as  a  place  in  which  to  hold  services, 
until  the  undisputed  sovereignty  of  the  country  passed  to  the  United  States  by 
the  treaty  of  1846  and  even  later.  In  1849  Major  Hathaw^ay,  with  his  com- 
mand, arrived  at  the  fort  and  rented  from  the  Hudson's  Bay  Company  the  right 
to  occupy  the  property  for  a  building  for  army  quarters,  including  a  part  of  that 
which  contained  the  chapel,  and  with  the  consent  of  the  company  established  a 
military  camp  on  the  land  in  dispute.  In  1850  a  military  reservation  was  created 
in  the  usual  way,  which  included  this  land,  at  which  time  the  reservation  was 
declared  to  be  subject  to  the  rights  of  the  Hudson's  Bay  Company  and  notice 
was  given  that  its  buildings  must  be  appraised  and  payments  for  them  by  the 
government  would  be  recommended.  It  was  not  until  May,  1853,  that  the  church 
laid  claim  to  any  part  of  the  land  by  filing  a  notice  with  the  surveyor-general 
of  Oregon.  This  notice  was  amended  in  May,  and  again  in  December,  of  that 
year,  for  the  purpose  of  changing  the  boundaries  of  the  land  claimed.  Upon  the 
extinguishment  of  the  claims  of  the  Hudson's  Bay  Company  in  1859,  application 
was  made  to  the  general  land  office  by  the  church  for  a  survey  of  the  land.  Pro- 
tests were  filed  and  after  investigation  by  the  land  office  the  matter  went  to 
the  secretary  of  the  interior  for  final  decision;  and  in  March,  1872,  that  official 
held  that  the  church  was  entitled  to  something  less  than  half  an  acre,  being  the 
ground  on  which  its  chapel  stood.  In  January,  1876,  the  president  approved 
the  plat  of  the  military  reservation  and  confirmed  the  ruling  of  the  secretary. 
But,  notwithstanding  this  seemingly  favorable  executive  action.  Judge  Hanford 
held  that  it  was  not  conclusive,  since  congress  had  conferred  no  power  on  the 
department  to  decide  any  questions  concerning  grants  to  missionaries,  and  the 
court  must  therefore  find  what  the  facts  were  from  the  record  before  it.  There 
was  a  missionary  station  on  the  land  claimed  at  the  time  the  act  was  passed,  but 
this  fact  of  itself  did  not  justify  the  claim  that  six  hundred  and  forty  acres  of 
the  land  surrounding  it  passed  to  the  church,  subject  only  to  the  Hudson's  Bay 
Company's  temporary  right  of  possession.  Congress  had  not  intended  to  make 
a  mere  gift  to  the  missionary  societies,  but  rather  to  recognize  the  claims  of  a  few 
people,  who.  incidentally  to  their  missionary  labors,  had.  by  their  toil,  created 
property  whereby  the  material  interests  of  the  nation  were  benefited  and  to  pro- 
tect their  rights  so  created,  by  confirming  their  title  to  the  lands  they  had  so  im- 
proved. The  missionaries,  most  of  whom  were  loyal  citizens  of  the  United 
States,  were  the  earliest  to  arrive  of  all  pioneers,  and  they  had  contributed  mate- 
rially to  establish  our  claims  to  the  Oregon  country,  and  it  was  but  justice  for 
congress  to  confirm  to  them  the  lands  they  had  settled  upon,  improved  and  made 


432  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

valuable  by  their  labor,  and  the  word  'occupied'  as  used  in  the  statute  meant 
occupied  in  this  sense;  it  excluded  the  idea  that  the  occupancy  of  a  tenant  or 
guest,  or  any  occupancy  subservient  to  the  right  of  another,  could  suffice  to  sup- 
port a  claim  to  a  grant  and  these  Catholic  missionaries  had  only  occupied  the 
land  claimed  in  this  suit  under  permission  from  and  in  subordination  to  the 
Hudson's  Bay  Company,  the  church  had  thereby  acquired  no  rights  in  it  whatever. 
The  supreme  court  disagreed  with  this  finding  in  so  far  as  to  hold  that  the  general 
land  office,  under  supervision  of  the  secretary  of  the  interior,  was  charged  with 
the  duty  of  determining  the  whole  matter,  including  the  extent  of  the  grant,  but 
held,  as  Judge  Hanford  held,  that  to  successfully  maintain  a  claim  to  any  grant 
at  all  there  must  be  occupancy,  and  such  occupancy  as  is  wholly  independent 
and  separate,  and  not  inferior  and  subordinate,  and  occupancy  on  one's  own  right, 
and  not  under  and  dependent  upon  another ;  and  as  the  occupancy  of  the  mission 
station  was  under  and  by  permission  of  the  Hudson's  Bay  Company,  it  was 
no  more  than  a  tenant  at  will,  or  by  sufiferance,  and  as  such  no  rights  attached  to 
it  under  the  grant. 

■'The  numerous  admiralty  cases  that  Judge  Hanford  has  heard  and  deter- 
mined involve  questions  of  maritime  law  almost  as  numerous  as  the  cases  them- 
selves. The  one  feature  of  the  opinions  rendered  in  this  class  of  cases  which 
is  most  certain  to  fix  the  attention  of  the  layman  who  reads  them,  is  the  extreme 
care  displayed  to  protect  the  rights  of  the  seamen  wherever  they  were  involved. 
The  style  of  composition  of  the  opinions  in  the  Strathnevis  case  (76  Federal 
Reports,  855)  and  the  Robert  Rickmers  case  (131  Federal  Reports,  638)  is 
unique  and  adapted  to  describe  vividly  the  occurrences.  Since  these  opinions 
were  published  some  of  his  associates  on  the  branch  have  hinted  to  the  judge  that 
he  might  do  well  to  try  his  hand  at  writing  romances. 

"Judge  Hanford  has  a  special  aptitude  for  considering  and  determining  patent 
cases.  He  laboriously  studies  specifications,  drawings  and  models  until  he  com- 
prehends the  operations  of  the  most  complicated  mechanism;  and  he  is  himself 
an  inventor,  having  designed  and  patented  not  only  in  this  country  but  also  in 
England  and  Canada,  a  machine  for  capping  and  otherwise  operating  on  cans 
to  be  used  as  receptacles  of  every  sort.  Perhaps  it  is  for  this  reason  that  some- 
thing more  than  a  fair  share  of  patent  cases  appear  to  have  been  assigned  to  him 
when  sitting  as  a  member  of  the  court  of  appeals. 

"During  the  period  of  financial  stringency  that  followed  the  failure  of 
Baring  Brothers  in  1890  and  continued  until  1896,  there  was  no  national  bank- 
ruptcy law  in  force  and  many  insolvent  business  firms  and  corporations  were 
forced  to  liquidate  under  the  supervision  of  courts  of  equity,  their  powers 
being  exercised  through  receivers  acting  as  custodians  of  the  assets  and  general 
business  managers  of  the  insolvent  concerns.  In  this  way  a  large  part  of  the 
mercantile,  manufacturing  and  transportation  business  of  the  state  of  Wash- 
ington was  for  several  years  conducted  by  receivers  chosen  and  appointed  by 
Judge  Hanford.  The  administration  duties  incidental  to  his  office  cast  upon  him 
an  extraordinary  burden  of  responsibility,  for,  believing  that  receivers  should  be 
as  impartial  as  the  court,  he  insisted  upon  exercising  his  own  judgment  in  the 
choice  of  persons  to  be  the  agents  of  the  court  and  assumed  full  responsibility 
for  the  conduct  of  his  appointees,  and  they  consulted  with  him  and  acted  in 
accordance  with  his  instructions  in  all  important  matters.     They  received,  dis- 


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bursed  and  accounted  for  many  millions  of  dollars,  and  executed  their  trusts 
with  fidelity  and  intelligence,  so  that  no  complaints  were  ever  made  by  creditors 
or  owners  of  losses  through  peculation  or  errors. 

"One  of  the  most  noteworthy  instances  of  judicial  assumption  of  control  of 
a  large  enterprise  was  in  connection  with  the  foreclosure  of  a  mortgage  cover- 
ing the  entire  system  of  the  railroads  of  the  Northern  Pacific  Railroad  Company, 
extending  from  Lake  Superior  to  Puget  Sound  and  Portland,  Oregon,  and  the 
vast  areas  of  land  granted  by  congress  as  a  bonus  to  promote  its  construction. 
After  the  failure  of  Jay  Cooke  &  Company,  the  first  financial  managers  of  the 
corporation,  construction  was  suspended  for  several  years.  Then,  Henry  Villard, 
as  the  head  of  a  syndicate,  acquired  control,  secured  funds  to  extend  the  road 
from  the  Missouri  river  to  a  connection  with  the  Oregon  Railway  &  Navigation 
Company's  railroad  at  Wallula  on  the  Columbia,  and  equipped  it  for  continuous 
service  between  its  eastern  and  western  terminal  points.  When  so  much  had  been 
accomplished  the  investors  became  dissatisfied  and  deposed  Villard.  After  several 
years  he  recovered  financial  prestige,  regained  control  of  the  Northern  Pacific 
and  his  friend,  Thomas  F.  Oakes,  was  made  president  of  the  corporation.  In 
the  year  1893  many  of  the  stockholders  again  became  dissatisfied  with  the  Vil- 
lard policies  and  management  and  it  became  known  that  a  sufficient  number 
had  combined  to  take  control  at  the  next  annual  meeting  of  stockholders,  elect  a 
majority  of  the  board  of  directors  and  make  Brayton  Ives  president  in  place  of 
Villard's  friend  Oakes.  The  contemplated  changes  of  directors  and  officers- 
could  not  be  prevented,  but  the  incumbents  resorted  to  strategy  to  circumvent 
the  plan  of  their  adversaries  with  respect  to  the  actual  control  of  the  property 
and  business  of  the  corporation.  To  that  end  the  Farmers  Loan  &  Trust  Com- 
pany, which  was  trustee  for  the  mortgage  bondholders,  united  with  two  stock- 
holders in  a  suit  in  equity  to  have  receivers  appointed  to  take  charge  of  the  assets 
and  business  of  the  corporation  on  the  alleged  ground  of  its  insolvency  and 
inability  to  meet  its  current  expenses  and  fixed  liabilities.  It  was  important  to 
initiate  the  receivership  in  the  court  that  would  be  compliant  to  the  wishes  of. 
those  who  planned  this  coup  d'etat,  and,  accordingly,  although  the  financial 
home  of  the  corporation  was  in  New  York,  its  operating  headquarters  in  Minne- 
sota, its  property  located  in  and  extended  through  the  western  district  of  Wis- 
consin and  in  the  states  of  Minnesota,  North  Dakota,  Montana,  Idaho,  Washing- 
ton and  Oregon,  and  its  leased  connecting  lines  extended  to  Chicago  in  the  state 
of  Illinois,  the  courts  in'all  these  jurisdictions  were  avoided  and  the  complainants 
were  entirely  successful  in  getting  all  that  they  desired  by  making  their  applica- 
tion to  Judge  Jenkins  in  the  United  States  circuit  court  for  the  eastern  district 
of  Wisconsin.  He  appointed  Thomas  F.  Oakes  and  two  others  as  receivers, 
whereupon  ancillary  suits  were  commenced  in  each  of  the  other  jurisdictions 
above  enumerated,  and  the  same  receivers  were  appointed  in  each,  who  promptly 
assumed  full  control.  It  is  a  matter  of  importance  to  be  noted  that  the  orders 
of  the  several  courts  appointing  receivers  in  the  ancillary  suits  provided  that 
the  receivers  should  render  to  them  from  time  to  time  when  required,  accounts 
of  their  transactions.  These  ancillary  proceedings  were  based  upon  a  rule  of 
comity,  which  is  a  rule  of  convenience  pursuant  to  which  the  orders  of  the  court 
of  primary  jurisdiction  are  copied  and  adopted  and  made  effective. 

"At  an  early  state  of  the  receivers'  administration,  in  contemplation  of  a  gen- 


434  WASHIXGTOX,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

eral  reduction  of  wages,  the  receivers  obtained  from  Judge  Jenkins  an  injunction 
against  all  employes,  to  forestall  an  anticipated  strike.  The  order  for  the  injunc- 
tion was  probably  the  most  arbitrary  one  of  its  kind  ever  promulgated  by  any 
court,  as  it  forbade  any  of  the  employes  to  quit  the  service,  and  it  caused  public 
indignation.  Judge  Jenkins  was  threatened  with  impeachment,  and  an  inquiry 
preliminary  to  his  prosecution  was  instituted  in  the  house  of  representatives. 
The  injunction  was  modified  first  by  Judge  Jenkins  himself  and  on  an  appeal 
to  the  circuit  court  of  appeals  for  the  seventh  circuit  it  was  further  modified  to 
conform  to  an  opinion  by  Circuit  Justice  Harlan  (60  Federal  Reports,  803;  63 
Federal  Reports.)  Happily  for  Judge  Hanford's  reputation,  he  refused  to  be 
bound  by  the  rule  of  comity  in  this  instance,  and  required  the  order  to  be  modified 
before  signing  it. 

'Tn  the  year  1894  the  operation  of  the  transcontinental  railway  lines  was 
attended  with  extraordinary  difficulties.  First  there  were  annoyances  from  roam- 
ing bands  of  unemployed  persons  who  frequently  insisted  on  riding  on  freight 
trains  without  paying  fare.  Then  came  the  Coxey  army  movement  to  assemble 
a  host  of  the  unemployed  at  the  national  capital  for  the  object  of  influencing 
legislation  by  congress  in  some  undefined  way  for  their  benefit.  In  California 
trains  were  furnished  to  carry  these  people  free  beyond  the  state  boundary.  In 
the  state  of  Washington  it  was  boldly  proclaimed  that  the  army  would  by  force 
compel  the  furnishing  of  trains  for  free  transportation  over  the  Northern  Pacific 
Railroad,  and  to  execute  their  threat  fifteen  hundred  men  were  mustered  at 
Puyallup  under  a  self-appointed  general.  At  this  juncture  the  receivers  did  not 
ask  Judge  Jenkins  for  assistance,  but  they  did  make  an  application  to  Judge 
Hanford.  Under  his  direction  the  United  States  marshal  organized  a  force  of 
several  hundred  deputies  to  protect  the  receivers  against  the  misuse  of  the  prop- 
erty in  their  custody  and  with  the  cooperation  of  Governor  AIcGraw'  he  checked 
execution  of  the  plan  of  compelling  the  making  up  of  trains  for  use  of  the  army. 
The  general  then  appointed  each  individual  man  a  quartermaster  to  provide  trans- 
portation to  get  himself  as  far  east  as  Spokane,  and  they  all  proceeded  by  tramp- 
ing and  stealing  rides  as  they  could.  On  the  east  side  of  the  Cascade  moun- 
tains they  found  some  cattle  cars  standing  on  the  main  track,  which  they  seized, 
and  nearly  two  hundred  men  risked  their  lives  and  endangered  any  trains  the'y 
might  have  met  by  taking  a  wild  ride  on  the  down  grade,  a  distance  of  eighty 
miles.  They  were  captured  by  the  marshal  and  his  deputies  and  brought  back 
to  Seattle,  and  Judge  Hanford  sent  them  to  the  United  States  penitentiary  on 
McNeil's  Island  for  three  months.  The  trouble  with  the  Coxeyites  was  followed 
by  the  sympathetic  strike  of  railroad  employes,  directed  by  Eugene  V.  Debs,  which 
compelled  the  marshal  to  retain  his  force  of  deputies  through  most  of  the  sum- 
mer of  1894,  as  many  of  the  employes  of  the  receivers  joined  the  strikers  and 
were  aggressive  and  abusive  toward  those  who  remained  loyal.  There  was  but 
a  short  interval  during  which  the  running  of  trains  was  suspended,  for  Judge 
Hanford  was  resolute  in  requiring  the  receivers  to  maintain  the  efficiency  of  the 
service.  In  one  instance  during  the  strike,  General  Otis,  commanding  the  military 
department  of  the  Columbia,  telegraphed  to  Judge  Hanford  a  request  for  a  train 
to  move  a  regiment  from  Kalama  to  Seattle.  Being  unwilling  to  risk  delay 
through  the  red  tape  method  of  doing  business,  the  Judge  personally  directed  the 
superintendent  to  furnish  the  train,  and  it  was  done  so  promptly  that  the  soldiers 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  435 

arrived  at  Seattle  before  midnight  of  the  day  that  the  order  was  issued  at  Wash- 
ington under  which  General  Otis  acted  in  sending  them. 

"During  this  epoch  Judge  Hanford  received  many  abusive  and  threatening 
letters.  Warnings  of  assassination  were  placarded  in  public  places  in  Seattle  and 
in  a  distant  town  he  was  hung  in  effigy  on  the  fourth  day  of  July.  Several  years 
afterward  the  same  judge  was  the  Fourth  of  July  orator  in  the  same  town,  and 
the  people  were  cordial  in  their  expressions  of  esteem. 

"One  of  the  pretexts  for  choosing  the  eastern  district  of  Wisconsin  as  the 
location  for  primary  jurisdiction  was  that  the  Wisconsin  Central  Railroad  was 
being  operated  under  a  lease  by  the  Northern  Pacific  Company  as  a  part  of  its 
system ;  but  in  a  short  time  the  receivers,  finding  that  property  to  be  an  expensive 
burden,  cancelled  the  lease  and  surrendered  it  to  its  owner.    After  that  had  been 
done  the  Farmers  Loan  &  Trust  Company  commenced  a  second  suit  in  the  United 
States  circuit  court  for  the  eastern  district  of  Wisconsin  to  foreclose  the  mortgage, 
and  in  that  suit  an  order  was  entered  appointing  the  same  receivers  and  the  two 
cases  were  then  consolidated  and  similar  proceedings   followed  in  each  of  the 
courts  exercising  ancillary  jurisdiction.     A  new  board  of  directors  having  been 
elected  and  Brayton  Ives  having  succeeded  Mr.  Oakes  as  president,  the  corpora- 
tion assumed  an  attitude  hostile  to  the  receivers.    They  were  charged  with  extrav- 
agance and  mismanagement  and  there  was  protracted  litigation  at  Milwaukee, 
contesting  their  accounts,  which  resulted  in  a  decision  by  Judge  Jenkins  favorable 
to  them  (6i  Federal  Reports,  546.)     The  controversy  was  in  1895  removed  to 
Seattle  by  a  petition  filed  in  behalf  of  the  corporation  in  the  United  States  circuit 
court  for  the  district  of  Washington,  asking  that  the  receivers  be  required  to  file 
accounts  in  compliance  with  the  requirements  of  the  orders  of  the  court  appoint- 
ing them.     Judge  Hanford  made  an  order  setting  a  time  for  hearing  the  appli- 
cation and  requiring  notice  thereof  to  be  given  to  the  interested  parties;  and 
at  the  designated  time  the  court  convened  for  the  purpose.  Judge  Gilbert,  one 
of  the  circuit  judges  for  the  ninth  circuit,  and  Judge  Hanford  sitting  together, 
and  there  was  in  attendance  a  formidable  array  of  talented  lawyers  to  argue 
pro  and  con.    Those  supporting  the  petition  were  Harold  Preston  and  Samuel  H 
Piles,  of  Seattle,  Wilbur  F.  Sanders,  of  Montana,  and  Silas  W.  Pettit,  of  Phila- 
delphia, and  opposed  to  them  were  C.  W.  Bunn,  of  Minnesota,  John  C.  Spooner 
and  Mr.  Flanders,  of  Wisconsin,  J.  N.  Dolph  and  John  H.  Mitchell,  of  Oregon, 
John  B.  Allen  and  E.  C.  Hughes,  of  Seattle,  and  D.  J.  Crowley,  of  Tacoma.    Of 
these  Sanders,  Spooner,  Dolph,  Mitchell  and  Allen  were  distinguished  as  men 
who  had  been  chosen  to  represent  their  respective  states  in  the  United  States 
senate,  and  Piles  subsequently  became  a  senator.    The  main  ground  on  which  the 
receivers  opposed  the  application  was  alleged  lack  of  jurisdiction  in  the  court 
to  compel  them  to  render  accounts.     The  judges  wrote  separate  opinions,  but 
concurred  in  overruling  the  objections  and  ordered  the  receivers  to  file  accounts 
or  show  cause  for  their  failure  to  do  so  at  a  specified  time  (69  Federal  Reports, 
871.)     To  avoid  compliance  with  the  order  the   receivers  resigned  and  Judge 
Jenkins  accepted  their  resignations  and  immediately  appointed  two  other  persons 
their  successors.     At  the  time  set  for  them  to  show  cause  at  Seattle  for  their 
failure  to  file  accounts,  the  three  original  receivers  discreetly  kept  their  persons 
beyond  the  territorial  limits  within  which  an  attachment  for  contempt  could  have 
been  served,  but  by  their  counsel  tendered  their  resignations  and  at  the  same  time 


436  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

counsel  representing  the  Farmers  Loan  &  Trust  Company  applied  to  the  court 
for  an  order  appointing  the  two  persons  who  had  been  appointed  receivers  by 
Judge  Jenkins. 

"Judge  Hanford  promptly  refused  to  accept  the  resignations  and  made  an 
order  removing  the  contumacious  receivers.  He  also  denied  the  application 
to  appoint  as  receivers  the  two  persons  who  had  been  appointed  by  Judge  Jenkins, 
and  appointed  another  person  to  be  sole  receiver  of  the  property  and  business 
within  the  court's  jurisdiction.  Similar  proceedings  followed  in  the  United  States 
circuit  court  for  Oregon  and  Idaho.  In  Montana  the  district  judge  refused  to 
accept  as  his  appointees  to  succeed  Oakes  and  his  associates  either  of  the  receivers 
then  in  office  in  other  districts,  and  he  then  appointed  two  others  of  his  own 
selection.  This  additional  complication  was  soon  afterward  eliminated  by  Judge 
Gilbert,  who  made  a  trip  to  Montana,  for  that  purpose,  removed  the  district 
judge's  appointees  and  substituted  the  one  receiver  whose  first  appointment  had 
been  made  by  Judge  Hanford  at  Seattle,  and  who  then  was  in  full  control  of  the 
Northern  Pacific  Railroad  Company's  affairs  in  four  states.  Brayton  Ives  was  in 
Seattle  and  exulted  in  his  victory  when  the  court  there  declared  its  independence 
of  the  primary  jurisdiction  assumed  at  Milwaukee.  This  circumstance  is  signifi- 
cant in  view  of  his  subsequent  acquiescence  in  a  plan  devised  to  undo  all  that 
had  been  accomplished  as  a  result  of  his  opposition  to  the  Villard  regime.  No 
effort  was  made  to  invoke  the  authority  of  either  of  the  appellate  courts  or  an 
application  for  a  writ  of  certiorari,  but  after  an  ineffectual  effort  to  amalgamate 
the  receiverships  the  thing  happened  which  has  been  intimated — Brayton  Ives 
capitulated.  That  is  to  say,  he  ceased  to  make  war  on  the  receivers  and  joined  in 
a  petition  asking  four  justices  of  the  supreme  court  to  associate  themselves 
together  in  the  capacity  of  a  special  tribunal  to  declare  the  supremacy  of  the 
court  exercising  primary  jurisdiction  of  the  pending  suit  to  foreclose  the  mortgage 
on  the  Northern  Pacific  Company's  property  and  to  issue  mandates  to  the  other 
courts  commanding  them  to  defer  to  that  authority.  (This  is  not  the  phraseology 
of  the  petition  but  states  the  prayer  according  to  the  intention  of  the  petitioners.) 

"Then  something  else  happened,  a  most  astounding  thing.  The  four  selectee 
members  of  the  supreme  court  of  the  United  States,  Field,  Harlan,  Brewer  and 
Brown,  accepted  the  commission  tendered  by  litigants,  and  made  the  decision 
and  issued  the  mandates  desired,  (72  Federal  Reports.)  The  next  occurrence 
was  an  application  presented  to  Judge  Gilbert  to  give  effect  to  the  order  of  the 
four  assembled  justices.  The  astute  lawyers  who  originated  the  idea  of  overruling 
courts  established  pursuant  to  law,  by  the  mere  ipse  dixit  of  a  special  tribunal 
created  by  themselves,  then  feared  that  the  fulmination  of  the  assembly  of  justices 
was  no  more  potential  than  a  pope's  bull.  The  total  failure  of  the  scheme  to  dis- 
lodge the  receiver  in  control  of  the  western  end  of  the  Northern  Pacific  Railroad 
by  reason  of  Judge  Gilbert's  refusal  to  remove  him  in  compliance  with  the  decision 
of  the  assembly  of  justices,  emphasizes  the  important  fact  that  in  this  country 
power  to  adjudicate  rights  must  emanate  from  the  law,  and  that  the  mere  will 
of  one  or  any  number  of  individuals  holding  judicial  offices  of  any  rank  is  nil. 

"The  firmness  of  Judge  Gilbert  and  Judge  Flanford  in  refusing  to  be  played 
with  as  pawns  upon  a  chessboard  by  the  corporation  lawyers  and  managers, 
forced  the  trustee  to  cease  dallying  with  the  foreclosure  proceedings,  and  the  case 
moved  with  .^nch  speed  that  the  property  was  delivered  to  the  purchasers  at  the 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  437 

foreclosure  sale  in  September,  1896.  In  the  meantime  the  east  and  west  re- 
ceivers acted  in  coordination,  so  that  there  was  no  interruption  of  traffic  on  thq 
railroad,  and  locally  between  Seattle  and  Portland,  the  service  was  greatly  im- 
proved and  with  an  increase  of  net  earnings.  Judge  Hanford  is  entitled  to  credit 
for  requiring  his  receiver  to  give  the  public  as  good  a  service  as  they  were  willing 
to  pay  for. 

"The  records  of  the  department  of  justice  for  the  years  during  which  Judge 
Hanford  was  the  only  judge  in  the  state  show  that  the  admiralty  cases  begun  and 
determined  in  his  court  equalled  in  number  and  importance  those  in  Pennsylvania, 
Ohio,  Michigan  and  California,  in  each  of  which  there  were  two  districts,  and 
exceeded  those  in  every  state  with  one  judge  except  New  Jersey.  As  there 
remained  a  large  Indian  population  in  the  district.  Judge  Hanford  was  called  upon 
frequently  to  construe  the  laws  made  for  their  protection  or  to  try  offenders  for 
infractions.  Some  of  the  offenses  charged  were  seemingly  of  a  trivial  nature,  and 
yet  these  cases  were  given  a  patient  hearing  and  in  committing  them  to  the  jury 
he  was  as  careful  to  expound  the  law  applicable  to  them  as  he  invariably  is  in 
graver  matters.  His  instructions  to  jurors,  particularly  in  important  civil  cases, 
have  been  commended  as  models  of  clearness  and  precision.  In  the  case  of 
Stone  v.  the  United  States  (167  United  States  Reports,  178),  the  law  defining 
the  rights  of  railroads  to  take  such  materials  as  earth,  stone  and  timber  from  the 
public  lands,  as  well  as  the  rights  of  the  settlers  to  use  or  dispose  of  the  timber 
on  their  claims,  had  been  so  clearly  expounded  in  oral  instructions  given  to  the 
jury  by  Judge  Hanford  that  Mr.  Justice  Harlan,  in  reviewing  the  case  in  the 
supreme  court  after  quoting  the  instructions,  said :  Tt  is  not,  in  my  judgment, 
necessary  for  us  to  add  anything  to  this  clear  and  satisfactory  statement  of  the 
law  applicable  to  the  matters  referred  to  by  the  trial  courts.' 

"In  a  more  recent  case,  United  States  v.  Holt  (168  Federal  Reports,  141)  in 
which,  after  trial  and  conviction  on  an  indictment  for  murder  committed  at  Fort 
Worden  military  post,  counsel  for  the  defendant  moved  to  summon  the  juror? 
for  examination  in  open  court  for  the  purpose  of  eliciting  facts  impeaching  the 
verdict.  Judge  Hanford,  in  denying  the  motion,  used  the  following  language: 

"  'I  deny  that  in  order  to  be  fair  toward  an  accused  person,  whether  he  be  in 
fact  guilty  or  innocent,  it  is  necessary  or  proper  to  imprison  jurors  as  if  they 
were  culprits,  or  to  continually  insult  their  intelligence  by  excluding  them  from  the 
hearing  of  any  motion  or  argument  which  it  is  proper  for  the  presiding  judge 
to  hear,  on  a  mere  supposition  that  prejudice  may  be  germinated  in  their  minds 
by  hearing  the  contentions  of  counsel  and  the  rulings  of  the  court.  To  so  hold 
it  would  be  necessary  to  presume  that  jurors  are  incapable  of  understanding 
rightly  what  they  hear  during  the  progress  of  a  trial,  and  of  discriminating 
between  things  that  are  proper  and  improper  in  the  application  of  the  law  to  the 
facts  which  they  must  ascertain,  or  that  by  reason  of  their  lack  of  mental  acumen 
or  moral  virtue  they  are  objects  of  suspicion  and  unfit  to.be  intrusted  with  the 
determination  of  rights  dependent  upon  law  and  legal  evidence.  This  expression 
of  ideas  may  shock  fogyism  but  I  believe  that  it  will  meet  with  the  approval  of 
conservative  believers  in  the  virtue  of  the  jury  system  and  that  it  accords  with 
sound  principles  of  jurisprudence.'  The  judgment  was  affirmed  by  the  supreme 
court. 

"In  the  twenty  years  that  Judge  Hanford  has  occupied  the  bench  in  this  dis- 


438  WASHINGTOX,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

trict  he  has  won  the  confidence  and  esteem  of  the  entire  bar  and  of  the  pubHc 
generally.  The  youngest  lawyer  feels  that  his  rights  are  fully  respected  in  the 
court,  and  the  oldest  knows  that,  in  court  Judge  Hanford  is  no  respecter  of  per- 
sons. The  public  has  come  to  know  also  that  he  never  hesitates  to  use  the  court's 
full  authority  to  preserve  order  in  times  of  great  public  excitement  and,  while 
the  exercise  of  the  authority  has  sometimes  provoked  criticism  and  temporarily 
aroused  the  opposition  of  the  trades  unions  and  others,  as  in  the  instance  of  the 
so-called  Coxey  army  and  in  many  other  similar  cases,  the  outcome  has  always 
been  such  that  no  one  could  fairly  claim  that  his  rights  have  been  overlooked  or 
neglected." 

Judge  Hanford's  Hfe  has  been  one  of  distinguished  benefit  to  his  state,  but  his 
activities  have  responded  to  a  still  wider  field.  His  work  in  behalf  of  the  San 
Francisco  sufiferers  from  earthquake  and  fire  was  indicative  of  his  broad  humani- 
tarianism  and  the  promptness  with  which  he  acts  in  any  emergency.  The  Chamber 
of  Commerce  of  Seattle,  on  the  i8th  of  April,  1906,  appointed  a  committee  to 
devise  means  of  relief  for  the  people  around  the  Golden  Gate  who  had  been 
rendered  homeless  and  Judge  Hanford  was  made  chairman  of  that  committee. 
As  such  he  promptly  issued  an  appeal  to  his  fellow  tow^nsmen  and  at  the  end 
of  twelve  hours  more  than  seventy  thousand  dollars  had  been  subscribed.  It 
required  the  services  of  five  clerks  to  receive  the  offered  money  and  post  the  sub- 
scription books.  Donations  of  supplies  of  every  sort,  particularly  clothing  and 
provisions  were  also  offered  in  steadily  increasing  quantity  and  ere  the  first  day 
of  the  relief  work  had  passed  into  night  a  steamer  was  chartered  to  carry  relief 
to  the  sufferers.  It  required  unfaltering  industry  and  excellent  management  to 
receive,  properly  credit  and  promptly  forward  the  provisions  and  money,  but 
under  the  able  direction  of  Judge  Hanford  this  was  accomplished.  "By  the  time 
the  work  in  Seattle  had  been  organized,  appeals  from  neighboring  towns  and  far 
away  cities  began  to  be  received,  asking  the  committee  to  act  for  them  in  the 
purchase  of  supplies  to  be  immediately  forwarded,  and  this  new  responsibility 
was  accepted.  When  the  work  was  finished  on  October  24,  following,  the  report 
of  the  committee  showed  that  it  had  received  and  disbursed  or  forwarded  to  San 
Francisco  one  hundred  and  fifty-four  thousand  five  hundred  and  eight  dollars  and 
feighty-two  cents  in  cash  and  goods  and  clothing  to  the  estimated  value  of  a 
hundred  thousand  dollars,  and  that  every  cent  in  money  and  every  article  con- 
tributed had  been  accounted  for." 

Another  act  of  Judge  Hanford's  life  notable  and  worthy  of  commendation  was 
his  efforts  to  use  the  power  which  for  ages  had  been  going  to  waste  at  Priest 
Rapids  on  the  Columbia.  He  felt  that  this  should  be  utilized  for  irrigation  pur- 
poses and,  formulating  a  practical  plan,  he  submitted  it  to  moneyed  men  wdio 
might  finance  the  project,  with  the  result  that  the  Hanford  Irrigation  &  Power 
Company  was  subsequently  organized,  and  is  now  supplying  water  to  a  large 
tract  of  hitherto  desert  land  which  is  being  rapidly  converted  into  valuable  fruit 
farms. 

In  1904  Judge  Hanford  received  merited  recognition  of  his  ability,  when 
Whitman  College  conferred  upon  him  the  honorary  degree  of  LL.  D.  Of  that 
institution  he  was  for  several  years  a  member  of  the  board  of  overseers.  It 
would  be  tautological  in  this  connection  to  enter  into  any  series  of  statements 
showing  him  to  be  a  man  of  broad  scholarly  attainments.    He  finds  time  to  devote 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  439 

to  current  literature,  particularly  in  those  fields  which  indicate  the  world's 
progress  and  the  character  of  its  eminent  men.  In  pioneer  times,  like  all  others, 
he  learned  the  Chinook  language,  which  he  speaks  fluently,  and  when  his  children 
were  young  he  composed  several  songs  in  Chinook  for  their  amusement.  In 
time  he  connected  these  with  dialogue,  thus  producing  an  Indian  legend  in  an 
operetta  of  considerable  length.  He  is  frequently  called  upon  to  speak  before 
large  public  gatherings  upon  various  questions  of  the  day  and  his  addresses 
usually  indicate  profound  study  and  wide  research.  He  was  the  author  of  an 
article  on  boundary  disputes  in  the  Alaska  Magazine  and  another  on  the  con- 
troversy in  regard  tq  San  Juan  island.  A  man  of  broad  scholarly  attainments 
association  with  him  means  expansion  and  elevation  and  his  reading  and  research 
have  been  carried  far  beyond  the  point  that  most  jurists  and  members  of  the 
bar  reach.  He  has  great  capacity  for  work  and  it  has  been  said  that  this  and 
abundant  personal  courage  are  his  strongest  characteristics.  There  are  few  whose 
history  is  so  closely  interwoven  with  the  annals  of  Washington  or  who  have 
done  so  much  for  the  development  and  progress  of  the  state  and  for  the  estab- 
lishment of  its  high  standards. 


HENRY  SLATER. 


The  Slater  family  is  one  of  the  oldest  in  Whatcom  county  and  owns  some 
of  its  best  improved   farming  property.     Henry  Slater,  whose  name  introduces 
this  review,  has  long  been  prominently  identified  with  agricultural  interests  but 
is  now  living  retired  in  Bellingham.     His  father,  George  Slater,  came  to  Wash- 
ington in   i860.     He  was  born  in  Scotland  but  resided  for  a  time  in  England 
ere  he  started  for  the  new  world,  making  the  trip  around  Cape  Horn,  being  a 
passenger  on  a  sailing  vessel   for  six  months.      His  destination  was  originally 
South  America.     He  went  to  Chile  in  1853  and  there  remained  for  about  seven 
years,  or  until  i860,  when  he  made  his  way  northward,  proceeding  up  the  coast 
to  California,  thence  to  Coos  Bay,  Oregon,  while  later  he  came  by  boat  to  Wash- 
ington and  for  some  time  was  connected  with  the  Sehome  mines.     In  1864,  how- 
ever, he  went  to  Vancouver  island,  where  he  remained  for  several  years,  but  in 
1868  returned  to  the  Sehome  mines,  there  continuing  until  the  mines  were  closed. 
In  the  meantime  Mr.  Slater  took  up  a  preemption  claim  near  Ferndale,  Wash- 
ington, and  with  characteristic  energy  began  to  clear  the  land,  continuing  the 
work  of   development   until   the   entire   tract   was   improved.     He   continued   to 
engage  extensively  in  farming  and  stock   raising  upon  his  original  homestead, 
which  comprised  one  hundred  and  sixty  acres.     He  extended  the  boundaries  of 
his  place,  however,  by  additional  purchase,  at  one  time  acquiring  one  hundred  and 
twelve  acres,  while  at  another  time  he  purchased  eighty  acres,  all  three  tracts 
adjoining.     At  a  subsequent  jx^riod  he  divided  his  property  among  his  children, 
having  for  many  years  actively  and  successfully  carried  on  general  agricultural 
pursuits.     He  was  also  prominent  in  community  affairs,  serving  at  one  time  as 
school  superintendent,  and  at  all  times  he  was  most  public-spirited.     He  died  in 
1908  at  the  age  of  eighty-one  years,  while  his  wife,  who  bore  the  maiden  name 
of  Elizabeth  Metcalf,  passed  away  several  years  previous.     In  their  family  were 


440  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

nine  children,  of  whom  the  following  are  yet  living:  Anna,  the  wife  of  John 
X.  Jones,  of  Marietta,  Washington ;  Henry ;  John ;  and  Thomas,  who  is  superin- 
tendent of  the  water  plant  at  I>ellingham. 

Henry  Slater  was  horn  in  Washington  in  1863.  His  youthful  days  were 
spent  upon  the  home  farm  with  his  parents  and  he  was  early  trained  to  the  work 
of  the  fields,  becoming  thoroughly  familiar  with  the  best  methods  of  tilling  the 
soil  and  caring  for  the  crops.  He  never  sought  to  change  his  occupation  and 
in  time  came  into  possession  of  a  part  of  the  land  which  his  father  had  acquired. 
He  then  continued  to  carry  on  general  farming  for  many  years,  adding  substan- 
tial improvements  to  his  property  and  equipping  it  with  the  accessories  and  con- 
veniences of  a  model  farm  of  the  twentieth  century.  He  remained  actively  in 
farm  work  until  191 4,  when  he  took  up  his  abode  in  Bellingham,  where  he  has 
since  lived  retired,  enjoying  a  rest  which  he  has  truly  earned  and  richly  deserves. 

In  Ferndale,  in  1891,  Mr.  Slater  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Maude 
Wheeler.  She  came  to  Washington  from  Iowa  with  her  father,  John  Wheeler, 
who  in  1883  began  merchandising  at  Ferndale  and  continued  in  active  business 
there  until  his  death,  which  occurred  in  1902,  when  he  was  sixty-five  years  of 
age,  his  birth  having  occurred  in  Canada.  He  was  well  known  among  the  early 
settlers  here  and  belonged  to  the  Pioneers  Association.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Slater 
have  been  born  five  children,  Mrs.  Eva  M.  Johnston,  Alta,  Stanley,  Freda  and 
Louis. 

In  his  political  views  Mr.  Slater  has  long  been  a  republican  and  for  a  four 
years'  term  he  has  filled  the  office  of  county  commissioner  but  otherwise  has 
never  held  nor  sought  positions  of  public  honor  and  trust.  Fraternally  he  is  con- 
nected with  the  Odd  Fellows  and  the  Grange.  He  has  ever  been  active  in  sup- 
port of  measures  and  movements  for  the  general  good  and  his  aid  and  influence 
have  been  potent  factors  in  the  upbuilding  of  Whatcom  county,  especially  in  the 
line  of  agricultural  development.  He  has  lived  to  see  many  changes,  having 
spent  his  entire  life  in  Washington,  covering  a  period  of  fifty-four  years,  and 
there  is  no  phase  of  the  city's  development  and  upbuilding  with  which  he  is  not 
familiar. 


WILLIAM  T.  CAMERON. 

William  T.  Cameron  is  identified  with  the  lumber  interests  of  western  Wash- 
ington as  a  member  of  the  Cameron-Hoover  Logging  Company,  which  was  estab- 
lished at  Aberdeen  in  19 13.  Long  before  he  had  become  a  resident  of  the  city, 
arriving  in  1888,  and  for  a  year  previous  he  had  lived  in  Washington.  He  was 
born  in  Nova  Scotia  in  1865  and  in  1885  came  to  the  United  States.  He  made 
his  way  to  the  Indian  territory,  where  he  resided  a  few  months  and  then  he  removed 
to  the  northwest  and  for  two  years  was  a  resident  of  Oregon.  He  afterward 
in  the  fall  of  1887,  located  at  South  Bend,  Washington,  where  he  remained  until 
the  following  April,  and  then,  in  1888,  established  his  home  in  Aberdeen.  He 
was  first  engaged  in  logging  up  the  Whishkah  river  and  from  that  period  has 
closely  been  associated  with  the  lumber  interests  of  the  southwestern  part  of  the 
state.     In  1913  he  became  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  Cameron-Hoover  Logging 


WILLIAM  T.  CAMERON 


THE   NEW  YORK     ( 
PUBLIC  UBRARY' 


ASTOR,    LENOX 
TILDEN  FOUNDATION 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  443 

Company  in  connection  with  W.  D.  Hoover,  their  operations  being  conducted  in 
township  21,  north,  range  9,  west.  They  put  their  logs  upon  the  river  and  in 
the  conduct  of  their  business  employ  from  fifty  to  sixty  men.  Their  plant  has 
a  capacity  of  eighty  thousand  feet  of  lumber  per  day  and  Mr.  Cameron  devotes 
his  entire  attention  to  the  business,  his  success  being  attributable  to  his  close 
application,  his  unremitting  energy  and  his  sound  business  judgment. 

In  Nova  Scotia,  in  1901,  Mr.  Cameron  was  married  to  ]\liss  Laura  Sutherland, 
who  died  in  1912,  leaving  three  children,  Harold  W.,  Clifford  S.  and  Helen 
Christine,  all  at  home.  Mr.  Cameron  holds  membership  in  the  Independent  Order 
of  Odd  Fellows  and  gives  his  political  support  to  the  republican  party,  but  he 
has  never  sought  nor  desired  office,  preferring  that  his  public  service  shall  be 
done  as  a  private  citizen,  and  as  a  business  man  he  has  contributed  in  no  small 
degree  to  the  development  of  Aberdeen.  He  has  built  three  houses  here  and 
otherwise  has  promoted  the  welfare  of  the  city  through  the  conduct  of  his  logging 
interests.  He  is  a  man  of  determination,  carrying  forward  to  successful  com- 
pletion whatever  he  undertakes,  and  in  his  vocabulary  there  is  no  such  word  as 
fail. 


CLEMENT  L.  FLYNN. 


Clement  L.  Flynn  is  superintendent  of  the  Bloedel  Donovan  Lumber  Mills, 
in  which  connection  he  has  supervision  ovef  the  labors  of  four  hundred  work- 
men. He  advanced  through  the  steps  of  an  orderly  progression  to  his  present 
responsible  position,  doing  with  thoroughness  every  task  that  fell  to  his  hands 
and  by  the  faithful  performance  of  each  day's  duties  gaining  experience  and 
courage  for  the  labors  of  the  succeeding  day.  He  was  born  in  Ludington,  Michi- 
gan, August  28,  1868,  a  son  of  Henry  and  Anna  Flynn.  The  father  was  a  native 
of  the  state  of  New  York  but  removed  to  Ludington,  Michigan,  and  in  that 
locality  was  engaged  in  building  and  operating  sawmills,  and  in  fact  became 
familiar  with  every  branch  of  the  lumber  trade.  He  there  remained  in  business 
up  to  the  time  of  his  death,  which  occurred  in  1893. 

Clement  L.  Flynn  attended  the  public  and  high  schools  of  Big  Rapids,  Michi- 
gan, until  he  reached  the  age  of  seventeen  years,  when  he,  too,  turned  his  atten- 
tion to  the  lumber  trade.  He  became  the  active  assistant  of  his  father,  with  whom 
he  remained  until  he  reached  the  age  of  seventeen  years,  and  his  first  sawmill 
experience  was  with  the  McKinley  Lumber  Company  at  McKinley,  Minnesota. 
where  he  helped  to  build  the  plant  of  that  concern  in  1892.  Going  to  Rhine- 
lander,  Wisconsin,  he  there  engaged  with  the  Rhinelander  Light  Company  in 
running  their  engines  and  dynamos  for  a  year.  He  was  afterward  with  the 
Brown  Brothers  Lumber  Company  of  that  place  as  engineer  and  later  was  fore- 
man of  one  of  their  shifts  in  the  sawmill  for  eight  years.  On  the  expiration  of 
that  period  he  came  to  the  Pacific  coast,  arriving  in  1902.  Fie  went  to  Big  Lake, 
Washington,  where  he  had  charge  of  the  work  of  remodeling  the  mill  for  the  Day 
Lumber  Company  for  five  months.  He  next  went  to  Revelstoke,  British  Colum- 
bia, where  he  had  charge  of  remodeling  the  mill  for  the  Empire  Lumber  Com- 
pany, a  task  that  occupied  his  attention  for  a  year.    At  the  end  of  that  time  he 


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accepted  the  superintendency  of  the  Larson  Lumber  Company  at  the  town  of 
Larson,  Washington,  and  on  the  ist  of  April,  191 3,  the  business  was  taken  over 
by  the  Bloedel  Donovan  Lumber  Mills,  of  which  Mr.  Flynn  is  one  of  the 
directors  and  the  general  superintendent.  This  is  one  of  the  most  important 
companies  operating  in  the  northwest,  employing  four  hundred  men.  He  rebuilt 
Mill  A  and  constructed  Mill  B,  as  well  as  Shingle  Mill  A  after  that  plant  was 
destroyed  by  fire.  His  years  of  experience  in  mill  designing,  building  and  oper- 
ating make  him  a  very  valuable  man  to  the  company. 

On  the  19th  of  June,  1895,  in  Rhinelander,  Wisconsin,  Mr.  Flynn  was  mar- 
ried to  Miss  Margaret  Parish,  and  they  now  have  four  children :  Harry,  twenty 
years  of  age,  who  attended  the  Mount  Tamalpais  Military  Academy  at  San 
Rafael,  California,  and  is  now  a  clerk  with  the  Bloedel  Donovan  Lumber 
Mills;  Edwin,  fourteen  years  of  age,  and  Kenneth,  eight  years  of  age,  who  are 
pupils  in  the  public  schools  of  Bellingham;  and  Russel,  three  years  of  age.  The 
home  of  the  family  is  a  comfortable  and  attractive  residence  which  is  situated 
near  the  plant  and  overlooks  Lake  Whatcom. 

Mr.  Flynn  gives  his  political  allegiance  to  the  republican  party  and  in  his 
fraternal  relations  is  an  Elk.  Thoroughness  characterizes  all  that  he  does  and 
with  the  passing  years  his  ability  has  won  him  advancement  until  he  now  occupies 
a  very  creditable  position  in  lumber  circles  of  the  northwest. 


TIMOTHY  D.  HINCKLEY. 

Timothy  D.  Hinckley  was  numbered  among  those  who  engaged  in  farming  on 
the  present  site  of  the  city  of  Seattle.  Tall  trees  stood  where  electric  light  poles 
are  now  to  be  seen  and  native  grasses  covered  the  sections  which  have  been  con- 
verted into  broad  thoroughfares,  in  which  is  heard  the  rumble  of  traffic  that 
connects  Seattle  in  its  trade  relations  with  many  parts  of  the  world.  Mr. 
Hinckley  lived  to  witness  remarkable  changes,  for  he  made  his  home  in  the 
Sound  country  for  more  than  six  decades.  He  was  born  in  St.  Clair  county, 
Illinois,  June  30,  1827,  and  is  a  representative  of  one  of  the  old  pioneer  families 
of  Hamilton  county,  Ohio.  The  ancestral  line  comes  from  New  England.  His 
father,  Timothy  Hinckley,  was  born  in  Maine  and  followed  the  ship  carpenter's 
trade  at  Bath  until  1816,  when  he  removed  to  Ohio.  He  married  Hannah  Smith, 
also  a  native  of  Maine,  and  after  living  for  some  time  in  the  Buckeye  state  they 
became  residents  of  St.  Clair  county,  Illinois,  where  Mr.  Hinckley  became  the 
owner  of  a  farm.  He  also  worked  at  the  builder's  trade  in  St.  Louis,  Missouri. 
He  was  about  fifty-five  years  of  age  at  the  time  of  his  demise  and  his  wife, 
surviving  him  for  some  years,  passed  away  when  about  the  same  age.  They 
were  both  consistent  and  faithful  members  of  the  Baptist  church  and  Mr.  Hinckley, 
who  was  a  whig  in  politics,  filled  the  office  of  justice  of  the  peace  for  a  number  of 
years. 

Timothy  D.  Hinckley  was  one  of  a  family  of  eleven  children.  After  acquiring 
a  public-school  education  he  took  up  the  study  of  engineering  and  devoted  the 
early  part  of  his  life  to  work  of  that  character.    In  1850  he  joined  a  party  that  on 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  445 

the  30th  of  April  started  across  the  plains  for  Missouri.  He  drove  a  mule  team 
and  was  accompanied  by  his  brothers,  Samuel  and  Jacob.  It  was  not  difficult  to 
obtain  buffalo  meat  on  the  trip  and  other  wild  game  was  also  to  be  secured.  They 
had  no  encounter  of  any  moment  with  the  Indians  and  after  traveling  for  three 
months  the  party  reached  Hangtown,  now  Placerville,  California.  There  Mr. 
Hinckley  and  his  brother  separated  and  the  former  engaged  in  placer  mining  at 
Cold  Springs,  but  was  only  fairly  successful.  He  had  no  better  luck  near  George- 
town, on  the  middle  fork  of  the  American  river,  and  later  proceeded  to  Volcano 
and  thence  to  Weaverville,  in  the  Trinity  country,  where  he  met  with  much 
better  success. 

It  was  in  March,  1853,  that  Mr.  Hinckley  arrived  on  the  present  site  of 
Seattle  and  secured  a  claim  bordering  Lake  Washington.  There  was  no  market 
.  for  his  farm  products,  however,  and  this  caused  him  to  abandon  the  work.  He 
afterward  removed  to  Port  Madison,  where  he  operated  an  engine  for  three  years, 
and  later  he  was  employed  as  an  engineer  at  Port  Orchard.  Subsequently  he 
erected  a  number  of  buildings  on  and  near  the  site  of  the  Phoenix  Hotel,  in 
Seattle,  but  these  were  destroyed  in  the  great  fire  of  1889.  After  disposing  of 
that  land  Mr.  Hinckley  purchased  nine  acres  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Union 
and  erected  thereon  a  fine  residence.  It  was  just  after  the  fire  that  he  built  the 
Hinckley  block,  one  hundred  and  twenty  by  one  hundred  and  eight  feet,  and  five 
stories  and  basement  in  height.  This  proved  a  paying  investment  and  he  retained 
the  ownership  of  the  property  until  his  death.  A  portion  of  his  land  bordering 
Lake  Union  was  divided  and  sold  as  town  lots,  but  he  retained  four  acres  sur- 
rounding his  home. 

It  was  in  1867  that  Mr.  Hinckley  was  united  in  marriage  to  Mrs.  Margaret 
E.  Hinckley,  widow  of  his  brother  Jacob.  She  was  born  in  Ireland  and  by  her 
first  marriage  had  the  following  children :  Katherine  Hannah,  now  the  wife  of 
Perry  Poison,  a  prominent  merchant  of  Seattle ;  Charles  Byron  and  Mary  Francis, 
who  was  deceased;  Clara  Duane,  the  wife  of  Sherman  Moran  of  Seattle;  and  two 
who  died  in  infancy  in  California.  Five  children  were  born  to  her  second  mar- 
riage: Ferdinand,  who  died  at  the  age  of  twenty-six  years;  Walter  Raleigh, 
who  some  years  previous  to  his  father's  death  became  manager  of  his  business 
interests;  Ralph  Waldo,  deceased;  and  Ira  and  Lyman,  who  are  at  home.  Mrs. 
Hinckley  is  numbered  among  the  pioneer  settlers  of  both  California  and  Wash- 
ington, having  lived  in  the  coast  country  since  1854. 

In  politics  Mr.  Hinckley  was  a  democrat  and  for  many  years  capably  served 
as  justice  of  the  peace,  his  decisions  being  strictly  fair  and  impartial.  He  also 
aided  in  framing  the  laws  of  Washington  during  territorial  days,  being  for  three 
terms  a  representative  in  the  general  assembly.  Lie  was  largely  influential  in 
securing  the  passage  of  the  liquor  license  law,  requiring  the  payment  of  five 
hundred  dollars  annually  as  a  license,  and  he  was  also  the  author  of  a  bill 
creating  and  organizing  the  county  of  Kitsap.  His  fraternal  relations  were  with 
the  Masons  and  his  religious  faith  was  evidenced  by  his  membership  in  the  Baptist 
church.  He  also  belonged  to  the  Pioneers  Association  and  took  a  great  interest 
in  the  meetings  of  that  organization,  where  he  came  into  contact  with  other 
early  settlers,  who  like  himself  had  borne  a  part  in  the  work  of  developing  the 
country,  doing  away  with  conditions  of  frontier  times  and  introducing  the  ad- 
vantages of  modern  civilization.     In  the  later  years  of  his  life  he  lived  retired, 


446  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

enjoying  the  respect  and  esteem  of  all,  reviewing  in  retrospect  the  events  which 
had  shaped  the  history  of  the  northwest.  He  was  in  the  eighty-seventh  year  of 
his  age  when  called  to  the  home  beyond  in  February,  1914. 


ELMER  E.  CASE. 


The  establishing  and  developing  of  important  business  enterprises  are  lead- 
ing to  the  rapid  growth  and  material  advancement  of  the  northwest,  and  promi- 
nent among  the  important  business  interests  of  Raymond  is  that  conducted  under 
the  name  of  the  Case  Shingle  &  Lumber  Company,  of  which  Elmer  E.  Case  is 
the  secretary  and  treasurer.  This  is  today  one  of  the  principal  features  in  the 
lumber  industry  of  southwestern  Washington  and  has  been  developed  through 
the  enterprise  and  indefatigable  energy  of  Mr.  Case,  who  removed  from  Nebraska 
to  the  coast  in  1891,  establishing  his  home  first  at  Elma,  taking  with  him  his  stock 
and  all  his  household  goods  and  arriving  there  at  a  time  of  extreme  high  water. 
He  began  the  building  of  his  first  shingle  mill  and  also  purchased  timber  interests. 
The  new  undertaking  prospered  and  later  he  established  another  mill,  while  in 
1896  he  became  associated  with  Jack  O'Donnel  in  establishing  the  White  Star 
Shingle  Mill,  which  is  now  an  important  business  enterprise  of  that  place.  Not 
only  was  he  active  in  promoting  the  material  interests  of  the  town  but  also 
took  a  helpful  interest  in  everything  pertaining  to  general  welfare  along  other 
lines  and  served  for  a  time  as  a  member  of  the  school  board. 

In  1905  Mr.  Case  removed  to  Raymond,  where  he  purchased  what  was 
known  as  the  Turney  &  Martin  mill,  which  he  operated  for  six  months.  He 
then  organized  the  Case  Shingle  &  Lumber  Company  and  in  1906  built  what  is 
known  as  Case  shingle  mill  No.  i.  In  1907  he  built  mill  No.  2  and  in  1909  mill 
No.  3.  The  interests  have  been  developed  into  one  of  the  most  important  in- 
dustries of  the  kind  on  the  western  coast  of  Washington,  the  capacity  being  one 
million  four  hundred  thousand  shingles  daily.  Mr.  Case  remains  secretary  and 
treasurer  of  the  company,  with  F.  R.  Brown  as  president,  and  from  the  beginning 
Mr.  Case  has  been  the  active  directing  head  of  the  undertaking.  In  1910  Mr. 
Case  organized  the  Southwest  Manufacturing  Company,  of  which  he  is  the 
president,  with  F.  R.  Brown  as  the  secretary.  They  purchased  the  Dickey  ship- 
yard and  transformed  it  into  a  shingle,  siding  and  lumber  mill.  This  was  com- 
pletely destroyed  by  fire  in  September,  1913,  but  was  rebuilt  in  1914  as  a  thor- 
oughly up-to-date  shingle  mill  with  most  modern  equipment,  and  the  output  of 
this  mill  constitutes  another  important  source  of  revenue  for  its  owners.  In  1913 
they  purchased  the  Lebam  mill  at  Lebam,  Washington,  and  in  1914  they  again 
suffered  heavy  losses  through  the  destruction  of  this  mill  by  fire.  The  Lebam 
Timber  Company  operates  a  large  logging  business  and  has  a  railroad  of  its  own. 
Mr.  Case  is  widely  recognized  as  a  man  of  excellent  business  ability,  sound 
judgment,  resourcefulness  and  notable  sagacity. 

All  his  mills  have  been  operated  through  hard  times,  keeping  many  men 
employed  while  other  mills  were  closed  down  most  of  the  time  for  several  years. 
This  added  in  great  measure  to  the  material  prosperity  of  the  country.  At 
every  point  in  his  career  Mr.  Case  seems  to  realize  fully  just  what  may  be 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  447 

accomplished,  being  cognizant  of  difificulties  as  well  as  opportunities  and  so 
measuring  each  that  he  knows  exactly  when  and  where  and  how  t©  put  forth 
his  effort  so  as  to  produce  the  best  possible  results.  He  sells  his  mill  products 
direct,  the  selling  being  under  his  supervision.  He  has  thoroughly  studied  the 
vexing  problems  of  capital  and  labor  and  has  pursued  a  just  and  equitable  course 
that  has  established  pleasant  and  harmonious  relations  in  all  of  his  plants  be- 
tween employer  and  employe. 

Mr.  Case  is  now  a  man  of  about  fifty-six  years,  his  birth  having  occurred 
in  Poland,  Herkimer  county,  New  York,  November  5,  1861. 

In  1882  Mr.  Case  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Hattie  E.  Huling,  at  Har- 
vard, Nebraska,  and  important  and  extensive  as  are  his  business  interests  and  his 
public  connections,  it  is  a  well  known  fact  that  his  interest  centers  in  his  own 
home.  To  him  and  his  wife  have  been  born  eight  children,  as  follows  :  Nellie,  who 
died  in  young  womanhood ;  Nora,  the  wife  of  Earl  Bodgley,  of  Raymond ;  David, 
who  died  in  infancy;  Clara,  the  wife  of  F.  L.  Turney;  Albert,  Harold,  Merle 
and  Mildred. 

Raymond  finds  Mr.  Case  a  most  public-spirited  citizen.  His  cooperation  can 
always  be  counted  upon  to  further  any  plan  or  measure  for  the  upbuilding  and 
progress  of  the  community.  He  belongs  to  the  Commercial  Club  and  has  co- 
operated in  all  of  its  movements  for  the  general  good.  He  has  assisted  generously 
in  the  building  of  all  of  the  churches  of  Raymond  and  his  public  spirit  stands  as 
an  unquestioned  fact  in  his  career.  His  political  allegiance  is  given  to  the  re- 
publican party  and  in  191 2- 13  he  filled  the  office  of  mayor.  That  he  is  ap- 
preciative of  the  social  amenities  of  life  is  indicated  in  his  membership  with  the 
Elks  and  also  in  the  Rod  and  Gun  Club.  His  personal  qualities  are  such  as  win 
for  him  strong  friendships  and  kindly  regard.  His  business  balances  up  with 
the  principles  of  truth  and  honor  and  his  public  spirit  has  made  him  the  strong 
center  of  the  community  in  which  he  moves. 


JAMES  J.   CAMERON. 

James  J.  Cameron,  who  now  is  filling  the  position  of  county  assessor,  recog- 
nizes fully  the  duties  of  his  position,  and  he  is  putting  forth  every  efifort  to  per- 
form carefully  his  task.  He  was  born  in  Geneva,  Nebraska,  April  25,  1880. 
His  father,  Joseph  Cameron,  a  native  of  Indiana,  removed  to  Nebraska  in  the 
early  '70s.  and  became  a  successful  farmer.  At  present  he  is  living  retired,  mak- 
ing his  home  in  Geneva.  He  married  Laura  Heidersteadt,  a  native  of  Wiscon- 
sin, and  they  became  the  parents  of  three  children,  all  of  whom  survive. 

James  J.  Cameron  mastered  the  elementary  branches  of  learning  as  a  pupil 
in  the  district  schools  of  Fillmore  county,  Nebraska,  and  afterward  attended  the 
high  school  at  Geneva,  later  becoming  a  student  in  the  Lincoln  Business  College 
at  Lincoln,  Nebraska.  His  youthful  days  were  spent  upon  the  home  farm  with 
the  usual  experiences  that  fall  to  the  lot  of  the  farm  lad.  When  he  was  a  high 
school  pupil  the  Spanish-American  war  began  and  he  enlisted,  before  reaching 
the  age  of  eighteen  years,  as  a  member  of  the  First  Nebraska  \'olunteer  Regi- 
ment.    His  command  participated  in  the  capture  of  Manila  and  in  crushing  out 


448  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

the  Philippine  insurrection  of  1899.  Later  in  that  year  he  was  honorably  dis- 
charged and  returned  to  his  native  state.  It  was  here  that  he  took  a  business 
college  course  and  he  afterward  spent  a  short  period  on  the  farm.  He  later 
became  connected  with  the  Beatrice  Creamery  at  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  in  the  capac- 
ity of  shipping  clerk. 

It  was  on  the  17th  of  March,  1901,  that  Mr.  Cameron  arrived  in  Tacoma, 
a  total  stranger,  knowing  no  one  in  the  city.  He  secured  employment  with 
the  state  on  a  ranch  at  Steilacoom  and  performed  the  arduous  task  of  clearing 
land  and  doing  other  farm  work.  He  was  thus  identified  with  the  state  farm 
from  1901  until  1904,  when  he  secured  a  position  in  the  county  assessor's  office 
under  Edward  Meath.  Later  he  continued  in  the  office  under  H.  V.  Railsback. 
In  1908  he  was  elected  to  the  state  legislature  on  the  republican  ticket  and  was 
reelected  in  1910,  thus  serving  for  two  terms,  and  making  a  favorable  record. 
He  next  entered  the  office  of  Edward  Meath,  county  treasurer,  in  a  clerical 
capacity,  and  afterward  served  under  Calvin  Carr  as  assistant  cashier  in  the 
treasurer's  office  up  to  the  time  of  his  election  to  the  office  of  county  assessor 
in  November,  1914.  His  record  in  office  has  been  very  commendable,  char- 
acterized by  the  efficient  and  courteous  discharge  of  his  duties. 

Fraternally  Mr.  Cameron  is  connected  with  the  Elks,  the  Odd  Fellows,  the 
Druids  and  the  Moose,  and  he  also  has  membership  with  the  Spanish-American 
War  Veterans.  He  was  reared  in  the  faith  of  the  Episcopal  church.  He  has 
an  enormous  acquaintance  and  an  unusual  number  of  cordial  personal  friends 
who  predict  for  him  still  further  advances  in  official  life. 


JAMES  S.  McKEE. 


A  spirit  of  unfaltering  enterprise  and  of  laudable  ambition  has  brought  James 
S.  McKee  to  a  prominent  place  in  the  business  circles  of  Hoquiam,  where  he  has 
resided  since  1905.  He  was  born  in  Aurora,  Canada,  in  1873,  and  received  liberal 
educational  advantages,  attending  the  technical  school  at  Toronto,  where  he  pur- 
sued a  course  in  electrical  engineering.  He  then  followed  his  profession  for  a  time 
in  Buffalo-,  New  York,  and  afterward  went  to  the  Hawaiian  islands,  where  he 
remained  for  three  years,  installing  a  street  car  system  there.  He  became  super- 
intendent of  the  Pacific  Heights  Railway  &  Rapid  Transit  Company  and  later 
spent  one  year  in  Seattle  in  connection  with  the  Kilborn-Clark  Company.  In  1905 
he  arrived  in  Hoquiam  and  through  the  inter\'ening  years  has  had  charge  of  the 
Karr  estate.  He  organized  the  company  that  built  the  Grayport  Hotel,  the  first 
modern  building  in  Hoquiam,  and  continued  as  president  of  the  company  until  the 
hotel  was  sold.  He  afterward  erected  the  Grays  Harbor  Realty  building,  organiz- 
ing the  company  which  still  owns  and  controls  that  structure.  He  is  president  and 
manager  of  the  Grays  Harbor  Trustee  Company  and  is  a  most  active,  energetic 
business  man,  well  qualified  to  meet  any  emergency  and  finding  ready  solution  for 
intricate  and  involved  business  problems. 

In  1902  Mr.  McKee  was  married  in  Honolulu  to  Miss  Ruth  Karr  and  in  the 
social  circles  of  the  city  they  are  prominent.  Mrs.  McKee  has  been  very  active 
in  the  Pioneers  Association  and  in  club  work,  having  filled  the  office  of  president 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  449 

of  the  Washington  State  Federation  of  Women's  Clubs  and  is  at  present  a  director 
of  the  General  Federation.  She  is  a  lady  of  broad  and  liberal  education  and 
culture  with  an  alert  mind  that  readily  grasps  the  points  of  any  situation  in  which 
she  becomes  interested.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  McKee  hold  membership  in  the  Baptist 
church  and  he  belongs  to  the  Masonic  fraternity,  also  to  the  Benevolent  Pro- 
tective Order  of  Elks  and  the  Knights  of  Pythias.  In  politics  he  is  a  republican 
and  in  December,  1914,  was  elected  mayor  of  Hoquiam,  which  position  he  is  now 
filling,  bringing  to  bear  in  the  administration  of  his  office  the  same  splendid 
business  qualities  which  have  characterized  the  conduct  of  his  private  interests. 


EARLE  FRANCIS  RISTINE,  M.  D. 

With  thorough  college  training  and  broad  hospital  experience  to  prepare  him 
for  general  practice,  Dr.  Earle  Francis  Ristine  went  to  Coupeville  in  February, 
1913,  and  has  since  successfully  practiced  there.  He  was  born  in  Clay  county, 
Kansas,  January  27,  1884,  a  son  of  James  Richard  and  Augusta  Henrietta 
(Beegle)  Ristine.  The  father,  a  native  of  Pennsylvania,  was  of  German  descent, 
the  first  representatives  of  the  family  in  America  coming  to  the  new  world  in 
early  colonial  days.  Among  his  ancestors  were  those  who  participated  in  the 
Revolutionary  war  and  the  War  of  1812.  James  R.  Ristine  has  always  been 
identified  with  commercial  pursuits  and  now  makes  his  home  in  Joplin,  Missouri. 
His  wife  is  a  native  of  New  Jersey  and  of  Scotch  and  German  descent. 

Dr.  Ristine  was  the  third  in  their  family  of  ten  children  and  largely  spent 
his  youthful  days  in  Joplin,  where  he  attended  the  public  schools.  He  completed 
a  course  in  the  Chicago  Training  School  of  the  Young  Men's  Christian  Association 
for  physical  directors  and  subsequently  had  charge  of  all  athletic  affairs  in  the 
Young  Men's  Christian  Association  of  Joplin,  Missouri,  for  a  year;  in  the  associa- 
tion at  Green  Bay,  Wisconsin,  for  a  year ;  and  in  Mark  White  square,  Chicago,  for 
four  years.  The  last  named  is  a  small  park  and  playground  belonging  to  the 
South  Park  system  and  is  located  at  Twenty-ninth  and  Halsted  streets  in  a 
crowded  district.  His  work  as  physical  director  was  the  direct  cause  of  his  deci- 
sion to  engage  in  the  practice  of  medicine  and  surgery  and  in  carrying  out  this 
determination  he  matriculated  in  the  medical  department  of  the  Northwestern 
University  at  Chicago  and  won  his  professional  degree  by  graduation  with  the 
class  of  June,  19 10.  The  next  three  years  were  devoted  to  service  as  interne  in 
hospitals,  one  year  being  spent  in  the  Contagious  Disease  Hospital  of  Chicago  and 
two  years  in  the  City  Hospital  of  Seattle — an  experience  which  has  been  of  untold 
value  to  him,  as  in  no  other  way  can  one  gain  such  varied  practical  knowledge  as 
in  hospital  work.  He  was  also  police  surgeon  in  Seattle  for  a  year  and  was  sani- 
tary supervisor  at  the  Cedar  Falls  water  shed  for  the  city  of  Seattle,  having 
entire  charge  of  the  installation  of  the  sanitation  system  now  in  use  there.  His 
duties  there  covered  a  year  and  since  February,  1913,  he  has  practiced  in  Coupe- 
ville, where  he  is  the  only  physician.  His  practice  is  large  and  is  constantly 
growing  and  he  is  first  lieutenant  of  the  Medical  Department  of  the  Officers' 
Reserve  Corps  of  the  United  States  Army.     He  displays  the  deepest  interest  in 


450  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

his  profession  and  everything  that  tends  to  bring  to  man  the  key  to  the  complex 
mystery  which  we  call  life. 

On  the  29th  of  June,  1912,  Dr.  Ristine  was  carried  in  Victoria,  British 
Columbia,  to  Miss  Lucinda  H.  Wilson,  a  native  of  Michigan.  She  is  a  graduate 
of  the  Northern  Michigan  Training  School  for  Nurses  and  a  post  graduate  of 
the  Illinois  Training  School  for  Nurses  of  Chicago.  By  her  marriage  she  has 
become  the  mother  of  two  children:  Eulalee  Virginia,  born  September  17,  1914; 
and  Wilson  Whidby,  born  October  4,  191 5. 

In  politics  Dr.  Ristine  is  independent.  He  is  now  serving  as  worshipful  master 
of  Whidby  Island  Lodge,  No.  15,  F.  &  A.  M.,  and  also  holds  membership  in 
Lawson  Consistory,  No.  31,  A.  &  A.  S.  R.,  of  Seattle,  in  which  he  has  taken  the 
thirty-second  degree,  and  in  Nile  Temple,  A.  A.  O.  N.  M.  S.,  of  Seattle.  He 
belongs  to  the  Commercial  Club  and  is  a  member  of  the  Congregational  church. 
He  has  made  steady  progress  in  his  profession  since  determining  to  make  it  his 
life  work  and  has  already  gained  a  most  creditable  position. 


CHARLES  F.  EASTMAN. 

Pioneer  progress  in  Washington  was  greatly  furthered  by  Charles  F.  East- 
man, whose  close  connection  with  the  Puget  Sound  country  constituted  an  im- 
portant factor  in  the  development  and  progress  of  the  district  in  which  he  lived. 
He  was  born  in  New  Hampshire,  December  6,  1853,  and  was  a  little  lad  of  but 
nine  years  of  age  when  the  family  home  was  established  at  Tumwater,  a  removal 
having  been  made  from  Providence,  Rhode  Island,  to  the  Pacific  coast.  The 
father,  Ebenezer  Eastman,  who  was  a  blacksmith  by  trade,  lived  for  a  few  years 
-at  Tumwater  but  passed  away  there  in  1869.  His  wife  bore  the  maiden  name 
of  Rebecca  Shute  and  both  were  natives  of  New  Hampshire.  Their  family  num- 
bered three  sons.  Mrs.  Eastman's  grandfather  and  an  ancestor  of  Mr.  Eastman 
were  the  first  to  take  up  land  at  what  is  now  Concord,  New  Hampshire. 

Charles  F.  Eastman  attended  school  at  Tumwater  and  when  a  youth  of  sev- 
enteen years  apprenticed  himself  to  the  blacksmith's  trade,  which  he  followed 
for  several  years.  At  the  age  of  twenty-five  he  was  made  postmaster  at  Tumwater 
and  served  for  twenty-one  years.  He  was  also  treasurer  at  Tumwater  for  years 
and  was  filling  that  position  at  the  time  of  his  death.  He  conducted  a  general 
merchandise  establishment  there  for  several  years — in  fact  he  was  closely  con- 
nected with  the  town's  upbuilding  and  development  and  contributed  in  substantial 
measure  to  the  work  of  general  improvement. 

In  1876,  in  Lewis  county,  Washington,  Mr.  Eastman  was  married  to  Miss 
Emma  J.  Manning,  a  daughter  of  Joseph  P.  Manning,  who  was  born  October 
15.  1827,  and  made  his  way  across  the  plains  in  1849  and  then  proceeded  north- 
ward to  Lewis  county,  arriving  Christmas  Day.  1851.  In  1852  he  took  up  a 
donation  claim  on  Grand  Prairie  and  there  cleared  the  land  and  developed  a  farm, 
breaking  the  first  furrows  on  over  three  hundred  acres.  He  continued  to  reside 
upon  that  place  until  1889,  when  he  removed  to  Olympia,  where  he  made  his  home 
until  his  death  at  the  very  venerable  age  of  eighty-eight  years  and  eleven  months, 
September  15.  1916.    It  was  in  1855,  in  Portland,  Oregon,  that  he  wedded  Caro- 


■     WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  451 

line  Anbert,  a  native  of  Illinois,  who  had  crossed  the  plains  with  an  ox  train  to 
the  Pacific  coast.  Mr.  Manning  was  born  in  Missouri  and  they  were  among 
the  worthy  pioneer  couples  of  the  northwest.  Mr.  Manning  was  active  in 
politics  and  took  a  prominent  part  in  community  and  public  affairs.  He  served 
on  the  first  jury  in  the  old  Jackson  courthouse,  a  log  building,  was  for  six  years 
sherifif  of  Lewis  county  and  was  the  first  county  assessor.  In  1861  he  wals 
elected  to  represent  his  district  in  the  territorial  legislature  and  in  many  ways 
he  was  very  active  and  prominent  in  shaping  public  thought  and  opinion.  He  took 
part  in  the  Indian  war  and  helped  to  build  the  old  courthouse,  which  has  been 
largely  restored  by  the  St.  Helens  Club  of  Chehalis  as  an  historic  monument. 
His  political  allegiance  was  given  to  the  republican  party  and  at  all  times  he  en- 
dorsed those  measures  and  projects  which  he  deemed  of  value  to  the  community. 
To  him  and  his  wife  were  born  seven  children,  of  whom  six  are  yet  living: 
Mrs.  Eastman;  Anna  R.,  the  wife  of  William  Urquhart,  of  Chehalis;  Mary  H., 
the  widow  of  William  Large,  of  Chehalis;  Eva  F.,  the  Avife  of  George  Man- 
ning, of  St.  John ;  Frank  A.,  living  in  Chehalis ;  and  Carrie,  the  wife  of  Sam  C. 
Mumby,  a  well  known  lumberman  of  Olympia.  One  son,  Fred  J.,  has  passed 
away. 

Mrs.  Eastman  was  born  in  the  Cowlitz  Prairie  fort  during  the  Indian  war 
on  the  2d  of  A  Lay,  1856,  at  which  time  her  father  was  serving  as  a  soldier  to 
defend  the  settlers  against  the  attacks  of  the  red  men.  By  her  marriage  she 
has  become  the  mother  of  two  children :  Helen  S.,  the  wife  of  Albert  Mackin- 
tosh, of  Raymond,  Washington;  and  Bruce  A.,  living  in  Olympia. 

Mr.  Eastman  held  membership  with  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  America  and 
the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows.  His  political  allegiance  was  given  to  the 
republican  party  and  he  served  as  city  treasurer.  He  was  a  man  of  public  spirit 
and  absolute  dependability  and  was  much  loved  by  all  who  knew  him  by  reason 
of  his  kindly  spirit  and  many  admirable  qualities.  He  died  suddenly  of  heart 
disease  September  20,  19 10,  when  fifty-seven  years  of  age,  and  his  death  was  the 
occasion  of  deep  regret  not  only  to  his  immediate  family  but  also  to  the  many 
friends  whom  he  had  made  during  the  period  of  his  residence  in  the  northwest. 
His  worth  was  widely  acknowledged  and  he  gained  the  friendship  of  all  with 
whom  he  came  in  contact.  After  her  husband's  death  Mrs.  Eastman  removed 
to  Olympia,  where  she  has  since  resided. 


HERBERT  S.  BLAINE. 


Herbert  S.  Blaine,  president  of  the  Blaine  Grocery  Company  of  Snohomish, 
was  born  in  Fulton  county,  Ohio,  May  23,  1875,  his  parents  being  Harvey  and 
Mary  M.  (Smith)  Blaine,  both  of  whom  were  natives  of  the  Buckeye  state  and 
there  spent  their  entire  lives,  the  father  devoting  his  time  and  energies  to  gen- 
eral agricultural  pursuits.  He  died  in  1886,  at  the  age  of  thirty-five  years,  while 
his  wife  passed  away  in  Michigan  in  1899,  at  the  age  of  fifty-two  years. 

Herbert  S.  Blaine  acquired  his  early  education  in  the  schools  of  his  native 
state  and  from  the  age  of  eleven  years  has  been  more  or  less  closely  connected 
with  the  grocery  business.     For  a  time  he  was  engaged  in  the  grocery  trade 


452  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

in  Lenawee  county,  Michigan,  and  in  1903  he  arrived  in  Washington,  taking 
up  his  abode  in  Snohomish.  Three  years  later  he  estabhshed  his  present  busi- 
ness, which  has  steadily  grown  in  volume  and  importance  until  it  is  today  one 
of  the  leading  commercial  concerns  of  the  city. 

On  the  i6th  of  June,  1896,  in  Lenawee  county,  Michigan,  Mr.  Blaine  was 
united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Lillian  M.  Miller,  a  daughter  of  Grant  B.  and  Ellen 
(Stebbins)  Miller,  representing  a  well  known  family  of  that  state.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Blaine  have  become  the  parents  of  four  children,  as  follows :  Eloise,  who  was 
born  in  Lenawee  county,  Michigan,  in  1898  and  is  now  associated  in  business 
with  her  father ;  Hazel,  who  was  born  in  Lenawee  county,  Michigan,  in  1900  and 
attends  school  in  Snohomish ;  Lenore,  whose  birth  occurred  in  Snohomish  in  Sep- 
tember, 1906,  and  who  is  now  attending  school  there;  and  Herbert  S.,  born  in 
Snohomish  in  19 14. 

The  religious  faith  of  the  parents  is  that  of  the  Presbyterian  church  and 
fraternally  Mr.  Blaine  is  connected  with  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  America,  the 
Maccabees,  the  Yeomen  and  the  Fraternal  Order  of  Eagles.  He  also  belongs 
to  the  Commercial  Club  and  he  gives  his  political  allegiance  to  the  republican 
party,  keeping  well  informed  on  the  questions  and  issues  of  the  day.  His  un- 
divided attention  is  given  to  his  business,  which  has  grown  steadily.  His  store 
is  one  of  the  best  in  the  state;  the  fixtures  are  fine  and  the  stock  carried  makes 
an  excellent  display. 


J.  B.  KIRKx\LDIE. 


J.  B.  Kirkaldie,  mayor  of  Elma,  in  which  position  he  is  now  serving  for 
the  second  term,  has  been  a  resident  of  the  Grays  Harbor  district  since  1882.  He 
came  to  the  west  from  Illinois  in  that  year,  when  a  young  man  of  twenty-two,  his 
birth  having  occurred  in  LaSalle  county,  Illinois,  in  i860.  On  reaching  Wash- 
ington he  established  his  home  at  Damons  Point  and  after  about  a  year  removed 
to  Hoquiam  in  1884,  there  residing  until  1905.  He  was  engaged  in  steamboating 
in  Hoquiam,  operating  independently.  He  brought  the  old  Tillie  from  the  Sound 
to  Hoquiam  and  made  trips  between  that  place  and  Montesano,  operating  the  boat 
for  seven  years  continuously  as  a  freight  and  passenger  steamer,  which  he  com- 
manded as  captain.  He  then  sold  to  J.  A.  Karr,  of  Hoquiam,  and  built  for  Robert 
Lytle  and  others  another  boat,  the  Hoquiam,  which  he  used  for  seven  years  in 
towing.  While  at  Hoquiam  he  built  a  house  in  1891-92  on  the  Point  which  he 
occupied  for  fourteen  years.  He  also  became  an  active  and  prominent  factor 
in  public  afifairs  there,  serving  as  a  member  of  the  school  board  and  as  a  mem- 
ber of  the  county  board  in  1895-96. 

In  1905  Mr.  Kirkaldie  removed  from  Hoquiam  to  Elma  and  became  con- 
nected with  the  general  hardware  store  of  Minard  &  Company,  having  bought 
an  interest  therein.  Later  he  became  manager  and  was  for  five  or  six  years 
president  of  the  company,  continuing  in  the  business  until  1914.  During  this 
period  he  also  bought  and  improved  some  property  and  thus  contributed  to  the 
material  upbuilding  and  commercial  development  of  the  town.     In  1916  he  pur- 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  453 

chased  an  interest  in  the  Pennant  Auto  Company  of  Elma  and  in  1917  they  had 
erected  for  them  on  Main  street  a  fine  modern  garage. 

In  1881,  in  Illinois,  Mr.  Kirkaldie  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Ada  H. 
Fritzinger  and  they  have  become  parents  of  two  children :  Anna,  the  wife  of 
J.  C.  Walker,  of  the  Walker  Brothers  Logging  Company,  of  Elma,  by  whom  she 
has  four  children ;  and  Nellie  E.,  the  wife  of  Lewis  Rader,  of  Elma,  by  whom  she 
has  one  child. 

Mr.  Kirkaldie  gives  his  political  allegiance  to  the  republican  party,  which  he 
has  supported  since  age  conferred  upon  him  the  right  of  franchise.  He  has  long 
taken  an  active  and  helpful  interest  in  its  affairs,  doing  everything  in  his  power  to 
promote  its  growth  and  insure  its  success.  For  five  or  six  years  he  served  as  a 
member  of  the  city  council  of  Elma  and  was  then  elected  mayor,  endorsement 
of  his  first  term's  service  coming  to  him  in  a  re-election,  so  that  he  is  the  pres- 
ent incumbent  in  the  ofiice  serving  his  fourth  year.  His  record  has  been  marked 
by  a  progressiveness  resulting  in  much  public  benefit  and  he  is  justly  accounted 
one  of  the  foremost  residents  of  his  section  of  the  state.  He  is  also  one  of  the 
county  commissioners  and  is  serving  his  third  year,  beginning  a  term  of  four 
years. 


C.  W.  JORDAN. 


C.  W.  Jordan,  member  of  the  Everett  bar,  was  born  July  14,  1890,  in  Nahma, 
Michigan,  a  son  of  J.  W.  and  Agnes  (Schnarr)  Jordan.  The  father,  a  native  of 
Wisconsin,  is  of  German  descent.  His  father  was  the  founder  of  the  American 
branch  of  the  family  and  was  a  shoemaker  by  trade.  Coming  to  the  new  world, 
he  was  naturalized  and  afterward  rendered  military  aid  to  his  adopted  country. 
J.  W.  Jordan  is  a  millwright  by  trade  and  in  1905  became  a  resident  of  Everett, 
I  Washington,  where  he  is  still  active  in  business.  His  wife  was  born  at  Black 
Point,  Nova  Scotia,  and  also  survives. 

C.  W.  Jordan,  their  only  child,  pursued  his  education  in  the  schools  of  Michi- 
gan and  of  Everett.  Washington,  to  the  age  of  eighteen  years  and  when  his  text- 
books were  put  aside  secured  employment  in  a  clothing  store.  He  afterward 
entered  the  law  ofifice  of  S.  J.  Brooks  at  Everett,  under  whose  direction  he  pur- 
sued the  study  of  law  for  two  and  one-half  years.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar 
on  the  19th  of  January,  191 5,  and  in  October,  1916,  was  admitted  to  practice  in 
the  federal  courts.  In  the  intervening  period  he  has  since  developed  a  practice 
that  is  quite  satisfactory.  His  clientage  is  steadily  growing  in  volume  and 
importance  and  colleagues  and  contemporaries  speak  of  his  ability  in  terms  of 
praise. 

Mr.  Jordan  belongs  to  the  Snohomish  County  Bar  xA.ssociation,  to  the  River- 
side Commercial  Club,  of  which  he  was  one  of  the  organizers  and  is  now  secre- 
tary, and  to  several  fraternal  and  social  organizations,  being  a  member  of  the 
Elks  lodge,  the  Royal  Arcanum  of  Everett,  of  which  he  was  elected  regent, 
and  the  Nomads,  a  social  organization.  He  also  has  membership  in  the  Episcopal 
church.  His  political  support  is  given  to  the  republican  party  and  he  has  served 
as  a  local  committeeman.     He  takes  an  active  interest  in  political  affairs  and  in 


454  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

civic  matters  and  does  everything  in  his  power  to  promote  party  successes  and 
to  raise  the  standards  of  citizenship,  cooperating  in  all  those  plans  which  are  a 
matter  of  civic  virtue  and  of  civic  pride. 


MAJOR  EDWARD  STURGIS  IN  GRAHAM. 

Major  Edward  Sturgis  Ingraham  was  born  in  Albion,  Kennebec  county, 
Maine,  in  1852.  His  parents,  Samuel  and  Almira  (Davenport)  Ingraham,  were 
natives  of  the  same  state.  The  Ingrahams  and  the  Davenports  were  among  the 
earliest  settlers  of  New  England.  Three  Ingraham  brothers  landed  on  the  coast 
of  Massachusetts  in  1634,  and  by  the  time  of  the  war  of  the  Revolution  their 
descendants  had  become  sufficiently  numerous  that  the  state  of  Massachusetts 
alone  furnished  eighty-seven  of  that  name  to  fight  for  our  independence.  Phillip 
Davenport,  the  grandfather  of  E.  S.  Ingraham,  fought  side  by  side  with  his 
father  at  the  battle  of  Bunker  Hill,  and  the  son  received  a  wound  which  made  a 
cripple  of  him  for  life.  Samuel  Ingraham  and  two  of  his  brothers  took  to  the 
sea  and  became  master  mariners.  Samuel  sailed  packets  from  the  Kennebec 
river,  conducting  a  general  freight  and  passenger  service  along  the  Atlantic  coast 
as  far  as  the  West  Indies.  Being  a  man  of  domestic  proclivity  and  fond  of  his 
home  ties,  he  retired  from  the  sea  in  1840  and  became  a  successful  farmer  in  the 
town  of  Albion.  He  believed  in  human  rights  and  was  early  in  the  ranks  of  the 
abolitionists.  He  was  the  only  man  in  his  school  district  who  was  outspoken 
against  slavery.  Edward  Ingraham  well  remembers  being  called  "Aby-Blacklegs" 
in  derision  of  his  father's  noble  principles.  While  at  the  time  he  resented  the 
name,  he  now  looks  upon  it  as  the  proudest  title  ever  conferred  upon  him. 

^Ir.  Ingraham  when  a  boy  attended  the  public  school  until  his  fifteenth  year 
and  then  entered  the  Free  Press  office  of  Rockland  and  learned  the  printer's 
trade.  With  an  increasing  desire  for  greater  knowledge  and  a  higher  education, 
he  entered  the  Castine  State  Normal  School  and  graduated  at  the  head  of  his 
class  in  1871.  During  the  succeeding  four  years  Mr.  Ingraham  was  engaged  in 
teaching  in  the  high  schools  of  Maine  and  obtained  a  classical  education  by  pursu- 
ing a  course  in  the  Waterville  Classical  Institute.  Incessant  study  injured  his 
eyes,  and  he  then  decided  to  "go  west." 

On  the  26th  of  August,  1875,  he  first  put  foot  on  Seattle  soil,  at  nine  o'clock 
in  the  evening,  at  the  foot  of  Mill  street,  now  Yesler  Way.  He  was  greeted 
by  the  buzz  of  the  saws  of  Yesler's  mill,  and  he  said  to  himself:  "This  is  the 
place  for  me,  where  the  mills  run  night  and  day."  One  of  his  first  acts  was  to 
visit  his  brother,  Andrew  Ingraham,  whom  he  had  never  seen,  he  having  come 
to  the  Pacific  coast  in  1849.  Ten  days  after  Mr.  Ingraham's  arrival  he  was 
elected  principal  of  the  Central  school,  one  of  the  three  schools  of  the  town. 
The  school  board  consisted  of  Judge  Orange  Jacobs,  Colonel  D.  P.  Jenkins  and 
D.  N.  Hyde.  There  were  about  one  hundred  and  fifty  pupils  in  the  Seattle  schools 
at  that  time.  For  thirteen  years  he  remained  at  the  head  of  the  Seattle  schools. 
The  high  school  was  established  under  his  direction  and  three  classes  graduated 
under  his  principalship.  At  the  time  of  his  retiring  from  the  schools,  in  1888, 
he   was   city   superintendent,   principal   of  the  high   school   and   teacher   of   the 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  455 

sciences  in  the  high  school.  The  teaching  force  had  increased  in  the  meantime 
to  twenty-nine  and  the  average  number  of  pupils  to  seventeen  hundred.  During 
Mr.  Ingrahani's  superintendency  the  Seattle  schools  reached  a  percentage  of 
attendance  and  punctuality  not  surpassed  by  any  in  the  United  States.  Mr. 
Ingraham  also  served  as  county  superintendent  of  schools  from  1876  to  1882, 
having  been  elected  three  successive  times  by  the  republican  party.  Upon  the 
territory  of  Washington  taking  on  statehood,  he  was  appointed  by  Governor  E. 
P.  Ferry  a  member  of  the  state  board  of  education.  He  was  also  a  member  of 
the  board  of  aldermen  of  the  city  of  Seattle.  In  March,  1893,  ^^  '^^'^s  appointed 
a  regent  of  the  State  College  for  four  years  by  Governor  John  H.  McGraw.  Mr. 
Ingraham  has  never  lost  his  intense  interest  in  education.  During  the  long  arctic 
nights  of  the  winter  of  1898-9,  which  he  spent  in  the  frigid  zone,  he  used  to 
have  the  Esquimaux  come  to  his  half  underground  cabin  to  be  taught  reading  and 
geography.  After  retiring  from  the  pubHc  schools  in  1888  he  was  engaged  in 
the  printing  business  with  G.  K.  Coryell.  Later  the  firm  consolidated  with  the 
Calvert  Company  and  Mr.  Ingraham  was  made  foreman  of  the  printing  depart- 
ment, which  position  he  held  until  he  went  to  Alaska  in  1898. 

During  the  anti-Chinese  riots  in  1886,  Mr.  Ingraham  was  a  member  of  Captain 
Kinnear's  Home  Guards,  an  organization  composed  of  the  loyal  citizens  of 
Seattle,  created  with  the  avowed  purpose  of  upholding  the  constitution,  laws 
and  treaties  of  the  United  States  at  all  hazards.  After  the  disturbance  was 
quelled,  the  members  of  the  Home  Guards  organized  E  Company  of  the  Wash- 
ington National  Guard.  Mr.  Ingraham  was  among  the  number  and  served 
continuously  for  eleven  years.  His  promotion  was  rapid,  passing  from  private 
to  corporal,  sergeant,  second  lieutenant,  captain,  major  of  the  regiment  and 
lieutenant  colonel.  On  account  of  the  number  of  colonels  he  preferred  to  be 
called  major,  and  "Major"  he  has  been  to  those  who  know  him  best,  for  many 
years. 

Mr.  Ingraham  was  elected  to  receive  the  three  degrees  of  Masonry,  the  day 
he  became  twenty-one.  During  the  year  he  took  successively  the  degrees  of  the 
blue  lodge,  chapter  and  council  and  the  orders  of  knighthood.  He  was  instru- 
mental in  organizing  Seattle  Chapter,  No.  3,  R.  A.  M.,  and  served  as  its  first  high 
priest.  He  was  also  the  second  eminent  commander  of  Seattle  Commandery,  No. 
2.  In  the  Scottish  Rite  he  has  served  as  venerable  master  of  Washington  Lodge 
of  Perfection,  and  commander-in-chief  of  Lawson  Consistory,  No.  i. 

Major  Ingraham  has  ever  been  a  worshiper  at  the  shrine  of  nature.  God's 
great  "out-of-doors"  possesses  attractions  not  found  elsewhere.  He  is  at  home 
on  the  sea  or  in  the  mountains.  In  1888  he  organized  a  party  to  try  the  ascent  of 
Mount  Rainier.  They  were  successful  in  reaching  the  summit,  being  the  third 
party  in  point  of  time  to  make  a  successful  attempt.  Later  he  ascended  Mount 
Baker.  In  1897  he  accompanied  H.  R.  H.  Prince  Luigi,  Duke  of  the  Abruzzi, 
cousin  of  the  present  king  of  Italy,  on  his  famous  ascent  of  Mount  St.  Elias. 
Major  Ingraham  had  charge  of  ten  young  American  packers,  whose  duty  it  was 
to  keep  up  a  line  of  supplies  from  the  coast  to  the  highest  camp  made  by  the 
Prince,  twelve  thousand  feet  altitude.  In  speaking  of  the  packers,  the  Prince  says : 
"Major  Ingraham,  a  tall,  lean  man,  about  forty  years  of  age,  of  robust  constitu- 
tion, and  great  force  of  character,  who  was  in  charge  of  them — proved  of  the 
utmost   service   to   the   expedition.     Indeed,   his   active  and   intelligent   efforts, 


456  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

together  with  the  hearty  cooperation  of  his  band,  had  no  small  share  in  its  suc- 
cess." 

In  1898,  Major  Ingraham  caught  the  Alaska  fever,  and  organized  a  party  of 
sixteen  to  try  their  fortunes  in  the  frozen  north.  On  May  i8th  they  set  sail 
for  Kotzebue  sound  on  the  ill-fated  "J^"^  Grey."  Three  days  later,  one  hundred 
miles  off  Cape  Flattery,  the  schooner  foundered.  Of  the  sixty-one  persons  on 
board  thirty-four  perished.  The  other  twenty-seven  reached  Vancouver  Island 
in  ]\Iajor  Ingraham's  launch,  the  only  thing  that  floated.  Twelve  of  his  own 
party  were  among  those  w^ho  perished.  He  immediately  organized  a  second  expe- 
dition and  succeeded  in  reaching  Kotzebue  sound  late  in  the  fall.  Spending  his 
winter  there,  he  came  round  Cape  Prince  of  Whales  to  Nome  in  his  launch  the  fol- 
lowing July.  Sending  for  his  family  to  join  him,  he  remained  in  Nome  prospect- 
ing and  mining  until  October,  1901,  when  he  returned  with  his  family  to  Seattle. 
During  May,  before  leaving  Kotzebue  sound,  he  organized  and  led  a  rescuing 
party  consisting  of  three  members  of  his  ow'n  party,  namely,  Ralph  Sheafe,  Gus 
Shaser  and  Bud  Whitney,  and  Robert  Samms,  a  missionary,  one  hundred  and 
seventy-five  miles  up  the  Selawick  river  to  bring  out  some  prospectors  helpless 
with  the  scurvy.  Before  the  rescuers  had  reached  the  unfortunates  five  of  them 
had  died.  The  remaining  five  were  safely  landed  at  Cape  Blossom  Mission,  July 
7th.  Except  for  the  determined  efforts  of  Major  Ingraham  and  his  men  there 
would  have  been  ten  graves  instead  of  five  on  the  banks  of  that  frozen  river. 

From  1901  to  191 1  Major  Ingraham  was  engaged  in  building  and  in  teaching. 
He  then  became  interested  in  the  "Boy  Scout"  movement,  being  appointed  scout 
commissioner  for  King  county.  His  extended  experience  in  out-of-door  life  and 
his  interest  in  boys  render  him  a  valuable  leader  in  this  great  movement. 

Major  Ingraham  was  married  in  1883  to  Miss  Myra  Carr,  a  native  of  Oregon 
and  a  daughter  of  Ossian  J.  and  Lucy  (Whipple)  Carr,  pioneers  to  Oregon  in 
1858.  Major  Ingraham  has  two  sons,  Norman  Lorraine  and  Kenneth  Carr,  both 
of  whom  are  residents  of  their  native  city.  The.  family  has  resided  on  Capitol 
Hill  since  its  return  from  Alaska. 


J.  L.  SMILEY. 


Few  men  in  the  northwest  have  longer  been  connected  wdth  the  fish  canning 
industry  than  J.  L.  Smiley  of  Blaine,  who  has  important  and  extensive  interests 
of  this  character.  He  came  to  W'ashington  from  Maine  in  1876  and  settled  at 
Eagle  Clifif,  where  he  embarked  in  the  fish  canning  business,  since  which  time 
he  has  been  actively  associated  with  this  industry,  which  has  been  a  very  impor- 
tant contributing  factor  to  the  business  activity  and  consequent  prosperity  of  the 
northwest. 

Mr.  Smiley  was  born  in  Winslow,  Maine,  in  1857  and  w^as  reared  to  farm 
life.  In  1879  he  was  married  in  Fairfield,  Maine,  to  Miss  Eva  Blake,  and 
throughout  the  entire  period  of  their  married  life  they  have  resided  in  Washing- 
ton. For  three  years  Mr.  Smiley  was  located  at  Knappton,  after  which  he 
returned  to  Eagle  Clifif  and  in  1884  assisted  in  organizing  the  Eureka  Packing 
Company,  with  which  he  was  identified  until  December,   1892.     This  company 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  457 

took  over  a  small  cannery  which  had  been  built  by  Joseph  Hume  about  1872  or 
1873.  When  he  first  started  in  the  canning  business  eighteen  thousand  cases 
was  considered  a  big  season's  pack  by  the  Eureka  Company.  All  of  the  work 
was  done  by  hand.  The  fish  were  cut  and  cleaned  by  hand,  the  cans  were  hand- 
made and  all  soldering  was  done  by  hand.  They  packed  only  the  Chinook  sal- 
mon and  only  canned  the  choice  fish.  Today  there  are  four  grades  of  Chinook 
salmon  canned  on  the  Columbia  river.  The  Eureka  Company  had  their  own 
boats,  caught  their  own  fish  and  in  fact  did  everything  in  connection  with  the 
business.  Their  product  was  put  out  under  the  Star  Brand  label,  and  ere  Mr. 
Smiley  severed  his  connection  with  the  Eureka  Company  their  output  had  in- 
creased to  twenty-four  thousand  cases.  In  December,  1892,  the  Eureka  cannery 
was  sold  to  the  Columbia  River  Packers  Association,  with  which  Mr.  Smiley 
remained  as   superintendent  for  a  year. 

He  then  came  to  Blaine  as  superintendent  for  the  Cook  Company,  of  which 
he  became  a  stockholder,  and  in  January,  1910,  he  purchased  the  interests  of  the 
others.     He  is  likewise  the  president  and  one  of  the  stockholders  of  the  Puget 
Sound   Packing  Company  of   Bellingham.     About   1896   the   firm   of   Young  & 
Williams  established  a  cannery  at  Blaine,  building  the  original  plant  there.     This 
they  sold  about  1900  to  the  J.  W.  and  \'.  Cook  Packing  Company,  who  made 
additions  to   the   plant   and    further  developed   the  business,   which   in  January, 
1 910,   they   sold  outright  to   Mr.   Smiley,   who   is   now   conducting  the   cannery 
under  the  name  of  J.  L.   Smiley  &  Company.     He  refurnished  and  equipped  it 
and  the  capacity  of  the  plant  has  been  doubled  until  the  output  is  now  four  thou- 
sand cases  in  a   day  of  ten  hours.     The  plant  is  thoroughly  modern  in  every 
way    and    employs    an    average    of    one    hundred    and    fifty    men.      They    use 
machinery   for  work  which  was  previously  done   with  the  labor  of   twenty  to 
twenty-five  men,  have  the  most  modern  filling  and  salting  machines  and  exhaust 
boxes  and  use  the  sanitary  can,   having  the  American   Can  Company's  closing 
machine  and  the   Seattle- Astoria  Iron  Works  Company  machine.     Their   plant 
includes  large  retorts  and  belt  carriers  to  all  departments.     There  is  most  thor- 
ough equipment  for  cleaning  and  they  lacquer  and  label  tall  cans  by  machinery, 
while  small  cans  are  labeled  by  hand.     Mr.  Smiley  owns  a  half  interest  in  four 
fishing  boats,  owns  two  trap  sites  and  equipped  two  large  scows  and  six  smallcr 
ones  for  carrying  the  fish.     He  also  has  two  gas  boat  tenders  and  in  fact  there 
is  nothing  in  connection  with  the  business  as  carried  on  according  to  modern 
processes  that  is  not  found  at  his  establishment.     In  1916  the  company  built  a 
branch  cannery  at  Ketchikan,  Alaska,  where  they  put  up  sixty  thousand  cases 
per  annum.     That,  too,  is  equipped  according  to  the  most  modern  and  sanitary 
methods  and  one  hundred  and  twenty-five  men  are  there  employed,  forty  Japanese 
and  the  remainder  Indians,  with  white  men  as  superintendents  of  the  departments. 
The  Alaska  plant  has  in  connection  two  tenders  and   four  traps.     All  the   lish 
there  caught   are   canned   at  that   i)lant.      They   make   their   own   cases   at    botli 
plants.     Their  pack  is  put  up  under  registered  labels.     There  are  two  brands 
of  sockeye  salmon,  Purity  and  Sweet  Violet ;  two  brands  of  pink  salmon,  Hypatia 
and  Tennis;  the  Ben  Ilur  brand  of  coho  salmon;   and  the   Overland  brand  of 
chum   salmon.     In  the  north  all   of   these  labels  are   used  except   the  sockeye. 
and  the  Panther  brand  of  red  salmon  is  also  put  up  there.     Mr.  Smiley  is  now 
organizing  the  Annette  Island  Packing  Company,  building  a  cannery  on  Annette 


458  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

Island  in  Alaska.    This  is  a  two-line  cannery  of  sixty  thousand  cases  capacity  per 
annum.     This  company  also  owns  its  own  traps,  boats  and  other  equipment. 

Mr.  Smiley  is  a  member  of  Bellingham  Lodge  No.  194,  B.  P.  O.  E.  He 
is  a  public-spirited  citizen  who  has  always  been  active  and  helpful  in  the  affairs 
of  his  community,  giving  generous  and  effective  support  to  plans  and  measures 
for  the  public  good.  As  a  business  man  he  has  made  a  most  creditable  name  and 
place  for  himself.  He  is  regarded  as  an  expert  on  salmon  canning  and  there 
is  no  feature  of  the  business  with  which  he  is  not  thoroughly  familiar,  while  at 
all  times  he  has  kept  in  touch  with  the  trend  of  modern  processes  and  improved 
conditions  bearing  upon  his  chosen  life  work. 


TAMES  A.  HOOD. 


The  name  of  James  A.  Hood  figures  conspicuously  on  the  pages  of  Aberdeen's 
pioneer  history,  for  he  was  one  of  the  first  settlers  upon  the  site  of  the  present  city, 
where  he  arrived  in  1884.  Twelve  years  previously  he  had  reached  Seattle,  Wash- 
ington, and  from  that  time  to  the  present  has  been  identified  with  the  interests 
of  the  northwest.  He  was  born  in  New  Brunswick  in  October,  1853,  and  in 
that  country  his  parents  always  remained,  never  crossing  the  border  into  the 
United  States. 

The  son  obtained  his  education  in  the  schools  of  Canada,  which  he  attended 
until  he  reached  the  age  of  nineteen  years,  when  the  spirit  of  adventure  and  the 
desire  to  increase  his  fortune  prompted  him  to  make  his  way  to  the  northwest 
and,  as  previously  stated,  he  arrived  in  Seattle  in  1872.  For  five  years  he  engaged 
in  logging  on  the  Snohomish  river  and  while  thus  working  rolled  logs  down  to  the 
water  front  in  what  is  now  Everett.  In  1877  he  went  to  Alaska  and  engaged  in 
prospecting  on  the  Stikine  river.  In  the  same  year  he  returned  to  Seattle  and  con- 
tinued to  devote  his  attention  to  logging  in  the  Sound  district  until  1884,  when  he 
arrived  at  the  little  hamlet  of  Aberdeen,  where  he  engaged  in  logging  for  a  year. 
He  became  one  of  the  pioneer  merchants  of  the  town,  where  in  1886  he  opened 
a  store  for  the  sale  of  groceries  and  men's  furnishing  goods.  Later  he  added 
a  stock  of  hardware  and  afterward  moved  his  business  into  a  store  building  which 
he  erected  on  Heron  street,  now  the  main  business  thoroughfare  of  x\berdeen. 
It  was  the  pioneer  establishment  on  the  street  and  there  was  little  indication  that 
it  would  become  in  time  the  center  of  great  commercial  activity.  Later  Mr. 
Hood  sold  the  two  departments  of  his  store  which  he  had  originally  established 
and  in  1889  he  disposed  of  the  hardware  department  to  H.  L.  Cook  &  Company, 
who  are  still  carrying  on  the  business.  At  that  date  he  began  dealing  in  real 
estate,  also  handling  insurance,  and  at  a  subsequent  period  he  purchased  the 
Weekly  Recorder,  a  newspaper,  which  he  continued  to  publish  for  two  years. 
In  1896  he  was  appointed  deputy  collector  of  customs,  which  position  he  filled 
for  eight  years,  and  on  retiring  from  that  office  he  turned  his  attention  to  the 
shipbuilding  business,  organizing  the  Mathews  shipyard  of  Hoquiam,  in  which 
he  owned  a  third  interest.  He  was  engaged  in  that  business  until  1908,  when  he 
disposed  of  his  shipyard  stock  and  returned  to  the  real  estate  and  insurance  field, 
in  which  he  is  now  very  active,  being  accorded  an  extensive  clientage  along  those 


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lines.     He  has  negotiated  many  important  realty  transfers  and  written  a  large 
amount  of  insurance  and  his  business  is  now  one  of  gratifying  proportions. 

On  the  13th  of  June,  1886,  Mr.  Hood  was  married  to  Mrs.  Lillian  D.  Emery, 
nee  Barker,  a  native  of  Albion,  Michigan.  In  March,  1915,  while  on  a  business 
trip  to  Juneau,  Alaska,  he  attended  a  reception  given  by  Governor  Strong  to  the 
members  of  the  territorial  legislature,  on  which  occasion  he  was  introduced  by 
Senator  Morgan,  from  Nome  district,  as  "the  man  who  came  to  Alaska  thirty- 
eight  years  ago."  This  was  quite  in  contrast  to  most  of  those  present,  whose 
first  coming  to  the  territory  was  only  back  as  far  as  the  more  recent  gold  dis- 
coveries. Fraternally  he  is  identified  with  the  Masons,  the  Woodmen  of  the 
World  and  the  Benevolent  Protective  Order  of  Elks  and  in  the  local  organiza- 
tion of  the  last  named  he  has  filled  all  the  chairs.  His  religious  faith  is  that 
of  the  Christian  Science  church,  while  his  political  belief  is  in  accord  with  the 
principles  of  the  republican  party.  His  fellow  townsmen,  appreciative  of  his 
worth  and  ability,  have  twice  called  him  to  the  ofiice  of  mayor  of  Aberdeen,  in 
which  connection  he  has  given  to  the  city  businesslike  and  progressive  adminis- 
trations. He  has  also  served  as  a  member  of  the  city  council  for  three  terms 
and  in  1907  was  again  elected  to  that  office  but  resigned  because  of  the  growing 
demands  made  upon  him  by  his  shipbuilding  interests,  which  kept  him  in  San 
Francisco  to  a  considerable  extent.  Whenever  possible,  however,  he  aids  in 
measures  and  movements  for  the  general  good  and  Aberdeen  owes  not  a  little 
to  his  efl^orts  in  her  behalf  during  the  third  of  a  century  in  which  he  has  main- 
tained his  residence  in  her  midst. 


JOHN  LATHAM. 


John  Latham  was  well  known  in  the  business  circles  of  Tacoma  as  senior 
partner  in  the  firm  operating  under  the  name  of  the  Lion  Drug  Store  and  he 
deserves  especial  mention  in  this  volume  as  proprietor  of  the  first  drug  store  in 
Pierce  county.  He  was  born  in  Manchester,  England,  June  22,  1837,  and  his 
life  record  spanned  the  intervening  years  to  the  6th  of  August,  1913.  On  the 
day  that  Queen  Victoria  ascended  to  the  throne  of  Great  Britain  he  sailed  for 
Puget  Sound,  making  the  voyage  around  Cape  Horn  and  landing  at  Steilacoom 
in  September,  1856.  He  made  his  way,  however,  to  Salem,  Oregon,  where  for 
a  time  he  was  connected  with  the  drug  department  of  Smith's  general  store, 
but  in  i860  he  returned  to  Steilacoom  and  embarked  in  the  drug  business  in 
partnership  with  a  Mr.  Beddington,  who  died  soon  afterward,  whereupon  Mr. 
Latham  purchased  his  share  of  the  business  from  the  estate.  He  continued 
active  in  the  trade  for  several  years  and  was  the  pioneer  drug  merchant  of  the 
county. 

In  1867  Mr.  Latham  was  elected  to  the  office  of  county  auditor,  which  posi- 
tion he  filled  for  six  years  or  until  1873.  The  county  seat  was  then  at  Steila- 
coom and  the  duties  of  county  auditor  also  comprised  those  of  county  clerk, 
but  neither  were  so  arduous  that  it  precluded  his  activity  in  mercantile  fields, 
and  he  continued  to  conduct  his  store  and  also  to  act  as  agent  for  the  Wells- 
Fargo  Express  Company  and  as  telegraph  operator. 


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462  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

After  remaining  in  the  drug  trade  for  fifteen  years  Mr.  Latham  turned  his 
attention  to  the  lumber  business  on  Hoods  Canal  in  connection  with  his  brother- 
in-law,  John  McReavy.  The  enterprise  proved  quite  profitable  and  he  con- 
tinued in  active  connection  therewith  for  thirteen  years,  at  which  time  he 
removed  to  Tacoma.  Here  he  formed  a  partnership  with  Ferdinand  Miller  for 
the  conduct  of  a  real  estate  business  and  later  they  opened  a  drug  store.  Upon 
the  retirement  of  Mr.  Miller,  Mr.  Latham  admitted  his  son  Ralph  to  a  partner- 
ship and  the  business  was  conducted  by  them  under  the  name  of  the  Lion  Drug 
Store  until  the  death  of  Mr.  Latham.  He  was  an  enterprising  merchant,  keep- 
ing in  touch  with  the  trend  of  the  times  along  commercial  lines,  his  success  being 
attributable  no  less  to  enterprise  and  progressiveness  than  to  fair  dealing. 

In  1868  Mr.  Latham  was  married  to  Miss  Alice  Gove,  a  daughter  of  Cap- 
tain Warren  Gove,  mentioned  elsewhere  in  this  work,  and  their  children  are 
Henry,  Alfred  W.,  John  F.,  Ralph  and  Mrs.  Maude  L.  Scheibler. 

Mr.  Latham  held  membership  with  the  Elks  and  was  also  a  member  of  the 
Washington  State  Pioneers'  Association  and  the  Pierce  County  Pioneers'  Asso- 
ciation. From  the  time  when  he  landed  from  a  sailing  vessel  on  the  shores  of 
Puget  Sound,  after  having  crossed  the  ocean  and  rounded  Cape  Horn,  up  to 
the  time  of  his  death,  he  was  ever  an  active  factor  in  the  business  development 
of  this  section  of  the  country  and  was  a  most  interested  witness  of  the  changes 
which  were  here  wrought  by  time  and  man. 


CECIL  A.  MORSE. 


Cecil  A.  Morse,  vice  president  and  assistant  manager  of  the  Morse  Hard- 
ware Company  of  Bellingham,  was  born  in  San  Francisco,  California,  April  12, 
1883,  a  son  of  Robert  I.  Morse,  mentioned  elsewhere  in  this  work.  Following 
the  removal  of  the  family  to  Bellingham,  he  attended  its  public  and  high  schools 
imtil  1900,  when,  at  the  age  of  seventeen  years,  he  became  the  active  assistant 
of  his  father,  who  established  and  owned  the  Morse  Hardware  Company.  He 
learned  the  business,  working  his  way  upward  through  various  branches,  and 
in  1910  he  was  elected  vice  president  and  assistant  manager,  so  that  he  now 
has  active  voice  in  control  of  the  enterprise,  which  is  one  of  the  largest  and 
most  important  mercantile  interests  of  Bellingham  and  northwestern  Wash- 
ington. The  company  handles  Majestic  wrought  iron  malleable  ranges,  iron, 
steel,  pipe  and  fittings,  steel  wire  cable,  Manila  rope  and  ship  chandlery,  belt- 
ing, lace  leather,  Simonds'  saws  and  files,  lime,  cement  and  structural  iron, 
plate,  window  and  art  glass,  brass  goods  and  fire  brick,  roofing  material,  silver- 
ware, cutlery  and  tinware,  giant  and  stumping  powder,  beaver  board  and  P)erry 
Brothers'  varnishes.  The  trade  has  steadily  grown  so  that  enlarged  quarters 
have  had  to  l)e  secured.  In  191 5  the  company  handled  about  one  hundred  and 
fifty  carloads  of  cement  and  in  March,  1916,  shipped  several  hundred  tons  of 
general  supplies  to  Alaska.  Theirs  is  the  largest  establishment  in  their  line 
north  of  Seattle  and  in  addition  to  a  number  of  traveling  salesmen  who  represent 
the  house  on  the  road  they  employ  about  fifty  people  in  their  Bellingham  estab- 
lishment and  their  annual  pay  roll  amounts  to  fifty  thousand  dollars.     Cecil  A. 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  463 

Morse  is  now  directing  his  energies  to  the  further  development  of  the  business 
and  is  proving  himself  a  worthy  associate  and  pupil  of  his  father. 

On  the  20th  of  June,  1906,  Mr.  Morse  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss 
Gladys  Linse,  and  they  have  two  children,  Catherine  and  Margaret.  The  religious 
faith  of  the  family  is  that  of  the  Methodist  church,  and  in  his  political  belief 
Mr.  Morse  is  a  republican.  He  is  identified  with  several  fraternal  organizations, 
including  the  Masons,  the  Elks,  the  Woodmen  of  the  World  and  the  United 
Commercial  Travelers.  He  has  made  his  home  in  Bellingham  from  early  boy- 
hood and  has  a  wide  and  favorable  acquaintance,  having  gained  the  friendship 
of  many  as  well  as  the  respect  of  his  colleagues  and  contemporaries  in  business 
circles. 


CHARLES  G.  STIMPSON. 

Charles  G.  Stimpson,  local  manager  for  J.  H.  Baxter  &  Company,  by  reason 
of  his  connection  with  that  firm,  is  a  well  known  and  representative  business  man 
of  Washington. 

A  native  of  England,  Mr.  Stimpson  was  born  at  Halesworth,  Sufifolk  county, 
July  29,  1867,  and  his  boyhood  days  were  spent  in  the  town  of  Beccles,  in  the 
same  county.  His  father,  Henry  Stimpson,  was  born  and  raised  in  this  town,  and 
passed  away  in  the  old  home  in  1899,  at  the  age  of  fifty-nine  years.  His  mother, 
whose  maiden  name  was  Clementia  Hill,  also  a  native  of  the  same  vicinity,  died 
December  13,  191 2,  at  the  age  of  seventy-one  years.  In  this  family  were  twelve 
children,  eleven  of  whom  were  still  alive  till  the  outbreak  of  the  European  war, 
and  word  has  been  received  of  the  death  of  one  brother  in  France  this  year. 

The  fourth  in  order  of  birth  was  Charles  G.  Stimpson,  who  was  educated  in 
the  Leman  school  at  Beccles,  England,  a  school  which  was  named  in  honor  of 
Sir  John  Leman,  its  founder.  It  was  established  in  1661  and  is  an  endowed 
school,  being  conducted  exclusively  for  boys.  Mr.  Stimpson  left  home  in  1882 
and  followed  the  sea  for  a  living,  visiting  various  ports  of  the  world.  He  ar- 
rived on  the  Pacific  coast  via  Cape  Horn,  in  the  spring  of  1888,  and  decided  to 
give  up  the  sea.  He  went  to  Fort  Wrangell  and  Juneau  in  the  summer  of  1888 
on  a  survey,  and  moved  to  Port  Townsend  early  in  1889,  and  engaged  in  various 
occupations  for  a  number  of  years  in  that  city.  In  1905  he  secured  a  position 
with  the  Gray  &  Holt  Company,  of  San  Francisco,  at  their  Everett  branch, 
and  in  1908  was  sent  by  that  firm  to  take  charge  of  their  Portland  interests. 
He  left  their  employ  in  December,  1910,  to  accept  his  present  position,  and 
moved  back  to  Everett.  The  firm  at  that  time  was  J.  H.  Baxter,  but  in  1915, 
the  enterprise  was  incorporated  under  the  name  of  J.  H.  Baxter  &  Company, 
and  their  business  is  dealing  in  cedar  poles,  piles,  lumber  and  its  allied  products. 
They  are  agents  for  the  Stimson  Mill  Company,  the  Willapa  Lumber  Company, 
the  Pacific  Creosoting  Company,  and  the  Bloedel-Donovan  Lumber  Company. 
A  large  part  of  the  business  is  with  California  and  contiguous  territory  although 
a  great  deal  of  foreign  business  is  also  done.  Mr.  Stimpson  is  the  local  rep- 
resentative with  headquarters  at  Everett. 

Mr.   Stimpson  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Jessie  Colman,  a  native  of 


464  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

London,  England,  and  a  daughter  of  John  Colman.  They  have  two  children, 
Dorothy  and  Phyllis,  the  former  now  the  wife  of  Herbert  Taylor,  of  Everett. 
Mrs.  Stimpson  passed  away  February  2"],  1916,  at  the  age  of  forty-five  years, 
her  death  being  deeply  regretted  by  many  friends  who  knew  her  virtues  well. 
In  politics  Mr.  Stimpson  follows  an  independent  course.  Fraternally  he  is 
connected  with  the  Benevolent  and  Protective  Order  of  Elks  at  Everett.  He  also 
has  membership  with  the  Commercial  Club.  He  is  secretary  of  the  Everett  Yacht 
Club  and  a  member  of  the  Episcopal  church.  He  is  of  a  cheerful  disposition, 
well  liked  by  his  fellow  men  and  an  all-round  good  citizen. 


JOHN  C.  CURRAN. 


John  C.  Curran,  president  and  manager  of  the  Curran  Hardware  Company, 
president  of  the  Curran  Timber  Company,  the  Canal  Timber  Company  and  the 
Electric  Logging  Company,  is  thus  actively  and  prominently  identified  with  the 
commercial  and  industrial  interests  of  Everett  and  still  gives  attention  to  his 
business  aft'airs  as  a  directing  agent  in  their  management  notwithstanding  the  fact 
that  he  has  reached  the  age  of  seventy-eight  years.  He  was  born  in  Quebec, 
Canada,  August  22,  1838,  a  son  of  Patrick  Curran,  a  native  of  Ireland,  who  in 
1820  cast  in  his  lot  with  the  pioneer  settlers  of  Canada.  He  lived  and  died  in 
Quebec-  and  there  became  known  as  a  successful  lumberman  and  farmer.  He 
married  Julia  Finnegan,  a  native  of  Ireland,  who  came  to  Canada  with  her  par- 
ents about  the  time  that  her  future  husband  crossed  the  Atlantic.  They  were 
married  in  that  country  and  became  the  parents  of  thirteen  children,  of  whom  two 
are  yet  living,  Thomas  Curran  being  a  resident  of  Waushara  county,  Wisconsin. 

The  other  surviving  son  is  John  C.  Curran,  who  after  acquiring  his  education 
in  the  schools  of  Canada  spent  his  early  life  in  the  woods.  He  has  been  success- 
fully connected  with  timber  interests  throughout  the  entire  period  of  his  man- 
hood and  is  yet  active  in  that  field.  He  came  to  Washington  on  the  ist  of  Janu- 
ary, 1900,  and  established  his  home  in  Everett,  where  he  first  engaged  in  the  real 
estate  business  and  in  the  handling  of  timber  lands.  In  1910  he  established  what 
is  known  as  the  Curran  Hardware  Company,  Incorporated,  of  which  he  became 
the  president  and  manager  and  in  this  connection  conducts  the  largest  retail  hard- 
ware business  in  Everett,  his  associate  in  the  undertaking  being  Charles  Gable, 
who  is  vice  .president  and  secretary.  The  store  is  located  at  Broadway  and 
Hewitt  avenue  and  is  regarded  as  a  valuable  asset  in  commercial  circles.  Still 
retaining  his  connection  with  timber  interests,  Mr.  Curran  organized  and  pro- 
moted the  Curran  Timber  Company,  with  headquarters  at  Everett,  of  which  he 
remains  the  president,  and  he  is  likewise  the  president  of  the  Canal  Timber  Com- 
pany, also  an  Everett  corporation  and  the  president  of  the  Electric  Logging  Com- 
pany of  Everett. 

On  the  26th  of  September,  1870,  in  Quebec,  Canada,  Mr.  Curran  was  married 
to  Miss  Elizabeth  Sloan,  a  native  of  that  country  and  of  Irish  descent.  They 
have  become  parents  of  two  daughters  and  a  son :  Mary  Julia,  the  wife  of  M.  J. 
O'Rielly.  of  Osceola,  Wisconsin ;  Dr.  Thomas  B.  Curran,  a  practicing  physician 
and  surgeon  of  Tacoma ;  and  Muriel  J.,  the  wife  of  Charles  Gable,  who  is  asso- 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  465 

ciated  with  her  father  in  the  Curran  Hardware  Company.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Curran 
reside  at  No.  2425  Rucker  avenue,  where  they  own  a  beautiful  home  overlooking 
the  Bay,  and  its  hospitality  has  ever  been  one  of  its  chief  charms. 

Mr.  Curran  holds  membership  with  the  Commercial  Club,  while  for  more 
than  seven  years  he  was  president  of  the  school  board  of  Everett.  His  has  indeed 
been  a  well  spent,  useful  and  active  life.  He  started  to  earn  his  living  when  but 
sixteen  years  of  age,  being  first  employed  as  a  lumber  jack  in  the  woods.  He 
has  been  on  the  frontier  most  of  his  life  and  experienced  many  hardships,  priva- 
tions and  trials  in  the  early  days  but  has  lived  to  enjoy  all  the  comforts  and 
many  of  the  luxuries  which  life  has  to  offer.,  He  is  now  one  of  the  most  sub- 
stantial citizens  of  Everett  and  the  most  envious  cannot  grudge  him  his  success, 
so  honorably  has  it  been  won  and  so  worthily  used. 


MORGAN  JAMES  CARREER. 

Morgan  James  Carkeek  was  born  in  Redruth,  Cornwall,  England,  where  the 
Carkeek  family  had  resided,  according  to  the  records  in  the  parish  church,  ever 
since  1588.  When  a  young  man,  barely  at  the  age  of  majority,  he  came  to  the 
United  States  and  settled  in  California.  This  was  in  1866.  In  1870  he  came 
to  the  Puget  Sound  district  and  located  at  Port"  Townsend,  where  he  remained 
until  1875,  when  he  came  to  Seattle,  where  he  has  since  resided. 

Mr.  Carkeek  is  a  contractor,  although  now  retired,  and  he  erected  the  first 
stone  building  in  Seattle,  known  as  the  Dexter  Horton  Bank  building.  His  handi- 
work as  a  contractor  is  in  view  not  only  throughout  the  Puget  Sound  country,  but 
along  the  entire  northwestern  Pacific  coast.  He  built  some  of  the  most  important 
office  buildings  in  Seattle  and  also  important  public  buildings  as  far  south  as 
Salem,  Oregon,  and  as  far  north  as  New  Westminster,  British  Columbia.  He  has 
done  a  great  deal  of  government  work,  having  built  lighthouses  and  other  govern- 
ment buildings  from  Puget  Sound  to  points  as  far  north  as  seven  hundred  miles 
along  the  rugged  coast  of  Alaska.  While  contracting,  he  noticed  the  fact  that  the 
exportation  of  shingles  was  one  of  the  most  important  industries  of  the  Sound, 
and  patented  an  improved  shingle  bunch  which  so  minimized  space  as  to  double 
the  capacity  of  cars  far  carrying  shingles.  This  invention  saved  thousands  of 
dollars  to  the  shingle  industry,  and  Mr.  Carkeek  derived  no  remuneration  from 
his  patent  as  he  presented  it  to  the  shingle  industry  and  waived  any  right  to 
royalties. 

Aside  from  his  contracting,  to  which  the  major  part  of  his  life  has  been 
devoted,  Mr.  Carkeek  has  taken  an  active  part  in  the  upbuilding  of  the  city 
where  for  many  years  he  has  made  his  home.  He  was  on  the  first  board  of 
trustees  of  the  first  street  railway  in  the  city  and  has  been  active  in  organizing 
many  industrial  corporations.  During  the  later  years  of  his  life  Mr.  Carkeek  has 
more  and  more  become  identified  with  public  matters,  and  although  never  holding 
a  political  office,  he  has  devoted  a  large  part  of  his  time  to  public  affairs.  For 
years  he  was  chairman  of  the  taxation  committee  of  the  Chamber  of  Commerce, 
where  he  gave  much  thought  to  the  constantly  recurring  and  intricate  questions 
of  taxation,  and  during  the  year  1912  it  was  largely  due  to  the  efforts  of  Mr. 


466  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

Carkeek  that  the  property  valuation  of  King  county  was  reduced  to  twenty-one 
milHons,  effecting  a  saving  to  the  tax  payers  of  one  hundred  and  twenty-six 
thousand  one  hundred  and  seventeen  dollars  in  taxes.  The  last  few  years  has 
given  a  great  impetus  to  the  harbor  development  of  the  city  of  Seattle.  During 
this  time  Mr.  Carkeek  has  been,  and  is  now,  chairman  of  the  committee  of  harbor 
development  of  the  Seattle  Commercial  Club,  his  duties  as  such  requiring  almost 
constant  attention.  As  is  natural  to  anyone  who  has  virtually  grown  up  with 
the  city  and  resided  in  it  for  such  a  period  of  time  as  has  Mr.  Carkeek — his 
residence  here  covering  forty  years — he  takes  a  great  interest  in  the  affairs  of  the 
early  pioneers.  He  has  been  active  in  the  Pioneers  Association,  of  which  he  is  a 
member,  and  during  191 3  he  served  as  its  president. 

In  1879  Mr.  Carkeek  married  and  he  has  two  children:  Vivian  ^Morgan,  a 
member  of  the  Seattle  bar;  and  Guendolen.  All  during  his  career  Mr.  Carkeek 
has  been  in  close  touch  with  the  civic,  economic  and  industrial  conditions  of  the 
city,  and  enjoys  in  the  highest  measure  the  respect,  confidence  and  goodwill  of 
those  among  whom  he  lives. 


JOHN  J.  CARNEY. 

John  J.  Carney,  postmaster  of  Aberdeen,  has  been  actively  and  prominently 
associated  with  the  upbuilding  of  Grays  Harbor  county  along  several  lines.  He 
has  been  engaged  in  newspaper  publishing  since  1891,  when  he  acquired  the  Elma 
Chronicle,  and  now  owns  the  Aberdeen  Herald.  He  was  born  in  Philadelphia  in 
1850  and  acquired  his  education  in  the  public  schools  and  a  Catholic  academy  of 
that  city.  In  1866,  when  sixteen  years  of  age,  he  enlisted  in  the  regular  army  and 
was  assigned  to  the  Sixth  United  States  Cavalry,  in  which  he  served  three  years 
in  Texas,  during  the  reconstruction  period. 

In  1875,  he  came  west,  going  first  to  Arizona  to  settle  up  the  estate  of  his 
brother,  who  there  passed  away.  The  work  required  one  year,  at  the  end  of 
which  time  Mr.  Carney  moved  to  the  Sacramento  valley  of  California  and  there 
engaged  in  the  hotel  business  until  1879.  In  that  year  he  removed  to  Walla  Walla 
and  until  1883  was  employed  in  building  stations  for  the  Northern  Pacific  Railway 
Company.  He  next  removed  to  Chehalis  (now  Grays  Harbor)  county  and  entered 
into  business  relations  with  G.  H.  Emerson,  who  built  the  first  sawmill  at  Hoquiam 
and  controlled  the  town  site.  Mr.  Carney  entered  the  first  houses  to  be  used  by 
the  people  who  were  employed  there  and  also  built  a  church.  After  completing 
his  building  operations  in  Hoquiam  he  purchased  a  stock  of  goods  in  Elma  and 
embarked  in  general  merchandising  and  farming  under  the  firm  name  of  Carney  & 
Company,  continuing  at  that  point  for  seven  years,  during  which  time  he  enjoyed 
a  good  trade.  He  then  sold  out  and  turned  his  attention  to  the  real  estate  business, 
in  which  he  engaged  for  seven  years.  He  owned  a  part  of  the  town  site  of  Elma, 
and  established  the  first  waterworks  system  of  the  town — a  gravity  system — ^get- 
ting the  water  from  property  which  he  owned  north  of  the  town.  Later  he  sold 
the  system  to  the  city  and  it  is  still  in  use.  He  also  platted  the  Carney  and  Wood 
addition  to  Elma  and  there  were  few  elements  that  contributed  to  the  growth  and 
upbuilding  of  the  town  with  which  he  was  not  prominently  and  helpfully  con- 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  467 

nected.  His  fellow  citizens,  appreciating  his  worth  and  ability,  several  times 
called  him  to  public  office  and  he  served  as  justice  of  the  peace,  as  member  of  the 
city  council  and  as  mayor  of  Elma.  In  1891  he  purchased  the  Elma  Chronicle,  a 
weekly  paper  which  he  continued  to  publish  until  1895,  when  he  bought  the  Mon- 
tesano  Economist,  of  which  he  continued  as  editor  until  1898.  This  he  then 
consolidated  with  the  Aberdeen  Herald  and  was  associated  in  the  ownership  and 
conduct  of  the  latter  paper  with  J.  F.  Girton  until  his  death.  Mr.  Carney  has 
since  published  the  paper  alone.  He  has  improved  much  property  in  Aberdeen 
and  still  owns  considerable  valuable  realty. 

In  1883  occurred  the  marriage  of  Mr.  Carney  and  Mrs.  Lestina  Eaton,  a  mem- 
ber of  a  pioneer  family  of  Elma.  She  died  in  1896  and  in  1900  Mr.  Carney 
wedded  Mrs.  J.  F.  Girton,  the  widow  of  his  former  partner.  Fraternally  he  is 
connected  with  the  Benevolent  Protective  Order  of  Elks  and  the  Knights  of 
Pythias.  He  also  belongs  to  the  Chamber  of  Commerce  at  Aberdeen  and  is 
interested  in  all  of  its  projects  to  promote  the  business  development  and  advance 
the  growth  of  the  city.  His  political  support  is  given  to  the  democratic  party 
and  on  the  12th  of  January,  1915,  he  was  appointed  postmaster  of  Aberdeen,  in 
which  capacity  he  is  now  serving,  giving  to  the  city  a  businesslike  administration. 
He  is  widely  known  in  Grays  Harbor  county  and  the  circle  of  his  friends  is  almost 
coextensive  with  the  circle  of  his  acquaintance. 


HENRY  O.  SLAYTON. 


Henry  O.  Slayton,  of  Port  Townsend,  arrived  at  that  place  almost  a  quarter 
of  a  century  ago.  His  birth  occurred  in  Calais,  Maine,  on  the  7th  of  November, 
1864,  his  parents  being  William  E.  and  Mary  J.  Slayton,  who  were  natives  of 
Massachusetts  and  Maine  respectively.  Both  passed  away  in  Stoneham,  Massa- 
chusetts, the  father  on  the  12th  of  August,  1901,  when  seventy-eight  years  of  age, 
while  the  mother's  demise  occurred  May  16,  1905. 

H.  O.  Slayton,  the  youngest  in  a  family  of  nine  children,  acquired  his  early 
education  in  the  schools  of  his  native  state  and  subsequently  attended  Cornell 
University.  He  had  followed  the  sea  from  the  age  of  seventeen  until  he  was 
twenty-two  years  old,  and  in  1894  he  reached  Port  Townsend,  Washington,  in  the 
Revenue  Cutter  Corwin.  For  twenty-one  years  he  was  an  engineer  officer  in  the 
United  States  coast  guard,  formerly  the  revenue  cutter  service.  In  1905  he  was 
retired  and  took  up  his  abode  in  Port  Townsend,  where  he  has  made  his  home 
continuously  since. 

In  November,  1893,  in  Galveston,  Texas,  Mr.  Slayton  was  united  in  marriage 
to  Miss  Minnie  Read,  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Rufus  J.  Read.  To  them  have 
been  born  four  children,  two  of  whom  survive,  namely:  Henry  R.,  whose  birth 
occurred  in  Galveston,  Texas,  August  15,  1898;  and  Edith  R.,  born  in  Stoneham, 
Massachusetts,  November  3,  1900. 

Mr.  Slayton  is  independent  in  politics  and  served  as  councilman  from  the 
second  ward  from  January,  1913,  until  June  13,  1916,  when  he  resigned.  On  the 
19th  of  April,  1914,  he  became  a  school  director  and  has  since  faithfully  served 
in  that  capacity.     Fraternally  he  is  identified  with  the  Masons,  being  past  master 


468  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

of  Port  Townsend  Lodge,  No.  6,  A.  F.  &  A.  U.,  and  his  religious  faith  is  mani- 
fested in  his  attendance  at  the  services  of  the  Episcopal  church.  His  life  has 
been  commendable  in  every  relation  and  he  enjoys  an  enviable  reputation  in  both 
business  and  social  circles  of  his  community. 


CLARENCE  HANFORD. 

Few  of  the  native  sons  can  claim  connection  with  Seattle  from  1857  but  in 
that  year  Clarence  Hanford  was  born  in  the  city  in  which  he  still  makes  his 
home,  on  the  13th  of  May.  While  his  residence  here  has  not  been  continuous  he 
has,  however,  spent  the  greater  part  of  his  life  in  Seattle  and  there  are  few 
phases  of  the  city's  history,  its  development  and  its  upbuilding  with  which  he  is 
not  familiar.  His  present  connection  with  its  business  interests  is  that  of 
vice  president  of  the  Lowman  &  Hanford  Stationery  &  Printing  Company  and 
a  representative  of  the  Tucker-Hanford  Lithographing  Company.  These  are 
important  industrial  enterprises  which  establish  his  position  as  a  prominent  repre- 
sentative of  business  affairs  in  Seattle. 

Mr.  Hanford  traces  his  ancestry  back  in  a  direct  line  to  the  Rev.  Thomas  Han- 
ford, the  first  minister  of  Norwalk,  Connecticut.  He  is  a  grandson  of  Thaddeus 
and  Abigail  (Brown)  Hanford  and  of  Abraham  Levering  and  Elizabeth  Jones 
Holgate.  He  is  likewise  a  descendant  of  Sergeant  William  Brown,  private 
Peleg  Baldwin  and  Lieutenant  Colonel  Matthew  Holgate,  all  of  whom  were 
soldiers  of  the  Revolutionary  war.  His  parents  were  Edward  and  Abbie  J. 
(Holgate)  Hanford,  both  of  whom  were  natives  of  Ohio  and  became  in  turn 
pioneer  settlers  of  Iowa,  Oregon  and  Washington.  They  were  married  in  Iowa 
in  the  year  1848,  became  residents  of  Oregon  in  1853  and  arrived  in  Seattle  in 
1854,  when  this  city  was  a  tiny  hamlet,  little  more  than  a  lumber  port  upon  the 
Sound. 

Clarence  Hanford  pursued  his  education  in  the  common  schools  of  San 
Francisco  and  of  Seattle  and  in  his  boyhood  days  began  to  learn  the  art  of  printing 
in  the  office  of  the  Intelligencer,  then  a  weekly  newspaper  published  in  Seattle, 
which  after  becoming  a  daily  paper  was  merged  with  the  Post  in  forming  the 
Post-Intelligencer.  His  industry  and  close  application  enabled  him  to  thoroughly 
master  the  trade  and  in  1880  he  established  a  job  printing  office  in  Seattle,  which 
was  his  initial  independent  step  in  business.  From  that  time  he  made  a  study  of 
all  branches  of  printing,  lithographing  and  bookmaking  and  of  all  kinds  of 
machinery  and  appliances  appertaining  thereto.  Gradually,  through  the  steps  of 
an  orderly  progression,  he  advanced  in  business  and  became  one  of  the  original 
incorporators  of  the  Lowman  &  Hanford  Stationery  &  Printing  Company,  which 
has  continuously  grown  until  it  has  developed  into  the  present  large  mercantile 
printing  and  bookmaking  establishment,  of  which  he  is  the  vice  president  and  the 
manager  of  the  printing  and  bookmaking  department.  This  is  one  of  the  fore- 
most undertakings  of  the  kind  in  the  city,  its  trade  having  reached  extensive 
proportions.  He  was  also  one  of  the  incorporators  and  founders  of  the  Tucker- 
Hanford  Lithographing  Company  and  his  business  interests  have  ever  been  of  a 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  469 

most  important  character,  reckoned  as  factors  in  the  industrial  development  of 
Seattle. 

Mr.  Hanford  was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Eleanor  Nefif,  a  daughter  of 
Charles  and  Barbara  Neff,  the  former  of  whom  was  an  enterprising  citizen  of  San 
Francisco  previous  to  the  removal  of  the  family  to  Seattle.  He  was  a  passenger 
on  the  last  voyage  of  the  Steamship  Walla  Walla  in  1906  and  lost  his  life  in  the 
catastrophe  which  wrecked  that  vessel.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hanford  have  been  born 
two  children :  Aimee,  the  wife  of  Captain  Edward  P.  Orton,  of  the  United 
States  Army ;  and  Lauron. 

Mr.  Hanford  is  a  supporter  of  the  republican  party  and  its  policies.  He  belongs 
to  the  Rainier  Club,  the  Arctic  Club,  the  Seattle  Golf  Club  and  the  Washington 
Society  of  the  Sons  of  the  American  Revolution.  Aside  from  his  business  enter- 
prises he  owns  valuable  business  property  in  Seattle  and  a  large  fruit  farm  and 
vineyard  near  White  Blufifs,  in  Benton  County,  together  with  a  modern  residence 
which  he  and  his  family  occupy  and  which  is  all  the  more  attractive  by  reason 
of  its  warm-hearted  hospitality.  In  the  years  of  Mr.  Hanford's  residence  here 
Seattle  has  developed  from  a  tiny  village  to  a  metropolitan  center  with  its  trade 
relations  reaching  to  every  section  of  the  globe,  and  throughout  this  period  he 
has  been  an  interested  witness  of  all  the  changes  that  have  occurred  and  an 
active  participant  in  and  supporter  of  many  projects  which  have  had  a  direct 
bearing  upon  the  welfare  and  progress  of  the  city. 

George  and  Ebenezer  Seymour  Hanford,  brothers  of  Edward  Hanford, 
came  across  the  plains  from  Iowa  to  Seattle  in  1852.  Both  were  bachelors. 
George  Hanford  died  in  Seattle  in  1854.  Ebenezer  Seymour  Hanford  served 
as  a  volunteer  in  Capt.  C.  C.  Hewitt's  Company  in  the  Indian  war,  but  returned 
to  Iowa  in   1856. 

Edward  Hanford  came  across  the  plains,  with  his  family  and  a  number  of 
relatives  from  Iowa  in  1853.  The  family  sojourned  near  Portland  the  ensuing 
winter  and  spring  while  he  was  preparing  a  habitation  iot  them  on  his  donation 
claim.  They  came  to  Seattle  in  the  summer  of  1854  and  lived  in  the  log  cabin 
which  he  built,  until  Indian  hostilities  made  it  unsafe  to  remain.  The  cabin 
was  burned  by  the  Indians  the  day  of  their  attack  upon  the  town. 

Edward  Hanford  died  in  Seattle  in  1884,  and  his  wife,  Abbie  (nee  Holgatc), 
survived  him  twenty-one  years. 

Their  sons,  Thaddeus,  Cornelius  Holgate  and  Frank,  were  born  in  Iowa.  Two 
other  sons,  Arthur  El  wood  and  Clarence  Hanford,  were  born  in  Seattle.  Thad- 
deus Hanford  was  a  teacher  and  journalist;  at  one  time  he  owned  and  edited 
the  Daily  Intelligencer.     He  died  in  Seattle  in  1892,  unmarried. 

Cornelius  Holgate  Hanford,  whose  name  appears  throughout  this -history, 
was  married  in  Olympia,  in  1875,  to  Clara  M.  Baldwin,  daughter  of  Andrew 
Baldwin.     She   died   in    1904. 

Their  surviving  children  are:  Ada  Levering  Hanford,  unmarried;  Elaine 
Hanford  Haynes,  wife  of  Manly  B.  Haynes,  residing  at  Hanford,  Washington ; 
Edward  Cornelius  Hanford,  a  lawyer,  unmarried,  residing  at  Seattle;  William 
Brown  Hanford,  a  mechanical  engineer,   residing  at  Seattle. 

Frank  Hanford,  a  well  known  business  man  of  Seattle,  was  married  in 
Portland,  Oregon,  in  1886,  to  Anna  Eva  Wait,  daughter  of  Aaron  E.  Wait,  the 
first  chief  justice  of  the  state  of  Oregon.     She  died  in  Seattle  in  1894.     Their 


470  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

son,  Frank  W.  R.  Hanford,  has  been  married  and  is  the  father  of  two  sons 
named  respectively  Frank  and  Elwood. 

Arthur   Elwood   Hanford   lives   in   Seattle  and  is  unmarried.     He  has   fol- 
lowed the  occupations  of  printer  and  real  estate  title  lawyer. 


GEORGE  E.  GAGE. 


George  E.  Gage  has  been  identified  with  Bellingham  since  1891,  when  he 
removed  to  the  northwest  from  Marshalltown,  Iowa.  He  was  born  in  Keokuk, 
Iowa,  in  1858,  and  engaged  in  merchandising  in  Marshalltown  before  his  removal 
to  the  west.  On  coming  to  Washington  in  1891  he  took  up  his  abode  at  Sehome, 
which  is  now  a  part  of  Bellingham,  and  there  organized  the  Gage  Clothing 
Company  and  conducted  business  under  that  name  for  two  years.  In  1893  a  re- 
organization of  the  business  was  effected  under  the  name  of  the  McDougal- 
Gage  Company,  Inc.,  resulting  from  a  consolidation  of  the  McDougal  &  Dodson 
Clothing  Company  of  Fairhaven  with  the  Gage  Clothing  Company.  In  1900 
the  name  was  changed  to  the  Gage-Dodson  Company  and  has  so  continued  to 
the  present  time.  Mr.  Gage  is  also  the  president  of  the  New  Watcom  Build- 
ing &  Loan  Association,  with  which  he  has  thus  been  identified  for  a  number  of 
years. 

In  1883,  in  New  London,  Iowa,  occurred  the  marriage  of  George  E.  Gage 
and  Miss  Lena  Goss,  of  that  state,  and  they  have  one  daughter,  Marguerite, 
who  is  the  wife  of  \'ictor  Roth,  of  Bellingham,  and  has  one  child,  Charlotte. 


MARTIN  CALHOUN  WELSH. 

Martin  Calhoun  Welsh,  who  is  a  practicing  attorney  of  Raymond,  Washington, 
was  born  of  Irish  parents  in  Franklin,  Pennsylvania,  October  14,  1879.  When  he 
was  but  thirteen  months  old,  his  parents  moved  to  Antelope  county,  Nebraska, 
settling  on  a  farm.  There  he  acquired  a  public  school  education,  and  graduated 
from  the  law  department  of  the  University  of  Nebraska  with  the  class  of  1901. 
During  August  of  the  same  year,  he  arrived  in  South  Bend,  Washington,  where 
he  had  a  brother,  John  T.  Welsh,  who  was  then  engaged  in  the  practice  of 
law.  His  brother  was  at  that  time  prosecuting  attorney  for  Pacific  county, 
Washington,  and  he  appointed  Martin  C.  Welsh  to  the  position  of  deputy. 
Since  the  year  1902.  he  and  his  brother  John  T.  Welsh  have  been  copartners 
engaged  in  the  practice  of  law  under  the  firm  name  of  Welsh  &  Welsh,  which 
firm  has  a  large  and  lucrative  practice  and  is  considered  one  of  the  leading  law 
firms  of  western  Washington,  having  a  large  and  distinctively  representative 
clientage  that  has  connected  that  firm  with  much  of  the  important  litigation 
heard  in  the  courts  in  western  Washington  in  recent  years.  Martin  Calhoun 
Welsh  was  elected  to  and  held  the  office  of  city  attorney  of  Raymond  for  nine 
successive  terms,  from  1907  to  191 5  inclusive. 

Mr.  Welsh  has  been  prominently  identified  with  the  industrial  developments 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  471 

of  the  city  of  Raymond  and  Pacific  county.  He  was  instrumental  in  organizing 
many  business  interests  in  that  city  which  have  contributed  in  a  large  measure 
to  the  development  and  upbuilding  of  the  city  as  well  as  to  his  individual  success. 
Associated  with  W.  S.  Cram,  a  prominent  lumberman  of  Raymond,  he  organized 
the  first  electric  light  and  power  plant  in  the  city  of  Raymond,  which  plant 
for  a  number  of  years  furnished  light  and  power  to  the  city  of  Raymond,  is  now 
owned  by  the  Willapa  Electric  Company  and  furnishes  light  and  power,  not  only 
to  the  city  of  Raymond  for  municipal  and  domestic  purposes,  but  also  to  the 
interurban  electric  railway  system  which  is  operated  in  and  between  the  cities 
of  Raymond  and  South  Bend.  Mr.  Welsh  is  also  the  secretary  of  the  Western 
Veneer  &  Basket  Company,  a  corporation  doing  a  large  business  in  the  city  of 
Raymond  in  the  manufacture  of  baskets  and  veneer  stock. 

On  the  1 8th  of  August,  1909,  Mr.  Welsh  was  married  to  Miss  Anna  Burgess, 
of  Vermillion,  South  Dakota,  and  they  have  one  child,  Charlotte.  In  politics, 
Mr.  Welsh  is  a  republican,  but  he  has  not  sought  nor  held  office  outside  of  the 
strict  path  of  his  profession.  He  is  a  charter  member  of  the  Commercial  Club, 
is  a  past  exalted  ruler  of  the  Elks,  and  is  now  senior  warden  of  the  Masonic  lodge. 
He  is  ever  loyal  to  any  cause  which  he  espouses,  his  fidelity  and  reliability  being 
salient  features  in  his  career.  He  has  ever  held  to  high  professional  ideals,  and 
in  all  that  he  has  undertaken  has  been  actuated  by  a  laudable  ambition,  which  has 
prompted  him  to  put  forth  efiforts  along  lines  contributing  to  the  general  prosperity 
and  upbuilding  of  his  city  and  county,  as  well  as  to  his  own  individual  success. 


CARL  CARLSON. 


Carl  Carlson,  proprietor  of  the  Pioneer  Alpine  Dairy  at  Everett,  was  bom 
at  Vermland,  Sweden,  on  the  30th  of  May,  1873,  a  son  of  Kallar  Kallarson.  who 
was  a  successful  farmer  of  Sweden,  in  which  country  he  passed  away  at  the 
age  of  seventy-six  years.  His  wife,  who  bore  the  maiden  name  of  Martha  John- 
son, is  still  living  at  the  old  home  in  Sweden. 

Carl  Carlson  was  the  fourth  in  a  family  of  seven  children  and  in  his  native 
country  acquired  a  common  school  education,  but  his  opportunities  were  some- 
what limited,  as  he  was  obliged  to  leave  school  when  twelve  years  of  age.  His 
youthful  days  were  spent  upon  the  farm  and  he  early  became  familiar  with  all  the 
labors  incident  to  its  development.  In  1899  he  came  to  America,  making  his 
way  direct  to  Tacoma,  where  he  remained  for  a  short  time.  He  became  a  citizen 
of  Everett  the  same  year  and  worked  in  a  sawmill  for  seven  years  and  on  sev- 
ering his  connection  with  the  sawmill  business  entered  into  active  connection 
with  the  dairy  business,  purchasing  the  Pioneer  Alpine  Dairy,  which  was  the 
first  established  in  the  city  and  in  point  of  time  as  well  as  in  name  is  the  pioneer 
undertaking  of  this  character  in  Everett.  He  is  sole  proprietor  of  this  busi- 
ness. The  product  which  he  handles  is  purchased  from  the  near-by  farms  and 
he  now  has  a  large  trade.  In  the  spring  of  1914  he-  erected  at  the  corner  of 
Twenty-sixth  and  Broadway  a  modern  plant,  the  building  being  a  two-story 
structure  thirty-six  by  sixty  feet.  In  it  has  been  installed  all  modem  machinery 
for  sterilizing  and  pasteurizing  all  kinds  of  milk  products.   The  business  has  been 


472  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

developed  until  it  is  the  largest  of  the  kind  in  Everett,  having  grown  from  a  small 
beginning  through  the  progressive  efforts  and  close  application  of  the  pro- 
prietor. Mr.  Carlson  employs  eight  men  and  operates  two  wagons  and  two 
automobiles  for  delivery  and  one  truck.  The  business  is  conducted  along  both 
wholesale  and  retail  lines  and  his  patronage  is  now  most  gratifying. 

On  the  14th  of  November,  1906,  Mr.  Carlson  was  married  in  Everett  to  Miss 
Elma  Westlund,  a  daughter  of  Oscar  and  Louise  Westlund,  natives  of  Sweden, 
where  they  still  make  their  home.  Mrs.  Carlson  came  to  America  in  1901  and 
by  her  marriage  has  become  the  mother  of  two  daughters :  Helen  Elvira,  bom 
in  Everett,  November  17,  1907;  and  Marguerite  Louise,  October  2,  1909. 

The  parents  are  members  of  the  Lutheran  church  of  Everett  and  Mr.  Carl- 
son is  a  member  of  the  \'asa  lodge.  He  had  a  military  training  in  his  native 
country,  having  served  for  two  years  as  a  member  of  the  Swedish  army.  Since 
coming  to  the  new  world  he  has  largely  concentrated  his  efforts  upon  the  up- 
building of  his  business  with  the  result  that  he  is  now  at  the  head  of  a  profit- 
able undertaking  and  one  which  indicates  what  may  be  accomplished  when  the 
indi\idual  has  the  will  to  dare  and  to  do. 


SAMUEL  MORLEY  JACKSON. 

Few  men  are  better  known  in  financial  circles  in  Tacoma  and  northern  Wash- 
ington and  none  enjoys  a  more  enviable  position  in  the  regard  of  colleagues  and 
contemporaries  than  does  Samuel  Morley  Jackson.  He  was  born  in  Essex 
county.  England,  on  the  21st  of  June,  1864,  and  was  educated  in  the  private 
schools  of  his  native  country  and  also  attended  Framlingham  College,  of  Suf- 
folk, England,  for  three  years.  He  started  upon  his  business  career  in  Lon- 
don, England,  and  came  to  San  Francisco  in  1882,  where  he  entered  the  London 
&  San  Francisco  Bank,  Limited.  In  1890  he  removed  to  Tacoma  and  opened 
a  branch  bank  for  the  same  institution  in  the  Mason  block.  In  November,  1896, 
he  was  appointed  manager,  which  position  he  has  since  filled  and,  as  the  direct- 
ing head  of  the  institution,  he  is  largely  contributing  to  its  development  and 
prosperity.  In  1905  The  Bank  of  California,  of  San  Francisco,  purchased  the 
business  of  the  London  &  San  Francisco  Bank,  Limited,  and  Mr.  Jackson  be- 
came manager  of  the  Tacoma  branch.  This  bank  has  held  a  very  prominent 
and  enviable  position  in  the  community  and  has  prospered  with  the  general 
development  of  the  city.  Outside  of  banking  circles  Mr.  Jackson  has  always 
been  actively  connected  with  the  commercial  and  industrial  development  of  Ta- 
coma and  there  are  few  phases  of  the  city's  life  and  progress  with  which  he 
has  not  been  connected.  He  has  been  treasurer  of  the  Annie  Wright  Seminary 
for  the  past  eight  years  and  is  president  of  the  Tacoma  General  Hospital,  which 
institution  has  just  completed  a  new  modern  hospital  building,  which  is  one  of 
the  best  hospitals  in  the  state. 

On  the  2nd  of  June,  1894,  in  San  Francisco,  California,  Mr.  Jackson  was 
married  to  Miss  Marie  Williams,  a  daughter  of  Dr.  Robert  E.  Williams,  a  prom- 
inent physician  of  that  city. 

Mr.  Jackson  is  a  prominent  Mason  and  has  attained  the  thirty-second  degree 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  473 

of  the  Scottish  Rite  and  is  a  Hfe  member  of  the  Mystic  Shrine.  He  also  holds 
membership  with  the  Benevolent  and  Protective  Order  of  Elks,  and  he  belongs 
to  the  Commercial,  Union,  Country,  Yacht,  University  and  Automobile  Clubs. 
He  is  an  ex-president  of  the  Union  Club,  also  of  the  Country  Club,  and  is  now 
treasurer  of  the  University  Club.     He  finds  recreation  in  golf  and  motoring. 


CHARLES   NELSON, 


Charles  Nelson,  manager  of  the  Riverside  Milling  Company,  dealers  in  hay, 
flour,  feed,  cereals  and  grain  at  Everett,  was  born  in  Denmark,  August  2,  1856, 
a  son  of  X.  M.  and  Anna  (Carlson)  Christensen,  who  were  also  natives  of 
that  country.  The  father  made  farming  his  life  work  and  met  with  fair  suc- 
cess in  his  undertakings,  his  life's  labors  being  ended  in  death  at  the  age  of 
sixty  years.  His  wife  has  also  passed  away.  They  were  the  parents  of  two 
sons  but  Charles  Nelson  is  the  only  survivor  of  the  family. 

Having  acquired  his  education  in  the  schools  of  his  native  country  while 
spending  his  youthful  days  upon  the  home  farm  with  the  usual  experience  and 
training  of  the  farm  bred  boy,  he  was  at  the  age  of  twenty-two  years  drafted 
for  service  in  the  navy,  with  which  he  continued  for  nine  months.  A  desire 
to  enjoy  the  benefits  and  opportunities  of  the  American  republic  led  him  to 
become  a  resident  of  the  new  world.  He  located  in  Chicago  in  1881  and  on  the 
3d  of  May,  1883,  established  his  home  in  Seattle  and  for  twenty  years  he  was 
successfully  engaged  in  the  express  and  transfer  business.  He  has  the  dis- 
tinction of  handling  the  largest  consignment  of  gold  ever  handled  by  any  indi- 
vidual in  this  section  of  the  country  while  engaged  in  the  express  business.  In 
1898  he  received  over  forty-five  hundred  pounds  of  gold  from  Alaska,  con- 
signed to  the  Scandinavian-American  Bank  for  the  United  States  assay  office. 
He  afterward  sold  his  business  and  January  15,  1908,  became  interested  in  real 
estate  and  insurance.  Lie  was  one  of  the  first  tenants  in  the  Hoge  building  in 
Seattle.  At  length  he  disposed  of  his  real  estate  business  and  removed  to 
Everett.  Since  June,  1914,  he  has  been  in  charge  of  the  Riverside  Milling 
Company,  formerly  the  State  Milling  Company,  which  was  the  oldest  enter- 
prise of  the  kind  in  Everett.  As  manager  he  has  developed  a  business  of  large 
proportions  in  wholesale  flour,  feed  and  cereals  and  in  addition  he  handles 
hay  and  grain.  Thorough  reliability  and  indefatigable  energy  have  been  salient 
features  in  his  success  and  throughout  his  life  he  has  never  allowed  an  oppor- 
tunity to  slip  by  unheeded.  He  still  has  realty  holdings  in  Seattle  and  has  been 
very  successful  in  his  investments,  realizing  good  profits  on  his  realty  sales. 

In  Denmark,  in  i88r,  Mr.  Nelson  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Christina 
Hansen,  a  native  of  Denmark  and  a  daughter  of  Nels  Hansen,  a  farmer  of  that 
country.  Her  parents  are  both  now  deceased.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Nelson  became 
parents  of  two  daughters,  but  Hannah  Bertha  has  passed  away.  The  other 
daughter,  Anna  E.,  is  the  wife  of  E.  Nelson,  of  Everett,  and  they  have  two 
children,  Ellena  and  Andrenna  Elizabeth,  who  are  not  only  the  light  and  life 
of  their  owm  home  but  the  joy  of  their  grandparents. 

In   politics   Mr.   Nelson  is   a  progressive  republican  and   fraternally  is  con- 


474  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

nected  with  the  Ancient  Order  of  United  Workmen  and  the  Everett  and  River- 
side Commercial  Clubs.  His  religious  faith  is  that  of  the  Lutheran  church  and 
throughout  his  life  he  has  been  careful  to  conform  his  acts  to  high  standards 
and  principles,  the  rules  which  have  ever  governed  him  being  such  as  will  bear 
the  closest  investigation  and  scrutiny.  He  was  practically  empty  handed  when 
he  came  to  the  new  world  and  arrived  in  Seattle  with  only  a  few  dollars,  but  he 
possessed  industry  and  ambition,  which  always  constitute  an  excellent  founda- 
tion upon  which  to  build  success.  As  the  years  have  gone  on  he  has  worked 
diligently,  utilizing  every  possible  opportunity  for  advancement,  and  his  posi- 
tion in  business  circles  is  indeed  a  creditable  and  enviable  one. 


JAMES  K.  BURCHETTE. 

James  K.  Burchette,  city  treasurer  of  Bellingham,  which  position  he  has 
filled  since  January,  1916,  was  born  in  Mountain  City,  Johnson  county,  Tennessee, 
September  22,  1875,  a  son  of  William  Henry  and  Alary  Jane  Burchette.  His 
maternal  grandfather  was  K.  C.  Newland,  who  was  born  in  Wythville,  A'irginia, 
in  1821,  and  there  engaged  in  farming,  while  later  he  removed  to  Alountain 
City,  Tennessee,  where  he  followed  agricultural  pursuits  and  also  conducted  a. 
freighting  business  between  that  place  and  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  In  1861,  respond- 
ing to  the  country's  call  for  military  aid,  he  entered  the  Union  army  as  Captain 
of  Company  G,  Thirteenth  Tennessee  Cavalry,  with  which  he  served  until  Step- 
tember,  1865,  or  for  more  than  four  years,  participating  in  many  hotly  contested 
engagements  and  proving  his  valor  and  loyalty  on  many  a  southern  battlefield. 
When  the  war  was  over  he  returned  to  his  old  home  at  Mountain  City  and  there 
engaged  in  farming  until  his  death,  which  occurred  in  19 12. 

James  K.  Burchette  attended  the  public  schools  to  the  age  of  fifteen  years, 
after  which  he  worked  upon  his  father's  farm  until  1895,  when  at  the  age  of 
twenty  he  went  to  Monmouth,  Illinois,  and  there  he  was  again  engaged  at  farm- 
ing for  three  years.  He  then  removed  to  Stafiford,  Kansas,  where  he  worked  on 
a  farm  for  a  year.  At  that  time,  however,  he  heard  the  call  of  the  west  and 
inade  his  way  to  Bellingham,  Washington,  where  for  two  years  he  occupied  the 
])Osition  of  motorman  with  the  Whatcom  County  Railway  &  Light  Company. 
He  was  then  promoted  to  freight  traffic  man,  in  which  position  he  continued 
for  one  year,  when  he  returned  east  to  Delaware,  Ohio,  and  entered  the  employ 
of  the  Columljus,  Delaware  &  Marion  Railway  Company  in  the  capacity  of 
conductor.  After  four  years  spent  in  that  connection  he  was  made  station  agent 
and  so  continued  for  one  year.  He  then  returned  to  Bellingham,  where  he 
again  served  as  motorman  for  two  years  with  the  Whatcom  County  Railway  & 
Light  Company.  He  next  became  deputy  city  treasurer,  to  which  office  he  had 
been  previously  elected. 

On  the  nth  of  September,  1913,  Mr.  Burchette  was  married  in  Seattle  to 
Miss  Florence  Elder,  and  they  have  two  children:  Norman  Randolph,  twelve 
years  of  age,  and  Theodore  Elder,  ten  years  of  age,  both  attending  the  public 
schools. 

Mr.  I'.urchette  holds  membership  with  the  Woodmen  of  the  World  and  also 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  475 

with  the  Sons  of  Veterans.  His  poHtical  allegiance  is  given  to  the  republican 
party,  and  he  is  actively  interested  in  all  that  will  promote  its  growth  and  suc- 
cess. In  his  present  office  he  is  making  a  creditable  record  and  is  of  course 
receiving  the  endorsement  of  his  fellow  townsmen. 


SAMUEL  LEROY  CRAWFORD. 

Samuel  Leroy  Crawford  is  a  native  son  of  the  golden  west,  his  birth  having 
occurred  in  Clackamas  county,  Oregon,  June  22,  1855,  his  parents  being  Ronald 
C.  and  Elizabeth  Jane  (Moore)  Crawford.  He  acquired  his  early  education  in 
the  schools  of  Walla  Walla,  Oregon  City  and  Salem  and  during  the  period  of  his 
residence  in  the  latter  place  he  began  earning  his  living  during  vacations  as  an 
employe  in  the  grocery  store  of  Cox  &  Earheart,  while  later  he  was  in  the  office 
of  the  Western  Union  Telegraph  Company  and  the  Wells-Fargo  Express  Com- 
pany. In  the  meantime  the  family  removed  to  Olympia,  Washington,  where  he 
joined  them  in  the  fall  of  1869,  continuing  his  education  in  the  schools  of  that 
place.  He  was  a  youth  of  sixteen  years  when  he  became  identified  with  news- 
paper publication  as  an  employe  in  the  office  of  the  Washington  Standard  in 
September,  1871.  He  remained  there  for  four  years,  at  the  end  of  which  time 
he  was  elected  assistant  clerk  of  the  house  of  representatives  of  Washington 
territory.  During  the  session  of  1875  ^^  excursion  was  made  to  Seattle,  which 
was  then  not  more  than  half  the  size  of  Olympia,  by  the  members  and  officers 
of  the  legislature.  Mr.  Crawford  at  once  recognized  the  possibilities  and  oppor- 
tunities of  the  young  city  and  decided  that  as  soon  as  he  could  he  would  make  it 
his  home.  In  the  spring  of  1876  he  entered  the  employ  of  Francis  H.  Cook, 
publisher  of  the  Olympia  Daily  Echo,  with  which  he  was  connected  until  the 
24th  of  June,  when  he  secured  a  position  in  Seattle,  being  made  pressman  of  the 
Daily  Intelligencer,  which  had  begun  publication  on  the  ist  of  June.  With  that 
paper  and  its  successor,  the  Post-Intelligencer,  he  remained  until  October  30, 
1888,  occupying  every  position  from  pressman  up  to  partner,  for  eventually  he 
became  half  owner  of  the  paper. 

Mr.  Crawford  embarked  in  the  real  estate  business,  forming  a  partnership 
with  Charles  T.  Conover,  who  had  also  formerly  been  employed  by  the  Post- 
Intelligencer.  The  new  firm  began  business  under  the  style  of  Crawford  & 
Conover,  and  incorporated  under  this  name  a  few  years  later.  At  the  beginning 
the  firm  adopted  as  its  motto,  "References— every  bank  and  business  man  in 
Seattle,"  and  that  sentiment  is  still  retained  on  its  stationery.  The  capital  stock 
and  surplus  of  the  company  now  amount  to  one  million,  six  hundred  thousand 
dollars.  Mr.  Crawford  is  the  president  of  the  company,  with  Charles  T.  Conover 
as  vice  president  and  treasurer  and  Clayton  Crawford  as  secretary. 

In  July,  191 3,  Mr.  Crawford  bought  a  residence  at  906  Shelby  street  and 
moved  there  from  11 14  Marion  street,  where  he  had  lived  for  more  than  twenty 
years.  His  family  consists  of  his  wife,  Clara,  daughter  of  the  late  Dr.  and  Mrs. 
M.  F.  Clayton,  pioneers  of  Sacramento,  California,  two  sons,  Clayton  and  Wallace 


476  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

William,  Wallace's  wife  Betty  (Bernheim)  and  their  infant  daughter,  Elizabeth 
Davis. 

Mr.  Crawford's  parents  reside  in  Seattle  and  April  i,  1916,  celebrated  the 
sixty-fourth  anniversary  of  their  marriage;  besides  him,  they  have  living  a  son 
and  three  daughters,  with  a  large  number  of  grandchildren,  great-grandchildren 
and  other  relatives,  most  of  whom  reside  in  the  state  that  comprise  the  old  Oregon 
territory,  of  which  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ronald  C.  Crawford  and  older  members  of  their 
families  were  among  the  very  earliest  white  settlers. 


M.  C.  HARRIS. 


Many  tangible  evidences  may  be  cited  of  effective  work  that  M.  C.  Harris 
has  done  for  Hoquiam  and  the  development  of  the  state,  while  in  business  con- 
nections he  is  best  known  as  president  and  manager  of  the  Grays  Harbor  Land 
Company.  He  came  to  the  Pacific  coast  in  1908  from  Northboro,  Iowa.  A 
native  of  that  state,  he  pursued  his  education  in  its  public  schools  till  he  had  com- 
pleted the  work  of  the  eighth  grade  and  later  for  five  months  he  attended  the 
Metropolitan  Business  College  of  Chicago.  He  came  to  the  northwest  to  take  a 
position  in  the  First  National  Bank  at  Hoquiam  and  while  employed  by  that 
institution,  was  for  two  years  the  secretary  of  the  Hoquiam  Commercial  Club. 
In  the  fall  of  191 1  he  organized  the  Grays  Harbor  Land  Company  and  since  that 
time  has  been  active  in  the  real  estate  field,  handling  loans  and  developing  acreage 
and  city  property.  His  labors  throughout  the  period  of  his  residence  in  Lloquiara 
have  been  a  most  resultant  force  in  promoting  public  progress  and  improvement. 
An  Iowa  farm  was  the  home  of  his  boyhood  and  while  gaining  his  first  business 
experience  as  assistant  cashier  of  a  small  country  bank,  he  was  in  close  touch 
with  a  farming  community.  So  it  was  but  natural  that  as  secretary  of  the  Com- 
mercial Club,  he  should  advocate  and  promulgate  the  idea  of  developing,  for 
agricultural  use,  the  logged-oft"  areas  or  lands  from  which  the  timber  had  been 
cut.  The  proposal  was  opposed  by  the  capitalists  as  impracticable  and  too  expen- 
sive to  be  profitable^  Today,  however,  the  lands  are  being  used,  success  has 
attended  the  project  and  j\Ir.  Harris  has  been  a  pioneer  in  this  work,  a  most 
important  element  in  the  agricultural  development  of  this  section  of  the  state. 

His  fellow  townsmen,  appreciating  his  worth  and  ability,  called  him  as  the 
representative  of  the  thirtieth  district  in  the  state  legislature  of  1915.  He  had 
never  held  nor  sought  public  office  before  but  he  entered  upon  the  contest  at 
rhe  solicitation  of  personal  friends  late  on  the  last  day  on  which  one  could  become 
a  candidate,  and  in  the  election  received  an  excellent  majority.  He  entered  the 
office  unpledged,  free  to  act  for  the  benefit  of  the  commonwealth  and  made  a 
most  excellent  record  as  a  legislator.  He  served  on  the  rules  and  order  commit- 
tee, on  the  road  and  bridge  committee  and  on  the  fisheries  committee.  During 
the  last  days  of  the  session,  when  the  work  of  the  house  and  senate  road  commit- 
tees seemed  certain  to  end  in  a  deadlock  because  of  disputes  over  appropriations, 
Senator  Phipps,  of  Spokane  and  Representative  Harris  worked  out  and  drafted 
a  compromise  road  bill  which  was  compiled  by  Mr.  Harris.  It  was  presented 
to  both  the  houses  and  the  acceptability  of  the  measure  broke  the  deadlock,  the 


M.  C.  HARRIS 


p,^Sf/EW  YORK     , 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  479 

bill  passing  without  amendment.  Mr.  Harris  was  a  member  of  the  fish  com- 
mission which  met  in  Portland  and  drafted  plans  for  Columbia  river  fishing,  which 
plans  were  later  adopted  by  the  legislatures  of  Washington  and  Oregon.  He  was 
also  a  member  of  the  commission  appointed  by  the  legislature  to  attend  the  Port- 
land Water  Power  Congress,  held  in  191 5,  a  convention  of  representatives  of 
the  northwestern  states  for  the  purpose  of  discussing  national  legislation  affect- 
ing water  power.  His  activities  have  thus  been  far-reaching  and  beneficial.  His 
business  interests  are  controlled  by  the  Grays  Harbor  Land  Company  and  in 
promoting  them,  Mr.  Harris  has  closely  studied  the  opportunities  and  conditions 
of  the  country. 

In  June,  1912,  occurred  the  marriage  of  M.  C.  Harris  and  Miss  Judith  Ander- 
son, formerly  of  South  Dakota  and  later  of  Hoquiam.  They  have  one  son, 
Stanley  Anderson,  who  is  in  his  third  year.  Fraternally  IVIr.  Harris  is  connected 
with  the  Elks,  the  Odd  Fellows  and  the  Hoo  Hoos,  the  last  named  an  organization 
of  lumbermen.  His  religious  faith  is  that  of  the  Methodist  church  and  his 
political  allegiance  is  given  to  the  republican  party.  He  is  frank  and  outspoken, 
progressive  and  determined  in  carrying  forward  his  views  yet  always  considerate 
of  the  rights,  the  opportunities  and  the  privileges  of  others.  He  is  a  lover  of  all 
those  things  which  make  for  home  life  and  in  a  word,  his  is  a  well  balanced 
character,  recognizing  its  duties  and  obligations  toward  the  home  and  to  society 
in  general. 


WILLIAM  G.  MARTIN. 

William  G.  Martin,  proprietor  of  a  planing  mill  at  Port  Angeles,  was  born 
at  Seaforth,  Canada,  October  6,  1874.  His  father,  John  M.  Martin,  a  native  of 
the  state  of  New  York,  was  of  Scotch  descent  and  became  a  carpenter  and 
wood  worker  by  trade.  His  activities  were  always  directed  along  that  and  kin- 
dred lines.  In  1887  he  came  to  Washington,  settling  in  Port  Angeles,  and  was 
the  first  to  establish  a  planing  and  wood-working  mill  in  that  city.  He  mar- 
ried Martha  Tasker,  who  was  born  in  New  York  and  was  of  English  lineage. 
They  became  the  parents  of  seven  children,  of  whom  William  G.  was  the  young- 
est. The  mother  died  in  the  east  in  1885,  and  Mr.  Martin  passed  away  in  Port 
Angeles  in   1912,  at  the  advanced  age  of  eighty-five  years. 

William  G.  Martin  pursued  his  education  in  public  schools  of  California  and 
of  Port  Angeles  but  put  aside  his  textbooks  when  sixteen  years  of  age  to  enter 
his  father's  employ  and  learned  the  milling  business  in  every  department.  He 
continued  with  his  father  until  he  reached  the  age  of  twenty-two  years,  when  he 
joined  the  navy,  serving  for  three  years,  covering  the  period  of  the  Spanish- 
American  war,  his  fleet  being  at  Honolulu  at  the  time  of  the  battle  of  Manila. 
After  leaving  the  navy  he  returned  to  Port  Angeles  and  again  entered  his  father's 
mill,  there  remaining  for  several  years.  Following  the  sale  of  the  mill  by  his 
father  to  T.  T.  Aldwell,  Mr.  Martin  remained  in  the  employ  of  the  new  owner 
for  seven  years  in  the  responsible  position  of  general  manager,  and  in  191 2  he 
purchased  the  business,  which  he  has  since  successfully  conducted.  The  shop 
covers  a  floor  space  forty  by  one  hundred  feet  and  is  equipped  with  all  neces- 

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480  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

sary  and  modern  machinery  for  the  manufacture  of  doors,  windows  and  general 
building  materials,  for  finishing  mill  work  used  in  offices  and  homes.  He  also 
manufactures  fixtures  and  store  fronts  and  his  business  is  constantly  develop- 
ing along  substantial  lines,  making  it  one  of  the  important  and  profitable  pro- 
ductive industries  of  the  city. 

Mr.  Martin  has  been  married  twice.  In  Port  Angeles,  in  1906,  he  wedded 
Mrs.  Lydia  Hamilton,  who  there  passed  away  in  1910,  and  in  1912  he  was  joined 
in  wedlock  at  Port  Angeles  to  Mrs.  Elva  (Butterfield)  Couch,  a  native  of  Min- 
nesota. 

Mr.  Martin  votes  with  the  republican  party  but  has  never  been  an  aspirant 
for  public  office.  He  belongs  to  the  IModern  Woodmen  of  America,  but  his 
time  and  attention  have  been  chiefly  concentrated  upon  his  business  and  he  has 
always  continued  in  the  line  in  which  he  embarked  as  a  young  tradesman,  never 
dissipating  his  energies  over  a  broad  field  and  thereby  winning  merited  and 
deserved  success.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Port  Angeles  Commercial  Club  and 
the  Retail  Merchants  Association. 


J.  W.  CAVANAUGH. 

J.  W.  Cavanaugh,  a  hardware  merchant  of  Kent,  has  been  a  resident  of 
Washington  since  1883,  at  which  time  he  took  up  his  abode  in  Seattle.  He 
was  born  in  Monroe  county,  Ohio,  April  6,  1853,  and  at  the  usual  age  became 
a  pupil  in  the  public  schools  of  that  state,  where  he  remained  until  he  reached 
the  age  of  ten  years  and  then  accompanied  his  parents  on  their  removal  to  north- 
western Alissouri,  where  he  continued  his  studies.  After  his  textbooks  were 
put  aside  he  concentrated  his  attention  upon  farming  and  remained  in  Missouri 
until  after  his  marriage  but  in  1874  removed  to  Kansas,  where  he  resided  for 
six  years,  returning  to  Missouri  in  March,  1880.  After  three  years  he  came 
to  the  northwest  and  established  his  home  in  Seattle,  where  for  ten  months  he 
engaged  in  teaming.  He  then  went  to  the  Grays  Harbor  Country,  where  he  was 
employed  in  a  sawmill  from  1884  until  1889.  In  the  latter  year  he  removed  to 
Kent  and  for  one  year  was  engaged  in  the  grocery  business  with  his  brother. 
He  afterward  became  associated  with  Cavanaugh  &  Merrifield  in  the  hard- 
ware business  and  in  1907  they  erected  the  Merrifield  building.  In  1909  he 
disposed  of  his  interest  to  his  partner  and  erected  his  present  store  building, 
in  which  he  placed  a  large  stock  of  shelf  and  heavy  hardware.  His  lot  is  one 
hundred  and  twenty  by  one  hundred  and  eighty  feet  and  the  building  is  seventy- 
four  by  one  hundred  and  eighty  feet.  The  business  is  now  conducted  under  the 
firm  style  of  J.  W.  Cavanaugh  &  Sons  and  theirs  is  one  of  the  leading  hard- 
ware establishments  of  the  city,  for  they  carry  a  large  stock,  put  forth  every 
efifort  to  please  their  customers  and  employ  the  most  reliable  business  methods 
in  all  their  dealings. 

In  1874  Mr.  Cavanaugh  was  married  to  Miss  Emma  Cole,  a  native  of  Illi- 
nois, and  to  them  have  been  born  five  children,  of  whom  two  have  passed  away. 
Those  still  living  are  Oliver  G.,  Maud  Lois  and  William  A.  The  first  two  are 
married.    Mr.  Cavanaugh  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity,  the  Independent 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  481 

Order  of  Odd  Fellows  and  the  Woodmen  of  the  World  and  his  religious  faith 
is  evidenced  in  his  membership  in  the  Methodist  church.  His  political  allegiance 
is  given  to  the  republican  party,  which  finds  in  him  an  earnest  champion.  He 
is  active  in  Kent's  commercial  interests  and  thus  he  is  closely  associated  with 
the  material,  social,  political  and  moral  progress  of  the  community  in  which  he 
makes  his  home. 


WALTER  C.   GREGG. 


Walter  C.  Gregg,  who  for  twenty-one  years  has  been  connected  with  the 
lumber  trade  at  Hoquiam  and  is  now  sales  manager  with  the  Eureka  Cedar 
Lumber  &  Shingle  Mill  Company,  was  born  at  West  Brownsville,  Pennsyl- 
vania, in  1870,  a  son  of  Elmer  and  Elizabeth  Hannah  (Cock)  Gregg,  who  were 
also  natives  of  the  Keystone  state.  The  father  was  engaged  in  the  lumber 
business  and  in  boat  building  on  the  Monongahela  river,  and  while  spending  his 
youthful  days  in  that  locality  Walter  C.  Gregg  obtained  a  public  school  educa- 
tion. 

He  was  a  young  man  of  twenty-three  years  when  in  1893  ^^^  came  to  Wash- 
ington, making  his  way  to  Seattle,  but  after  a  few  weeks  he  removed  to  Kent, 
where  he  resided  until  he  established  his  home  in  Hoquiam  in  1895.  Through- 
out the  entire  period  of  his  connection  with  business  affairs  he  has  been  in- 
terested in  the  lumber  business.  He  was  first  employed  by  the  Northwestern 
Lumber  Company  of  Hoquiam  in  the  mill  and  afterward  was  made  foreman 
of  their  box  factory  and  still  later  became  salesman,  so  continuing  until  the 
1st  of  June,  191 1,  when  he  entered  the  employ  of  the  Eureka  Cedar  Lumber 
&  Shingle  Mill  Company,  of  which  he  is  now  sales  manager.  This  company 
was  incorporated  in  1910,  with  A.  L.  Matheson  as  the  first  president,  Robert 
Poison  as  vice  president  and  C.  W.  Hodgdon  as  secretary.  Their  mills  are  of 
modern  construction  and  equipment,  being  supplied  with  the  latest  improved 
machinery,  and  the  capacity  is  one  hundred  twenty-five  thousand  feet  of  lum- 
ber and  four  hundred  thousand  shingles  daily.  They  use  the  fir  and  cedar 
timber  supplied  by  the  Poison  Logging  Company.  The  present  officers  of  the 
Eureka  Cedar  Lumber  &  Shingle  Mill  Company  are:  Robert  Poison,  presi- 
dent ;  Alexander  Poison,  vice  president ;  J.  C.  Shaw,  treasurer ;  C.  W.  Hodgdon, 
secretary;  and  A.  L.  Matheson,  manager.  They  are  now  increasing  their  dry 
kiln  capacity  by  the  building  of  three  new  kilns  and  they  are  developing  their 
plant  to  a  high  efficiency  standard.  The  business  has  reached  extensive  pro- 
portions and  they  employ  one  hundred  and  thirty  men. 

In  1897  Mr.  Gregg  was  married  in  Hoquiam  to  Miss  E.  Grace  Ogden,  who 
was  born  in  Maryland,  and  they  have  two  children,  Grace  A.  and  Edward  E. 
Mrs.  Gregg  is  a  member  of  the  Daughters  of  the  American  Revolution.  Mr. 
Gregg  belongs  to  the  Benevolent  Protective  Order  of  Elks  and  his  religious 
faith  is  that  of  the  Episcopal  church,  while  in  his  political  views  he  is  a  repub- 
lican. He  is  interested  in  all  that  pertains  to  the  material,  intellectual,  social 
and  moral  progress  of  the  community,  his  influence  being  ever  on  the  side  of 


482  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

advancement.  Hoquiam  numbers  him  as  one  of  her  very  active  young  business 
men,  a  representative  of  that  class  of  citizens  whose  recognition  and  utiHzation 
of  opportunities  lead  to  most  substantial  results  and  public  benefit. 


ELBERT  F.  BLAINE. 


The  progress  of  a  city  depends  not  so  much  upon  its  machinery  of  government 
or  even  upon  the  men  who  fill  its  public  offices  as  upon  the  loyal  support  of  all  of 
its  citizens  and  their  recognition  and  utilization  of  the  opportunities  which  come 
for  the  upbuilding  of  the  city.  Prominently  in  this  connection  should  be  men- 
tioned Elbert  F.  Blaine,  for  thirty  years  a  resident  of  Seattle,  during  which 
period  he  has  done  much  to  further  its  welfare  and  upbuilding.  He  has  devoted 
much  of  his  life  to  the  practice  of  law,  and  each  forward  step  he  has  made  has 
brought  him  a  broader  outlook  and  wider  opportunities. 

He  is  separated  by  the  width  of  the  continent  from  his  birthplace,  being  a 
native  of  Romulus,  Seneca  county,  New  York.  His  natal  day  was  June  26,  1857, 
and  he  is  descended  from  Scotch-Irish  ancestry,  the  Blaine  family  having  been 
founded  in  Pennsylvania  long  prior  to  the  war  which  brought  independence  to 
the  nation.  His  great-grandfather  was  a  resident  of  Milton,  Pennsylvania,  and 
it  was  there  that  his  grandfather  and  his  father  were  born.  The  grandfather 
removed  with  his  family  to  New  York  when  the  father,  James  Blaine,  was  a 
little  lad  of  four  summers.  The  latter  became  a  farmer  and  in  the  community 
in  which  he  lived  his  sterling  worth  of  character  won  for  him  high  regard.  His 
fellow  townsmen,  appreciative  of  his  worth  and  ability,  called  him  frequently  to 
offices  of  honor  and  trust.  He  did  not  hold  membership  in  any  church,  yet  his 
influence  was  on  the  side  of  moral  progress  and  was  a  factor  in  the  substantial 
development  of  his  community.  He  wedded  Amanda  Depue,  a  native  of  New 
York,  and  unto  them  were  born  eleven  children.  Both  parents  reached  a  ripe 
old  age,  the  father  dying  in  1893,  at  the  age  of  seventy-eight,  while  the  mother 
passed  away  in  her  eighty-third  year. 

During  his  student  days  Elbert  F.  Blaine  attended  the  Northwestern  Indiana 
Normal  School  at  Valparaiso,  and,  having  determined  upon  the  practice  of  law 
as  a  life  wqrk,  began  studying  in  the  Union  Law  School  at  Albany,  New  York, 
being  graduated  therefrom  with  the  class  of  1882.  He  was  admitted  to  practice 
in  the  courts  of  the  Empire  state  and  afterward  removed  to  Huron,  South  Dakota, 
and  later  to  Minnesota.  He  remained  in  the  middle  west  until  1884,  when  he 
took  up  his  abode  in  Tacoma,  Washington.  The  following  year,  however,  he 
arrived  in  Seattle  and  took  charge  of  the  old  Michigan  sawmill  at  Belltown.  On 
the  ist  of  January,  1886,  however,  he  resumed  the  practice  of  law,  forming  a 
partnership  with  Hon.  John  J.  McGilvra,  one  of  the  distinguished  members  of 
the  Seattle  bar.  Their  partnership  association  continued  for  several  years  and 
their  clientage  became  extensive  and  important.  They  admitted  a  third  partner, 
Lee  DeVries,  and  when  some  time  afterward  Mr.  McGilvra  withdrew,  the  firm 
name  was  changed  to  Blaine  &  DeVries,  that  relation  continuing  until  1899. 

In  connection  with  his  professional  career  a  contemporary  writer  has  said: 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  483 

"During  Mr.  Blaine's  early  practice  of  law  no  case  was  too  small  or  unimportant 
for  his  consideration.  However  small  the  case  he  never  neglected  it,  his  motto 
being  that  whatever  one  undertakes  to  do,  do  well.  When  he  had  determined  that 
his  client  was  on  the  side  of  right,  he  would  never  give  up  until  he  had  employed 
every  honorable  means  in  his  power  to  establish  his  position.  He  thus  won  a 
reputation  as  a  painstaking,  thorough  and  capable  lawyer,  and  by  degrees  the 
practice  of  the  firm  increased  until  the  time  and  energy  of  its  members  were 
taxed  to  the  utmost.  Through  the  influence  of  the  late  Arthur  A.  Denny,  a  very 
large  clientage  was  secured  from  the  old  settlers  of  the  city  of  Seattle  and  it 
fell  to  their  lot  to  administer  many  of  their  estates.  In  the  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession, Mr.  Blaine  says  he  was  successful  in  a  degree  greater  than  he  ever 
dreamed  he  would  be,  and  his  ability  as  a  lawyer  is  indicated  by  the  fact  of  the 
few  cases  lost  to  the  many  won  for  his  clients,  and  the  legal  business  entrusted  to 
his  care  for  many  years  has  been  of  the  most  important  character." 

Aside  from  his  law  practice  Mr.  Blaine  became  actively  interested  in  real-estate 
operations.  In  1899  he  joined  Charles  L.  Denny  in  organizing  the  Denny-Blaine 
Land  Company.  They  practically  took  charge  of  the  large  interests  of  the  Hon. 
Arthur  A.  Denny  and  after  his  death  continued  to  manage  the  estate,  of  which 
Mr.  Blaine  became  the  attorney.  He  was  also  instrumental  in  reorganizing  the 
Yakima  Investment  Company,  the  property  being  acquired  by  the  Washington 
Irrigation  Company,  and  since  that  time  he  has  given  much  of  his  attention  to 
the  control  of  its  interests,  the  firm  operating  the  Grant  street  car  line  for  a 
number  of  years.  The  Denny-Blaine  Company  has  purchased  and  improved  a 
number  of  tracts  of  land,  including  the  Denny-Blaine  Lake  Park,  one  of  the  finest 
additions  to  Seattle. 

In  1882  Mr.  Blaine  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Minerva  Stone,  who  was 
born  in  Seneca,  New  York,  a  daughter  of  John  R.  Stone  of  that  county  and  a 
representative  of  one  of  the  old  American  families.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Blaine  now 
have  a  son,  James  Arthur.  Their  home  is  in  the  Denny-Blaine  Lake  Park  and 
is  a  most  commodious  and  attractive  residence,  justly  celebrated  for  its  warm- 
hearted hospitality  as  well  as  for  the  beauty  of  the  architecture  and  its  tasteful 
furnishings. 

Mrs.  Blaine  belongs  to  Epiphany  Episcopal  church  and  to  it  Mr.  Blaine  is  a 
generous  contributor.  He  has  been  the  champion  of  the  Washington  State 
University  and  has  done  much  for  its  upbuilding.  As  president  of  the  board  of 
park  commissioners  of  Seattle  he  has  done  much  to  secure  from  the  city  council 
large  appropriations  for  the  development  of  the  magnificent  park  and  boulevard 
system.  Important  and  extensive  as  have  been,  his  professional  and  business 
activities,  he  has  ever  found  time  to  cooperate  in  measures  relating  to  the  general 
good.  The  perpetual  record  established  by  the  consensus  of  opinion  on  the  part 
of  his  fellowmen  is  that  Mr.  Blaine  has  been  a  most  valued  resident  of  Seattle 
and  throughout  the  city  he  is  spoken  of  in  terms  of  admiration  and  respect.  His 
life  has  been  so  varied  in  its  activity,  so  honorable  in  its  purpose,  so  far-reaching 
and  beneficial  in  its  effects,  that  it  has  become  an  integral  part  of  the  history  of 
the  state.  He  has  exerted  an  immeasurable  influence  through  his  business  enter- 
prises and  professional  interests;  in  social  circles  by  reason  of  a  charming  per- 
sonality and  unfeigned  cordiality,  and  in  politics  by  reason  of  his  public  spirit 
and  devotion  to  the  general  good.     He  is  a  representative  of  that  useful  and 


484  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

helpful  type  of  men  whose  ambitions  and  desires  are  centered  and  directed  in 
those  channels  through  which  flow  the  greatest  and  most  permanent  good  to  the 
greatest  number,  and  he  has  been  helpful  in  bringing  about  those  purifying  and 
wholesome  reforms  which  have  been  gradually  growing  in  the  political,  municipal 
and  social  life  of  the  city. 


CALVIN  J.  CARR. 


On  the  roster  of  county  officials  in  Pierce  county  appears  the  name  of  Calvin 
J.  Carr,  who  is  now  occupying  the  position  of  treasurer  and  is  a  faithful  custo- 
dian of  the  public  funds,  discharging  his  duties  with  a  sense  of  conscientious 
obligation  that  makes  his  record  a  most  commendable  one.  He  is  one  of  Ta- 
coma's  native  sons,  born  February  8,  1879.  His  father,  Howard  Carr,  a  native 
of  Indiana,  was  born  in  1846  and  was  a  son  of  Job  Carr,  a  native  of  New  Jer- 
sey, who  became  a  pioneer  resident  of  Indiana  and  was  afterward  the  first 
settler  of  old  Tacoma.  He  was  a  grandson  of  Caleb  Carr,  who  became  the 
first  governor  of  Rhode  Island  after  the  union  of  the  original  thirteen  states 
was  consummated.  Howard  Carr,  father  of  Calvin  J.  Carr,  became  a  successful 
real  estate  dealer  and  was  one  of  the  active  builders  of  Tacoma.  He  also  occu- 
pied a  position  of  leadership  in  other  connections,  working  earnestly  for  the 
political  progress  and  civic  betterment  of  this  city.  A  Civil  war  veteran,  he 
served  as  a  private  in  the  Nineteenth  Massachusetts  Infantry  throughout  the 
period  of  hostilities  between  the  north  and  the  south  and  afer  being  captured 
was  incarcerated  in  Libby  and  Andersonville  prisons.  In  days  of  peace  he  was 
equally  loyal  to  his  country  and  further  public  progress  in  every  possible  way. 
His  death  occurred  in  North  Yakima,  W'ashington,  December  12,  1891.  His 
wife,  who  bore  the  maiden  name  of  Jane  Elizabeth  Bradley,  was  a  daughter  of 
John  Bradley,  one  of  the  old-time  pioneers  of  Tacoma  who  originally  located 
near  Fort  Steilacoom,  where  his  daughter,  Jane  E.,  was  born. 

Calvin  J.  Carr  entered  the  public  schools  of  Tacoma  at  the  usual  age  and 
passed  through  consecutive  grades  to  the  high  school,  completing  his  course 
therein  with  the  class  of  1897.  He  afterward  attended  the  Tacoma  Business 
College,  thus  qualifying  for  fife's  practical  and  responsible  duties.  He  made 
his  initial  step  in  the  business  world  as  clerk  in  a  grocery  house  and  afterward 
engaged  in  the  accounting  business  for  fourteen  years.  In  November,  191 2,  he 
was  elected  to  the  office  of  county  treasurer  for  a  term  of  four  years,  expiring 
in  January,  1917.  In  poHtics  he  has  always  been  a  republican  and  is  a  most 
active  and  earnest  worker  for  the  party's  interest,  doing  everything  in  his  power 
to  promote  its  growth  and  insure  its  success. 

On  the  1st  of  January,  1907,  Mr.  Carr  was  married  to  Miss  Emma  M 
!Marschke,  a  native  of  Wisconsin  and  a  daughter  of  August  Marschke,  who  was 
a  native  of  Germany.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Carr  have  two  children,  Roy  and  Max- 
well, who  are  with  their  parents  at  No.  514  North  Ains worth  street.  The 
religious  faith  of  the  family  is  that  of  the  Methodist  church,  and  Mr.  Carr  also 
holds  membership  in  various  fraternal  and  social  organizations.  He  is  a  prom- 
inent Mason,  having  taken  the  degrees  of  the  commandery  in  the  York  Rite, 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  485 

of  the  consistory  in  the  Scottish  Rite  and  he  is  Hkewise  a  member  of  the  Mystic 
Shrine.  He  is  a  past  master  of  Evergreen  Lodge,  No.  51,  F.  &  A.  M.,  and 
he  belongs  also  to  the  Benevolent  Protective  Order  of  Elks.  He  is  a  member 
of  Chinook  Tribe  of  Red  Men  and  of  Camp  No.  5208,  M.  W.  A.,  and  he  be- 
longs to  the  National  Union,  the  Royal  Arcanum,  the  Druids,  the  Owls  and  the 
Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows.  All  these,  however,  are  side  issues  to  his 
main  interest,  which  now  centers  in  his  official  duties,  and  in  addition  to  serving 
as  treasurer  of  Pierce  county  he  is  also  treasurer  of  the  board  of  education  of 
Tacoma.  He  is  at  present  a  candidate  for  the  office  of  state  treasurer.  He  is  a 
most  faithful  public  official  who  has  carefully  systematized  the  work  of  the 
office,  the  duties  of  which  he  discharges  with  marked  promptness  and  fidelity, 
making  his  record  a  most  commendable  one. 


JAMES  A.   ROBERTSON. 

James  A.  Robertson,  mayor  of  Edmonds  and  well  known  in  the  business 
circles  of  his  city  as  a  capable  and  successful  contractor,  was  born  in  Aber- 
deen, Scotland,  August  12,  1847,  a  son  of  John  and  Janet  (McPherson)  Rob- 
ertson, who  were  also  natives  of  the  land  of  hills  and  heather.  They  pursued 
their  education  in  schools  of  their  native  country  and  in  later  life  the  father 
became  a  well  known  farmer  there,  but  died  when  his  son,  James  A.  Robertson, 
was  a  small  child.  The  mother  afterward  came  to  America,  first  settling  in 
New  York,  but  her  last  days  were  spent  in  Bloomingdale,  Michigan,  where 
she  passed  away  in  1893,  at  the  age  of  seventy-six  years.  In  their  family  were 
two  children. 

James  A.  Robertson,  the  younger,  attended  the  schools  of  Churchill,  New 
York,  in  his  boyhood  days  and  afterward  engaged  in  farm  work  there.  When 
eighteen  years  of  age  he  removed  westward  to  Chicago  and  later  went  to  Mich- 
igan, where  he  took  up  farm  lands  in  Van  Buren  county,  residing  there  until 
1896,  when  he  came  to  Washington  and  took  up  contracting  in  Seattle,  but  he 
did  not  dispose  of  his  farm  in  Michigan  until  1908.  In  that  year  he  went  to 
Edmonds  and  built  the  high  school,  also  securing  the  contract  for  a  number  of 
residences.  He  has  since  erected  many  of  the  fine  buildings  of  the  city  and 
on  every  hand  are  seen  evidences  of  his  skill  and  handiwork.  He  has  made 
school  buildings  a  specialty  and  some  of  the  more  important  ones  that  he  has 
erected  are:  high  school,  Edmonds,  high  school,  Eagle  Harbor  and  Brighton 
Beach  school,  Seattle.  He  also  built  the  Mines  building  at  the  Seattle  exposi- 
tion. He  has  lived  to  enjoy  the  fruits  of  his  labor  in  the  attainment  of  a  very 
substantial  competence. 

On  the  1st  of  December,  1888,  Mr.  Robertson  was  united  in  marriage  in 
Superior,  Wisconsin,  to  Miss  Mary  J.  Dillon,  who  came  from  Ireland  with  rel- 
atives when  twelve  years  of  age.  Mrs.  Robertson  is  a  daughter  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  John  Dillon.  They  never  came  to  this  country  and  both  are  now  de- 
ceased. Fraternally  Mr.  Robertson  is  connected  with  the  Masons  and  the  Odd 
Fellows.  In  politics  he  maintains  an  independent  course,  exercising  his  right 
of   franchise  according  to  the  dictates  of  his  judgment,  and  in  April,  1916,  he 


486  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

was  elected  to  the  office  of  mayor  of  Edmonds  for  one  year.  On  December  5, 
1916,  he  was  reelected  for  a  two-year  term.  He  studies  closely  the  needs  and 
conditions  of  the  city  and  puts  forth  every  effort  to  advance  municipal  welfare 
and  uphold  civic  standards.  He  is  proving  a  popular  mayor  and  one  whose 
work  is  directly  beneficial  to  the  community.  In  his  business  career,  too,  his 
course  has  been  marked  by  steady  progress,  for  when  a  lad  in  his  teens  he  be- 
gan to  earn  his  living  by  working  as  a  farm  hand,  and  whatever  success  he  has 
since  enjoyed  has  been  attributable  entirely  to  his  own  efforts. 


HERMAN  L.  HANSEN. 


Herman  L.  Hansen  has  recently  retired  from  the  office  of  county  assessor  and 
is  recognized  as  a  leader  in  local  republican  circles  in  Jefferson  county.  He  has 
also  been  identified  with  its  commercial  interests  and  in  various  connections  has 
contributed  to  the  upbuilding  and  development  of  Port  Townsend  and  the  sur- 
rounding district.  He  was  born  in  Oldenburg,  Holstein,  Germany,  January  24. 
1869.  His  father,  Frederick  Hansen,  a  native  of  that  country,  came  to  America 
and  settled  at  Davenport,  Iowa.  He  was  a  minister  of  the  Lutheran  church  and 
devoted  the  greater  part  of  his  life  to  preaching  the  gospel,  his  death  occurring  in 
Port  Townsend,  December  28,  1915,  when  he  had  reached  the  age  of  seventy-two 
years.  He  had  for  almost  a  quarter  of  a  century  been  a  resident  of  Port  Town- 
send  and  his  genuine  worth  had  endeared  him  to  his  fellow  citizens.  His  wife, 
who  in  her  maidenhood  was  Johanna  Myhart,  was  born  in  Germany  and  passed 
away  in  Port  Townsend,  August  17,  1914,  when  sixty-nine  years  of  age.  She  was 
the  mother  of  four  children :  Freda,  the  wife  of  Otto  Sorge.  living  at  Port  Town- 
send;  Herman  L. ;  John  C,  county  commissioner  of  Clallam  county  and  a  resident 
of  Port  Angeles;  and  Ella,  who  died  in  Portland,  Oregon,  in  November,  191 1,  at 
the  age  of  thirty-four  years. 

Pursuing  his  education  in  the  schools  of  the  fatherland,  Herman  L.  Hansen 
was  graduated  from  the  high  school  at  Oldenburg.  He  then  accompanied  his 
parents  to  the  new  world  and  was  first  employed  at  farm  work.  It  was  his  purpose 
to  study  and  learn  the  English  language  and  he  availed  himself  of  every  opportu- 
nity to  acquaint  himself  with  the  speech  and  customs  of  the  people  among  whom 
his  life  was  now  cast.  After  two  years  devoted  to  farm  work  he  secured  employ- 
ment in  a  retail  mercantile  establishment  at  Earlville,  Iowa,  and  has  followed  com- 
mercial lines  almost  continuously  since.  He  came  to  Washington  in  the  fall  of 
1888,  settling  first  at  Spokane,  where  he  was  employed  by  the  firm  of  O.  B.  Nelson 
&  Company,  proprietors  of  the  largest  grocery  establishment  of  that  city.  There 
he  remained  until  1891,  when  the  family  removed  to  Port  Townsend,  his  father 
becoming  pastor  of  the  German  Lutheran  church.  He  also  preached  for  the  Scan- 
dinavian church  at  Port  Townsend,  being  thoroughly  conversant  with  the  Scandi- 
navian languages  as  well  as  with  his  native  tongue.  He  was  a  man  of  very  liberal 
education,  being  graduated  from  the  University  of  Kiel.  His  work  therefore  was 
an  important  element  in  the  moral  progress  of  the  district  in  which  he  lived. 

After  the  removal  of  the  family  to  Port  Townsend,  Herman  L.  Hansen  engaged 
in  the  retail  grocery  business  in  a  most  successful  manner  until   1893.     He  then 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  487 

removed  his  stock  to  Tacoma,  where  he  conducted  a  grocery  store  until  1900,  and 
while  there  he  was  a  member  of  the  city  council,  representing  the  fourth  ward, 
being  the  first  republican  ever  elected  to  the  office  from  the  time  the  city  was  estab- 
lished. For  eight  years  he  continued  as  a  member  of  the  city  council,  a  fact  which 
indicates  his  marked  fidelity  to  duty  and  his  capable  service  in  behalf  of  civic  inter- 
ests. At  length  he  disposed  of  his  business  in  Tacoma  and  removed  to  Payette, 
Idaho,  where  he  engaged  in  farming  for  two  years.  He  then  disposed  of  his  land 
in  that  state  and  returned  to  Port  Townsend,  after  which  he  entered  the  employ 
of  Waterman  &  Katz,  pioneer  merchants,  with  whom  he  remained  until  1910.  He 
was  afterward  with  the  firm  of  Jones  &  Crouten  for  three  years,  at  the  end  of 
which  time  he  was  elected  to  the  office  of  county  assessor  and  while  acting  in  that 
capacity  he  served  for  a  part  of  the  time  as  city  councilman.  In  fact  he  continued 
in  that  position  for  tv/o  years  in  Tacoma  and  six  years  in  Port  Townsend,  his  term 
of  office  expiring  January  4,  1916.  In  politics  he  has  always  been  a  republican  and 
has  ever  manifested  deep  and  active  interest  in  political  and  civic  matters.  In  19O0 
he  purchased  thirty  acres  of  land  located  in  the  northeastern  section  of  the  city, 
near  Fort  Worden.  This  he  improved  for  farming  purposes  and  has  since  culti- 
vated the  tract.  It  is  one  of  the  few  pieces  of  land  within  the  city  limits  being  used 
for  agricultural  purposes.  His  farm  is  stocked  with  pure  bred  Holstein  cattle  and 
his  is  one  of  the  prize  dairy  ranches  in  this  section  of  the  state. 

On  the  21  st  of  March,  1892,  Mr.  Hansen  was  married  in  Earlville,  Iowa,  to 
Miss  Mary  Schrader,  who  was  there  born,  her  parents  having  settled  there  as 
pioneers  in  1864.  Her  father,  Charles  Schrader,  is  now  deceased,  but  her  mother, 
Mrs.  Freda  Schrader,  is  still  living  and  makes  her  home  vvith  her  daughter  in  Port 
Townsend.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hansen  have  become  the  parents  of  seven  children: 
Viola,  Ruth,  Marjorie,  Louis,  Harry,  Frederick  and  Eleanor.  Mr.  Hansen  holds 
membership  with  the  Elks  lodge  of  Tacoma  and  he  was  made  a  Mason  in  Port 
Townsend  Lodge,  No.  22,  F.  &  A.  M.  He  also  belongs  to  the  Woodmen  of  the 
World  and  to  the  Yeomen  and  his  religious  faith  is  that  of  the  Lutheran  church. 
He  is  widely  and  favorably  known  in  Jefferson  county,  where  he  has  a  large  circle 
of  warm  friends. 


HARRY  COBB  LORD. 


Harry  Cobb  Lord,  marine  engineer  and  now  United  States  boiler  inspector  at 
Seattle,  was  born  in  San  Francisco,  California,  June  6,  1855.  His  father,  Donald 
Ross  Lord,  was  a  native  of  Ellsworth,  Maine,  and  first  came  to  the  Puget  Sound 
country  in  1852,  settling  at  Port  Gamble,  Washington,  where  he  was  employed  by 
the  Puget  Mill  Company  in  the  capacity  of  millwright.  In  1855  he  went  to  San 
Francisco  but  returned  to  Port  Gamble  in  1857  ^"^  remained  on  the  Sound  and 
in  the  Pacific  northwest  until  death  called  him  in  1908.  His  wife,  who  bore  the 
maiden  name  of  Sarah  Rose,  was  a  native  of  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania,  and  came 
to  the  Pacific  coast  by  way  of  the  isthmus  of  l^aricn.  locating  in  San  Francisco 
in  1853.  She  taught  school  for  a  time  and  then  went  to  Port  Gamble,  where  she 
became  the  wife  of  Mr.  Lord  in  1854.     Her  death  occurred  in  1906. 

Harry  C.  Lord  attended  the  common  schools  of  Seattle  and  spent  one  term 
in  the  University  of  Washington.     When  a  small  boy  he  worked  as  "devil"  on 


488  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

the  first  newspaper  published  in  Seattle  and  in  1867,  when  twelve  years  of  age, 
he  shipped  as  cabin  boy  on  the  sailing  revenue  cutter  Joseph  Lane.     In   1869 
he  ran  a  planer  in  Yesler's  new  mill  and  in  1870  he  ran  away  to  sea,  shipping 
on  sailing  vessels.     In  1871  he  became  engineer  on  the  steamer  Phantom  on  Lake 
Washington,  afterward  was  employed  on  the  Clara  on  Lake  Union  and  still  later 
on  the   Chehalis   on   Lake   Washington.      His   next   service   was   in    railroading 
between  Lake  Union  and  the  foot  of  Pike  street,  and  in  1873  he  accepted  the  posi- 
tion as  engineer  in  a  Tacoma  mill.     When  he  left  that  employ  he  became  con- 
nected with  the  Oregon  &  California  Railroad  and  then  went  to  Astoria  where  he 
did  work  on  pile  drivers  and  hoisting  engines  at  Astoria,  Oregon.     In  1875  he 
returned  to  Seattle  and  accepted  the  position  of  fireman  on  the  steamer  Beaver, 
while  later  he  was  engineer  on  the  Success,  having  obtained  the  first  marine 
engineer's  license  on  the  22d  of  February,   1876.     The  Success  plied  between 
Seattle  and  Port  Blakeley  and  he  left  that  ship  to  take  charge  of  the  bunkers  of 
the  Renton  Coal  Company  at  Seattle.    He  was  afterward  with  the  steamer  GoHah 
at  Port  Gamble  as  assistant  engineer  and  then  on  the  steamer  Yakima  and  after- 
ward on  the  steamer  Favorite  of  Port  Gamble  as  chief  engineer.     He  returned 
to  the  Goliah  as  assistant,  then  to  the  new  steamer  Daisy  as  engineer,  was  after- 
ward on  the  Chehalis  and  then  returned  to  the  Goliah  as  chief  engineer,  so  continu- 
ing until  June,  1881,  when  the  boat  was  damaged  by  fire.    He  joined  the  steamer 
George  E.  Starr  as  assistant  engineer  and  in  1882  became  assistant  engineer  on 
the  United  States  steamer  Shubrick  and  was  promoted  to  chief  engineer  in  June, 
1882.     That  vessel  was  sold  in  1886  and  four  months  of  that  year  Mr.  Lord 
spent  as  engineer  on  the  Columbia  Bar  tug  Astoria.    He  then  went  to  the  United 
States  engineer's   steamer,   General   H.    G.   Wright,   at  Yaquina   Bay,   Oregon, 
after  which  he  returned  to  lighthouse  service  September  5,  1887,  ^s  chief  engineer 
on  the  United  States  steamship  Manzanita.     After  five  years  spent  in  that  con- 
nection he  was  detached  and  sent  to  New  York  on  the  5th  of  September,  1892, 
to  become  chief  engineer  of  the  new  tender.  Columbine,  which  he  brought  around 
to  Portland,  Oregon,  by  way  of  the  Straits  of  Magellan.     He  was  upon  that  vessel 
for  eight  years,  when  he  was  detached  to  supervise  the  entire  construction  of 
the    Heather    at    the    yards    of    the    Moran    Brothers    Company.      The    vessel 
was    completed    in    two    years    and    five    months    and    Mr.    Lord    became    her 
chief  engineer  in   1903.     In  September  of  that  year  he  resigned  to  accept  the 
position  of  assistant  inspector  of  boilers  at  Seattle  and  held  that  position  for 
twelve  years,  when  he  was  promoted  to  United  States  local  inspector  on  the  ist 
of  September,  191 5.     In  the  beginning  of  his  career  as  a  marine  engineer,  which 
was  his  life's  work  until  twelve  years  ago,  the  means  for  successful  work  were 
very  primitive  compared  with  the  present.     Volumes  could  be  written  on  the 
various  changes  which  have  taken  place  since  Mr.  Lord  made  his  initial  step  in 
connection  with  marine  engineering. 

Mr.  Lord  has  been  twice  married.  On  the  5th  of  July,  i88t,  at  Goldendale, 
Washington,  he  wedded  Miss  Sarah  Abbie  Houghton,  daughter  of  J.  S.  Houghton. 
For  his  second  wife  he  chose  Aliss  Hermina  F.  Chapman,  a  daughter  of  Dr.  J.  A. 
Chapman,  of  Portland,  Oregon,  the  marriage  ceremony  being  performed  in  Van- 
couver, British  Columbia,  April  26,  1913.  Mr.  Lord  has  a  daughter,  Rose  Stand- 
ish.  who  is  now  the  wife  of  Giles  A.  Simons.  In  politics  Mr.  Lord  is  an 
independent   republican   and    fraternally   he   is    connected    with    the    Benevolent 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  489 

Protective  Order  of  Elks.  There  is  no  phase  of  engineering  or  of  marine  expe- 
rience in  the  Puget  Sound  country  with  which  he  is  not  famiUar  and  he  relates 
many  interesting  incidents  of  development  along  this  line  and  personal  experiences 
which  are  well  worth  the  hearing. 


ROBERT  FORBES. 


Robert  Forbes  of  Bellingham,  manager  of  all  the  Alaskan  canneries  of  the 
Pacific  American  Fisheries  Company,  was  born  at  Port  Lavaca,  Texas,  March 
7,  1859,  a  son  of  Robert  Mitchell  and  Mary  Jane  Forbes.  He  pursued' his  educa- 
tion in  private  schools  to  the  age  of  seventeen  years  and"  then  went  to  Galveston, 
Texas,  where  he  made  his  initial  step  in  the  business  world  as  a  shipping  clerk 
for  a  wholesale  grocery  house,  in  which  he  was  afterward  made  bill  clerk.  When 
he  left  that  position  he  became  station  agent  at  Caldwell,  Texas,  under  Oscar  G. 
Murray  of  the  Gulf,  Colorado  &  Santa  Fe  Railway,  acting  in  that  capacity  until 
1883,  when  he  went  to  Galveston,  Texas,  where  he  conducted  a  brokerage  business 
on  his  account  until  1886. 

It  was  in  that  year  that  Mr.  Forbes  arrived  in  the  northwest  and  throughout 
all  the  intervening  years  to  the  present  has  been  connected  with  the  fishery  indus- 
try, which  is  one  of  the  important  sources  of  wealth  to  this  section  of  the  country. 
He  went  to  Astoria,  Oregon,  where  he  engaged  in  the  fishing  business  in  partner- 
ship with  a  Finn.  They  purchased  a  boat  and  a  year  later  bought  another  boat, 
but  in  1890  Mr.  Forbes  sold  his  business  there  and  removed  to  Aberdeen,  where 
he  started  a  clam  cannery  and  also  engaged  in  marketing  salt  and  fresh  fish  until 
1897,  when  he  sold  the  business  there  and  organized  the  Co-operative  Salmon 
Cannery  which,  however,  existed  for  but  a  year.  He  then  purchased  the  wreck 
of  the  Co-operative  Company  and  formed  what  is  now  known  as  the  Grays 
Harbor  Packing  Company  for  the  packing  of  salmon.  Of  this  company  he  was 
president  for  two  years,  at  the  end  of  which  time  he  disposed  of  his  interests 
to  the  Porter  Fish  Company  and  went  to  Chilkoot,  Alaska,  where  he  organized 
the  Chilkoot  Packing  Company  for  the  conduct  of  a  salmon  cannery.  Of  this 
company  he  was  also  president  and  manager  and  so  continued  until  1902,  when 
he  sold  out  to  the  Pacific  Packing  &  Navigation  Company.  He  then  went  to 
Siberia,  Russia,  for  the  purpose  of  investigating  the  salmon  industry  in  that 
country  but  after  nine  months  was  forced  to  leave  on  account  of  the  outbreak 
of  the  war  and  returned  to  Aberdeen,  Washington,  where  by  purchase  he  again 
gained  control  of  the  Grays  Harbor  Packing  Company.  He  continued  as  its 
president  and  manager  until  1906,  when  he  sold  out  to  the  Elmore  Packing 
Company  of  Astoria,  Oregon,  and  accepted  the  position  of  superintendent  of 
one  of  the  canneries  of  the  Pacific  American  Fisheries  Company  at  Chilkoot, 
on  the  Lynn  canal,  Alaska.  After  two  years  in  that  position  he  built  for  his 
company  its  new  plant  at  Excursion  Inlet,  Alaska,  and  in  1914  he  was  advanced 
to  the  position  of  general  manager  of  all  the  Alaskan  canneries  of  the  Pacific 
American  Fisheries  Company,  consisting  of  five  plants.  It  is  safe  to  say  that 
there  is  no  feature  of  the  salmon  canning  trade  from  the  equipment  of  the 
boats  until  the  canned  product  is  put  upon  the  market  with  which  Mr.  Forbes 


490  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

is  not  familiar.  His  long  experience  has  gained  him  a  broad  knowledge  and  his 
marked  ability  has  enabled  him  to  successfully  solve  many  important  problems 
of  the  trade  resulting  in  economical  management  and  wise  control. 

In  August,  1896,  Mr.  Forbes  was  married  in  Ocosta,  Washington,  to  Miss 
Lizzie  Heisler,  and  they  have  three  children ;  Robert  W.,  twenty  years  of  age, 
who  is  now  a  sergeant  in  the  Ninth  Company,  Coast  Artillery;  John  H.,  ten 
years  of  age  and  a  public  school  pupil;  and  Richard  T.,  three  years  of  age. 

Mr.  Forbes  is  a  Mason  and  an  Elk  and  gives  his  political  allegiance  to  the 
republican  party,  but  honors  and  emoluments  of  office  have  no  attraction  for  him 
as  he  prefers  to  concentrate  his  energies  upon  his  business  affairs.  Step  by  step 
he  has  advanced,  becoming  connected  at  each  point  with  larger  and  more  im- 
portant interests,  and  today  he  is  one  of  the  foremost  representatives  of  the 
canning  industry  in  Alaska. 


ISAAC  JENNINGS. 

Fort3'-six  years  have  passed  since  Isaac  Jennings,  now  deceased,  took 
up  his  abode  in  Washington  and  through  the  period  of  his  active  connectian 
with  the  state  he  was  helpfully  associated  with  its  upbuilding  and  progress.  He 
was  of  Quaker  descent  and  was  born  in  New  Jersey,  December  28,  1834.  He 
was  still  a  resident  of  the  east  when  in  1866,  in  New  Jersey,  he  wedded  Miss  Mar- 
garet James  and  they  became  the  parents  of  seven  children:  Miss  Linda  and  Miss 
Martha,  at  home ;  Mrs.  Dan  O'Leary,  living  in  Seattle ;  Mrs.  Robert  Berry,  at 
Bellingham;  Mrs.  Bert  Iddins,  also  of  Bellingham;  and  William  and  Lewis,  who 
remain  upon  the  home  farm. 

It  was  in  the  year  1871  that  Mr.  Jennings  removed  with  his  family  from 
the  Atlantic  coast  to  the  Pacific.  He  made  the  journey  westward  by  train  to 
San  Francisco  and  thence  proceeded  northward  on  the  lumber  boat  Forest  Queen 
to  Seattle.  He  had  previously  been  a  resident  of  Burlington,  New  Jersey.  In 
February,  1871,  he  reached  Washington  and  after  spending  a  few  weeks  on 
Whidbey  island  he  settled  in  Skagit  county  near  La  Conner,  where  he  took  up 
a  homestead,  afterward  securing  a  patent  to  the  property  from  President  Grant. 
He  had  to  dike  the  land  before  he  could  improve  it  to  any  extent.  Later  he 
took  up  another  homestead  and  to  his  property  holdings  added  by  purchase,  this 
place  being  situated  a  mile  south  of  his  original  location.  On  his  second  farm 
he  built  a  comfortable  residence  and  continued  the  further  work  of  development 
and  improvement  there.  He  had  several  hundred  acres  of  land,  in  the  midst 
of  which  he  erected  fine  buildings,  and  in  addition  to  carrying  on  general  farm- 
ing he  engaged  quite  extensively  in  the  raising  of  beef  cattle.  He  was  a  very 
thoroughgoing  and  progressive  farmer  and  stockman  who  carefully,  systemat- 
ically and  wisely  managed  his  business  affairs.  About  1902  he  practically  gave 
up  active  farming,  being  relieved  of  this  work  by  his  sons,  to  whom  he  largely 
turned  over  the  management  of  the  place.  About  1908  he  removed  to  Belling- 
ham and  purchased  a  beautiful  residence  on  Utter  street,  where  he  resided  up 
to  the  time  of  his  death.  His  wife  was  about  the  seventh  white  woman  in  the 
section  of  the  state  in  which  they  first  located  and  with  every  phase  of  pioneer 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  491 

progress  and  development  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jennings  became  familiar.  At  first 
there  were  no  markets  and  the  crops  were  sold  to  the  logging  camps,  but  they 
lived  to  witness  many  changes  as  the  work  of  transformation  and  improvement 
was  carried  forward. 

The  death  of  Mr.  Jennings  occurred  September  26,  1916,  when  he  had 
reached  the  very  venerable  age  of  eighty-one  years.  He  came  of  a  Methodist 
family,  and  his  aid  and  influence  were  always  on  the  side  of  progress,  reform 
and  improvement.  He  took  an  active  part  in  the  prohibition  movement,  being 
a  strong  belieVer  in  the  cause  of  temperance.  The  principles  which  guided  him 
in  all  the  relations  of  his  life  were  such  as  commanded  for  him  the  highest 
respect. 


HERBERT   E.   BAILEY. 

Prominent  among  the  energetic,  farsighted  and  successful  business  men  of 
Aberdeen  is  Herbert  E.  Bailey,  proprietor  of  the  Bailey  Ice  Cream  Company,  in 
which  business  he  has  been  engaged  for  a  decade.  He  was  born  on  a  farm  at 
Sibley,  Osceola  county,  Iowa,  in  1876,  a  son  of  James  A.  and  Amy  (Tyler) 
Bailey,  both  of  whom  were  natives  of  New  York.  At  an  early  period  in  the 
development  of  Iowa  they  removed  to  that  state  and  secured  a  claim  in  Osceola 
county,  where  their  remaining  days  were  passed,  but  both  died  when  their  son 
Herbert  was  a  little  lad  of  but  four  summers. 

Reared  and  educated'in  his  native  state,  Herbert  E.  Bailey  was  a  young  man 
of  eighteen  years  when  in  1894  he  came  to  Washington,  being  employed  by  the 
Sunset  Telephone  Company  until  he  established  his  home  in  Aberdeen  in  1900. 
There  he  has  since  resided  and  in  1906  he  opened  an  ice  cream  and  confectionery 
store  at  No.  416  East  Heron  street,  where  he  remained  in  business  until  1912, 
when  he  sold  his  store  there  and  opened  another  establishment,  the  Palm  Candy 
Company,  at  No.  112  West  Heron  street.  He  has  a  large  and  attractive  ice 
cream  'parlor  and  he  manufactures  confectionery  of  the  highest  grade.  His 
store  is  in  every  way  a  pleasing  feature  of  the  commercial  interests  of  Aberdeen 
and  the  excellence  of  his  product  insures  him  a  liberal  and  continued  patronage. 
In  1908  he  erected  a  building  and  installed  modern  machinery  for  the  manufacture 
of  ice  cream,  his  plant  having  a  capacity  of  five  hundred  gallons  per  day.  He 
supplies  Aberdeen  and  surrounding  towns  with  ice  cream  and  makes  frequent 
shipments  to'  the  beaches.  He  gives  close  attention  to  the  business,  in  which 
connection  he  employs  seven  people.  He  also  owns  a  grocery  store  at  508  North 
B  street  and  Bailey's  Five,  Ten  and  Fifteen  Cent  Store  at  1 14  West  Heron  street. 
His  property  holdings  also  include  a  large  concrete  building  on  Hume  street,  which 
he  erected  and  from  which  he  now  derives  a  good  rental. 

In  Olympia,  in  1900,  Mr.  Bailey  was  married  to  Miss  Lillian  M.  Purness. 
a  daughter  of  O.  A.  Purness,  who  came  from  Xcw  ^'ork  to  Washington.  He 
was  a  cabinetmaker  by  trade  and  after  locating  at  Hoods  Canal  he  followed 
contracting.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bailey  have  become  parents  of  two  sons,  Herbert 
and  Earl. 

Fraternally   Mr.    Bailey   is  connected   with   the    Knights   of    Pythias   and   his 


492  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

political  support  is  given  to  the  republican  party,  by  which  he  was  nominated 
and  elected  a  member  of  the  city  council  from  the  second  ward,  serving  for  a 
two  years'  term.  While  he  has  resided  in  Aberdeen  for  only  sixteen  years,  the 
character  of  his  business  has  brought  him  prominently  before  his  fellow  towns- 
men who,  appreciative  of  his  worth  and  ability,  now  accord  him  high  rank  as  a 
merchant,  as  a  citizen  and  as  a  friend. 


HON.  HENRY  W.  HOLMES. 

Hon.  Henry  W.  Holmes,  attorney  at  law  of  Everett  and  a  former  member 
of  the  state  legislature,  was  born  in  Holly,  Oakland  county,  Michigan,  April  30, 
1864.  His  father,  Worthy  Holmes,  was  a  native  of  New  York  and  about  1850 
removed  westward  to  Oakland  county.  He  was  a  Civil  war  veteran,  serving 
with  Company  K  of  a  New  York  regiment,  and  after  one  of  the  battles  was 
reported  "among  the  missing."  Undoubtedly  he  was  killed  in  the  engagement,  as 
he  was  never  heard  from  again.  He  had  previously  engaged  in  the  milling 
business  in  order  to  provide  for  the  support  of  his  family.  He  had  married 
Emeline  Terryah,  who  was  a  native  of  the  township  of  Holly,  Oakland  county, 
Michigan,  and  a  daughter  of  Louis  Terryah,  a  pioneer  agriculturist  of  that 
locality.  She  was  of  French  descent,  while  Mr.  Holmes  was  of  Welsh  lineage. 
There  was  also  a  strain  of  English  blood  in  her  veins  through  her  mother,  Rebecca 
Husted.  Mrs.  Holmes  passed  away  in  1872,  at  the  age  of  thirty-four  years.  In 
the  family  were  two  children,  but  the  daughter  died  in  infancy. 

Following  his  mother's  death,  which  occurred  when  he  was  eight  years  of  age, 
Henry  W.  Holmes  was  reared  by  his  maternal  grandparents.  He  attended  the 
district  schools  and  also  the  high  school  at  Holly,  walking  five  miles  in  all  sorts 
of  weather  to  obtain  his  education.  When  twenty  years  of  age  he  started  out 
to  earn  his  own  livelihood,  taking  up  the  profession  of  teaching.  He  afterward 
resumed  his  studies  as  a  pupil  in  Olivet  College,  a  Congregational  school  of 
Michigan,  and  graduated  from  the  Normal  department  of  that  institution.  After- 
ward he  taught  in  his  native  county  and  in  Arenac  county,  Michigan,  for  a  period 
of  eight  years.  Later  he  entered  the  University  of  Michigan  at  Ann  Arbor, 
where  he  spent  two  years  as  a  student  in  the  literary  and  law  departments,  and 
upon  his  return  to  his  old  home  town  was  admitted  to  the  bar,  practicing  in  the 
state  and  federal  courts.  For  ten  years  he  followed  his  profession  in  Michigan 
and  during  that  period  was  city  attorney  of  Holly  for  two  years.  On  the  1st 
of  May,  1892,  he  arrived  in  Everett,  Washington,  where  he  entered  law  practice, 
in  which  he  has  since  been  continuously  and  satisfactorily  engaged.  He  does  not 
specialize  in  any  particular  branch  of  the  law,  but  engages  in  general  practice 
and  has  been  accorded  a  large  clientage  that  has  connected  him  with  much 
important  litigation.  His  knowledge  of  legal  principles  is  broad  and  compre- 
hensive and  he  is  seldom,  if  ever,  at  fault  in  making  application  of  a  legal  point. 

In  Holly,  Michigan,  Mr.  Holmes  was  married  to  Miss  Grace  L.  Tenny,  a 
native  of  Michigan  and  a  daughter  of  the  Rev.  Edward  and  Lucinda  (Walker) 
Tenny.  The  father  was  a  Baptist  minister  and  is  now  deceased.  Mrs.  Holmes 
was  graduated   from   the   high    school   at   Holly,    Michigan,   and   was   the   only 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  493 

member  of  her  class  granted  a  scholarship  in  Albion  College  at  Albion,  Michigan. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Holmes  own  their  home — a  very  pretty  residence  in  one  of  the 
attractive  sections  of  the  city,  with  a  beautiful  outlook  over  the  Bay. 

The  family  attend  the  Christian  Science  church  and  Mr.  Holmes  is  a  promi- 
nent Mason,  having  passed  up  through  both  routes,  becoming  a  Knight  Templar 
Mason  and  member  of  the  consistory.  He  is  also  identified  with  the  Modern 
Woodmen  of  America  and  he  belongs  to  the  County  Bar  Association.  His 
political  allegiance  is  given  to  the  republican  party  and  upon  its  ticket  he  was 
elected  for  two  terms  to  the  state  legislature.  He  was  first  chosen  to  the  office 
in  1910  and  again  in  1912  and  during  that  period  was  connected  with  much 
constructive  legislation.  He  was  one  of  the  framers  of  the  initiative,  referendum 
and  recall  bill  and  he  served  on  the  judiciary  committee  and  the  county  bounda- 
ries committee  for  one  term,  while  during  both  terms  he  was  a  member  of  the 
committee  on  cities  of  the  first  class.  He  was  the  author  of  two  bills  providing 
for  an  exhibit  of  the  products  of  the  state  at  the  Panama-Pacific  Exposition  at 
San  Francisco  and  also  at  the  exposition  at  San  Diego.  He  was  likewise  the 
father  of  the  bill  for  the  erection  of  a  state  powder  mill,  a  bill  relating  to  the 
withdrawal  of  bank  deposits  and  a  bill  relating  to  judiciary  matters.  His  bill 
for  the  expositions  provided  for  a  gift  of  two  hundred  thousand  dollars.  Another 
bill  appropriating  five  hundred  thousand  dollars  was  introduced,  but  was  finally 
amended  to  conform  to  the  amount  designated  by  the  Holmes  bill.  He  has  ever 
closely  and  deeply  studied  the  questions  which  are  of  vital  concern  to  the  com- 
monwealth and  his  work  as  a  member  of  the  legislature  was  tangible  evidence  of 
his  public  spirit  and  his  devotion  to  the  general  good. 


E.  c.  Mcknight. 


Trade  circles  of  Aberdeen  find  a  worthy  representative  in  E.  C.  McKnight, 
who  is  there  engaged  in  the  grocery  business  and  who  is  also  a  citizen  of  worth, 
having  made  an  excellent  record  in  public  office  through  his  marked  devotion 
to  duty  and  support  of  measures  for  the  public  good.  He  was  born  in  Harlan 
county,  Kentucky,  in  1887,  and  acquired  his  education  there  while  spending  his 
youthful  days  in  the  home  of  his  parents,  John  and  Elizabeth  (Creech)  McKnight, 
who  had  a  family  of  nine  children,  five  sons  and  four  daughters.  The  father  is 
a  farmer  by  occupation  and  in  the  work  of  tilling  the  soil  provided  the  means 
for  the  support  of  the  members  of  his  hovisehold.  His  wife  passed  away  about 
twenty-two  years  ago. 

After  leaving  home  E.  C.  McKnight  went  to  San  Angelo,  Texas,  where  he 
engaged  in  teaching  school  until  his  removal  to  the  northwest  in  19 10.  Choosing 
Aberdeen  as  the  scene  of  his  future  labors,  he  secured  the  position  of  shipping 
clerk  with  the  Anderson  &  Middleton  Lumber  Company  and  remained  with  that 
house  until  191 2,  when  the  firm  of  McKnight  Brothers  &  Company  was  organized 
at  South  Aberdeen.  They  established  a  dairy  business,  which  they  conducted  for 
about  three  months,  and  then  turned  their  attention  to  the  grocery  trade,  admit- 
ting C.  A.  Malone  to  a  partnership,  the  members  of  the  firm  being  now  E.  C.  and 
W.  H.  McKnight  and  C.  A.  Malone.     They  are  conducting  a  retail  grocery  busi- 


494  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

ness  on  Curtis  street  in  Aberdeen  and  have  an  attractive  and  well-appointed  store 
wlnich  is  neat  and  tastefully  arranged  and  is  supplied  with  everything  that  the 
market  affords  in  the  line  of  staple  and  fancy  groceries.  The  younger  brother, 
W.  H.  McKnight,  came  to  Washington  with  E.  C.  McKnight  and  attended  school 
until  he  joined  his  brother  in  business.  Two  other  brothers  have  also  become 
identified  with  the  state:  Joseph,  who  since  1910  has  lived  in  Aberdeen;  and 
James,  who  arrived  in  1909  and  is  now  an  attorney  of  Seattle. 

In  public  affairs  E.  C.  McKnight  has  taken  an  active  and  helpful  interest, 
c'ooperating  in  many  plans  for  the  general  good.  In  1914  he  was  elected  a 
member  of  the  city  council  of  Aberdeen  and  made  so  excellent  a  record  in  office 
that  he  was  reelected  in  1916  from  the  first  ward.  He  served  as  chairman  of 
the  judiciary  committee  and  also  as  a  member  of  the  license  and  finance  com- 
mittees. He  studies  closely  the  important  and  vital  municipal  questions  which 
come  up  for  settlement  and  he  stands  for  all  those  things  which  are  of  most 
worth  to  the  community.  He  has  always  voted  with  the  republican  party  and 
does  everything  in  his  power  to  promote  its  growth  and  insure  its  success. 


FREEBORN  S.  LEWIS,  AI.  D. 

Dr.  Freeborn  S.  Lewis,  of  Port  Angeles,  has  long  been  recognized  as  one  of 
the  able  and  successful  physicians  of  his  part  of  the  state  and  he  has  also  been 
interested  in  many  civic  undertakings.  Because  of  his  public  spirit  his  fellow 
townsmen  feel  that  he  is  fully  entitled  to  the  position  of  postmaster,  to  which 
he  was  called  in  191 5.  He  was  born  in  Norwalk,  Ohio,  October  9,  1848,  and  is 
one  of  the  three  surviving  children  in  a  family  of  nine  children  whose  parents 
were  Urwin  S.  and  Olive  M.  (Bartlett)  Lewis.  The  father  was  born  in  New 
York  state  and  represented  an  old  family  of  New  Bedford,  Alassachusetts,  of 
Welsh  descent.  They  were  Quakers  and  the  founder  of  the  American  branch  of 
the  family,  the  great-great-grandfather  of  Dr.  Lewis,  removed  from  Massachu- 
setts to  Rhode  Island  with  Roger  Williams.  Urwin  S.  Lewis  became  a  pros- 
perous farmer.  He  was  a  man  of  a  retiring  disposition  and  never  took  an  active 
part  in  public  life.  His  wife  was  born  in  Green,  Trumbull  county,  Ohio,  and  was 
of  English  lineage.  The  Bartlett  family  was  established  in  Massachusetts  at  an 
early  day.  Later  representatives  of  the  name  removed  to  Canada  and  afterward 
became  pioneer  settlers  of  Trumbull  county,  Ohio.  The  death  of  Mr.  Lewis 
occurred  in  1885  and  Mrs.  Lewis  is  now  living  at  Vassar,  Michigan.  The  sur- 
viving members  of  their  family  are:  Dr.  Lewis,  of  this  review;  Jessie  M.,  the 
wife  of  Samuel  Garner,  a  farmer  residing  at  Vassar,  Michigan ;  and  William  T. 
Lewis,  an  agriculturist,  who  is  president  of  the  Farmers  Mutual  Fire  &  Light- 
ning Insurance  Company  at  Lansing,  Michigan. 

Dr.  Lewis  whose  name  introduces  this  review  acquired  his  academic  educa- 
tion in  the  schools  of  Vassar,  Michigan,  and  prepared  for  his  professional  career 
in  the  Detroit  Medical  College,  from  which  he  was  graduated  with  the  M.  D. 
degree  on  the  4th  of  March,  1874.  He  then  returned  home  and  began  practice 
in  Michigan  but  afterward  removed  to  Omaha,  Nebraska,  where  he  remained 
for  eight  and  a  half  years.    He  was  associated  with  the  Burlington  Railroad  and 


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WASHINGTON.  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  497 

before  the  end  of  that  time  was  at  the  head  of  the  joint  freight  department  of  the 
Burhngton  System.  On  resigning  his  position  he  removed  to  Port  Angeles, 
Washington,  where  he  arrived  September  23,  1887.  He  opened  an  office  and 
entered  upon  the  general  practice  of  medicine,  coming  to  the  northwest  as  the 
physician  of  the  Puget  Sound  colony.  He  was  the  first  physician  who  recorded 
a  diploma  from  this  county  and  he  remained  active  in  the  profession  until  April 
I,  1915,  when  he  was  appointed  postmaster  and  retired  from  practice  after  forty- 
one  years'  continuous  connection  with  the  profession. 

In  politics  Dr.  Lewis  has  always  been  a  democrat  and  an  active  party  worker. 
He  served  for  one  term  as  alderman  of  Port  Angeles  and  as  mayor  of  the  city 
for  three  successive  terms.  He  promoted  and  developed  many  important  civic 
undertakings  which  have  been  of  marked  value  to  the  city.  It  was  he  who  secured 
the  first  municipal  lighting  plant  and  a  one  hundred  and  sixty  acre  city  park. 
Many  other  tangible  evidences  of  his  public  spirit  might  be  cited.  He  has  closely 
studied  the  needs  and  opportunities  of  the  city  and  has  worked  assiduously  toward 
promoting  public  improvement.  His  capability  as  an  official  and  his  popularity 
as  a  man  were  indicated  in  the  fact  that  he  was  elected  for  his  third  term  without 
opposition.  A  feeHng  of  general  satisfaction  swept  over  the  community  when  it 
was  learned  that  he  had  been  appointed  postmaster,  for  it  was  felt  that  the 
position  had  been  well  earned  and  was  a  just  reward  for  work  conscientiously 
done.  Fraternally  he  is  connected  with  Naval  Lodge,  No.  353,  B.  P.  O.  E.,  and 
he  also  belongs  to  the  Commercial  Club  of  Port  Angeles.  The  poor  and  needy 
have  ever  found  in  him  a  generous  and  helpful  friend  who  has  never  withheld  his 
professional  aid  when  occasion  demanded  it  even  though  he  knew  no  pecuniary 
reward  could  be  expected.  He  is  a  man  of  genial  disposition,  which  fact  accounts 
for  his  innumerable  friends  and  for  the  high  regard  in  which  he  is  held  by  ajl 
who  know  him. 


ROBERT  E.  GREENWOOD. 

Robert  E.  Greenwood,  one  of  Port  Townsend's  leading  business  men  and 
representative  citizens,  was  born  in  London,  England,  on  the  22d  of  February, 
1868,  and  is  a  son  of  Robert  Fox  and  Elizabeth  Frances  (Pembroke)  Greenwood, 
also  natives  of  England,  where  they  were  reared,  educated  and  married.  The 
father  became  a  well-known  chandler,  dealing  in  oils,  candles,  etc.,  up  to  the  time 
of  his  death,  which  occurred  in  1871  when  he  was  only  thirty-one  years  of  age. 
The  mother  passed  away  in  1884  at  the  age  of  forty-eight  years.  They  were  the 
parents  of  two  children :  Robert  E.,  of  this  review ;  and  Alfred,  who  was  also  born 
in  London  and  accompanied  his  brother  on  his  removal  to  Victoria,  British  Colum- 
bia, where  he  still  resides. 

During  his  boyhood  and  youth  Robert  E.  Greenwood  attended  private  schools 
and  other  educational  institutions  in  London,  England,  and  later  entered  a  large 
publishing  house  in  that  city,  where  he  remained  for  one  year.  At  the  end  of 
that  time  he  went  to  the  Isle  of  Wight,  where  he  served  a  three  years*  apprentice- 
ship to  the  printer's  trade,  and  in  March,  1886.  emigrated  to  Victoria,  British 
Columbia,  where  he  worked  at  his  trade  for  one  year.     Since  then  he  has  been 

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498  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

a  resident  of  Port  Townsend,  Washington.  For  about  fifteen  months  he  held  a 
position  in  the  ofifice  of  the  Call,  a  daily  newspaper,  but  in  1889  embarked  in  his 
present  business  with  two  partners,  opening  a  small  printing  shop.  At  the  end 
of  one  year  Mr.  Greenwood  purchased  the  interest  of  one  of  his  partners  and  in 
1902  bought  out  the  other,  since  which  time  he  has  been  sole  proprietor,  doing 
business  under  the  firm  name  of  R.  E.  Greenwood  &  Company.  He  deals  in  all 
kinds  of  commercial  and  social  stationery  and  visiting  cards  and  also  handles 
fountain  pens,  typewriters  and  supplies,  card  index  and  filing  cabinets,  etc. 

At  Port  Townsend,  February  6,  1912,  Mr.  Greenwood  married  Mrs.  Frances  E. 
Moore,  a  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  Thornton,  well  known  pioneers  of  that 
city.  By  her  former  marriage  Mrs.  Greenwood  has  one  daughter,  Irma  Katherine 
Moore,  born  in  Port  Townsend  in  1908,  and  there  is  a  daughter  by  the  second 
marriage,  Florence  Elizabeth  Greenwood,  born  in  1914. 

In  fraternal  circles,  I\Ir.  Greenwood  is  an  honored  member  of  the  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows  and  has  passed  through  all  the  chairs  of  his  lodge.  He 
also  belongs  to  the  Benevolent  Protective  Order  of  Elks,  the  Loyal  Order  of 
Moose  and  the  Yeomen,  and  is  a  member  of  St.  Paul's  Episcopal  church,  of 
which  he  is  treasurer.  When  a  young  man  of  eighteen  years  he  came  to  the  new 
world  to  try  his  fortune  on  this  side  of  the  Atlantic  and  success  has  at  length 
crowned  his  untiring  efforts  so  that  he  now  stands  among  the  substantial  citizens 
of  his  town  with  a  record  as  a  good,  clean,  conscientious  business  man.  On 
starting  out  in  Port  Townsend  he  had  only  a  small  shop,  but  by  close  application 
to  business  his  establishment  has  grown  to  large  proportions  and  is  now  one 
of  the  leading  industries  of  its  kind  in  Jefferson  county. 


GEORGE  WILLISTON  NASH. 

George  Williston  Nash,  president  of  the  State  Normal  School  at  Bellingham 
and  accorded  rank  with  the  distinguished  educators  of  Washington,  came  to  this 
state  well  qualified  for  his  present  responsible  position  by  broad  previous  expe- 
rience, which  included  the  state  superintendency  of  public  instruction  in  South 
Dakota.  Much  of  his  life  was  spent  in  the  middle  west,  his  birth  having  oc- 
curred in  Janesville,  Wisconsin,  in  1868,  his  parents  being  Newman  C.  •  and 
Jennie  (Williston)  Nash.  He  is  descended  from  Anglo-Saxon  ancestr>%  the  family 
name  being  a  thoroughly  characteristic  Saxon  product.  It  was  originally  "At 
the  Ash,"  but  the  English  custom  of  abbreviation  brought  it  in  time  to  "At  'nash" 
and  finally  to  its  present  form. 

During  his  infancy  George  W.  Nash  was -taken  by  his  parents  to  Lincoln 
county.  South  Dakota,  the  family  home  being  established  upon  a  claim  near 
Canton.  In  iSy-y,  however,  the  father  purchased  the  Sioux  \^alley  News,  pub- 
lished at  Canton,  and  with  the  removal  of  the  family  to  that  city  George  W. 
Nash  had  the  opportunity  of  attending  the  graded  schools,  while  his  business 
training  was  received  in  his  father's  printing  office,  where  he  soon  mastered  the 
trade.  Ever  ambitious  to  advance  along  educational  lines,  he  entered  upon  a 
preparatory  course  in  Yankton  College  in   1885  and  there  won  the  Bachelor  of 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  499 

Science  degree  upon  graduation  with  the  class  of  1891.  In  the  meantime — 
in  1888-9 — he  was  associated  with  James  F.  Hall  in  the  publication  of  the 
Sioux  Valley  News,  his  father's  newspaper,  at  Canton,  South  Dakota,  the 
father  at  that  time  devoting  his  energies  to  editing  and  publishing  a  paper  at 
Hot  Springs,  South  Dakota.  In.  the  fall  following  his  graduation  Professor 
Nash  accepted  a  position  as  teacher  in  Augustana  College  at  Canton,  where  he 
remained  until  January,  1893,  when  he  was  offered  and  accepted  the  principal- 
ship  of  Yankton  College  Academy.  The  years  1894  and  1895  were  spent  abroad 
in  study  in  the  University  of  Leipzig  and  in  extensive  European  travel.  In 
the  autumn  of  1895  he  resumed  his  connection  with  Yankton  College  Academy 
and  so  excellent  was  the  work  that  he  was  doing  that  his  alma  mater  conferred 
upon  him  the  Master  of  Science  degree.  During  the  summer  vacations  of  1896 
and  1897  he  did  post  graduate  work  in  the  University  of  Minnesota  and  in  the 
latter  year  became  professor  of  mathematics  and  astronomy  in  Yankton  College, 
which  position  he  filled  until  1902,  when  he  resigned  to  become  state  superin- 
tendent of  public  instruction. 

In  this  connection  a  contemporary  writer  said:  "Professor  Nash's  work  in 
this  department  has  demonstrated  his  ability,  energy  and  untiring  industry,  as 
well  as  his  fertility  in  devising  methods  for  the  advancement  of  education  and 
arousing  enthusiasm  and  cooperation  among  educators  and  boards  of  educa- 
tion. Upon  his  recommendation  the  legislature  passed  the  uniform  certifica- 
tion bill,  by  which  teachers'  certificates  became  uniform  and  valid  in  every  county. 
The  standard  of  requirements  to  secure  certificates,  by  graduates  of  state  institu- 
tions, was  also  raised.  He  at  once  adopted  the  plan  of  visiting  the  members  of  the 
school  boards  in  annual  conventions  in  each  county,  a  plan  which  has  resulted  in 
arousing  the  utmost  enthusiasm,  permeating  into  every  school  district.  He  is 
compelling  the  reciprocal  recognition  of  South  Dakota's  state  certificates  in 
other  states,  by  refusing  to  recognize  any  state's  certificates  unless  that  state 
reciprocates  by  according  equal  favors  to  those  of  his  state.  He  proposes  that  our 
standards  shall  be  as  high  as  any  and  then  shall  receive  the  recognition  to  which 
they  are  entitled.  Professor  Nash  possesses  all  the  qualifications  for  successful 
leadership  upon  educational  lines.  He  is  deliberate  in  forming  a  judgment,  but 
that  judgment  when  once  formed  is  unshakable,  yet  his  manner  is  so  agreeable  and 
his  methods  so  fair  that  new  friends  come  to  him  with  every  accomplishment.  Per- 
sistence and  thoroughness  are  controlling  characteristics  in  all  of  his  undertakings 
and  failure  is  unknown  and  unrecognized  by  him.  It  is  difficult  to-  characterize 
some  men  without  dealing  in  the  superlative  and  Ceorge  \W  Nash  is  one  of  this 
class.  His  conduct  and  success  thus  far  in  life  are  infallible  prophecies  of  a  further 
career  of  great  usefulness  in  enlarged  fields  of  activity." 

Professor  Nash  continued  to  serve  as  state  superintendent  of  public  instruction 
in  South  Dakota  from  1903  until  1905,  when  he  resigned  his  office  to  the  presidency 
of  the  Northern  Normal  and  Industrial  School  at  Aberdeen,  South  Dakota,  and 
there  remained  until  he  received  the  ofifer  to  become  president  of  the  ."^tate  Normal 
School  at  Bellingham,  Washington,  which  he  accepted.  In  191  1  he  received  the 
degree  LL.  D.  from  his  Alma  Mater. 

On  the  17th  of  November,  1903,  in  Pierre,  South  Dakota,  Dr.  Xash  was  mar- 
ried to  Miss  Adelaide  M.  Warburton.  a  step-daughter  of  Judge  Howard  G.  i'\iller, 
then  presiding  judge  of  the  supreme  court  of  South  Dakota.    Dr.  and  Mrs.  Nash 


500  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

have  become  the  parents  of  two  children:  Newman,  eleven  years  of  age,  who  is 
attending  the  State  Normal  Training  School ;  and  Margaret,  frve  years  of  age. 

The  family  home  was  maintained  in  South  Dakota  until  August  i,  1914,  when 
Dr.  Nash  was  called  to  his  present  position  as  president  of  the  State  Normal  School 
at  r>ellingham,  and  here  his  career  has  been  in  harmony  with  his  previous  service 
as  an  educator.  He  keeps  in  close  touch  with  all  that  pertains  to  progress  along 
educational  lines  and  is  constantly  seeking  out  new  methods  for  the  benefit  of  the 
school.  He  gives  close  study  to  individual  cases  and  has  the  ability  to  inspire 
teachers  and  pupils  with  the  desire  to  put  forth  their  best  efforts. 

Fraternally  Dr.  Nash  is  connected  with  the  Modern  Woodmen,  the  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  the  Benevolent  Protective  Order  of  Elks,  the  Masonic 
order,  in  which  he  has  taken  the  Scottish  Rite  degrees,  and  has  also  become  a 
member  of  the  Eastern  Star.  He  likewise  belongs  to  the  Twentieth  Century  Club 
and  the  Hobby  Club  and  has  membership  in  the  Chamber  of  Commerce  of  Bell- 
ingham.  His  political  allegiance  is  given  to  the  republican  party,  and  his  religious 
faith  is  that  of  the  Congregational  church.  His  life  has  ever  been  guided  by 
high  ideals  and  he  never  stops  short  of  their  attainment. 


HERBERT  P.  KNUDSON. 

Herbert  P.  Knudson,  proprietor  of  the  Riverside  Pharmacy,  is  a  native  son 
of  Washington  and  the  spirit  of  western  enterprise  finds  exemplification  in  his 
business  career.  Already  he  has  attained  a  creditable  place  for  one  of  his 
years,  for  he  is  but  twenty-five  years  of  age,  his  birth  having  occurred  March  2, 
1891,  in  Anacortes.  His  father,  Peter  A.  Knudson,  is  a  native  of  Norway  and 
at  the  age  of  nineteen  years  came  to  the  new  world,  establishing  his  home  in 
Anacortes  in  1889.  He  was  a  pioneer  settler  there  and  for  a  long  period  engaged 
in  the  laundry  business  in  that  city,  but  is  now  living  at  Dawson,  Yukon  territory, 
Canada,  where  he  is  engaged  in  the  mercantile  business.  He  married  Adaline 
Anderson,  a  native  of  Sweden,  who  in  her  girlhood  came  to  the  United  States. 
She  passed  away  in  Everett  in  1898,  at  the  age  of  thirty-five  years,  leaving  a 
family  of  five  children:  Kenneth,  who  was  born  in  Minneapolis  in  1888  and  now 
resides  in  Everett;  Herbert;  Margaret,  the  wife  of  George  Conder,  living  in 
Seattle ;  Helen,  the  wife  of  W.  C.  Riley,  residing  in  Everett ;  and  Melvin,  who 
completes  the  family. 

Herbert  Knudson  was  but  a  young  lad  at  the  time  of  the  removal  of  the 
family  to  Everett  and  in  the  public  schools  he  pursued  his  education  until  he  left 
the  high  school  when  a  youth  of  sixteen  to  enter  the  employ  of  James  W.  Brat- 
tain,  a  druggist,  under  whose  direction  he  acquainted  himself  with  the  business. 
That  he  was  capable,  efficient  and  trustworthy  is  indicated  in  the  fact  that  he 
remained  in  Mr.  Brattain's  service  for  a  number  of  years.  During  that  period 
he  carefully  saved  his  earnings  until  his  industry  and  economy  has  brought  him 
sufficient  capital  to  enable  him  to  engage  in  business  on  his  own  account.  In 
September,  1914,  he  took  over  the  drug  store  of  which  he  is  now  proprietor. 
The  business  was  originally  established  in  191  t,  under  the  name  of  the  Riverside 
Drug  Company,  and  from  the  beginning  of  his  connection  therewith  he  has  met 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  501 

with  growing  success,  having  today  one  of  the  leading  drug  stores  on  the  east 
side  of  Everett,  his  location  being  at  3023  Hewitt  avenue. 

On  the  3d  of  November,  1913,  in  Everett,  Mr.  Knudson  was  married  to  Miss 
Maude  Covert,  a  native  of  Michigan  and  a  daughter  of  Clarence  and  Julia  Covert. 
They  occupy  an  attractive  home  at  1625  Lombard  street,  which  they  own.  One 
child  has  been  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Knudson,  Vivian  Lois,  born  October  7,  1916. 
Mr.  Knudson  belongs  to  the  Elks  lodge  and  the  Ancient  Order  of  United  Work- 
men at  Everett  and  also  to  the  Riverside  Commercial  Club  and  he  possesses  many 
substantial  qualities  which  render  him  popular  in  social  circles  and  at  the  same 
time  have  gained  for  him  a  substantial  place  as  an  enterprising  merchant  of 
Everett. 


JENS  P.  JENSEN. 


Jens  P.  Jensen,  a  shoe  merchant  of  Port  Angeles,  is  today  the  sole  proprietor 
of  the  pioneer  establishment  of  this  kind  in  his  city,  the  business  having  been 
founded  by  Alf  A.  Davis.  Mr.  Jensen  is  a  native  of  Denmark  and  was  born 
August  I,  1871.  His  father,  C.  A.  Jensen,  was  also  born  in  that  country  and 
there  married  Johanna  Hansen,  who  spent  her  entire  life  in  Denmark.  In  May, 
1884,  the  father  crossed  the  Atlantic  to  the  new  world  and  became  a  resident 
of  Story  City,  Iowa,  where  he  passed  away  in  December,  1896,  at  the  age  of 
sixty-nine  years. 

Jens  P.  Jensen  was  the  fourth  in  a  family  of  six  children  and  his  early  educa- 
tion, acquired  in  the  schools  of  his  native  country,  was  supplemented  by  study  in 
the  schools  of  Story  City,  Iowa,  for  in  1884  he  came  with  his  father  and  two 
sisters  to  the  new  world.  He  was  only  six  years  of  age  when  he  earned  his  first 
money  by  herding  cattle,  and  from  the  age  of  eleven  years  he  has  made  his  own 
way  in  the  world.  At  that  time  he  took  up  farm  work,  which  he  followed  for  a 
number  of  years,  spending  a  part  of  that  time  in  farming  on  his  own  account 
in  the  state  of  South  Dakota,  where  he  settled  in  1894.  He  made  his  home  there 
until  the  fall  of  1907  and  in  December  of  that  year  he  arrived  in  Washington, 
settling  in  Port  Angeles,  where  he  purchased  the  established  boot  and  shoe  busi- 
ness formerly  conducted  by  Alf  A.  Davis,  who  was  the  pioneer  shoe  man  of  the 
town.  Since  taking  over  the  store  Mr.  Jensen  has  greatly  increased  the  trade, 
which  is  today  the  largest  in  his  line  in  Port  Angeles.  He  is  also  interested  in 
the  Jensen  &  La  Flower  undertaking  establishment  and  is  a  graduate  of  the 
Still  College  of  Embalming  in  Des  Moines,  having  completed  his  course  there 
in  1902. 

On  the  14th  of  June.  1904,  in  Madison,  South  Dakota,  Mr.  Jensen  was  mar- 
ried to  Miss  Bertha  G.  Hanson,  a  native  of  Iowa  and  of  Norwegian  descent, 
being  a  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Torkel  Hanson,  who  were  pioneer  residents 
of  Iowa.  Her  mother,  who  was  reared  in  that  state,  is  still  living  and  yet  occupies 
the  old  homestead  at  Madison,  South  Dakota,  but  the  father  has  passed  away. 
In  her  maidenhood  Mrs.  Hanson  1)ore  the  name  of  Julia  Kittelson.  "Mr.  and  ?^Irs. 
lensen  have  three  children :  Frederick  W.,  born  in  Madison,  South  Dakota ;  and 
Delnia  I.  and  Alta  G.,  who  were  born  in  Port  Angeles. 


502  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

Mr.  Jensen  was  reared  in  the  Lutheran  faith,  but  is  now  a  member  of  the 
Methodist  church.  In  pohtics  he  is  a  repubhcan  and  fraternally  he  is  connected 
with  the  Odd  Fellows  and  with  the  Loyal  Order  of  Moose  at  Port  Angeles.  He 
has  worked  hard  and  diligence  and  perseverance  have  constituted  the  basis  of  his 
growing  success.  His  youth  was  a  period  of  earnest  toil  and  his  manhood  has 
been  unfalteringly  devoted  to  his  tasks.  Economy  and  industry  at  length  brought 
him  the  capital  that  enabled  him  to  embark  in  business  on  his  own  account,  and 
with  his  entrance  into  the  shoe  trade  at  Port  Angeles  he  crossed  the  portals  of 
success. 


CHARLES  C.  TERRY. 


Charles  C.  Terry  was  recognized  as  one  of  the  most  honorable  men  and 
valued  citizens  that  Seattle  has  ever  known  and  his  name  is  closely  associated 
with  its  history  because  of  the  prominent  part  which  he  took  in  shaping  public 
affairs.  He  was  born  at  W^aterville,  Oneida  county,  New  York,  in  1830  and  was 
one  of  the  first  residents  of  Seattle,  taking  up  his  abode  here  when  the  site  of  the 
city  was  practically  covered  with  a  dense  forest.  He  came  with  the  Denny 
family,  arriving  on  the  13th  of  November,  185 1.  He  had  made  the  trip  around 
Cape  Horn  to  California  in  1849  and  proceeding  northward,  had  joined  the 
Denny  family  in  Oregon.  With  them  he  traveled  to  Seattle  and  was  thereafter 
until  his  death  prominently  connected  with  the  development  of  the  then  new 
metropolis  of  the  northwest.  He  began  merchandising  in  a  small  way  and  con- 
tinued the  business  until  called  to  his  final  rest.  Terry  avenue  was  named  in 
honor  of  the  family  and  thus  is  perpetuated  the  connection  of  a  worthy  pioneer 
with  the  early  development  of  the  city. 

At  Port  Madison,  Washington,  on  the  13th  of  July,  1856,  Mr.  Terry  w^as 
united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Jane  Russell  and  they  became  the  parents  of  five 
children,  the  eldest  of  whom,  Nellie  May,  is  now  the  widow  of  John  G.  Scurry, 
mentioned  elsewhere  in  this  work.  Betsy  Jane  became  the  wife  of  Howard  Lewis 
and  they  had  five  children:  Howard  Terry;  Mary  Bess,  the  wife  of  Oliver  H.  P. 
Farge ;  Edward  Chapman ;  Joseph  Reynolds ;  and  Phoebe,  deceased.  Edward 
Lander,  at  present  city  treasurer,  married  Jane  Furth  and  they  have  two  daugh- 
ters, Anna  Furth  Peachey  and  Dorothea  Terry.  Charles  Tilton  was  the  next  in 
the  Terry  family.  Mary  Carroll  became  the  wife  of  George  B.  Kettinger  and 
they  have  four  children,  Margery,  Katharine,  Leonard  and  ]\Iary  Constance. 
Mrs.  Terry  passed  away  in  July,  1875,  having  for  several  years  survived  her 
husband,  who  died  February  17,  1867,  when  but  thirty-seven  years  of  age.  He 
is  remembered  by  those  who  knew  him  as  a  man  of  the  highest  honor  as  well 
as  of  splendid  business  attainments.  He  owned  and  named  Alki  Point,  where 
the  settlers  first  landed,  intending  to  develop  a  city  there.  But  realizing  that 
Elliott  Bay  offered  a  better  location  for  a  city  he  sold  his  property  there  and 
bought  in  Seattle,  where  he  invested  quite  largely  in  land,  owning  a  considerable 
tract  at  the  time  of  his  death.  His  real  estate  activities,  however,  constituted 
but  one  phase  of  his  business.  His  mercantile  interests  have  been  previously 
mentioned  and  he  also  owned  the  first  cracker  mill  in  Seattle.  He  built  and 
furnished  a  fine  home  at  Third  and  James  streets.     There  is  probably  no  man 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  503 

connected  with  the  early  history  of  Seattle  who  deserves  more  credit  for  what 
he  did  in  developing  the  city  and  in  laying  broad  and  deep  the  foundation  for  its 
later  progress  and  improvement.  He  entertained  most  progressive  ideas  and 
always  worked  toward  high  ideals,  and  the  influence  of  his  labors  is  yet  a  factor  in 
the  life  of  the  city,  and  thus  it  is  that  his  name  deserves  prominent  mention  on 
the  records  of  Seattle. 


CHARLES  PARKER  FULTON. 

For  over  thirty  years  Charles  Parker  Fulton,  of  Chehalis,  has  been  identified 
with  railroad  interests  and  he  is  now  serving  as  agent  for  the  Northern  Pacific, 
the  Great  Northern  and  the  Oregon- Washington  Railway  &  Navigation  Company. 
He  was  born  in  Terre  Haute,  Indiana,  December  14,  1864,  and  is  the  oldest  in  a 
family  of  three  children  whose  parents  were  William  and  Fannie  (Williams) 
Fulton,  natives  of  Ohio  and  Maryland  respectively.  The  father  was  also  in  the 
railroad  service,  being  at  different  times  an  engineer  on  the  Keokuk  &  Des  Moines, 
the  Illinois  Central  and  the  Chicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy  Railroads,  but  he  is 
now  living  retired  in  Chehalis,  Washington,  having  become  a  resident  of  this 
place  in  191 1.     The  mother  died  in  1900. 

Charles  Parker  Fulton  received  his  education  in  the  public  schools  of  St. 
Louis,  Missouri,  and  after  laying  aside  his  textbooks  spent  three  years  on  a 
farm  near  Chapin,  Illinois.  He  then  accepted  a  position  as  baggage-master  with 
the  Wabash  Railroad  and  since  June,  1886,  has  been  connected  with  railroading 
in  some  capacity.  For  several  years  he  was  in  the  service  of  the  Missouri,  Kansas 
&  Texas  Railroad,  with  headquarters  at  Greenville,  Texas. 

In  1904  Mr.  Fulton  came  to  Washington  and  was  first  employed  as  clerk 
in  the  Northern  Pacific  Railroad  office  at  Aberdeen ;  was  later  cashier  for  the 
same  company  at  Olympia;  and  then  returned  to  Aberdeen  as  chief  clerk.  He 
was  next  cashier  for  the  company  at  Portland,  Oregon,  and  subsequently  was 
agent  at  Vancouver,  Washington,  after  which  he  returned  to  Aberdeen,  this  time 
acting  as  agent.  In  191 1  he  was  transferred  to  Chehalis,  where  he  has  since 
remained  and  at  the  present  time  is  not  Only  agent  for  the  Northern  Pacific  Rail- 
road, but  also  for  the  Great  Northern  Railroad  and  the  Oregon-Washington 
Railway  &  Navigation  Company. 

Mr.  Fulton  was  married  in  Chapin,  Illinois,  in  1888,  to  Miss  Clara  Ilobson, 
whose  father  was  a  farmer  of  that  locality,  and  they  have  become  the  parents  of 
four  children,  namely:  Robert  L.,  assistant  traveling  auditor  for  the  Northern 
Pacific  Railroad  Company;  Charles  E.,  who  is  bill  clerk  for  the  same  company; 
Frank  M.,  who  is  a  graduate  of  the  high  school  of  Chehalis  and  is  now  a  mechanic 
in  the  automobile  business ;  and  Charlton,  still  attending  high  school. 

By  his  ballot  Mr.  Fulton  has  always  supported  the  men  and  measures  of 
the  republican  party  since  age  conferred  upon  him  the  right  of  franchise.  He 
is  an  earnest  and  consistent  member  of  the  Christian  church  and  also  belongs 
to  the  Knights  of  Pythias  and  the  Ancient  Order  of  United  Workmen.  He 
comes  of  a  family  noted  for  longevity,  one  of  his  relatives  living  to  the  extreme 
old  age  of  one  hundred  and  five  years.     He  is  one  of  the  most  accommodating 


504  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

railroad  officials  of  western  Washington  and  is  popular  with  the  traveling  public, 
his  genial,  pleasant  manner  winning  for  him  many  warm  friends  among  those  with 
whom  he  comes  in  contact  either  in  business  or  social  life. 


WILLIAM  DIXON  NICKELS. 

William  Dixon  Nickeus  is  filling  the  office  of  city  clerk  of  Tacoma  and  is 
actively  interested  in  all  lines  and  movements  that  lead  to  civic  betterment.  He 
has  again  and  again  been  called  to  positions  of  public  trust  and  his  duties  have 
been  discharged  most  faithfully.  The  consensus  of  public  opinion  is  that  Ta- 
coma has  never  had  a  better  city  clerk,  his  labors  resulting  to  the  benefit  of 
Tacoma  in  many  ways.  He  comes  from  the  nation's  capital,  having  been  born 
in  Washington,  D.  C,  August  21,  1865.  His  paternal  ancestors  came  from  Greece 
and  were  early  American  settlers.  His  father,  William  Dixon  Nickeus,  was  an 
attorney  at  law  and  a  very  successful  man  in  his  profession.  He  married  Sarah 
Thompson,  a  native  of  Maryland  and  of  German  descent.  His  death  occurred 
in  1867,  and  Airs.  Nickeus  has  also  passed  away. 

William  Dixon  Nickeus  is  the  only  survivor  of  the  family  of  four  children. 
He  attended  the  public  and  high  schools  of  Washington,  D.  C,  to  the  age  of 
thirteen  years  and  on  leaving  his  native  city  in  1878  made  his  way  westward  to 
Jamestown,  North  Dakota,  in  company  with  his  older  brother,  Johnson  Nickeus, 
who  was  a  lawyer  by  profession  and  became  attorney  general  of  Dakota.  The 
subject  of  this  review  was  first  employed  in  Jamestown  as  a  clerk  in  a  general 
store  owned  by  David  Curtin,  receiving  at  first  a  salary  of  sixty  dollars  per  month. 
This  was  his  first  earnings.  He  continued  in  the  mercantile  field  for  four  years 
and  was  afterward  with  the  Northern  Pacific  Railway  Company  in  the  express 
department,  remaining  an  employe  of  that  corporation  for  two  years.  He  next 
received  from  Governor  Ordway,  territorial  governor  of  Dakota,  an  appointment 
to  the  office  of  county  auditor  of  Foster  county,  in  which  capacity  he  served 
for  two  years.  He  was  then  appointed  purchasing  agent  for  the  North  Dakota 
Hospital  for  the  Insane  and  served  on  that  board  until  1888,  when  he  resigned 
and  came  to  Tacoma,  arriving  in  this  city  in  the  month  of  November. 

Here  Mr.  Nickeus  turned  his  attention  to  the  business  of  manufacturing  lime 
and  operated  successfully  along  that  line  for  three  years,  at  the  end  of  which 
time  he  accepted  the  position  of  manager  of  the  Coleman  dock  under  Captain 
J.  H.  Hatfield  of  Seattle.  He  continued  with  that  company  for  several  years, 
after  which  he  became  bookkeeper  for  the  Stillaquamish  &  Sultan  Mining  Com- 
pany of  Seattle,  his  association  with  that  firm  continuing  for  a  number  of  years. 
In  1895  ^^  returned  to  Tacoma  and  was  employed  in  the  office  of  the  county 
auditor  and  in  the  office  of  the  county  commissioners,  acting  as  clerk  of  the 
county  board.  Later  he  entered  the  service  of  the  Pacific  Coast  .Steamship  Com- 
pany and  for  two  years  was  located  at  Nome,  Alaska,  having  charge-  of  all  the 
freight  shipped  into  that  port.  Returning  to  Tacoma,  he  filled  the  office  of  chief 
deputy  sherifif  under  Robert  Longmire  in  191 1  and  191 2  and  in  May,  1914,  he 
was  elected  to  the  office  of  city  clerk,  which  position  he  is  now  acceptably  filling. 
He  has  always  been  a  stalwart  advocate  of  the  republican  party  since  age  con- 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  505 

ferred  upon  him  the  right  of  franchise  and  has  been  a  most  active  worker  in 
party  ranks,  doing  all  in  his  power  to  promote  the  growth  and  insure  the  success 
of  republican  principles. 

In  1900  Mr.  Nickeus  was  married  in  Tacoma  to  Miss  Elizabeth  Mclntire,  a 
native  of  Maine  and  a  daughter  of  Zodock  Johnston  Mclntire.  They  now  have 
one  child,  Mabel,  born  in  October,  1903.  In  religious  faith  the  parents  are 
Christian  Scientists,  and  fraternally  Mr.  Nickeus  is  connected  with  the  Red  Men. 
While  at  Jamestown,  North  Dakota,  he  served  as  a  member  of  the  National 
Guard,  which  covers  his  miltiary  experience.  He  has  had  ample  opportunity, 
however,  to  prove  his  loyalty  to  his  country  in  civic  service  and  has  again  and 
again  demonstrated  his  devotion  to  the  general  good.  He  has  indeed  made  a 
commendable  record  as  a  valuable  public  ofificial  and  the  worth  of  his  service 
is  appreciated  by  all.  Filling  many  positions  of  public  honor  and  trust,  he  has 
discharged  his  duties  in  a  manner  highly  creditable  to  himself  and  satisfactory  to 
hs  supporters  and  his  record  constitutes  an  example  that  may  well  be  emulated 
of  civic  virtue  and  fidelity  to  trust. 


CHARLES   F.   HILL. 


Charles  F.  Hill,  city  treasurer  of  Hoquiam,  is  a  native  of  Buffalo,  New  York, 
but  in  his  early  boyhood  was  taken  to  Brockport,  that  state.  He  attended  Penfield 
Academy  and  prepared  for  entrance  in  the  Rochester  University,  but  did  not 
continue  his  studies  through  that  institution. 

On  removing  west  in  1886  Mr.  Hill  located  in  Iowa  and  later  went  to  Idaho, 
where  for  several  years  he  was  engaged  in  railroad  construction.  The  26th  of 
June,  1890,  witnessed  his  arrival  in  Hociuiam,  where  he  took  up  surveying  and 
civil  engineering  work,  surveying  government  land  and  establishing  corners  and 
boundary  lines.  This  brought  him  a  wide  acquaintance  and  the  circle  of  his 
friends  constantly  broadened  as  his  substantial  worth  became  known.  He  turned 
from  civil  engineering  to  the  lumber  business  and  was  connected  with  many 
dififerent  mills  in  various  capacities,  mostly,  however,  in  connection  with  the 
shipping  department.  For  seven  years  he  was  associated  with  the  Lytle  Com- 
pany before  entering  upon  his  present  office,  to  which  he  was  elected  in   1914. 

Mr.  Hill  has  always  been  active  in  public  affairs  of  town  and  county  and  has 
cooperated  in  many  well-devised  plans  and  measures  for  the  general  good.  He 
votes  with  the  republican  party  and  is  ever  prepared  to  uphold  his  position  by 
argument  based  upon  an  intelligent  understanding  of  the  vital  questions  and 
issues  of  the  day.  He  was  a  member  of  the  city  council  in  1903  and  1904  and 
on  the  2 1st  of  December,  1914,  he  succeeded  William  B.  Ogden  in  the  office  of 
city  treasurer  and  is  also  commissioner  of  finance  and  commissioner  of  accounting. 
He  has  proven  very  capable  in  the  position,  having  largely  reduced  the  expenses' 
of  the  city,  so  that  his  work  is  receiving  general  indorsement. 

In  1892  Mr.  Hill  was  married  in  Hoquiam  to  Miss  Ida  B.  Allen,  a  native  of 
Brockport,  New  York,  who  went  to  Hoquiam  in  1888  and  engaged  in  teaching 
school  there  until  her  marriage.  Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hill  are  widely  and  favorably 
known  in  the  city  where  they  reside.     He  has  never  regretted  his  determination 


506  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

to  come  to  the  northwest  where  the  country  is  in  the  making,  its  opportunities 
making  strong  appeal  to  his  spirit  of  enterprise.  He  is  not  a  politician  in  the 
usually  accepted  sense  of  office  seeking,  but  in  the  public  positions  to  which  he 
has  been  called  has  made  an  excellent  record  by  his  devotion  to  duty,  which  has 
been  manifest  not  only  in  discharging  the  specific  tasks  of  the  office,  but  in  an 
initiative  spirit  that  has  recognized  the  possibilities  for  efficient  public  service 
in  that  connection. 


FRANK  PLUMMER. 


Throughout  practically  his  entire  life  Frank  Plummer  has  been  a  resident 
of  Port  Townsend  and  is  a  worthy  representative  of  one  of  the  honored  pioneer 
families  of  that  region.  He  is  now  serving  as  county  auditor.  He  was  born 
in  Port  Townsend  on  the  17th  of  August,  1868,  and  is  a  son  of  Alfred  and 
Anna  (Hill)  Plummer,  who  were  the  first  couple  married  in  that  city,  the  date 
being  October  26,  1853.  Two  other  families  located  there  about  the  same  time 
— the  Hastings  and  the  Hammonds — but  Mr.  Plummer  built  the  first  log  cabin 
within  the  present  city  limits.  It  was  in  185 1  that  he  came  to  Port  Townsend 
with  Charles  Bachelor  and  took  up  a  claim  fronting  on  Point  Hudson.  His 
wife  also  crossed  the  plains  that  year  to  Portland,  Oregon.  She  came  from 
an  old  and  prominent  New  England  family,  being  related  to  President  John 
Ouincy  Adams.  At  the  time  of  the  Indian  uprising  and  the  massacre  of  the 
whites  on  Whidbey  Island  and  at  Port  Townsend,  she  barely  escaped  with  her 
child  to  the  fort  in  the  lower  part  of  the  town  as  the  Indians  had  planned  to 
kill  all  the  white  people  in  the  village. 

Frank  Plummer  was  educated  in  the  schools  of  Port  Townsend  and  after 
putting  aside  his  textbooks  worked  in  a  grocery  store  for  a  time.  Later  he 
went  to  Dungeness,  Washington,  where  he  spent  one  year  as  a  bookkeeper  in 
the  store  of  Frank  Clapp,  but  at  the  end  of  that  time  returned  to  his  native  city 
to  become  bookkeeper  in  the  Merchants  Bank.  Subsequently  he  was  promoted 
to  the  position  of  assistant  cashier  and  served  as  such  until  1914,  when  ill 
health  caused  him  to  resign.  He  is  the  owner  of  a  good  fruit  farm  at  Cash- 
mere, Chelan  county,  Washington. 

On  the  15th  of  June,  1898,  in  Port  Townsend,  was  celebrated  the  marriage 
of  Mr.  Plummer  and  Miss  Mae  Morris,  a  daughter  of  George  and  Effie  (Camp- 
bell) Morris,  who  were  natives  of  New  York  and  Iowa  respectively.  Her 
mother  crossed  the  plains  to  California  in  1868  and  later  came  to  Washington, 
where  she  married  George  Morris,  now  deceased.  She  is  still  living  and  is 
now  Mrs.  E.  C.  Volkmar,  of  Tacoma.  On  the  paternal  side  Mrs.  Plummer 
comes  of  good  old  Revolutionary  stock,  the  Morris  family  having  taken  a  prom- 
inent part  in  the  war  for  independence.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Plummer  have  two  chil- 
dren :     Morris,  now  fourteen  years  of  age ;  and  Willis,  ten  years  old. 

Mr.  Plummer  is  a  recognized  leader  in  the  local  ranks  of  the  republican 
party  and  exerts  considerable  influence  in  public  affairs.  He  has  been  a  mem- 
ber of  the  school  board  for  a  number  of  years  and  in  1904  was  elected  to  the 
city  council.     In   November,   1916,  he  was  elected  county  auditor   for  a  two- 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  507 

year  term  and  took  ofifice  January  8,  1917.  Since  1898  he  has  been  voluntary 
weather  observer  and  has  been  United  States  government  display  man  since 
1900.  In  1897  he  served  as  secretary  of  the  Chamber  of  Commerce  of  Port 
Townsend  and  has  ever  taken  an  active  interest  in  the  upbuilding  and  devel- 
opment of  the  city.  He  has  also  been  connected  with  military  affairs  and  was 
serving  in  the  Washington  National  Guard  at  the  time  of  the  Franklin  mines 
strike.  Religiously  he  is  a  member  of  the  First  Presbyterian  church  and  fra- 
ternally belongs  to  the  Knights  of  Pythias  and  the  Woodmen  of  the  World. 
He  is  now  secretary  of  the  insurance  department  in  the  former  organization,  is 
past  chancellor  commander  of  the  local  lodge  and  he  has  been  called  upon  to 
represent  his  lodge  in  the  Grand  Lodge  of  the  state  many  times.  He  is  a  man 
of  prominence  in  the  community  and  those  who  have  known  him  longest  are 
numbered  among  his  best  friends. 


ARTHUR  W.   DEMING. 

Arthur  W.  Deming,  who  is  engaged  in  the  packing  of  fresh,  salt  and  smoked 
fish  at  South  Bellingham,  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  Missouri,  September  24,  1862, 
a  son  of  Charles  and  Harriet  Deming.  He  attended  the  public  schools  until  he 
reached  the  age  of  fifteen  years  and  then  pursued  a  three  months'  course  in 
Bryant  &  Stratton  Business  College.  He  then  became  an  active  assistant  in  his 
father's  horse  collar  factory,  learning  the  business  with  which  he  was  con- 
nected until  he  reached  the  age  of  twenty  years,  when  he  engaged  with  Meyer- 
Bannerman  &  Company,  manufacturers  of  horse  collars,  saddles  and  saddlery 
hardware,  occupying  the  position  of  foreman,  while  later  he  was  advanced  to 
general  superintendent. 

In  1900  Mr.  Deming  resigned  and  came  to  Bellingham,  where  he  started  in 
business  life  in  connection  with  the  Pacific  American  Fisheries,  working  in  vari- 
ous branches  for  the  purpose  of  learning  the  business,  and  after  one  year  he 
became  foreman,  continuing  in  that  capacity  for  one  year,  at  the  end  of  which 
time  the  company  changed  hands.  In  connection  with  Mr.  Thompson  he  then 
established  a  new  business,  which  now  continues  under  the  name  of  the  Arthur 
W.  Deming  Company.  This  company  was  formed  for  the  purpose  of  utilizing 
a  certain  species  of  salmon  that  prior  to  this  time  had  not  been  used  for  canning 
purposes  by  the  large  canneries.  Their  process  was  to  salt  and  smoke  this  fish 
and  at  the  same  time  they  handled  fresh  fish.  The  enterprise  proved  profitable 
and  the  business  now  is  his  sole  property.  In  1904  in  addition  to  controlling  his 
own  business  he  accepted  the  position  of  superintendent  of  the  Pacific  Amer- 
ican Fisheries  Company  and  is  still  acting  in  that  connection.  Theirs  is  the  largest 
salmon  cannery  in  the  world  and  the  fact  that  Mr.  Deming  is  superintendent 
indicates  clearly  his  capacity  and  ability  in  business  circles.  He  has  thoroughly 
mastered  every  phase  of  the  canning  industry,  and  his  wise  direction  of  the 
interests  under  his  control  constitutes  a  valuable  contribution  to  the  success  of 
the  corporation.  At  the  same  time  his  individual  interests  are  successfully  man- 
aged and  bring  him  a  substantial  annual  income. 

In  Tyler,  Texas,  in  February,  1893,  Mr.  Deming  was  married  to  Miss  Lulu 


508  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

White,  and  they  have  one  child,  William  Arthur,  now  a  student  in  the  Univer- 
sity of  Washington.  In  his  political  views  Mr.  Deming  is  a  republican,  con- 
versant with  the  leading  questions  and  issues  of  the  day  but  not  a  politician  in 
the  sense  of  office  seeking.  In  his  religious  belief  he  is  a  Presbyterian.  He 
belongs  to  the  Yeoman  and  is  a  popular  and  valued  member  of  the  Bellingham 
Country  Club  and  of  the  Kulshan  Club.  Throughout  the  period  of  his  resi- 
dence in  Bellingham  the  circle  of  his  friends  has  grown  as  the  circle  of  his 
acquaintances  has  grown  for  those  who  have  come  in  contact  with  him  recog- 
nize in  him  many  sterling  qualities — qualities  which  make  him  a  valued  cit- 
izen as  well  as  an  enterprising  business  man. 


NORVAL  H.  LATIMER. 

Opportunity  is  as  a  will  of  the  wisp  before  the  dreamer,  tauntingly  plays 
before  the  sluggard,  but  surrenders  to  the  man  of  determination  and  ambition 
and  yields  its  treasures  to  industry  and  perseverance.  The  truth  of  this  statement 
finds  verification  in  the  Hfe  record  of  Norval  H.  Latimer  who,  through  the  steps 
of  an  orderly  progression,  has  worked  his  way  steadily  upward  in  the  business 
world,  winning  the  prizes  therein  ofifered  and  standing  today  as  one  of  the  promi- 
nent financiers  of  Seattle,  being  now  president  of  the  Dexter  Horton  National 
Bank.  He  was  born  in  Monmouth,  Illinois,  May  7,  1863,  a  son  of  William  G. 
and  Martha  J.  Latimer.  The  father's  birth  occurred  in  Abingdon,  Illinois,  June 
3,  1832,  and  he  was  there  educated  at  Hedding  College.  He  afterward  engaged 
in  farming  until  1850,  when  he  crossed  the  plains,  being  one  of  the  first  white 
men  upon  the  present  site  of  the  city  of  Seattle.  The  following  year  he  returned 
to  Abingdon  and  again  engaged  in  general  agricultural  pursuits  until  after  the 
outbreak  of  the  Civil  war,  when,  in  the  opening  year  of  hostilities  he  became 
first  lieutenant  of  Company  I,  Eighty-third  Illinois  Volunteers,  with  w^iich  com- 
mand he  was  mustered  out  in  1863.  He  then  once  more  returned  to  the  farm 
and  devoted  his  attention  to  general  agricultural  pursuits  until  1882,  when  he 
came  to  Seattle  and  engaged  in  buying  and  selling  real  estate,  remaining  actively 
in  that  field  of  business  for  five  years.  In  1887  a  recognition  of  his  public  spirit 
and  ability  on  the  part  of  his  fellow  townsmen  led  to  his  selection  to  the  office 
of  county  treasurer.  He  was  at  one  time  commander  of  John  F.  Miller  Post  and 
also  Stephen's  Post,  G.  A.  R.,  and  was  an  exemplary  member  of  the  Masonic 
fraternity.  He  was  married  at  Berwick,  Illinois,  to  Miss  Martha  Pierce,  and 
they  became  the  parents  of  four  children. 

Norval  H.  Latimer,  who  attended  the  district  schools  near  Monmouth,  Illinois, 
until  fifteen  years  of  age,  afterward  worked  upon  his  father's  farm  for  a  year 
and  then  went  to  Kirkwood,  Illinois,  w^iere  he  accepted  a  position  as  messenger 
in  the  First  National  Bank.  Still  later  he  became  bookkeeper  in  that  institution 
and  so  continued  until  1882,  when  his  interests  became  allied  with  those  of  the 
northwest.  In  that  year  he  arrived  in  Seattle  and  secured  employment  with  the 
Dexter  Horton  Company,  bankers,  as  messenger  and  janitor  at  a  salary  of  fifty 
dollars  per  month.  That  he  was  thoroughly  reliable  and  capable  is  indicated 
in  the  fact  that  when  a  half  year  had  passed  his  salary  was  raised  to  eighty  dollars 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  509 

per  month,  and  two  years  later  he  was  made  assistant  cashier.  In  1889  he  became 
manager  of  the  bank  but  virtually  performed  the  duties  of  president  and  cashier, 
because  the  incumbents  of  those  two  offices  devoted  all  their  time  to  personal 
interests.  In  July,  1910,  they  secured  a  new  charter,  changing  the  name  to  the 
Dexter  Horton  National  Bank,  at  which  time  Mr.  Latimer  was  elected  president 
and  director.  He  has  since  controlled  the  policy  and  interests  of  this  institution, 
which  is  one  of  the  strong  and  reliable  moneyed  concerns  of  the  northwest,  having 
an  extensive  patronage  and  carrying  on  a  banking  business  of  large  proportions. 
Mr.  Latimer  is  also  a  director  and  member  of  the  executive  committee  of  the 
Dexter  Horton  Trust  &  Savings  Bank,  is  president  of  the  First  National  Bank 
of  Port  Townsend  and  president  of  the  Wauconda  Investment  Company,  owners 
of  Seattle  property  valued  at  one  and  a  half  million  dollars.  Thus  important 
are  the  interests  of  Mr.  Latimer,  whose  sound  business  judgment  enables  him 
to  gain  ready  and  correct  solution  for  intricate  business  problems. 

Mr.  Latimer  was  married  in  Seattle,  May  22,  1890,  to  Miss  Margaret  Moore, 
and  this  union  has  been  blessed  with  eight  children:  Arthur  G.,  twenty-three 
years  of  age,  is  a  graduate  of  the  agricultural  department  of  the  University  of 
Wisconsin,  and  is  now  engaged  in  farming  near  Medford,  Oregon.  Chester  M., 
who  is  twenty-two  years  old,  graduated  from  Yale  and  is  now  connected  with  the 
Dexter  Horton  National  Bank.  Earl  H.,  twenty  years  of  age,  is  a  student  in  the 
University  of  Washington.  Allen  W.  and  Walter  B.,  aged  respectively  sixteen 
and  fourteen  years,  are  attending  high  school.  Ray  N.  and  Vernon,  aged  respec- 
tively twelve  and  ten  years,  are  pupils  in  the  public  schools.  Margaret  is  attending 
St.  Nichols  School  for  Girls. 

Mr.  Latimer  is  a  Scottish  Rite  Mason  and  a  member  of  the  Mystic  Shrine 
and  upon  him  has  been  conferred  the  honorary  thirty-third  degree.  He  is  a  very 
prominent  figure  in  club  circles  of  Seattle,  being  a  life  member  of  the  Arctic, 
Rainier  and  Seattle  Athletic  Clubs,  and  also  a  member  of  the  Seattle  Golf  and 
Country  Club  and  the  Seattle  Yacht  Club,  while  in  the  Tacoma  Club  of  Tacoma, 
he  also  holds  membership.  From  the  age  of  fifteen  years  he  has  been  dependent 
upon  his  own  resources,  at  which  period  he  made  his  initial  step  in  business. 
He  has  never  allowed  personal  interests  or  ambition  to  dwarf  his  public  spirit  or 
activity  and  yet  along  well  defined  lines  of  labor  he  has  met  with  notable  success. 
His  IS  the  record  of  a  strenuous  life— the  record  of  a  strong  individuality,  sure 
of  itself,  stable  in  purpose,  quick  in  perception,  swift  in  decision,  energetic  and 
persistent  in  action. 


J.  SPENCER  PURDY,  M.  D. 

Dr.  J.  Spencer  Purdy,  proprietor  of  the  Fairview  Hospital  at  Sultan  and 
recognized  as  a  man  whose  high  scientific  attainments  have  gained  him  eminence 
in  professional  circles,  was  born  in  Benton,  Yates  county,  New  York,  December 
6,  1873,  a  son  of  Stewart  L.  Purdy,  who  is  also  a  native  of  the  Empire  state  and 
a  representative  of  one  of  its  old  families  living  near  Newburgh,  on  the  Hudson. 
The  founder  of  the  family  in  America  was  Francis  Purdy,  who  came  from 
England   to   America   prior   to   the    Revolutionary   war,   in   which   some    of   the 


510  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

ancestors  of  Dr.  Purely  participated.  Francis  Purdy  was  born  in  1697  and  died 
June  2,  lytyo.  The  family  chart  shows  the  direct  line  of  descent  down  to  Dr. 
Purdy.  His  father  was  a  successful  farmer  for  many  years  and  is  now  living 
retired  at  the  old  home  place  in  Yates  county,  New  York.  His  mother,  who  bore 
the  maiden  name  of  Josephine  Barnes,  was  also  a  native  of  that  state  and  a 
daughter  of  Herman  Spencer  Barnes,  a  descendant  of  an  old  New  York  family 
of  Scotch-Irish  lineage.  Mrs.  Purdy  was  born  at  Seneca,  New  York,  August  26, 
1846,  and  passed  away  at  Geneva,  that  state,  November  10,  1899.  By  her  mar- 
riage she  became  the  mother  of  five  children :  Mrs.  Caroline  P.  Wrenn,  living  at 
Bronxville,  New  York;  J.  Spencer;  Mrs.  Susan  Means,  the  widow  of  the  late 
Dr.  George  S.  Means,  a  physician  of  Geneva,  New  York ;  Joseph  S.  L.,  living  in 
Le  Roy,  New  York;  and  Frank  A.,  a  ranchman  of  Rogerson,  Idaho. 

After  attending  public  schools  in  his  native  state  Dr.  J.  S.  Purdy  became  a 
pupil  in  the  University  of  Buffalo,  in  which  he  spent  one  year.  He  next  entered 
the  Bellevue  Hospital  Medical  College,  now  known  as  the  medical  department 
of  the  University  of  New  York,  and  was  graduated  with  the  M.  D.  degree  in 
1898.  Prior  to  entering  upon  the  study  of  medicine,  however,  he  was  a  telegraph 
operator  and  engaged  in  that  business  for  several  years,  being  connected  with  the 
New  York  Central  and  the  Fall-Brook  Railway  Company.  He  was  employed  for 
one  summer  at  St.  Lawrence  Park  and  one  summer  at  Alexandria  Bay,  famous 
summer  resorts  in  the  Thousand  Island  district.  Following  his  graduation  he 
entered  upon  the  practice  of  medicine  at  Seneca  Falls,  New  York,  where  he 
remained  from  1898  until  1906.  While  there  he  was  president  of  the  village  and 
was  active  in  all  local  affairs.  He  served  as  president  from  1901  until  1903  and 
in  the  latter  year  became  health  officer,  occupying  th'at  position  until  1905.  For 
seven  years  he  was  physician  to  the  Johnson  Home,  an  old  folks'  home  for 
indigent  females,  acting  in  that  capacity  from  1898  until  1905.  He  afterward 
removed  to  Auburn,  New  York,  where  he  engaged  in  general  practice  for  two 
years,  and  from  1906  until  1908  he  served  as  city  bacteriologist. 

Leaving  the  Empire  state  to  identify  his  interests  with  the  west,  Dr.  Purdy 
removed  to  Twin  Falls,  Idaho,  where  he  was  engaged  in  active  practice  for  two 
years.  He  then  went  to  Sultan,  Washington,  in  1910  and  immediately  became 
connected  with  Dr.  H.  B.  Clough  in  the  Fairview  Hospital  as  half  owner  of  that 
institution.  This  hospital  was  organized  in  1905  and  is  the  largest  private  hospital 
in  Snohomish  county.  It  is  beautifully  situated  near  the  Skykomish  and  Sultan 
rivers  and  within  short  walking  distance  of  the  foothills  of  the  Cascade  moun- 
tains. It  stands  in  the  midst  of  one  of  the  most  beautiful  scenic  districts  in  the 
state  and  is  in  every  way  ideally  situated.  Moreover,  it  is  equipped  with  every 
modern  comfort  and  convenience  that  will  further  the  interests  of  the  patrons 
and  the  hospital  has  accommodations  for  twenty-five  patients.  Since  191 1  Dr. 
Purdy  has  owned  and  conducted  the  hospital  alone  and  in  addition  he  has  a  large 
and  growing  general  practice.  He  is  especially  skilled  in  surgery  and  his  work 
is  now  largely  concentrated  along  that  line.  He  belongs  to  the  Snohomish  County, 
the  Washington  State  and  the  American  Medical  Associations  and  was  formerly 
vice-president  of  the  first  named.  He  is  physician  and  surgeon  for  the  Wallace 
Lumber  Company  and  also  for  the  Sultan  Railway  &  Timber  Company.  His  work 
is  certainly  of  marked  benefit  to  the  community.  The  hospital  is  surrounded  by 
beautiful  grounds  of  forty  acres,  the  greater  part  of  which  is  used  for  gardening,. 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  511 

for  the  raising  of  chickens  and  for  pasturing  a  fine  herd  of  Holstein  cattle.  He 
employs  a  number  of  skilled  workmen  in  caring  for  his  gardens,  his  dairy  and 
his  poultry  and  from  his  place  derives  no  inconsiderable  revenue  aside  from  the 
pleasure  which  it  affords  him  of  having  one  of  the  best  developed  properties  of 
the  district. 

Dr.  Purdy  has  been  married  twice.  On  the  30th  of  June,  1898,  at  Bellona, 
New  York,  he  wedded  Miss  Lucy  Bell  Kelsey,  who  was  born  in  that  state  on 
the  23d  of  September,  1874,  a  daughter  of  George  and  Ella  Dorman  Barnes 
Kelsey.  She  passed  away  at  Seneca  Falls,  New  York,  August  2,  1903,  at  the  age 
of  twenty-nine  years,  leaving  a  daughter,  Ella  Josephine,  whose  birth  occurred 
at  Seneca  Falls,  July  6,  1899.  On  the  25th  of  December,  1909,  at  Aurora,  New 
York,  Dr.  Purdy  was  again  married,  his  second  union  being  with  Miss  Janet 
Seward  Robinson,  a  native  of  the  Empire  state  and  a  daughter  of  Dr.  Horatio 
Robinson,  of  Auburn,  New  York,  who  was  the  family  physician  for  the  house- 
hold of  William  H.  Seward.  By  his  second  wife  Dr.  Purdy  has  one  daughter, 
Helen  Barden,  who  was  born  at  Twin  Falls,  Idaho,  on  the  15th  of  November,  1910. 

The  religious  faith  of  the  family  is  that  of  the  Episcopal  church  and  Dr.  Purdy 
holds  membership  with  the  Masonic  lodge  of  Sultan  and  also  with  the  Sultan 
Commercial  Club,  showing  something  of  the  varied  nature  of  his  interests  and 
activities.  His  powers  have  grown  through  the  exercise  of  effort  in  his  chosen 
field  of  labor  and  his  developing  skill  places  him  today  among  the  foremost 
physicians  and  surgeons  not  only  of  Snohomish  county  but  of  this  part  of  the 
state. 


S.  L.  DENNIS. 


S.  L.  Dennis,  who  in  connection  with  P.  W.  Shepard  is  conducting  busi- 
ness at  Raymond  under  the  name  of  the  Shepard  &  Dennis  Transfer  Com- 
pany and  is  thus  actively  associated  with  industrial  interests,  comes  to  the  coast 
country  from  the  Mississippi  valley,  his  birth  having  occurred  at  Clinton  Junc- 
tion, Wisconsin,  in  1873.  During  his  childhood  he  became  a  resident  of  Da- 
kota and  afterward  of  Akron,  Iowa,  where  he  pursued  his  education.  He  fol- 
lowed farming  for  a  number  of  years.  He  came  to  Washington  in  1890  and 
first  settled  on  a  farm  near  Olympia,  where  he  devoted  three  years  to  general 
agricultural  pursuits.  He  afterward  went  to  Alaska,  where  he  spent  two  years, 
and  later  engaged  in  the  sawmilling  business  near  Olympia.  He  also  owned 
and  conducted  two  shingle  mills  for  five  years.  Since  1904  he  has  resided 
in  Raymond  and  has  developed  a  large  business  in  his  present  connection.  The 
Shepard  &  Dennis  Transfer  Company  was  established  in  1904  by  P.  W.  Shep- 
ard and  at  that  time  Raymond  had  a  population  of  but  one  hundred  and  fifty. 
Mr.  Shepard  had  but  one  horse,  which  he  used  in  hauling  wood.  Six  months 
later  Mr.  Dennis  bought  an  interest  in  the  business,  forming  the  firm  of  Shep- 
ard &  Dennis,  and  gradually  they  added  equipment  as  their  patronage  grew. 
In  1910  they  built  the  stables,  which  are  thoroughly  up-to-date,  and  later  they 
established  storage  vaults.  They  now  engage  in  light  and  heavy  trucking  and 
keep   an    automobile   truck   together  with    several    moving   trucks.      Their   pat- 


512  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

ronage  has  steadily  and  constantly  increased  until  the  business  is  now  one  of 
large  and  gratifying  proportions,  returning  to  them  a  very  substantial  income. 
On  the  2d  of  June,  1901,  Mr.  Dennis  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Jose- 
phine Bowen,  a  native  of  Missouri,  whom  he  wedded  in  Olympia,  and  they 
have  a  son,  Bruce,  who  is  attending  school.  Mr.  Dennis  casts  his  ballot  in  sup- 
port of  the  men  and  measures  of  the  republican  party  and  his  fraternal  con- 
nection is  with  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows.  For  thirteen  years  a 
resident  of  Raymond,  he  is  well  known  in  the  city  and  throughout  the  sur- 
rounding district  and  his  friends  have  watched  with  interest  his  business 
progress  and  development,  rejoicing  in  what  he  has  accomplished,  knowing 
that  his  success  is  the  direct  and  merited  reward  of  earnest,  persistent  and  intel- 
ligently controlled  labor. 


CLEMENS  HAUSMANN. 

Clemens  Hausmann,  president  of  the  firm  of  Clemens  Hausmann  &  Sons,  meat 
dealers  at  Everett,  conduct  the  largest  retail  market  of  that  city  and  their  store 
is  thoroughly  modem  in  every  detail  and  equipment,  while  their  trade  has  been 
developed  along  legitimate  lines  leading  to  well  merited  success.  Mr.  Hausmann 
comes  to  the  Pacific  coast  from  Illinois.  He  was  born  in  Freeport,  that  state, 
January  13,  i860,  a  son  of  Clemens  Hausmann,  a  native  of  Baden,  Germany.  He 
came  to  America  in  1847  ^^""^  ^^^s  one  of  the  early  settlers  of  Freeport,  Illinois, 
in  which  locality  he  successfully  followed  agricultural  pursuits.  Loyal  to  his 
adopted  land,  he  responded  to  its  call  for  troops  at  the  time  of  the  Civil  war, 
serving  as  a  private  with  an  Illinois  regiment. 

Clemens  Hausmann  was  but  three  years  of  age  when  he  lost  his  mother  and 
his  early  advantages  were  very  few.  He  attended  school  until  ten  years  of  age 
in  Freeport  and  then  started  out  to  earn  his  own  living,  since  which  time  every 
opportunity  or  advantage  that  he  has  enjoyed  has  been  the  direct  outcome  of  his 
labor.  When  a  youth  of  thirteen  he  was  apprenticed  to  learn  the  butcher's  trade, 
after  which  he  began  working  as  a  journeyman  and  at  the  age  of  nineteen  he 
started  out  on  his  own  account  at  Lena,  Illinois.  He  afterward  removed  to 
Dubuque  county,  Iowa,  where  he  entered  business  but  met  with  reverses  in  his 
undertaking.  He  then  removed  to  Le  Mars,  Iowa,  where  he  again  engaged  in 
business  on  his  own  account,  and  this  time  his  labors  were  fraught  with  substan- 
tial results.  In  1899,  however,  on  account  of  the  ill  health  of  his  wife,  he  removed 
with  his  family  to  Denver,  Colorado,  and  there  became  interested  in  mining,  but 
the  venture  proved  unprofitable  and  after  two  years  in  which  he  suffered  consid- 
erable loss  he  removed  to  Everett,  Washington,  where  he  arrived  on  the  2rst  of 
June,  1901.  Here  he  again  became  interested  in  the  meat  business  and  from  a 
small  beginning  has  worked  his  way  steadily  upward.  At  first  he  employed  but 
one  man.  In  1914  the  business  was  incorporated  under  the  name  of  Clemens 
Hausmann  &  Sons,  with  Clemens  Hausmann  as  the  president  of  the  company. 
F.  J.  Hausmann  secretary  and  C.  T.  Hausmann  as  treasurer.  They  today  employ 
an  average  of  eleven  workmen  and  the  members  of  the  firm  are  also  actively 
connected  with  the  business.     They  have  the  largest  retail  meat  market  in  the 


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WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  515 

city  and  their  shop  is  most  thoroughly  modern  in  every  detail.  The  most  cleanly 
and  sanitary  conditions  are  maintained  and  the  meats  are  kept  at  a  temperature 
that  insures  their  thorough  preservation. 

On  the  4th  of  May,  1887,  in  Le  Mars,  Iowa,  Mr.  Hausmann  was  married  to 
Miss  Katherine  Linden,  who  was  born  in  Chicago,  a  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Nicholas  Linden,  the  former  now  deceased,  while  the  latter  resides  in  Everett. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hausmann  became  the  parents  of  five  children,  two  of  whom  have 
passed  away.  Their  daughter,  Emma  Marie,  is  the  wife  of  Dr.  W.  O.  Copps,  a 
prominent  physician  of  Everett.  The  two  sons,  as  previously  mentioned,  are 
associated  in  business  with  their  father.  Clemens  T.  was  married  in  Seattle, 
August  22,  191 1,  to  Miss  Grace  Skaggs,  a  native  of  Missouri  and  a  daughter  of 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  W.  B.  Skaggs.  They  have  one  child,  Catherine,  who  was  born  in 
Everett  in  February,  1913. 

Mr.  Hausmann  and  his  family  are  communicants  of  the  Roman  Catholic 
church.  He  belongs  to  the  Benevolent  Protective  Order  of  Elks  and  the  Inde- 
pendent Order  of  Foresters  at  Everett,  and  in  politics  he  gives  his  support  to  the 
democratic  party  where  national  issues  are  involved  but  at  local  elections  casts  an 
independent  ballot.  There  is  something  inspiring  in  the  story  of  his  life.  He 
was  left  an  orphan  boy  at  a  very  early  age  and  was  reared  by  strangers,  and  at  a 
time  when  most  lads  have  scarcely  made  a  beginning  in  their  school  work  he  was 
earning  his  living.  Twice  he  has  met  financial  reverses,  yet  his  courageous  spirit 
has  enabled  him  to  face  the  conditions  and  start  anew.  Persistently  he  has 
worked  his  way  upward  and  his  course  illustrates  clearly  what  may  be  accom- 
plished through  determined  and  honorable  efl:"ort — effort  resulting  in  the  attain- 
ment not  only  of  material  reward  but  also  of  a  most  enviable  reputation. 


REV.  F.  A.  MOENS. 


Rev.  F.  A.  Moens,  rector  of  St.  John  Evangelist  Catholic  church  of  Che- 
halis,  was  born  on  the  30th  of  May,  1870,  in  Termonde,  East  Flanders,  Bel- 
gium, a  son  of  Peter  and  R.  Malsche  Moens.  By  occupation  his  father  was  a 
distiller  and  farmer.  During  his  boyhood  Father  Moens  attended  the  parochial 
schools  of  Belgium  and  at  the  age  of  twelve  years  entered  the  college  at  Ter- 
monde as  a  boarder,  remaining  there  eight  years  and  graduating  in  1890.  He 
next  attended  St.  Nicholas  College,  where  he  pursued  a  special  course  in  phil- 
osophy for  one  year,  and  then  became  a  theological  student  in  the  University  of 
Louvain.  there  preparing  for  the  priesthood.  He  was  ordained  a  prie'st  for  the 
diocese  of  Nesqually  on  the  28th  of  June,  1895. 

On  leaving  the  university  Father  Moens  spent  his  vacation  in  Belgium  and 
then  came  to  America,  his  destination  being  Vancouver,  Washington.  On  his 
arrival  here  he  was  appointed  by  Bishop  Younger  of  Vancouver  as  assistant 
priest  of  St.  Leo's  church  at  Tacoma,  where  he  remained  two  years.  He  was 
next  appointed  rector  of  missions  in  Clarke  county.  Washington,  by  Bishop 
O'Dea,  and  while  laboring  in  that  field  built  the  parochial  residence  at  St.  John's 
and  churches  at  Pioneer,  La  Camas  and  Washougal.  In  1903  he  was  appointed 
rector  of  St.  John  Evangelist  church  at  Chehalis,  where  he  has  since  remained. 

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516  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

During  his  pastorate  here  St.  Helen's  Hospital  has  been  built  and  many  im- 
provements made  to  the  property  belonging  to  the  church,  including  the  purchase 
of  three  new  altars.  The  number  of  families  in  the  parish  has  increased  from 
sixty-five  to  one  hundred  and  thirty-five,  making  quite  a  growth  in  membership 
and  there  are  now  about  one  hundred  children  in  attendance  at  the  parochial 
school,  which  is  conducted  by  the  Dominican  Sisters. 

Father  Moens  is  a  member  of  the  Knights  of  Columbus  and  is  trustee  and 
spiritual  director  of  the  commandery  at  Chehalis.  He  took  out  his  first  nat- 
uralization papers  at  A'ancouver,  Washington,  in  1895  and  his  second  in  1901, 
at  which  time  he  was  admitted  to  citizenship.  He  is  liberal  in  his  political  views, 
supporting  the  men  whom  he  believes  best  qualified  to  fill  the  offices  regardless 
of  party  ties.  He  takes,  however,  a  deep  and  commendable  interest  in  public 
affairs  and  does  all  in  his  power  to  promote  the  welfare  of  the  community. 
He  is  widely  and  favorably  known  not  only  among  the  people  of  his  own  con- 
gregation but  among  those  of  other  denominations. 


WILLIAM  L.  JACKSON,  M.  D. 

Although  Dr.  William  L.  Jackson  has  been  a  resident  of  Burlington  for  only 
three  years  his  thorough  training  and  previous  experience  as  a  physician  have 
enabled  him  to  gain  the  confidence  of  the  public  and  his  fellow  practitioners. 
He  was  born  in  Ravenna,  Portage  county,  Ohio,  March  14,  1880,  and  is  a  son 
of  Ira  and  Mary  (Long)  Jackson,  the  former  a  native  of  Virginia  and  the  latter 
of  Nantucket  island,  Massachusetts.  At  an  early  day  they  removed  to  Portage 
county,  Ohio,  where  the  father  subsequently  engaged  in  the  dry  goods  business. 
In  1901  he  removed  to  Seattle,  where  he  is  now  living  retired.  His  wife  died 
in  the  fall  of  19 14,  when  sixty-five  years  old.  To  them  were  born  three  chil- 
dren, namely :     William  L. ;  and  George  and  Edward,  both  residents  of  Ohio. 

William  L.  Jackson  received  his  general  education  in  his  native  state  and 
was  graduated  from  high  school  at  Akron.  Later  he  entered  the  Jeft'erson 
Medical  College  of  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania,  one  of  the  famous  medical 
schools  of  the  country,  and  received  the  degree  of  M.  D.  from  that  institution 
with  the  class  of  19 10.  After  completing  his  high  school  course  and  before 
entering  the  medical  college  he  was  for  seven  years  engaged  in  merchandising 
in  New  York  city.  He  located  in  Ellensburg,  Washington,  for  the  practice  of 
his  profession  but  after  remaining  there  for  four  years  came  to  Burlington  in 
1 914  and  has  built  up  a  large  and  representative  patronage.  He  belongs  to  the 
Skagit  County  Medical  Society  and  while  living  in  Ellensburg  was  president  of 
the  Kittitas  County  Medical  Society,  his  election  to  that  position  indicating  the 
high  esteem  in  which  he  was  held  by  his  colleagues. 

Dr.  Jackson  was  married  in  December.  1905,  to  Mrs.  Frances  (Mahar) 
Hackett  of  New  York  city,  a  daughter  of  Michael  and  Caroline  Mahar,  the 
former  of  whom  is  deceased  and  the  latter  is  a  resident  of  Ohio. 

Dr.  Jackson  is  independent  in  politics,  refusing  to  consider  himself  bound 
by  the  actions  of  any  political  leaders.  He  considers  that  his  professional  duties 
have  the  first  claim  upon  his  time  and  interest  but  is  not  indifferent  to  the  prog- 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  517 

ress  of  his  city  along  various  lines  of  endeavor.  His  outstanding  characteristics 
are  such  as  commend  him  to  the  warm  regard  and  confidence  of  his  fellowmen, 
and  he  is  universally  held  in  high  esteem  in  Burlington  and  the  surrounding 
country. 


HENRY  B.  DRISKO. 


Henry  B.  Drisko,  who  since  1906  has  made  his  home  in  Bellingham,  where 
he  has  filled  the  position  of  assistant  to  E.  B.  Deming,  president  of  the  Pacific 
American  Fisheries,  was  born  in  Millbridge,  Maine,  June  14,  1870,  a  son  of  Z.  T. 
and  Susan  C.  Drisko,  the  latter  a  decendant  of  Cyrus  Field,  the  promoter  of 
the  first  Atlantic  cable.  At  the  age  of  seventeen  years  he  left  high  school, 
where  up  to  that  time  he  had  been  studying,  in  order  to  concentrate  his  entire 
attention  upon  business  afifairs.  From  the  age  of  ten  years,  however,  he  had 
been  more  or  less  dependent  upon  his  own  resources  for  a  livelihood,  for  when 
he  completed  his  first  decade  he  entered  the  employ  of  the  Wolf  &  Reesing  Can- 
ning Company,  who  were  owners  of  a  number  of  plants  operated  under  the 
name  of  the  Eagle  Preserve  Fish  Company.  At  twelve  years  of  age  he  engaged 
with  the  J.  &  E.  A.  Wyman  Company,  connected  with  the  same  line  of  busi- 
ness, and  worked  with  them  in  various  capacities  until  he  reached  the  age  of 
sixteen  years.  He  then  changed  his  line  of  business,  becoming  an  employe  in  a 
general  mercantile  establishment,  with  which  he  remained  until  he  was  seven- 
teen years  of  age,  when  he  became  a  bookkeeper  and  acted  in  that  capacity  until 
nineteen  years  of  age.  All  this  time  he  was  attending  school  but  was  working 
during  vacation  periods. 

Mr.  Drisko  became  a  resident  of  the  northwest  in  November,  1889,  when 
he  made  his  way  to  Seattle,  where  he  accepted  the  position  of  bookkeeper  with 
the  Seattle  Tug  &  Barge  Company.  In  addition  to  that  he  was  assistant  harbor 
master  for  two  and  a  half  years,  and  later  he  entered  the  employ  of  the  Union 
Trunk  Line  acting  as  street  car  conductor  for  two  years.  He  next  purchased 
a  news  and  cigar  business,  which  he  conducted  for  four  years,  when  he  sold  out 
and  accepted  the  position  of  clerk  in  the  Hotel  Northern,  with  which  he  was 
associated  for  four  years.  On  the  expiration  of  that  period  he  removed  to 
Anacortes,  Washington,  and  bought  an  interest  in  a  salmon  cannery  operated 
under  the  name  of  the  Apax  Packing  Company,  of  which  he  became  secretary. 
Two  years  later,  however,  he  sold  out  and  accepted  a  position  as  bookkeeper 
with  the  Pacific  American  Fisheries  Company  at  Anacortes.  A  year  later  he 
had  advanced  to  the  position  of  superintendent  of  that  plant  and  in  1906  came 
to  Bellingham  as  assistant  to  E.  B.  Deming,  president  of  the  Pacific  American 
Fisheries,  a  position  of  large  responsibility  and  importance  which  he  is  now 
ably   filling. 

In  Seattle,  on  the  T6th  of  November,  1895,  Mr.  Drisko  was  married  to  Miss 
Jessie  N.  Tuck.  In  his  political  views  he  is  a  republican,  conversant  with  the 
vital  questions  and  issues  of  the  day  l)Ut  never  ambitious  to  hold  ofiice.  His 
interest  in  the  substantial  development  of  the  northwest  is  indicated  in  his  mem- 
bership in  the  Chamber  of  Commerce  of  Anacortes  and  he  is  otherwise  well 


518  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

known  in  club  circles,  being  identified  with  the  Kulshan  Club  of  "Bellingham, 
the  Bellington  Country  Club  and  the  Arctic  Club  of  Seattle.  Laudable  ambi- 
tion has. actuated  him  in  every  step  in  his  career  and  marked  industry  has  char- 
acterized his  life  since  his  earning  his  own  living  when  a  little  lad  of  ten  years. 
He  may  truly  be  called  a  self-made  man  and  it  indicates  the  strength  of  his 
character,  his  ability  and  his  resourcefulness. 


JUDGE   WILLIAM    HEDDING    SNELL. 

Judge  William  Hedding  Snell  is  a  man  of  well  balanced  capacities  and  powers 
and  while  he  is  now  retired  from  active  law  practice  he  ranked  for  a  long  period 
as  an  able  legist  and  jurist.  In  practice  he  was  faithful  to  his  clients,  fair  to  his 
adversaries  and  cordial  to  the  court,  while  upon  the  bench  his  opinions  were 
characterized  by  devotion  to  duty  and  a  masterful  grasp  of  every  problem  pre- 
sented for  solution.  He  was  born  in  Mechanicsburg,  Pennsylvania,  July  2,  1852, 
and  was  five  years  of  age  when  his  parents  removed  to  Mount  Pleasant,  Iowa, 
where  he  attended  the  public  schools,  while  later  he  entered  the  Iowa  Wesleyan 
University,  in  which  he  completed  the  work  of  the  sophomore  year  in  the  classical 
course.  In  1868  he  became  a  resident  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  accompanying  his 
parents  to  that  city  and  upon  the  opening  of  the  Nebraska  State  University  he 
entered  that  institution,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  June,  1873,  winning  the 
Bachelor  of  Philosophy  degree,  while  subsequently  his  alma  mater  conferred 
upon  him  the  Doctor  of  Philosophy  degree.  He  completed  his  course  with  the 
first  graduating  class  in  that  institution.  He  also  studied  law  m  Lincoln  and 
taught  school  until  1874,  his  leisure  hours  being  devoted  to  his  law  reading  until 
he  had  qualified  for  admission  to  the  bar.  Soon  afterward  he  removed  to  George- 
town, Colorado,  where  he  engaged  in  active  practice  but  owing  to  ill  health  he 
returned  to  Nebraska,  settling  at  Fairbury.  There  he  followed  his  chosen  pro- 
fession, his  recognized  ability  winning  for  him  a  gratifying  clientage,  while  his 
patriotic  and  public-spirited  citizenship  led  to  his  election  for  the  office  of  state 
senator  in  the  fall  of  1884.  He  was  accorded  a  very  handsome  majority  and 
proved  a  most  prominent  and  efficient  member  of  the  Nebraska  legislature,  so  that 
when  his  term  expired  he  was  reelected  by  an  increased  majority  and  left  the 
impress  of  his  individuality  upon  the  laws  of  the  state. 

In  March,  1888,  Mr.  Snell  arrived  in  Tacoma,  where  he  opened  a  law  office 
and  the  following  year  was  elected  city  attorney.  Before  the  expiration  of  his 
term  he  was  appointed  by  Governor  Elisha  P.  Ferry  to  the  office  of  prosecuting 
attorney  to  fill  the  vacancy  caused  by  the  promotion  of  Fremont  Campbell,  then 
prosecuting  attorney,  to  the  bench.  And  still  further  official  honors  were  con- 
ferred upon  him  when  in  the  summer  of  1890  he  was  nominated  by  the  city  coun- 
cil and  elected  a  member  of  the  charter  commission  to  form  a  new  charter  for 
Tacoma.  In  the  fall  of  the  same  year  he  was  chosen  by  popular  suffrage  for 
the  office  of  prosecuting  attorney  of  Pierce  county  and  in  1892  was  reelected.  He 
served  for  two  terms  and  retired  from  the  office  as  he  had  entered  it — with  the 
confidence  and  goodwill  of  all  concerned.  In  1900  he  was  elected  judge  of  the 
superior  court  and  was  reelected  in  1904,  while  in  the  fall  of  1908  under  the  state 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  519 

primary  law,  which  had  been  adopted  in  Washington,  he  became  a  candidate  for 
the  United  States  senate  against  Hon.  Wesley  Jones  and  Senator  Levi  Ankeny. 
Judge  Snell  carried  his  home  county  over  the  other  two  candidates  and  although 
he  entered  the  race  only  thirty  days  before  the  election  and  after  the  others  had 
canvassed  the  state  for  two  months,  he  received  a  state  vote  nearly  as  large  as  that 
given  to  the  successful  candidate.  He  continued  in  the  private  practice  of  law 
vuitil  January,  1909,  when  he  retired  from  active  connection  with  the  profession 
and  has  since  devoted  his  attention  to  the  supervision  of  private  interests  which 
are  extensive  and  important  and  demand  the  major  portion  of  his  time. 

In  1895  J^^*^gs  Snell  was  married  to  Mrs.  Catherine  A.  Monroe,  a  daughter 
of  Colonel  Thomas  Harbine,  deceased,  who  was  a  prominent  Nebraska  banker 
and  politician  and  also  a  member  of  the  constitutional  convention  that  framed  the 
constitution  of  Maryland.  The  Judge  has  a  daughter  and  two  step-sons,  the 
former  being  a  Margaret  Snell.  Of  the  sons  Thomas  Harbine  Monroe  is  now  a 
member  of  the  firm  of  Love,  Warren  &  Monroe,  wholesale  dry  goods  dealers  of 
Tacoma,  while  James  V.  Monroe  is  an  apple  grower  of  Wenatchee.  Washington, 
one  of  the  most  famous  apple  producing  regions  of  the  west. 

Judge  Snell  still  retains  membership  in  the  Commercial  Club  and  is  actively 
interested  in  its  efforts  to  advance  the  welfare  of  the  city.  He  is  also  identified 
with  the  Chamber  of  Commerce  and  the  Union  Club  and  is  connected  with  the 
Tacoma  Golf  and  Country  Club.  Fraternally  he  is  identified  with  the  Odd  Fel- 
lows, the  Elks  and  the  Knights  of  Pythias.  Judge  Snell  is  a  man  of  small  stature, 
very  pleasing  in  address  and  has  the  faculty  of  making  friends  wherever  he  goes. 
He  has  won  that  success  which  brings  intellectual  liberty,  making  him  a  citizen 
of  the  wider  world  of  thought  and  knowledge.  He  is  regarded  as  the  peer  of 
the  ablest  representatives  of  his  profession  and  has  ever  commanded  their  respect 
and  enjoyed  their  friendship,  for  his  strong  mentality  and  intellectual  energy  make 
him  their  equal. 


HENRY  L.  DENNY. 


Henry  L.  Denny,  an  engineer  of  Seattle,  who  has  devoted  his  entire  life  to  that 
work,  was  born  in  New  Providence,  Indiana,  September  13,  1838,  a  son  of  Samuel 
and  Lucy  (Dow)  Denny.  The  Denny  family  was  established  in  the  south  at  an 
early  period  in  the  development  of  the  new  world.  Representatives  of  the  name 
lived  in  South  Carolina  and  later  in  Kentucky  and  subsequently  a  removal  was 
made  to  Indiana.  There  were  ten  brothers  in  the  family  of  Arthur  Denny's 
father.  In  the  maternal  line  Henry  L.  Denny  traces  his  ancestry  back  to  his 
great-grandfather.  Captain  Henry  Dow,  who  was  a  captain  in  the  war  of  181 2  and 
participated  in  the  battle  of  Tippecanoe.  He  had  a  son  who  was  also  a  captain 
in  that  war  and  who  became  a  prominent  military  man.  The  marriage  of  Samuel 
Denny  and  Lucy  Dow  was  celebrated  at  New  Providence,  now  Borden,  Indiana, 
and  there  the  father  engaged  in  carpentering,  cabinetmaking  and  farming, 
devoting  his  life  to  those  pursuits.  In  1866  he  brought  his  family  to  the  north- 
west, settling  first  at  Albany,  Oregon,  but  coming  to  Seattle  in  1870.  where  he 
again  engaged  in  cabinetmaking.  l:'>oth  he  and  his  wife  spent  their  remaining 
days  in  this  city,  her  death  occurring  in  1872  and  his  in  1889. 


520  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

Henry  L.  Denny  began  his  education  in  the  schools  of  New  Providence, 
Indiana,  and  afterward  attended  the  Quaker  high  school  near  Salem,  Indiana. 
He  next  turned  his  attention  to  railroading  and  in  1866  came  west  with  the 
family.  For  three  years  he  engaged  in  farming  in  Oregon  and  on  the  14th  of 
April,  1869,  arrived  in  Seattle,  where  he  accepted  a  position  as  steamboat 
engineer.  Since  that  time  his  life  has  been  devoted  to  engineering  and  during  the 
Civil  war  he  acted  as  an  engineer  on  the  railroads  with  the  army  of  General 
Sherman.  His  was  an  arduous  experience  and  three  times  he  was  captured  but 
managed  to  effect  his  escape  or  was  exchanged  and  again  engaged  in  active  duty. 

On  the  19th  of  December,  1858,  at  New  Providence,  Mr.  Denny  was  married 
to  Miss  Lucinda  Baker,  a  daughter  of  James  and  Elizabeth  (Payton)  Baker,  who 
were  farming  people  and  spent  their  lives  in  the  middle  west.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Denny  have  become  parents  of  seven  children,  of  whom  one  son  and  three 
daughters  are  yet  living. 

Mr.  and  Airs.  Denny  are  charter  members  of  the  First  Christian  church  of 
Seattle  and  take  a  most  active  interest  in  its  work. 

In  antebellum  days  Mr.  Denny  was  an  abolitionist  and  upon  the  organization 
of  the  republican  party  joined  its  ranks  and  continued  active  in  its  support  for 
many  years  but  now  votes  with  the  prohibition  party.  He  has  long  been  a 
stanch  advocate  of  the  cause  of  temperance  and  for  many  years  has  held  member- 
ship in  the  Independent  Order  of  Good  Templars.  He  also  belongs  to  the 
Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows  and  to  the  Ancient  Order  of  United  Work- 
men. 


CHARLES  A.  COLE. 


Charles  A.  Cole,  conducting  an  important  productive  industry  at  Everett 
under  the  name  of  the  Everett  Tent  &  Awning  Company,  was  born  in  Flint, 
Michigan,  August  24,  1867.  His  father,  Richard  Cole,  a  native  of  Boston, 
Massachusetts,  was  a  son  of  Charles  Cole,  who  was  born  in  Bantry,  Ireland, 
and  became  the  founder  of  the  family  in  America,  settling  at  Boston  between 
1795  ^"^  1800.  He  devoted  his  activities  to  farming,  gave  his  political  alle- 
giance to  the  democratic  party  and  adhered  to  the  faith  of  the  Roman  Catholic 
church.  He  was  married  in  Boston  and  for  a  few  years  worked  in  the  lumber 
woods  of  Maine,  after  which  he  removed  to  Essex  county,  Ontario,  Canada, 
where  he  spent  the  rest  of  his  life  on  a  farm.  His  son,  Richard  Cole,  became 
a  logger  and  farmer  of  Michigan,  where  he  met  with  a  fair  measure  of  success, 
there  passing  away  at  the  age  of  sixty-three  years.  His  wife,  who  bore  the 
maiden  name  of  Ellen  A^Taher,  was  a  native  of  Boston  and  they  became  the 
parents  of  three  sons  and  a  daughter,  of  whom  Charles  A.  is  the  eldest.  The 
others  are:  John  J.,  a  resident  of  Philadelphia;  William  H.,  living  in  Everett, 
Washington;  and  Frances  Mary,  also  of  Philadelphia. 

Charles  A.  Cole  pursued  his  education  in  the  public  schools  of  East  Sagi- 
,naw,  Alichigan,  and  in  a  convent  school  of  London,  Canada.  He  remained 
upon  the  home  farm  of  his  grandfather  until  he  reached  the  age  of  fifteen 
years,  when  he  started  out  to  earn  his  own  living,  entering  upon  an  appren- 
ticeship to  the  cabinetmaker's  trade.     Following  the  close  of  his   three  years' 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  521 

term  of  indenture  he  took  up  railroad  work,  in  which  he  continued  until  his 
removal  to  Everett  in  1892.  There  he  engaged  in  construction  work,  especially 
bridge  building,  until  the  loth  of  May,  1902,  when  he  purchased  the  tent  and 
awning  business  of  J.  J.  Sullivan,  this  being  the  first  and  only  undertaking  of 
the  kind  in  Everett.  He  has  since  been  sole  proprietor  and  his  interests  are 
conducted  under  the  name  of  the  Everett  Tent  &  Awning  Company.  When 
he  took  over  the  business  it  was  valued  at  three  hundred  dollars,  since  which 
time  he  has  enlarged  and  developed  it  until  it  represents  an  investment  of 
approximately  seven  thovisand  dollars,  and  in  addition  to  his  local  interests  he 
has  an  outside  trade  in  Oregon,  in  other  points  of  Washington  and  in  neigh- 
boring states.  In  fact  his  business  has  steadily  grown  until  it  has  now  assumed 
extensive  and  gratifying  proportions,  making  it  one  of  the  profitable  commer- 
cial concerns  of  the  city. 

In  Everett,  on  the  26th  of  November,  1901,  Mr.  Cole  was  married  to  Miss 
Mary  McGill,  a  native  of  Ontario,  Canada,  and  a  daughter  of  John  and  Mary 
McGill,  who  removed  from  Dakota  to  Everett  but  have  now  passed  way.  Mr. 
an'd  Mrs.  Cole  have  two  children,  Frances  Mary  and  Eugene.  The  residence 
of  the  family  at  2523  Hoyt  avenue  is  the  property  of  Mr.  Cole.  He  is  a  self- 
made  man,  his  well  spent  life  having  brought  to  him  the  substantial  rewards 
of  labor.  In  politics  he  is  a  democrat  and  has  always  been  active  in  the  coun- 
cils of  his  party,  serving  at  the  present  time  as  chairman  of  the  county  central 
committee.  In  religious  faith  he  is  a  Roman  Catholic.  He  belongs  to  the 
Benevolent  Protective  Order  of  Elks,  the  Woodmen  of  the  World  and  the  Red 
Men.  In  the  last  named  he  is  very  active,  as  he  is  also  in  the  Knights  of 
Columbus  council  at  Everett,  of  which  he  is  the  present  treasurer.  In  that  or- 
ganization he  is  popular  and  in  fact  he  has  won  many  friends  through  all  of  his 
varied  fraternal  connections. 


HARVEY  B.  LATHROP. 

One  of  the  important  business  enterprises  of  Port  Angeles  is  conducted  by 
Harvey  B.  Lathrop  and  Wilmer  J.  Morris  in  a  partnership  relation  under  the 
name  of  the  Olympic  Cash  Grocery.  It  was  established  in  August,  1914,  and 
through  the  intervening  period  the  trade  has  steadily  grown  and  expanded. 
Mr.  Lathrop  was  bofn  in  Syracuse,  New  York,  January  3,  1882.  His  father, 
Fred  C.  Lathrop,  belonged  to  an  old  family  of  New  York  that  came  of  English 
ancestry  and  was  founded  in  America  at  an  early  period  in  the  colonization  of 
the  new  world  by  representatives  of  the  name  who  were  seafaring  men.  Fred 
C.  Lathrop  has  devoted  his  life  to  farming  but  is  now  living  retired.  In  1883 
he  went  to  North  Dakota  and  at  the  present  time  is  a  resident  of  Fargo.  He 
married  Ophelia  Pettit,  a  native  of  Onondaga  county,  New  York,  who  is  of 
English  and  French  descent,  although  the  family  has  long  been  represented  on 
this  side  the  Atlantic.  There  were  those  of  the  name  who  espoused  the  cause 
of  the  colonists  in  the  Revolutionary  war  and  others  who  defended  American 
interests  in  the  War  of  181 2.  Mrs.  Lathrop  is  still  living  and  by  her  marriage 
she  became  the  mother  of  three  sons  and  two  daughters. 


522  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

Harvey  B.  Lathrop,  the  third  of  the  family,  obtained  his  education  in  the 
pubHc  schools  and  in  a  business  college  of  Fargo,  North  Dakota,  from  which 
he  was  graduated.  Flis  early  environment  and  home  training  was  that  of  the 
farm,  upon  which  he  remained  until  he  reached  the  age  of  twenty-five  years, 
but  thinking  to  find  other  pursuits  more  congenial,  he  directed  his  efforts  into 
commercial  lines  and  was  employed  by  others  in  connection  with  the  grocery 
trade  until  1910.  On  coming  to  Port  Angeles  he  secured  employment  with  E. 
W.  Merrill  &  Company  and  was  afterward  a  representative  of  the  Port  Angeles 
Grocery  Company  until  he  entered  business  on  his  own  account  in  August, 
1914,  forming  a  partnership  with  Wilmer  J.  Morris.  They  started  the  busi- 
ness with  a  cash  capital  of  but  one  thousand  dollars.  Since  then  their  trade 
has  constantly  grown  in  volume  and  importance  until  it  is  second  to  none  in  the 
city.  In  fact  they  are  regarded  as  leading  grocery  dealers  of  Port  Angeles, 
with  a  well  appointed  store  at  No.  129  West  Front  street.  There  they  cater  to 
the  public  through  enterprising  and  honorable  business  methods  and  their  com- 
mercial enterprise  assures  their  continued  success. 

Mr.  Lathrop  was  married  in  Fargo,  North  Dakota,  in  1909,  to  Miss  Mary 
Stanull,  a  native  of  Germany,  and  to  her  aid  he  attributes  not  a  little  of  his 
success  in  life.  They  are  members  of  the  Presbyterian  church  and  Mr.  Lath- 
rop is  also  a  member  of  the  Moose  and  the  Northern  Life  &  Security  Mutual 
Insurance  Company  of  New  York.  The  firm  has  a  membership  in  the  Com- 
mercial Club  of  Port  Angeles  and  Mr.  Lathrop  gives  his  political  support  to 
the  republican  party,  believing  that  its  platform  contains  the  best  elements  of 
good  government. 


ALBERT  D.  HICKS. 


Albert  D.  Hicks  is  one  of  the  capitalists  of  Hoquiam  who  since  191 1  has 
lived  retired.  His  previous  activity  in  business  brought  him  not  only  a  sub- 
stantial measure  of  success  but  also  constituted  an  element  in  the  city's  devel- 
opment and  progress.  He  was  born  at  Brooklyn,  Ontario,  Canada,  in  1856,  and 
his  parents  were  natives  of  England.  The  family  removed  to  Jo  Daviess  county, 
Illinois,  where  he  was  reared  and  educated  and  in  early  manhood  he  went  to 
Nebraska,  engaging  in  the  grain  trade  at  Seward,  that  state,  for  about  eight 
years.  He  afterward  spent  one  year  in  Winslow,  Arizona,  as  manager  of  the 
Harv-ey  House  and  for  one  year  was  a  resident  of  Denver,  Colorado.  In  Jan- 
uary, 1903,  he  arrived  in  Hoquiam,  where  he  leased  the  Avalon  Hotel,  of  which 
he  remained  proprietor  for  eight  years.  In  the  meantime  he  purchased  the 
property  and  since  leasing  it  in  191 1  has  not  been  active  in  business,  deriving 
his  income  from  the  substantial  investments  which  he  had  previously  made.  In 
1909  he  erected  the  Hicks  building  at  Eighth  and  K  streets,  which  was  the  first 
concrete  building  of  the  city.  It  is  a  two  story  structure,  fifty-five  by  one  hun- 
dred and  fifty  feet,  the  ground 'floor  being  equipped  for  store  purposes  and 
including  the  Arcade  Theatre,  a  modern  theatre  with  a  seating  capacity  of 
.seven  hundred  and  fifty  and  a  stage  thirty  by  fifty-five  feet.     From  this  he  de- 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  523 

rives  a  good  rental.     The  second  floor  is  finished  off  as  offices  and  the  block 
is  a  credit  to  Hoquiam,  being  one  of  the  fine  modern  buildings  of  the  city. 

While  in  Denver,  Colorado,  in  1902,  Mr.  Hicks  v^as  married  to  Miss  Dora 
J.  Wagner,  a  native  of  Illinois,  and  during  the  years  of  their  residence  in 
Hoquiam  they  have  won  many  w^arm  friends,  occupying  an  enviable  position 
in  the  social  circles  of  the  city.  In  his  political  views  Mr.  Hicks  is  a  demo- 
crat. Of  the  Elks  lodge  of  Hoquiam  he  is  a  charter  member  and  he  has  long 
been  an  exemplary  representative  of  the  Masonic  fraternity,  having  been  made 
a  Mason  at  Warren,  Illinois,  from  which  lodge  he  took  his  demit  to  Lincoln, 
Nebraska,  thence  to  Winslow,  Arizona,  and  afterward  to  Hoquiam.  During 
the  years  of  his  residence  in  Washington  he  has  been  recognized  as  a  man  of 
sound  judgment  and  keen  business  discernment  whose  plans  have  been  carefully 
devised  and  wisely  executed,  bringing  to  him  that  honorable  success  which 
results  from  constructive  business  measures. 


EGBERT  CROOKSTON. 

Egbert  Crookston,  city  clerk  and  police  judge  of  Mount  Vernon,  has  made 
a  highly  commendable  record  in  those  capacities  and  is  acknowledged  to  be  one 
of  the  influential  citizens  of  the  town.  He  was  born  on  the  26th  of  August, 
1855,  at  Newburgh,  New  York,  near  West  Point,  and  is  a  son  of  Peter  A. 
Crookston,  also  a  native  of  that  state,  and  of  Scotch  descent.  The  family 
settled  in  Connecticut  prior  to  the  Revolutionary  war  but  subsequently  removal 
was  made  to  the  Empire  state.  Both  the  grandfather  and  father  of  our  sub- 
ject were  successful  farmers.  The  grandmother  was  in  her  maidenhood  a 
Miss  Travise  and  was  of  Scotch  lineage.  Peter  A.  Crookston  passed  away 
in  Ulster  county,  New  York,  in  1887,  when  sixty-four  years  old.  He  married 
Miss  Maria  Jane  Johnston,  also  a  native  of  that  state  and  descended  on  the 
paternal  side  from  Irish  ancestry  and  on  the  maternal  side  from  Holland  Dutch 
progenitors.  Her  grandfather,  John  Johnston,  was  compelled  to  leave  Ireland 
because  of  political  persecution  and  came  to  this  country  by  way  of  France. 
Her  mother  bore  the  maiden  name  of  Traverse  and  representatives  of  the 
family  were  early  settlers  of  Traverse  City,  Michigan,  to  which  they  gave  their 
iname.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Peter  A.  Crookston  were  born  three  children,  those 
besides  our  subject  being  Anderson  and  Addison,  both  residents  of  Newburgh, 
New  York. 

Egbert  Crookston  attended  the  country  schools  in  the  acquirement  of  his 
education  and  remained  upon  the  home  farm  until  he  was  nineteen  years  old. 
iHis  first  connection  with  the  business  world  was  as  clerk  in  a  general  store  in 
his  native  county  and  for  his  services  the  first  year  he  received  fifty  dollars 
besides  his  board  and  washing.  The  second  year  he  was  given  one  hundred 
and  fifty  dollars  in  money,  the  advance  in  his  wages  being  indicative  of  the 
faithfulness  with  which  he  served  his  employer.  For  about  fifteen  years  he 
was  connected  with  mercantile  pursuits  in  New  York  but  in  1889  he  located 
in  Seattle  and  purchased  an  interest  in  the  business  of  R.  H.  Morgan  &  Com- 
pany, dealers  in  real  estate  and  insurance,  who  had  offices   in   the  old  Butler 


524  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

block.  He  remained  in  that  connection  for  a  year  and  then  went  to  Anacortes, 
which  was  at  that  time  experiencing  a  boom,  and  became  a  rhember  of  the  firm 
of  H.  A.  Pratt  &  Company,  also  engaged  in  the  real  estate  business.  Subse- 
quently he  operated  there  independently  in  that  field  but  in  February,  1893, 
took  up  his  residence  in  Mount  Vernon,  where  he  has  since  remained.  He 
became  chief  deputy  in  the  county  assessor's  office,  which  position  he  filled  for 
four  years  under  H.  C.  Howard,  but  in  1897  he  took  up  abstract  work  in  the 
dike  district,  preparing  plates  on  dikes  2,  13  and  others.  During  the  years 
1898  and  1899  he  did  clerical  work  in  railroad  logging  camps  and  from  1900 
to  1902  was  deputy  county  treasurer  of  Skagit  county.  The  succeeding  years 
until  1912  were  spent  as  a  long  scaler  in  logging  camps  but  on  the  12th  of  July 
of  that  year  he  received  the  appointment  as  city  clerk  and  police  judge  to  fill 
out  unexpired  terms  in  those  offices.  He  is  still  serving  in  those  capacities, 
having  been  continued  in  the  offices  by  reelection.  The  city  clerk  is  elected 
every  year  and  the  police  judge  every  two  years.  He  is  systematic,  prompt 
and  accurate  in  the  discharge  of  his  duties  as  clerk  and  as  police  judge  has 
manifested  familiarity  with  the  town  ordinances,  a  keen  sense  of  justice  and 
an  unusual  knowledge  of  human  nature. 

Mr.  Crookston  supports  the  republican  party  at  the  polls  and  is  recog- 
nized as  a  leader  in  its  local  councils.  For  many  years  he  was  a  member  of 
every  county  convention  of  his  party  and  in  1902  was  one  of  nine  men  who 
composed  the  republican  county  central  committee.  He  was  reared  in  the  faith 
of  the  Dutch  Reformed  church  and  has  conformed  his  life  to  high  standards 
of  ethics.  He  belongs  to  the  Mount  Vernon  Commercial  Club  and  gives  his 
hearty  support  to  the  various  projects  of  that  organization  for  the  good  of  the 
community.  His  has  been  a  life  of  activity  and  the  success  which  he  has  won 
is  doubly  creditable  in  that  it  is  due  altogether  to  his  own  labors. 


THORSTEN  T.  ENGER. 

Thorsten  T.  Enger.  a  pioneer  merchant  tailor  of  Everett  who  has  figured 
in  connection  with  the  business  interests  of  the  city  for  about  a  quarter  of  a 
century,  was  born  in  Solor,  Norway,  August  8,  1864.  His  father,  T.  T.  Enger, 
a  native  of  Norway,  became  a  prominent  citizen  of  his  home  town  and  was 
manager  of  the  H.  Schulze  estate,  which  was  the  largest  in  that  part  of  Nor- 
way. He  married  Karen  Hermansen,  a  native  of  Norway,  and  they  became 
the  parents  of  eight  children,  of  whom  seven  are  yet  living.  The  father  died 
in  Norway  and  in  18S7  the  mother  came  to  America,  making  her  way  direct  to 
Minneapolis,  where  she  resided  for  seven  years  and  then  removed  •  westward 
to  Everett,  passing  away  in  that  city  in  1915,  at  the  age  of  eighty-three  years. 

Thorsten  T.  Enger,  the  fourth  in  order  of  birth  in  his  parents'  family,  was 
educated  in  the  schools  of  Aasnes,  Norway,  to  which  place  his  parents  removed 
when  he  was  but  a  year  and  a  half  old.  He  was  there  graduated  on  the  com- 
pletion of  the  public  school  course  when  a  youth  of  fifteen,  after  which  he  left 
home  in  order  to  learn  the  tailor's  trade  in  Christiania.  Thinking  that  the 
new  world  would  afiford  him  better  opportunities,  he  came  to  the  United  States 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  525 

in  1883,  making  his  way  to  Madison,  Wisconsin,  where  he  arrived  on  the  22d 
of  September.  For  two  years  he  was  employed  at  his  trade  in  that  city  and 
then  went  to  Minneapohs.  In  1890  he  removed  to  the  Pacific  coast,  settling 
in  Seattle,  while  later  he  lived  in  Anacortes,  Washington,  where  he  entered 
business  on  his  own  account.  After  disposing  of  his  interests  there  he  remoevd 
to  Everett  in  1892  and  has  since  been  successfully  engaged  in  the  conduct  of  a 
merchant  tailoring  establishment  in  that  city.  He  is  accorded  a  very  liberal  pat- 
ronage and  his  success  is  the  merited  outcome  and  reward  of  his  own  labors. 

In  July,  1890,  Mr.  Enger  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Maria  Olson,  who 
was  of  Norwegian  descent,  her  father,  Ole  Olson,  having  been  a  native  of  Nor- 
way, although  the  family  were  residents  of  Seattle  at  the  time  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Enger's  marriage.  They  became  the  parents  of  seven  children :  Mabel, 
the  wife  of  George  Nelson,  a  resident  of  Everett;  Olga;  Albert;  Viola;  Talles; 
and  two  now  deceased.  The  wife  and  mother  passed  away  in  1908,  at  the  age 
of  forty-three  years,  and  on  the  i6th  of  xA.pril,  1914,  in  Seattle,  Mr.  Enger 
was  again  married,  his  second  union  being  with  Miss  Anna  Egge,  a  native  of 
Iowa.     They  have  one  child.  Anita  Elaine. 

Air.  Enger  owns  a  good  residence  property  at  No.  3618  Rucker  avenue, 
occupied  by  his  family.  In  politics  he  is  a  republican  and  in  former  years  took 
quite  an  active  interest  in  party  work.  He  holds  membership  with  the  Knights 
of  Pythias  and  with  the  Lutheran  church  and  of  the  latter  is  vice  president. 
Those  who  know  him  esteem  him  as  a  citizen  of  substantial  worth,  recognized 
as  a  valuable  asset  in  the  business  circles  of  Everett. 


MICHAEL   O'CONNOR. 

Michael  O'Connor,  now  living  retired  in  Olympia,  has  been  a  resident  of 
Washington  since  1866.  He  was  born  in  County  Limerick,  Ireland,  in  1-847, 
a  son  of  Thomas  O'Connor,  who  on  removing  to  the  Pacific  coast  settled  at 
Portland,  Oregon,  where  he  was  serving  as  a  member  of  the  police  force  at 
the  time  of  his  death.  When  the  family  left  the  Emerald  isle  they  crossed  the 
Atlantic  to  New  York  and  after  living  in  the  Empire  state  for  a  time  became 
residents  of  Illinois.  Later  the  family  home  was  established  in  Iowa  in  1857 
and  six  years  afterward  they  started  from  the  Mississippi  valley  for  the  Pacific 
coast.  It  was  at  that  time  that  they  took  up  their  abode  in  Oregon,  and  their 
next  removal  in  1866  brought  them  to  Washington.  Michael  O'Connor  made 
his  way  to  Freeport,  now  Kelso,  Washington,  and  took  up  farm  work  and 
school  teaching  in  Cowlitz  county.  He  was  afterward  connected  with  tele- 
graph work  in  that  county  for  a  number  of  years  and  later  removed  to  Olympia. 
He  next  entered  the  government  service  in  P,ritish  Columbia  as  telegraph  oper- 
ator but  in  1881  returned  to  Olympia  and  in  1884  established  a  book  and  sta- 
tionery store,  which  he  conducted  successfully  until  191 5,  when  ho  retired  from 
active  business  and  is  now  enjoying  well  earned  rest.  In  the  meantime  he  spent 
fifteen  years  as  operator  with  the  Postal  Telegraph  Company.  His  life  has 
been  an  active  and  useful  one,  in  which  success  has  attended  his  efforts,  and 


526  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

now  he  is  the  possessor  of  a  handsome  competence  that  enables  him  to  enjoy 
all  of  the  comforts  and  many  of  the  luxuries  of  life. 

In  1875,  in  Tumwater,  Mr.  O'Connor  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Mar- 
garet Ostrander,  a  daughter  of  Dr.  Nathaniel  Ostrander,  who  has  now  passed 
away  and  who  is  mentioned  elsewhere  in  this  work.  In  politics  Mr.  O'Connor 
has  long  been  a  stalwart  republican  and  an  active  party  worker.  He  served 
for  five  years  as  a  member  of  the  city  council  and  exercised  his  official  prerog- 
atives in  support  of  many  plans  and  measures  for  the  general  good.  Frater- 
nally he  is  connected  with  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  the  Knights 
of  Pythias  and  the  Benevolent  Protective  Order  of  Elks.  Those  who  know 
him,  and  his  acquaintance  is  wide,  esteem  him  as  a  man  of  genuine  worth  and 
one  who  has  ever  fully  merited  the  high  regard  in  which  he  is  held.  He  has 
taken  an  active  part  in  the  development  of  the  northwest,  especially  in  pro- 
moting its  telegraph  service  and  later  in  advancing  the  commercial  interests  of 
Olympia. 


FRANK  A.   STORME. 


Frank  A.  Storme,  manager  for  the  Marysville  Cooperative  Association  at 
Marysville,  Snohomish  county,  was  bom  October  2,  1882,  in  Lincoln,  Nebraska, 
a  son  of  August  Storme,  a  native  of  Belgium,  whence  he  came  to  America  in 
1878.  He  cast  in  his  lot  among  the  early  settlers  of  Nebraska  and  there  fol- 
lowed agricultural  pursuits.  In  1906  he  removed  with  his  family  to  Wash- 
ington, settling  in  Snohomish  county  near  Marysville.  There  he  still  conducts 
a  farm  and  is  one  of  the  representative  agriculturists  of  the  district.  In  poli- 
tics he  has  always  maintained  an  independent  course.  He  married  Stephania 
Muschoit,  also  a  native  of  Belgium,  and  they  became  the  parents  of  six  chil- 
dren, of  whom  four  are  yet  living:  Ida,  the  wife  of  John  Cole,  a  resident  of 
San  Diego,  California ;  Frank  A. ;  Eliza,  who  is  living  in  Bellingham ;  and 
Henry,  who  is  with  his  parents  on  the  farm. 

With  the  removal  of  the  family  to  the  Pacific  coast  Frank  A.  Storme  be- 
came a  pupil  in  the  public  schools  of  San  Diego,  Cahfornia,  where  he  also 
attended  a  normal  school  until  he  reached  the  age  of  twenty-one  years.  He 
first  took  up  the  profession  of  teaching  and  for  a  year  taught  in  the  schools 
.of  San  Diego,  but  on  the  expiration  of  that  period  became  connected  with  mer- 
cantile lines  as  an  employe  of  the  Marysville  Cooperative  Company.  In  191 3 
Mr.  Storme  became  general  manager  of  the  business,  which  position  he  has 
since  capably  filled.  The  company  carries  a  large  line  of  general  merchandise 
and  enjoys  the  distinction  of  having  the  major  part  of  the  trade  in  Marysville. 
They  usually  employ  four  people  and  do  both  a  wholesale  and  retail  business. 

On  the  19th  of  Febniar}',  1909,  Mr.  Storme  was  married  in  Everett  to 
Miss  Mary  Bockwinkel,  a  native  of  Nebraska  and  a  daughter  of  Joseph  and 
Catherine  Bockwinkel,  who  were  early  settlers  of  that  state  but  are  now  resi- 
dents of  Snohomish  county.  There  are  four  children  of  this  marriage,  all  born 
in  Marysville.  namely:  Dorothy,  born  December  8,  1909;  Edwin,  February 
14,   1912;   Harold,  August  22,   1913;  and  Marjorie,  in  February,   1916. 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  527 

Mr.  Storme  is  a  self-made  man  and  as  the  architect  of  his  own  fortunes 
has  builded  wisely  and  well.  He  has  ever  been  actuated  by  the  spirit  of  west- 
ern enterprise  and  progress,  which  has  been  the  dominant  factor  in  the  up- 
building of  this  section  of  the  country.  Laudable  ambition  has  prompted  him 
to  use  his  opportunities  to  the  best  advantage  and  as  the  years  have  gone  on 
he  has  won  that  measure  of  success  which  is  always  the  legitimate  outcome  of 
persistent  effort  and  endeavor. 


oziAS  D.  McDonald. 


Ozias  D.  McDonald,  since  1908  collector  of  customs  at  Bellingham,  was  born 
in  Franklin  county,  New  York,  October  22,  1844,  and  is  a  son  of  Victor  and 
Margaret  McDonald.  His  educational  opportunities  were  somewhat  limited  but  he 
had  the  privilege  of  attending  the  public  schools  in  his  native  state  until  he  reached 
the  age  of  thirteen  years,  when  he  went  to  Burlingame,  Kansas,  with  his  parents. 
In  the  intervening  period,  however,  he  has  learned  many  valuable  lessons  in  the 
school  of  experience  and  in  early  manhood  there  came  to  him  a  knowledge  of  all 
that  war  means.  He  had  been  employed  upon  the  home  farm  in  Kansas  between 
the  ages  of  thirteen  and  seventeen  years,  but  in  September,  1861,  he  offered  his 
services  to  the  government  and  enlisted  as  a  member  of  Company  E,  Eighth  Kansas 
Infantry,  with  which  he  remained  until  1863,  when  he  was  discharged  for  dis- 
ability. He  re-enlisted  in  1864,  becoming  a  member  of  Company  A,  Seventh 
Kansas  Cavalry,  with  which  he  continued  until  the  close  of  the  war.  being  dis- 
charged in  September,  1865.  On  many  a  hotly  contested  battlefield  he  proved  his 
loyalty  and  his  record  is  one  of  which  he  has  every  reason  to  be  proud. 

Following  the  close  of  hostilities  Mr.  McDonald  removed  to  \"ernon  county. 
Wisconsin,  where  he  engaged  in  farming  until  1868.  He  then  removed  to  Wichita. 
Kansas,  and  conducted  a  freighting  business  between  that  point  and  Fort  Sill  until 
1870,  when  he  returned  to  Wisconsin,  settling  in  Outagamie  county,  where  he  again 
followed  contracting  until  1873.  In  that  year  he  removed  to  Winona  county, 
Minnesota,  where  he  devoted  his  attention  to  general  agricultural  pursuits  until 
1878,  when  he  went  to  Brookings  county,  South  Dakota,  where  he  again  followed 
farming  until  June,  1883.  That  year  witnessed  his  arrival  in  Tacoma,  Washington, 
and  he  engaged  with  the  Larson  Lumber  Company,  spending  two  years  in  their 
mill,  after  which  he  was  with  the  sash  and  door  factory  for  a  year.-  on  the  expira- 
tion of  which  period  he  went  to  South  Prairie,  Washington,  where  for  six  months 
he  conducted  a  restaurant.  He  then  sold  out  and  at  Eagle  Gorge,  Washington, 
conducted  a  hotel  until  the  fall  of  1887,  when  he  removed  to  Blaine,  where  he  en- 
gaged in  ranching  for  eight  months.  He  afterward  removed  to  l\llensl)urg  and 
there  became  deputy  sheriff,  filling  that  position  until  the  spring  of  1889.  Return- 
ing to  Blaine,  he  was  engaged  in  the  real  estate  business  until  1899.  when  he  was 
appointed  deputy  United  States  collector  of  customs  at  Xorthport  and  has  since 
been  active  in  that  line  of  public  service.  In  1901  he  was  transferred  to  the  Seattle 
customs  office,  where  he  remained  until  1908,  since  which  time  he  has  been  col- 
lector of  customs  in  Bellingham  and  vicinity. 

In  Vernon  county,  Wisconsin,  on  the  21st  of  March,  1866,  Mr.  McDonald  was 


528  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

married  to  Mrs.  Melissa  (Colej  Van  Meet,  and  they  have  become  the  parents  of 
five  children:  Mrs.  Mary  E.  Stead,  of  Arlington,  South  Dakota;  Mrs.  Alice 
Andreson,  of  North  Bellingham,  Washington;  Joseph  E.,  a  ranchman  at  North 
Bellingham;  William  R.  and  Walter  B.,  both  residents  of  Bellingham. 

Mr.  McDonald  is  prominent  in  Masonic  circles  and  has  served  as  master  of 
two  lodges.  In  19 14  he  was  senior  vice  commander  for  the  state  of  Washington 
of  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic  and  through  his  connection  with  the  organiza- 
tion maintains  pleasant  relations  with  his  old  army  comrades,  with  whom  he  enjoys 
recalling  the  events  of  early  years  which  marked  the  progress  of  the  war  and  the 
experiences  relative  thereto.  He  has  always  been  as  true  and  loyal  to  his  country 
as  when  he  followed  the  old  flag  upon  southern  battlefields  and  aided  in  every 
possible  way  to  maintain  the  Union. 


HON.   MILES  L.   CLIFFORD. 

The  early  rising,  the  daily  tasks,  the  economical  habits  of  the  country  boy 
prepare  one  for  the  struggle  that  must  precede  ascendancy.  The  early  training 
of  Judge  Miles  L.  Clifl:'ord  was  that  of  the  farm  and  the  habits  of  industry  and 
close  application  which  he  early  developed  have  constituted  the  foundation  of 
his  present  prominence  and  success.  He  is  now  a  judge  of  the  superior  court 
at  Tacoma,  presiding  over  department  No.  4.  He  was  born,  however,  upon  a 
farm  near  Rushville,  in  Rush  county,  Indiana,  on  the  ist  of  October,  185 1,  and 
comes  of  English  ancestry,  although  the  family  has  been  represented  in  New 
England  for  four  or  five  generations. 

His  father,  John  Clifford,  a  native  of  Vermont,  became  a  pioneer  settler  of 
Indiana,  where  he  took  up  government  land  which  he  purchased  at  a  dollar  and 
a  half  an  acre.  There  he  followed  agricultural  pursuits  successfully  to  within 
ten  years  of  his  death.  During  his  last  decade  he  lived  retired,  making  his  home 
in  Indianapolis.  His  political  support  was  given  to  the  republican  party  and  his 
religious  faith  was  that  of  the  Christian  church,  to  the  teachings  of  which  he 
loyally  adhered.  He  died  in  1885,  at  the  advanced  age  of  eighty-five  years,  and 
his  memory  remains  as  a  blessed  benediction  to  those  who  knew  him.  Llis  wife, 
who  bore  the  maiden  name  of  Nancy  Hall,  Avas  a  native  of  Ohio  and  was  of 
Welsh  descent.  She  passed  away  a  few  months  after  the  death  of  her  husband, 
when  sixty-five  years  of  age.  Her  father  w^as  Nathan  Hall,  whose  service  as 
justice  of  the  peace  made  him  w^ell  known  as  Squire  Hall  and  he  was  a  man  of 
considerable  prominence  and  importance  in  his  community.  He  was  a  neighbor 
of  Jesse  Grant,  the  father  of  General  IJ.  S.  Grant.  It  was  upon  the  old  homestead 
farm  in  Indiana  that  Nancy  Hall  was  reared  and  there  she  met  and  married  John 
Clifford.  They  became  the  parents  of  eight  children,  of  whom  four  are  yet  living: 
Mrs.  Almeda  Smith,  a  resident  of  Indianapolis ;  Benjamin  F.,  a  former  resident 
of  Tacoma  who  now  resides  at  Wilmette,  a  suburb  of  Chicago  and  is  a  com- 
mercial traveler  representing  the  Boston  Hose  &  Belting  Company;  Vincent  G., 
who  is  judge  of  the  superior  court  of  Indianapolis,  Indiana ;  and  Miles  L.,  judge 
of  the  superior  court  of  Tacoma. 

The  last  named  began  his  education  in  the  district  schools  of  his  native  county 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  529 

and  subsequently  attended  Butler  College  at  Indianapolis,  from  which  he  was 
graduated  with  the  class  of  1879,  winning  the  Bachelor  of  Arts  degree.  Two 
years  later  he  was  graduated  from  the  Central  Law  College  of  Indianapolis, 
which  conferred  upon  him  the  LL.  B.  degree  in  1881.  He  then  opened  an  office 
in  that  city  and  for  eight  years  he  served  as  an  attendant  of  the  Indianapolis  pub- 
lic library,  having  charge  of  the  night  distributing  force.  He  then  resigned  and 
came  to  Tacoma,  where  he  arrived  in  the  first  week  of  April,  1887.  Immediately 
afterward  he  entered  the  abstract  business,  preparing  a  set  of  abstracts  for  Colo- 
nel James  M.  Steele,  a  real  estate  dealer  and  prominent  man  of  that  day  and  a 
member  of  the  Washington  legislature.  Mr.  Clifford  remained  in  his  employ  for 
two  years  and  then  formed  a  partnership  with  Judge  Fremont  Campbell  and 
Eugene  G.  Kreider  for  the  practice  of  law,  under  the  firm  style  of  Campbell, 
CliiTord  &  Kreider.  After  that  association  was  discontinued  he  engaged  in  prac- 
tice alone  and  when  the  territory  became  a  state  he  was  appointed  United  States 
commissioner  under  Judge  C.  H.  Hanford,  which  position  he  filled  until  1907, 
when  he  was  appointed  to  the  superior  court  bench,  whereon  he  has  since  served, 
making  a  most  creditable  record  in  this  high  judicial  position.  His  decisions  are 
fair  and  impartial,  and  his  course  has  been  characterized  by  fidelity  to  duty. 

At  the  time  when  Point  Defiance  park  was  donated  to  the  city,  Judge  Clifford 
had  charge  of  the  work  and  was  secretary  of  the  board  and  he  was  one  of  the 
prime  factors  in  cooperation  with  the  national  government  in  acquiring  this  prop- 
erty for  Tacoma.  For  eleven  years  he  served  as  a  member  of  the  school  board, 
having  been  first  appointed  to  fill  out  an  unexpired  term,  while  later  he  was  elected 
at  each  consecutive  election  until  his  service  has  covered  more  than  a  decade.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  board  when  the  Stadium  high  school  was  erected  and  was 
one  of  the  most  earnest  advocates  of  that  project,  to  which  there  was  much  oppo- 
sition, but  the  farsighted  men  who  supported  the  measure  recognized  its  value 
and  their  wisdom  has  been  demonstrated  in  the  years  that  have  since  come.  For 
three  terms  Judge  Clifford  has  served  upon  the  bench  under  appointment  and  has 
twice  been  elected  superior  judge,  his  present  term  expiring  in  January,  1917. 

In  June,  1889,  in  Indianapolis,  Indiana,  Judge  Clifford  married  Miss  lona 
Neva  Woolen,  a  native  of  that  city  and  a  daughter  of  William  M.  Woolen,  also 
one  of  the  early  settlers  of  Tacoma  but  now  deceased.  Two  sons  have  been  born 
of  this  marriage.  Raymond  W.,  who  is  a  graduate  of  the  Lowell  grade  school, 
the  Stadium  high  school  and  of  the  University  of  Washington,  has  recently  com- 
pleted a  law  course  in  the  Northwestern  Law  School  and  has  now  entered  upon 
the  practice  of  his  profession  in  Tacoma.  Vincent  Farle  is  now  attending  North- 
w^estern  University  with  intention  to  become  a  member  of  the  bar.  Both  sons 
for  the  past  seven  years  during  their  school  vacations  have  been  employed  in  the 
Rainier  National  Park  by  the  government.  Raymond  serving  as  postmaster  there, 
while  Vincent  Earle  was  guard  at  the  park  entrance.  In  this  manner  they  have 
learned  the  lessons  of  self-support,  self-reliance  and  independence— an  excellent 
training  for  a  later  business  career. 

Judge  Clifford  and  his  family  occupy  a  beautiful  residence  at  No.  1425  North 
Oaks  street,  which  property  he  owns  and  which  has  been  occupied  by  the  family 
for  fifteen  years.  In  politics  the  Judge  is  a  republican  where  national  issues  are 
involved  but  at  local  elections  he  casts  an  independent  ballot.  lie  belongs  to  the 
Beta  Theta  Pi,  a  college  fraternity,  to  the  Benevolent  and  Protective  Order  of 


530  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

Elks  and  for  many  years  has  been  a  member  of  the  Commercial  Club  of  Tacoma. 
He  also  holds  membership  in  the  Central  Christian  church  and  Mrs.  Clifford 
takes  a  most  active  and  helpful  interest  in  church  and  charitable  work.  She  is 
likewise  a  member  of  the  St.  Cecelia  Club,  a  musical  organization,  of  which  she 
was  formerly  president,  and  she  is  now  a  member  of  the  official  board  of  the 
Young  Women's  Christian  Association  and  also  a  member  of  the  Literary  Society. 
'Judge  Clifford  spent  his  early  life  upon  his  father's  farm,  doing  all  kinds  of 
work  required  there,  his  youth  being  a  period  of  earnest  and  unremitting  toil. 
He  had  no  financial  assistance  and  the  success  he  has  achieved  is  attributable  to 
his  own  efforts  directed  by  laudable  ambition.  During  the  financial  panic  here 
he  met  with  reverses,  losing  everything,  but  he  has  since  retrieved  his  financial 
position  and  now  is  comfortably  and  pleasantly  situated  in  life,  while  his  ability 
has  gained  for  him  a  desirable  professional  prominence. 


ROBERT   I.   MORSE. 


Robert  I.  Morse,  president,  treasurer  and  manager  of  the  Morse  Hardware 
Company,  Bellingham,  Washington,  was  bom  in  Sidney,  Maine,  June  8,  1858, 
the  son  of  C.  T.  Morse. 

His  father,  C.  T.  Morse,  was  a  native  of  Sidney,  Maine,  whence  he  removed 
to  Waterville,  that  state,  where  he  was  engaged  in  farming  and  also  deahng  in 
live  stock  until  his  death,  which  occurred  in  February,  1868.  He  had  been  married 
in  Sidney  to  Miss  Anne  R.  Balentine,  and  to  them  were  born  eight  children. 
Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Morse  were  of  New  England  patriotic  stock. 

Robert  I.  Morse  largely  devoted  his  time  to  the  mastery  of  the  branches  of 
learning  that  usually  constitute  the  public  school  curriculum,  in  connection  with 
farm  work,  until  he  reached  the  age  of  seventeen  years,  when  he  left  the  Atlantic 
seabord  for  the  Pacific  coast,  making  his  way  to  San  Francisco,  California,  where 
he  secured  employment  in  a  store.  At  the  same  time,  he  promoted  his  education 
by  attendance  at  night  school  and  later  at  Dow's  Business  College. 

In  1884,  after  having  resided  in  San  Francisco  for  ten  years,  Mr.  Morse 
removed  to  Sehome,  Washington,  now  Bellingham,  and  established  his  present 
business  on  a  small  scale  at  1039  Elk  street. 

The  first  building  was  twenty-seven  and  a  half  by  one  hundred  and  fifteen  feet 
and  from  the  outset  his  trade  steadily  grew.  He  maintained  most  reasonable 
prices,  made  it  his  purpose  to  sell  merchandise  of  a  praiseworthy  quality,  and 
aimed  to  perfect  store  service  and  delivery.  It  was  not  strange,  therefore,  that 
in  1892,  it  was  found  necessary  to  add  an  adjoining  store  room  of  equal  size  at  1035 
Elk  street,  and  still  later  he  erected  a  four  story  brick  and  stone  building,  fifty- 
five  by  one  hundred  and  fifteen  feet,  so  that  he  now  has  a  frontage  on  Elk  street 
of  one  hundred  and  ten  feet.  At  the  rear  of  this  building  is  located  a  large  general 
storage  house  eighty  by  ninety  feet  and  two  stories  in  height,  all  of  which  store  and 
storage  spaces  are  packed  with  goods  to  their  utmost  capacity. 

In  the  four  story  building,  the  different  floors  are  used  as  follows :  basement, 
for  iron,  steel,  ship  chandlery  and  heavy  hardware;  first  floor,  the  general  retail 
department  consisting  of  builders'   hardware,   house    furnishing  goods,   athletic 


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goods,  ammunition  and  general  hardware ;  second  and  third  floors,  mill  and  lumber- 
men's supplies  and  hardware  storage.  The  old  building  fifty-five  by  one  hundred 
and  fifteen  feet  has  three  floors  which  are  devoted  to  the  door,  window  and  glass 
department,  blacksmiths'  supplies,  sheet  metals,  stoves  and  ranges. 

The  plant  is  located  on  two  railroads,  the  Northern  Pacific  and  the  Chicago, 
Milwaukee  &  St.  Paul,  and  has  spur  tracks  on  each  line,  so  that  cars  can  be  loaded 
and  unloaded  directly  at  the  plant. 

The  Morse  Hardware  Company  has  three  salesmen  on  the  road  continuously, 
covering  the  northwest  portion  of  the  state  and  Alaska,  and  is  one  of  the  largest 
establishments  in  its  line  in  the  state  of  Washington,  employing  some  fifty  people, 
while  the  annual  pay  roll  amounts  to  many  thousand  dollars.  Robert  I.  Morse 
is  the  directing  spirit  of  the  concern,  shaping  its  policies  and  planning  for  its 
growth  and  expansion.  He  is  familiar  with  every  branch  of  the  trade,  so  that 
he  is  able  to  wisely  direct  the  purchases  and  sales  as  well  as  the  extension  of 
trade  relations. 

On  the  17th  day  of  May,  1882,  in  San  Francisco,  Mr.  Morse  was  married  to 
Miss  Etta  Fowler,  who  was  born  in  i860  at  Manchester,  New  Hampshire,  mov- 
ing to  San  Francisco  with  her  parents  in  1879.  There  were  five  children  born  by 
that  marriage,  two  of  whom  are  now  living,  Cecil  A.  Morse,  who  is  vice  president 
and  assistant  manager,  and  Charles  L.  Morse,  who  has  charge  of  the  builders' 
hardware  department,  both  of  whom  are  heavily  interested  financially  in  the  busi- 
ness. Mrs.  Morse  was  a  woman  of  unusual  talents  and  rare  attainments  of  nature 
and  character  and  passed  away  in  1906.  In  church  affiliation,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Morse 
were  Baptists  and  for  many  years  were  regular  in  attendance  at  the  annual  associa- 
tion and  convention ;  in  political  views  Mr.  Morse  is  a  republican ;  fraternally,  is 
a  Mason.  He  manifests  a  spirited  interest  in  all  matters  pertaining  to  the  general 
good,  having  served  upon  the  board  of  education  and  city  council,  but  does  not 
care  to  figure  prominently,  as  a  rule,  in  matters  outside  of  business  circles,  where 
he  indeed  measures  up  to  high  standards  as  a  foremost  merchant. 

On  July  7,  1908,  Mr.  Morse  was  again  married  to  Miss  Ada  C.  Chisholm,  who 
was  born  in  Wentworth,  Nova  Scotia,  the  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  H.  D.  Chis- 
holm, which  family  were  highly  respected  and  very  substantial  citizens  of  Scotch 
descent.  To  the  second  marriage,  three  sons  were  born,  Robert  Irving,  William 
Howard  and  David  Chisholm  Morse. 


CALVIN   W.    STEWART. 

Calvin  W.  Stewart,  filling  the  office  of  postmaster  of  Tacoma  under  appoint- 
ment of  President  Woodrow  Wilson,  has  devoted  much  of  his  life  to  public 
service  and  at  all  times  has  been  actuated  by  a  public-spirited  devotion  to  the 
general  good.  He  was  born  in  Colerain,  Lancaster  county,  Pennsylvania,  April 
9,  1871,  a  son  of  the  Rev.  Calvin  W.  Stewart,  D.  D..  who  was  a  native  of  York 
county,  Pennsylvania,  and  a  grandson  of  William  Stewart,  who  was  likewise 
born  in  York  county  and  was  descended  from  Revolutionary  ancestors  of  Scotch 
descent.  The  founder  of  the  American  branch  of  the  family  came  to  the  new 
world  between  the  years  1725  and  1750,  and  since  then  representatives  of  the 

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534  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

name  have  been  active  in  promoting  the  interests  of  the  various  communities  in 
which  they  have  Hved. 

Dr.  Calvin  W.  Stewart  was  in  educational  work  during  the  greater  part  of 
his  life  and  served  as  pastor  of  the  Presbyterian  church  at  Colerain,  Pennsyl- 
vania, for  thirty-two  years.  During  that  period  he  was  also  secretary  of  the 
board  of  trustees  of  Lincoln  University,  a  college  for  colored  men  which  was 
established  and  endowed  soon  after  the  close  of  the  Civil  war.  He  was  likewise 
instrumental  in  securing  large  funds  for  this  institution.  In  the  summer  of  1890 
he  visited  the  Pacific  coast  and  in  the  fall  of  that  year  came  to  Tacoma.  He 
was  elected  president  of  Whitworth  College,  located  at  Sumner,  Washington, 
and  served  as  its  president  for  seven  years  or  until  1897,  when  he  resigned  that 
position  and  became  financial  secretar}'.  He  then  removed  to  New  York  and 
secured  from  H.  O.  Armour  a  gift  of  one  hundred  thousand  dollars  for  college 
funds  and  necessary  expenses.  With  that  fund  the  college  was  removed  to 
Tacoma,  Doctor  Stewart  continuing  to  act  as  financial  secretary  until  1907,  when 
he  resigned  due  to  his  advanced  age.  He  was  born  July  4,  1830,  and  passed 
away  in  191 1,  when  more  than  eighty-one  years  of  age.  His  entire  life  was  one 
of  intense  activity  and  wrought  good  results  along  the  line  of  educational  and 
religious  work,  nor  will  the  force  of  his  influence  cease  to  be  felt  for  many  years 
to  come.  It  will  continue  as  a  potent  force  in  the  lives  of  those  with  whom  he 
came  in  contact  and  his  memory  will  be  cherished  as  a  blessed  benediction  among 
those  who  knew  him. 

Doctor  Stewart  married  Sarah  J-  Crawford,  who  was  born  at  Buyerstown, 
Lancaster  county,  Pennsylvania.  January  13,  1833.  a  daughter  of  Thomas  and 
Letitia  (Buyers)  Crawford.  The  former  was  a  son  of  James  Crawford,  who 
serv^ed  as  a  colonel  of  the  Fifth  Battalion  of  Pennsylvania  A'olunteers,  while  the 
father  of  Letitia  Buyers  was  a  captain  in  one  of  Colonel  Crawford's  companies. 
The  Crawford  family  were  originally  from  County  Armagh  in  the  north  of 
Ireland  and  came  to  America  about  1734.  The  father  of  Robert  Buyers  also 
crossed  the  Atlantic  about  1734  and  located  on  a  part  of  the  great  tract  of  land 
which  had  been  allotted  to  William  Penn.  Mrs.  Stewart  is  still  livin?  at  the 
advanced  age  of  eighty-three  years  and  resides  with  her  son  Calvin.  In  the 
family  were  four  sons  and  four  daughters:  Mary  C.  now  the  wife  of  Thomas  A. 
Blackburn,  of  Edmonton,  Alberta,  Canada;  Letitia,  the  deceased  wife  of  the 
Rev.  Robert  L.  Clarke,  of  Lancaster,  Pennsylvania ;  Eliza  Edgar,  the  deceased 
wife  of  Professor  A.  T.  Fox,  who  for  over  twenty  years  was  professor  of  mathe- 
matics in  Whitworth  College  and  was  a  well-known  educator  of  the  Northwest ; 
Thomas  C,  who  is  proprietor  of  a  fruit  farm  at  Roswell.  New  Mexico;  Cal- 
vin W..  of  this  review;  Albert  C.  a  physician  and  surgeon  who  has  been  assist- 
ant superintendent  of  the  Western  Hospital  at  Fort  Steilacoom  and  is  now  one 
of  the  old  practitioners  of  Tacoma  and  this  section  of  the  state;  James  L.,  a 
produce  merchant  of  Tacoma;  and  Sarah  C.  residing  in  Tacoma. 

Calvin  W.  Stewart,  of  this  review,  pursued  his  education  in  the  Union  high 
school  of  Lancaster  County.  Pennsylvania,  and  in  Whitworth  College  at  Tacoma, 
where  he  completed  his  course  in  1896.  winning  the  Bachelor  of  Arts  degree. 
In  1899  he  was  graduated  from  Columbia  University  of  New  York  with  the 
degree  of  Master  of  Arts,  and  then  took  up  the  study  of  law,  winning  his 
Bachelor  of  Laws  degree  in  1904.     He  was  admitted  to  practice  at  the  bar  of 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  535 

New  York  in  the  fall  of  that  year  and  remained  an  active  member  of  the  pro- 
fession there  for  one  year.  In  1905  he  came  to  Tacoma  and  entered  the  real 
estate  and  insurance  field,  also  becoming  active  in  probating  business.  He  was 
thus  engaged  until  early  in  191 3,  when  he  was  appointed  secretary  of  the 
state  board  of  control  under  Governor  Lister  and  served  for  two  years.  On 
the  loth  of  March,  191 5,  he  became  postmaster  of  Tacoma  under  appointment  of 
President  Wilson  and  is  now  occupying  that  position,  discharging  the  duties  of 
his  office  with  a  sense  of  conscientious  obligation  that  manifests  itself  in  prompt- 
ness, reliability  and  careful  systematization. 

On  the  14th  of  July,  19 15,  Mr.  Stewart  was  married  in  Charleston,  Washing- 
ton, to  Miss  Mabel  H.  Brown,  a  native  of  Kansas,  who  was  born  in  Atchison 
and  is  a  daughter  of  William  R.  and  Lillian  (Penny)  Brown,  early  settlers  of  this 
state.    The  family  residence  is  at  No.  4305  North  Forty-second  street. 

Mr.  Stewart  belongs  to  the  Presbyterian  church  and  is  loyal  to  its  teachings 
and  purposes.  He  is  connected  with  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows 
and  the  Benevolent  and  Protective  Order  of  Elks  at  Tacoma,  while  his  military 
service  covered  experience  as  sergeant  of  the  first  company  of  coast  artillery. 
He  has  also  been  a  member  of  the  city  council  from  the  Eighth  ward,  serving 
from  1907  until  1909.  In  politics  he  has  always  been  an  earnest  and  active 
democrat  and  has  been  secretary  and  chairman  of  the  Pierce  County  Central 
Democratic  Committee  and  also  a  member  of  the  Democratic  State  Committee 
for  several  years.  His  position  is  never  an  equivocal  one.  He  frankly  and  fear- 
lessly expressed  his  opinions  nor  weighs  his  acts  in  the  scale  of  public  policy, 
but  tests  them  by  the  rule  of  honor  and  of  public  service. 


RUSSELL  G.  HALL. 


Russell  G.  Hall,  president  and  manager  of  the  Hoquiam  Ice  &  Cold  Storage 
Company  at  Lincoln  and  Perry  streets  in  Hoquiam,  was  born  in  Kansas  City  in 
1886  and  passed  through  consecutive  grades  to  the  high  school  in  the  acquire- 
ment of  his  education.  He  also  pursued  a  special  course  in  refrigerating  engi- 
neering at  the  Kansas  City  Trade  School  and  also  a  special  course  in  mechanical 
drawing  in  connection  with  the  Kansas  City  Young  Men's  Christian  Association, 
further  studying  along  that  line  in  Utah  and  in  Portland,  Oregon.  He  wa>^ 
employed  in  connection  with  ice  and  refrigerating  plants  at  various  places,  includ- 
ing the  Santa  Fe  car  icing  station  at  Argentine,  Kansas,  and  by  the  Utah  Ice  cK: 
Storage  Company,  two  of  the  finest  plants  of  the  kind  in  the  country,  lie  has 
had  experience  in  thirty-three  different  plants,  thus  gaining  a  most  comprehensive- 
knowledge  of  the  business.  From  Utah  he  removed  to  California  and  tlu'iirr  to 
Bend,  Oregon,  where  he  operated  a  plant  for  six  years.  In  11)13  he  anixrd  in 
Hoquiam  and  is  now  president  and  manager  of  the  Tlof|uiani  ice  X;  Cold  .Storage 
Company,  which  has  an  output  of  fifteen  hundred  tons  per  year,  the  daily  capacity 
being  eight  tons.  The  business  has  been  increased  from  time  to  time,  for  at  the 
beginning  the  output  was  only  about  two  hundred  Ions  annually.  This  is  the 
only  ice  plant  in  Hoquiam.  He  has  also  built  refrigerators  for  individuals  and 
for  commercial  trade  and  he  likewise  freezes  fish  for  the  trade. 


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WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 


On  the  i6th  of  March,  1915.  Mr.  Hall  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Eva 
V  Brown  a  native  of  Wisconsin,  who  removed  to  Washington  with  her  parents 
during  her  childhood  days,  her  father  being  W.  W.  Brown,  who  is  master 
mechanic  with  the  Poison  Logging  Company. 

Mr.  Hall  is  a  member  of  the  Commercial  Club  of  Hoquiam,  of  which  he 
served  as  treasurer  in  191 5  and  also  as  a  member  of  the  board  of  directors. 
Fraternally  he  is  a  Scottish  Rite  Mason  as  well  as  a  member  of  the  Elks  lodge. 
His  political  support  is  given  the  republican  party  and  he  is  a  progressive  and 
public-spirited  citizen.  His  life  is  characterized  by  thoroughness  in  all  that  he 
undertakes  and  his  business  career  has  been  marked  by  unfaltering  industry  and 
by  studiousness,  which  has  gained  him  comprehensive  knowledge  of  every  phase 
of  the  business  in  which  he  is  engaged  in  both  principle  and  detail. 


MRS.  MADGE  H.  NAILOR. 

Mrs.  Madge  H.  Nailor  is  one  of  the  most  popular  and  best  known  repre- 
sentatives of  social  life  in  Port  Angeles  and  belongs  to  one  of  the  oldest  pioneer 
families   of   this  beautiful   little   city,   her  parents   having   removed   there   from 
Greeley,  Colorado,  in  the  early  days  when  the  cooperative  colony  brought  here 
by  the   Hon.   George  Venable  Smith  had  first  entered  upon  the  work   of  up- 
building the  present  town.     Mrs.  Nailor  was  born  in  Greeley,  Colorado,  October 
25,   1880,  her  parents  being  L.  T.  and  Elizabeth   (Rea)   Haynes,  the  former  a 
native  of  Ohio  and  the  latter  of  Illinois.     In  1872  the  father  became  a  pioneer 
resident   of   Greeley,    Colorado,   and   passed   through   all   the    period   of   Indian 
wars  and  uprisings  in  that  district,  living  there  at  the  time  of  the  Meeker  mas- 
sacre.    He  was  one  of  the  buffalo  hunters  of  an  early  day  in  Colorado.     His 
father-in-law,  Evan  Rea,  had  been  one  of  the  California  Argonauts  of   1849, 
having  crossed  the  plains  in  that  year.     After  spending  some  time  in  the  search 
for  gold  on  the  Pacific  coast  he  returned  to  his  home  in  Illinois  but  afterward 
went  again  to  California  on  a  second  trip.     The  paternal  grandfather  of  Mrs 
Nailor  removed  to  Illinois  at  an  early  date  and  there  he  and  his  wife  remained 
until  called  to  the  home  beyond.     Mr.  and  Mrs.  L.  T.  Haynes  continued  their 
residence  in  Colorado  until   1887,  when  they  came  to   Port  Angeles,  at  which 
time   there   was   nothing  here   but   a   small   hotel   and   two   stores.      For   many 
years   Mr.  Haynes  engaged  in  the   real  estate  business  and   for  a  long  period 
filled   the  ofifice   of  justice   of  the  peace.      In  the  early   days   when  the   manu- 
facture of  lumber  constituted  the  leading  industry  he  conducted  one  of  the  first 
shingle  mills  in  the  country.     With  the  industrial  and  business  development  of 
the  community  he  was  closely  associated  and  he  also  figured  prominently  in  con- 
nection with  political  and  social  interests  of  the  district.     He  was  born  July  4, 
T846,  so  that  he  has  now  passed  the  seventy-first  milestone  on  Hfe's  journey,  but, 
still  hale  and  hearty,  he  yet  makes  his  home  in  Port  Angeles.    His  wife  was  born 
in  February,  1849.     In  their  family  were  five  children,  two  of  whom  have  now 
passed  away.    Raymond,  the  eldest  of  the  family,  is  now  deputy  county  assessor 
of  Clallam  county  and  manager  of  the  County  Home  at  Port  Angeles.     Ross 
died   in   Port   Angeles   in    1910,   at   the   age  of   thirty  years.     Mrs.   Grace   Mc- 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  537 

Laughlin  makes  her  home  at  Mount  Pleasant,  Washington.  Mabel  passed  away 
when  but  two  and  one-half  years  of  age,  and  Mrs.  Nailor  is  the  youngest  of  the 
family. 

Passing  through  consecutive  grades  in  the  public  schools,  Mrs.  Nailor  eventu- 
ally became  a  high  school  pupil  in  Port  Angeles  and  was  graduated  with  the 
class  of  1896.  She  then  took  a  thorough  course  in  music  and  became  so  proficient 
in  the  art  that  her  assistance  has  been  continuously  sought  as  organist  in  the 
churches  of  the  city,  while  her  inusical  talent  has  constituted  an  attractive 
feature  in  many  social  gatherings.  She  has  also  done  excellent  work  as  a 
teacher  of  music,  in  which  connection  she  has  contributed  much  toward  raising 
the  musical  standards  of  the  community.  For  the  past  three  years  she  has  been 
a  director  and  clerk  of  the  Port  Angeles  school  board  and  has  in  reality  had 
charge  of  almost  all  the  business  of  the  board,  the  other  two  directors  turning 
practically  all  the  work  over  to  her. 

It  was  on  the  loth  of  October,  1901,  in  Seattle,  that  Miss  Madge  Haynes 
gave  her  hand  in  marriage  to  Charles  E.  Nailor,  a  son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ben- 
jamin F.  Nailor,  now  deceased.  The  two  children  of  that  marriage  are : 
Archie,  born  in  Port  Angeles,  October  26,  1906;  and  Ernest,  September  28, 
1907.  Mrs.  Nailor  occupies  one  of  the  fine  residences  of  Port  Angeles  at  No. 
630  Fourth  street.  West,  and  she  has  a  circle  of  friends  almost  coextensive 
with  the  circle  of  her  acquaintance.  The  hospitality  of  her  home  is  greatly  en- 
joyed by  all  who  know  her,  and  her  attractive  qualities  of  womanhood  have  won 
her  the  regard  of  young  and  old.  She  is  president  of  the  Monday  Book  Club  and 
a  member  of  the  Maccabees  and  the  Fortnightly  Bridge  Club.  She  has  been 
a  witness  of  the  growth  of  Port  Angeles  almost  from  the  inception  of  the  present 
city  and  is  therefore  familiar  with  the  story  of  its  progressive  development. 


HENRY   F.   HUNT. 


Henry  F.  Hunt,  the  principal  of  the  Stadium  high  school,  has  devoted  his 
life  to  educational  work  and  has  been  very  successful  in  his  chosen  profession 
He  was  born  in  Parke  county,  Indiana,  on  the  6th  of  August,  1870,  a  son  of 
Albert  and  Elizabeth  Hunt.  After  attending  the  public  schools  he  entered 
Bloomingdale  Academy  at  Bloomingdale,  Indiana,  from  which  he  was  graduated 
in  1890,  and  through  three  successive  years  he  taught  in  the  rural  schools  of 
Parke  county.  At  the  end  of  that  time  he  was  made  principal  of  the  high 
school  at  Pendleton,  Indiana,  and  held  that  position  for  ten  years,  during  which 
period  he  spent  a  pumber  of  summers  in  study  at  the  University  of  Indiana. 
On  leaving  the  Hoosier  state  he  came  to  Tacoma  and  for  seven  months  worked 
as  a  clerk  with  the  West  Coast  Grocery  Company,  after  which  he  received  an 
appointment  as  teacher  of  the  eighth  grade  in  the  Central  grammar  school  and 
served  in  that  capacity  for  a  year.  He  was  then  made  principal  of  the  high 
school  annex  and  upon  the  completion  of  the  Stadium  high  school  was  chosen 
vice  principal.  He  held  that  position  under  Professor  H.  F.  Wegener  for  a 
year,  under  J.  G.  Collicott  for  three  years,  under  C.  W.  Knoufif  for  one  year  and 
under  William  F.  Geiger,  the  present  city  superintendent  of  schools,  for  a  year. 


538  WASHIXGTOX,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

In  1912  he  was  promoted  to  principal  and  is  at  present  the  head  of  the  Stadium 
high  school,  of  which  Tacoma  is  justly  proud.  He  is  resourceful  in  meeting 
the  various  problems  that  arise  in  the  conduct  of  the  school  and  has  succeeded 
in  securing  the  hearty  cooperation  of  the  teachers  under  him  in  his  efforts  to 
maintain  the  highest  possible  standards,  not  only  as  to  scholarship  but  also  as 
to  discipline  in  the  training  of  the  students  for  good  citizenship.  His  professional 
career  has  been  one  of  steady  advancement  and  he  is  recognized  as  a  leader  in 
educational  circles  of  the  city. 

Mr.  Hunt  was  married  in  Pendleton,  Indiana,  to  Miss  Maude  Keesling,  on 
the  23d  of  November,  1898,  and  they  have  become  the  parents  of  four  children: 
Herman  P.,  fifteen  years  of  age,  who  is  attending  high  school;  Lowell  E.,  thir- 
teen, and  Eloise,  six  years  of  age,  both  attending  the  public  schools ;  and  William 
Cornelius,  who  is  three  years  old. 

Mr.  Hunt  is  independent  in  politics,  voting  in  accordance  with  the  dictates 
of  his  best  judgment  and  supporting  the  man  rather  than  the  party.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Society  of  Priends,  and  fraternally  is  connected  with  the  Inde- 
pendent Order  of  Odd  Pellows.  His  interest  in  the  commercial  and  civic  de- 
velopment of  his  city  is  manifest  by  his  connection  with  the  Commercial  Club 
and  he  keeps  thoroughly  informed  as  to  everything  affecting  the  public  welfare. 
He  is  energetic,  alert  and  progressive,  qualities  which  are  as  much  needed  in  the 
administration  of  the  schools  as  in  any  other  line  of  activity,  and  his  personaHty 
is  such  that  he  has  the  respect  and  the  warm  regard  of  those  who  have  been 
associated  with  him. 


EDWARD  CALLOW 


Edward  Callow,  deceased,  was  one  of  the  pioneer  settlers  of  western  Wash- 
ington, having  begun  ranching  in  Mason  county  in  1871.  He  was  born  in  Castle- 
town, on  the  Isle  of  Man,  May  29,  1842,  and  on  coming  to  the  new  world  in 
early  life  was  married  at  the  age  of  twenty-five  years  in  Oconomowoc,  Wiscon- 
sin, July  4,  1867,  to  Miss  Hannah  M.  Lewis,  whose  birth  occurred  in  Thompson- 
ville,  Wisconsin,  ]\Iarch  18,  1852.  She  was  ten  years  his  junior  and  was  but 
fifteen  years  of  age  at  the  time  of  her  marriage.  They  continued  their  residence 
in  Wisconsin  until  1871,  when  Mr.  Callow  came  to  western  Washington,  attracted 
by  the  opportunities  offered  on  the  Pacific  coast.  A  year  later  his  family  joined 
him  in  the  home  which  he  had  prepared.  He  secured  a  ranch  in  Mason  county 
six  miles  from  the  bay  and  it  was  a  twenty  mile  trip  by  boat  to  Olympia.  The 
work  of  progress  and  improvement  in  that  district  seemed  scarcely  begun.  He 
had  to  cut  away  forest  trees  in  order  to  have  a  space  large  enough  to  erect  a 
dwelling,  but  with  characteristic  energy  he  undertook  the  arduous  task  of  develop- 
ing a  farm,  cutting  away  the  timber  and  preparing  the  land  for  cultivation,  so 
that  in  due  course  of  time  his  highly  cultivated  fields  were  bringing  forth  abun- 
dant crops. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Callow  became  the  parents  of  eleven  children:  A.  L.,  a  resi- 
dent of  Elma.  Washington ;  Mrs.  Anna  Byrne,  living  in  Seattle ;  Mrs.  Hattie  E. 
Rucker,  of  Shelton ;  A.  W.,  of  Hoquiam ;  Mrs.  Carrie  Hurley  of  Shekon;  Wil- 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  539 

liam  W.,  residing  in  Elma;  Mrs.  Esther  Grisdale,  also  of  Shelton;  Ted  and  Robert 
C,  both  of  Elma;  Russell  S.,  a  resident  of  Hoquiam;  and  Harry  R.,  also  of  Elma. 
There  was  nothing  spectacular  in  the  life  record  of  the  husband  and  father 
but  he  lived  a  busy,  active  and  useful  life  and  became  a  most  worthy  and  respected 
member  of  the  community,  enjoying  the  regard  and  goodwill  of  all  with  whom  he 
came  in  contact.  He  did  not  quite  reach  the  age  of  sixty-three  years,  passing 
away  in  March,  1905,  to  the  deep  regret  of  many  friends  as  well  as  his  immediate 
family.  In  1907  Mrs.  Callow  sold  the  farm  but  remained  for  three  years  with 
her  son,  A.  L.  Callow,  in  Elma.  She  is  now  living  in  the  residence  which  she 
owns  in  Shelton.  She  can  relate  many  interesting  incidents  of  the  early  days 
and  of  pioneer  conditions  and  has  lived  to  witness  a  marvelous  transformation 
in  this  section  of  the  country. 


JACOB  C.  SHUMAKER. 

Jacob  C.  Shumaker  has  been  closely  identified  with  the  business  development 
of  Arlington  and  now  devotes  his  entire  time  to  the  grocery  trade,  having  the 
largest  business  of  the  kind  in  the  town.  He  was  born  January  21,  1878,  at 
Shelbyville,  in  Shelby  county,  Illinois.  His  father,  Jacob  Shumaker,  now  de- 
ceased, was  a  successful  agriculturist  of  that  state  for  many  years.  He  was  a 
native  of  New  York  and  a  son  of  Jacob  Shumaker,  who  was  the  founder  of  the 
American  branch  of  the  family  in  the  new  world,  coming  from  Bern,  Switzer- 
land, during  the  latter  '40s.  Jacob  Shumaker  wedded  Mary  Bauer,  a  native  of 
Illinois  and  a  daughter  of  Christopher  Bauer,  who  was  of  German  birth  and  was 
the  founder  of  the  American  branch  of  the  family.  Mrs.  Shumaker  is  still  living 
and  is  a  resident  of  Cherryvale,  Kansas.     In  the  family  were  eight  children. 

Jacob  C.  Shumaker,  the  eldest,  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  St. 
Joseph,  Missouri,  to  which  state  his  parents  had  removed  in  1882.  His  early 
life  was  spent  on  a  farm  with  the  usual  experiences  of  the  boy  who  divides  his 
time  between  the  work  of  the  fields,  the  duties  of  the  schoolroom  and  the  pleas- 
ures of  the  playground.  At  twenty-one  years  of  age  he  started  out  to  earn  his 
own  livelihood  and  turned  his  attention  to  the  electrical  business,  to  which  he 
devoted  six  years.  In  1902  he  came  to  Washington,  settling  in  Snohomish,  where 
he  was  employed  at  electrical  work,  after  which  he  removed  to  Arlington  in 
1906  and  turned  on  the  first  electric  light  in  the  town.  He  established  the  Vienna 
Bakery  after  learning  the  baker's  trade  in  Arlington  and  for  four  and  a  half 
years  conducted  that  business  very  successfully,  it  being  the  pioneer  establishment 
of  the  kind  in  Arlington.  It  was  founded  by  H.  L.  Hudle  and  after  being  taken 
over  by  Mr.  Shumaker  was  conducted  by  him  until  191 2,  when  he  entered  the 
retail  grocery  business,  which  he  has  since  successfully  followed,  building  up  a 
trade  that  now  exceeds  that  of  other  grocers  of  the  city.  He  devotes  his  entire 
attention  to  the  business,  which  has  grown  steadily  and  substantially,  and  his 
success  is  well  assured,  for  his  methods  are  thoroughly  reliable  as  well  as 
enterprising. 

On  the  3d  of  November,  1901,  Mr.  Shumaker  was  married  in  Independence, 
Kansas,  to  Miss  Lillian  Taber,  a  native  of  Missouri  and  a  representative  of  an 


540  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

old  Missouri  family.    They  have  two  children,  Lawrence  J.  and  John  Carl,  usually 
called  "Jack." 

Mr.  Shumaker  has  membership  in  the  Elks  lodge  at  Everett  and  with  the 
Ancient  Order  of  United  Workmen  and  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows 
in  Arlington.  His  political  allegiance  has  always  been  given  to  the  republican 
party  since  age  conferred  upon  him  the  right  of  franchise  and  for  four  years,  or 
until  January,  1916,  he  served  as  a  member  of  the  city  council,  exercising  his 
official  prerogatives  in  support  of  many  plans  and  measures  for  the  general  good. 
Diligence  and  determination  have  been  salient  factors  in  his  business  life  and 
have  constituted  the  foundation  of  his  growing  success. 


GEORGE  O.  SANDS. 


George  O.  Sands,  manager  of  the  Western  Union  Telegraph  Company  at 
Sequim  and  a  well  known  ranchman  of  western  Washington,  was  born  in  Van 
Wert  county,  Ohio,  January  5,  1875,  and  was  the  eighth  in  a  family  of  nine 
children  whose  parents  were  William  H.  and  Mary  (Goodwin)  Sands,  the  former 
a  native  of  Pennsylvania  and  the  latter  of  Ohio.  In  early  life  the  father  removed 
to  the  Buckeye  state  and  in  the  early  '90s  arrived  in  Washington,  settling  at 
Clallam  Bay,  where  he  homesteaded.  There  Mrs.  Mary  Sands  passed  away  at 
the  age  of  fifty-seven  years,  and  William  H.  Sands  died,  in  Seattle  when  seventy- 
three  years  of  age. 

When  a  little  lad  George  O.  Sands  became  a  pupil  in  the  public  schools  of 
Ohio  and  was  a  youth  of  eighteen  years  when  in  1893  he  came  to  Washington. 
Here  he  took  up  telegraphy  and  line  work  for  the  Western  Union,  with  which 
he  has  been  connected  for  thirteen  years,  advancing  steadily  step  by  step  until 
he  has  reached  the  position  of  office  manager  at  Sequim.  His  long  connection 
with  the  corporation  indicates  his  marked  fidelity  and  ability.  He  also  has  farm 
lands  near  Sequim  and  is  engaged  in  ranching,  so  that  his  life  is  a  busy,  active 
and  useful  one. 

On  August  19,  1900,  Mr.  Sands  was  married  in  Jefferson  county,  Washington, 
to  Miss  Mabel  Craig,  a  daughter  of  F.  W.  and  Mary  (Burcham)  Craig,  who  are 
still  residents  of  that  county.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sands  have  one  child,  Frederick, 
born  in  Port  Gamble  in  1903  and  now  a  pupil  in  the  Sequim  schools.  Gradually 
Mr.  Sands  has  worked  his  way  upward  since  starting  out  in  life  and  is  a  well 
known  and  popular  citizen  of  Sequim,  standing  high  in  public  regard. 


WILLIAM  HENRY  MITCHELL. 

William  Henry  Mitchell,  a  pioneer  settler  of  Olympia,  has  in  many  ways 
contributed  to  the  upbuilding  and  progress  of  his  city  and  state.  At  the  present 
time,  however,  he  is  living  retired  from  business,  enjoying  a  rest  which  he  has 
truly  earned  and  richly  deserves.  He  has  now  passed  the  eighty-second  mile- 
stone on  life's  journey,  his  birth  having  occurred  November  13,  1834,  in  Chicago, 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  541 

Illinois,  three  years  before  that  city  was  incorporated.  His  education  was  largely 
acquired  in  the  public  schools  of  Kenosha,  Wisconsin,  although  for  a  year  he 
studied  in  Beloit  College  at  Beloit,  Wisconsin.  In  1852,  when  eighteen  years 
old,  he  decided  to  make  the  long  journey  across  the  plains  to  the  western  coast 
and  in  the  spring  of  the  following  year  was  able  to  carry  out  his  plans,  starting 
with  Samuel  Holmes  and  family,  a  horse  having  been  furnished  him  by  his  father. 
The  trail  led  across  Iowa  through  mud  at  times  hub  deep  on  to  Council  Bluffs, 
where  considerable  money  was  lost  at  three-card  monte.  Mr.  Mitchell's  party 
joined  a  train  of  twenty  wagons  and  after  crossing  the  Mississippi  the  train 
continued  westward  along  the  north  bank  of  the  Platte  river  to  Fort  Kearney. 
From  that  point  on  the  dangers  and  hardships  of  the  journey  increased  greatly 
and  at  length  they  were  compelled  to  discard  everything  that  was  not  absolutely 
essential  in  order  to  travel  as  light  as  possible.  The  Indians  were  continually 
on  the  alert  and  seemed  hostile  and  the  men  of  the  wagon  train  were  never 
without  their  firearms.  While  stopping  to  drink  from  the  Snake  river  two  young 
men  were  killed  by  the  Indians.  Mr.  Mitchell  was  shot  in  the  forearm  at  the 
Boise  river  and  the  bullet  was  cut  out  with  a  knife.  The  women  and  children 
crossed  the  Snake  river  in  wagons  which  were  floated  across  the  stream  and 
after  the  party  reached  Fort  Walla  Walla  the  train  divided.  Mr.  Mitchell  and 
the  Holmes  family  came  over  the  Natchez  pass  to  the  Cascade  range,  arriving  at 
Fort  Steilacoom,  and  from  there  Mr.  Mitchell  made  his  way  to  Olympia,  reach- 
ing this  place  on  the  6th  of  October,  1853.  He  has  since  made  his  home  here 
and  throughout  the  intervening  period,  covering  almost  two-thirds  of  a  century, 
he  has  witnessed  the  marvelous  changes  which  have  brought  this  state  to  its 
present  condition  of  progress  and  prosperity.  He  was  in  his  twenty-second  year 
when  in  1856  he  purchased  the  bakery  and  meat  business  of  John  M.  Hurd  and 
conducted  it  for  eleven  years,  a  part  of  that  time  with  a  partner,  whose  interest, 
however,  he  purchased  in  1867.  During  the  period  in  which  he  engaged  in  the 
bakery  and  meat  business  he  erected  a  store  building  which  now  stands  at  the 
corner  of  Third  and  Main  streets,  and  there  he  continued  his  trade  until  1873. 
While  thus  engaged  he  also  began  dealing  in  live  stock  and  found  a  profitable 
field  of  labor  in  the  lumber  business,  in  which  he  continued  actively  until  1882. 
He  then  went  to  work  for  the  Mitchell  &  Lewis  Company  in  the  wagon  and  car- 
riage business  in  Portland,  Oregon,  remaining  in  that  city  for  about  a  decade. 
In  1906  he  built  the  Mitchell  Hotel  at  Olympia,  the  best  in  the  city,  and  at  differ- 
ent periods  he  conducted  the  hotel. 

On  the  13th  of  April,  1859,  in  Olympia,  Mr.  Mitchell  was  joined  in  wedlock 
to  Miss  Martha  T.  Johns,  by  whom  he  had  five  children,  as  follows:  William 
Walter,  Frank  Wellington  and  Albert  B.,  all  of  whom  are  deceased;  Henry 
William;  and  Cora  Edith,  who  is  the  wife  of  A.  E.  Young,  of  San  Francisco, 
California.  There  are  also  nine  living  grandchildren.  There  is  certainly  a 
marked  contrast  in  present  day  conditions  and  those  which  faced  William  Henry 
Mitchell  on  his  arrival  at  Olympia.  He  can  relate  most  interesting  tales  of  the 
early  days  from  the  time  when  he  left  Kenosha,  Wisconsin,  with  Samuel  Holmes 
on  the  13th  of  April,  1853,  and  traveled  with  ox  teams  over  the  prairies,  the 
plains  and  the  mountains  of  the  west,  being  seven  months  upon  the  way.  He 
arrived  at  the  same  time  as  Governor  Isaac  Stevens.  There  were  great  broad 
areas  of  the  state  into  which  white  men  had  never  penetrated.    The  forests  stood 


542  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

in  their  primeval  strength,  the  streams  abounded  in  fish  and  the  woods  in  game. 
The  most  farsighted  could  not  have  dreamed  of  the  changes  which  would  be 
wrought  and  make  this  the  populous  and  prosperous  section  of  the  country  which 
it  is  today.  Mr.  Mitchell  has  borne  his  part  in  the  work  of  general  development 
and  upbuilding  and  his  name  deserves  a  high  place  on  the  roll  of  honored  pioneers. 


CARL  S.  EDSBERG. 


Carl  S.  Edsberg,  of  the  Edsberg  Grocery  Company,  was  born  in  Snohomish 
county,  Washington,  July  15,  1892,  a  son  of  S.  J.  and  Olivia  (Rud)  Edsberg, 
who  were  natives  of  Norway  and  on  coming  to  America  cast  in  their  lot  with 
the  pioneer  settlers  of  Ottertail  county,  Minnesota,  where  the  father  engaged  in 
the  contracting  business.  He  afterward  removed  to  western  Washington,  tak- 
ing up  his  abode  in  Snohomish  county  in  1890.  There  he  followed  general  agri- 
cultural pursuits  and  he  still  makes  his  home  in  that  county  at  the  age  of 
fifty-two  years.  In  their  family  were  six  children,  Julius,  Marcus,  Sophie,  Carl 
S.,  Olga  and  Sigurd. 

Born  and  reared  in  Snohomish  county,  Carl  S.  Edsberg  attended  its  public 
schools  and  afterward  entered  Columbian  College  at  Everett,  from  which  he 
was  graduated  with  the  class  of  1910.  Early  in  his  business  career  he  was 
employed  in  various  grocery  stores  and  in  191 3  he  established  his  present  busi- 
ness under  the  name  of  the  Edsberg  Grocery  Company.  In  the  intervening 
period  he  has  built  up  a  business  of  substantial  and  gratifying  proportions  and  he 
now  carries  a  large  and  well  selected  line  of  both  staple  and  fancy  groceries, 
while  his  upright  business  methods  and  honorable  dealing  commend  him  to  the 
confidence  and  support  of  the  public.  He  is  regarded  as  one  of  the  rising  young 
business  men  of  Everett.  He  enjoys  all  kinds  of  outdoor  sports,  including  hunt- 
ing and  fishing,  and  turns  to  them  for  recreation  from  the  arduous  cares  of  an 
onerous  business  life. 


BERTRAND  P.  CASTNER. 

Honored  and  respected  by  all,  Bertrand  P.  Castner  has  won  for  himself  a 
creditable  position  in  business  circles  and  attained  that  success  which  is  the  direct 
and  legitimate  outcome  of  persistent  efifort  intelligently  directed  and  of  well 
defined  plans  promptly  and  carefully  executed.  He  was  born  in  Monroe  county, 
Iowa,  November  24,  1871,  a  son  of  James  M.  and  Helen  (Pollock)  Castner,  who 
were  natives  of  Pennsylvania  and  in  1869  removed  westward  to  Iowa,  having 
been  married  in  their  home  state.  For  forty  years  the  father  engaged  in  the 
hardware  business  at  Lovilia,  Iowa,  becoming  one  of  the  pioneers  in  that  line  in 
his  town.  There  he  remained  to  the  time  of  his  death,  which  occurred  in  191 5, 
when  he  was  seventy-one  years  of  age.  His  wife  died  in  1874  at  the  age  of 
twenty-six. 

There  was  but  one  child  of  their  marriage,  Bertram  P.  Castner,  who  in  his 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  543 

youthful  days  attended  the  public  schools  of  Lovilia,  Iowa,  and  afterward  became 
assistant  to  his  father  in  the  hardware  store,  thoroughly,  acquainting  himself  with 
every  branch  of  the  trade.  In  February,  1912,  he  came  to  Washington,  settling 
hrst  at  Everett,  where  he  established  himself  in  the  banking  business  in  connec- 
tion with  the  Citizens  Bank,  of  which  he  was  one  of  the  organizers.  This  bank 
was  founded  along  substantial  and  progressive  lines  and  Mr.  Castner  continued 
as  president  until  he  retired  from  active  management  and  sold  his  interests.  He 
is  now  connected  with  the  Swalwell  Investment  Company  of  Everett,  real  estate, 
loans  and  insurance. 

On  the  15th  of  May,  1895,  Mr.  Castner  was  married  to  Miss  Grace  Esshom, 
of  Lovilia,  Iowa,  a  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Clay  Esshom,  representatives  of  a 
well  known  family  from  Kentucky,  established  in  Iowa  in  pioneer  times.  Her 
father  is  now  deceased,  while  her  mother  resides  in  Everett. 

Mr.  Castner  exercises  his  right  of  franchise  in  support  of  the  principles  and 
candidates  of  the  republican  party  and  while  living  in  Monroe  county,  Iowa, 
filled  the  office  of  county  auditor.  He  is  prominent  in  fraternal  circles,  being  a 
Royal  Arch  Mason,  a  member  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias  and  of  the  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  while  his  religious  faith  is  that  of  the  Presbyterian  church. 
He  is  one  of  the  best  known  and  most  highly  respected  business  men  of  Everett. 
Forceful  and  resourceful,  recognizing  and  utilizing  opportunities  which  others 
pass  heedlessly  by,  he  has  made  each  act  count  for  the  utmost  in  the  attainment 
of  legitimate  and  honorable  success  and  Everett  claims  him  as  a  valuable  asset 
in  her  business  life. 


CAPTAIN  EDWARD  SPENCER. 

Captain  Edward  Spencer  is  president  of  the  Independent  Sand  &  Gravel 
Company  of  Aberdeen.  He  was  reared  in  Chicago,  his  father  having  been  an 
old  seaman  on  the  lakes,  and  he  was  also  interested  in  navigation  projects  in  his 
younger  days.  In  early  life  he  made  his  way  westward  to  California  and  after- 
ward came  to  Washington,  where  he  was  captain  of  steamships.  In  1908  he 
organized  the  Independent  Sand  &  Gravel  Company  with  offices  in  the  Finch 
building  and  began  contract  work  in  towing  and  dredging  and  in  handling  sand 
and  gravel.  In  this  connection  the  company  owns  two  tugs,  the  Independent, 
commanded  by  Captain  Edward  Spencer,  and  the  Flora  Brown,  commanded  by 
Captain  William  Smith.  Other  equipment  of  the  company  includes  an  electric 
dredge,  a  steam  dredge,  two  bucket  dredges  and  two  sand  and  gravel  scows.  The 
business  is  an  important  one  of  this  character,  wisely  and  capably  managed  by 
Captain  Spencer,  whose  sound  business  judgment  is  manifest  in  his  success. 

Captain  Spencer  and  his  wife  have  three  children :  Captain  Edward  Spencer. 
Jr.,  who  is  with  the  company;  Charles,  an  engineer  with  the  company;  and  Laura, 
the  wife  of  George  Heine,  of  Portland,  Oregon. 

In  his  political  views  Captain  Spencer  is  a  rciniblican.  Long  a  resident  of 
western  Washington,  he  is  largely  acquainted  with  its  history  and  his  activities 
have  been  an  element  in  the  development  of  the  localities  where  he  has  operated. 
He  has  been  a  prospector  of  wide  experience,  prospecting  for  some  time  in  Alaska, 


544  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

and  he  is  well  versed  concerning  minerals  and  mining  conditions  in  western 
Washington.  He  is  a  man  of  good  dependable  qualities,  honorable  in  principle 
and  practice  and  saying  what  he  means,  his  position  on  an  important  question 
never  being  an  equivocal  one. 


JOHN  T.  LILLIE. 


John  T.  Lillie,  engaged  in  the  plumbing  business  in  Port  Townsend,  was  born 
in  Columbus,  Ohio,  October  17,  1881.  His  father,  George  Lillie,  a  native  of 
Indiana,  was  of  Scotch  descent,  his  father  being  John  Lillie,  the  founder  of  the 
American  branch  of  the  family.  During  his  active  life  George  Lillie  followed 
mechanical  lines  but  is  now  living  retired  in  Port  Townsend,  having  made  his 
home  in  this  state  since  1889.  He  married  Ida  Jane  Bryson,  a  daughter  of 
Thomas  Bryson,  a  native  of  Indiana  and  a  representative  of  an  old  Pennsylvania 
family  of  Dutch  lineage.  Mrs.  Lillie  is  now  in  Montpelier,  Indiana.  In  the 
family  were  two  children,  John  T.  and  David,  the  latter  a  resident  of  Montpelier. 

John  T.  Lillie  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Indiana  and  w4ien  twenty 
years  of  age  started  out  to  earn  his  own  livelihood.  On  coming  to  Washington 
he  settled  at  Port  Townsend  and  became  connected  with  seafaring  life,  spending 
six  years  in  that  way.  He  afterward  learned  the  plumbers'  trade,  and  in  1908  he 
returned  to  Port  Townsend  where  he  secured  employment  with  the  firm  of  Jones 
&  Crouten,  plumbers.  He  was  also  connected  with  the  Olympic  Hardware 
Company  of  Port  Townsend,  remaining  in  the  employ  of  these  two  firms  until 
January,  191 6,  w^hen  he  entered  the  plumbing  business  on  his  own  account.  In 
the  intervening  period  he  has  secured  a  good  trade  and  his  business  is  now  one 
of  substantial  proportions. 

In  1908  in  Tacoma,  Mr.  Lillie  was  married  to  Miss  Mary  Houtaker,  a  native 
of  Wisconsin  and  a  daughter  of  Joseph  and  Bertha  Houtaker,  early  settlers  of 
Washington.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lillie  have  two  children :  John,  born  in  Port  Town- 
send  in  1908;  and  Bertha  in  1910.  The  family  reside  at  No.  911,  Tyler  street. 
In  politics  Mr.  Lillie  has  always  followed  an  independent  course,  and  has  ever 
preferred  to  concentrate  his  attention  and  efforts  upon  his  business  affairs.  The 
thoroughness  with  which  he  mastered  his  trade  and  the  fidelity  which  he  displayed 
when  in  the  employ  of  others,  have  brought  him  to  the  position  which  he  now 
occupies  as  a  successful  business  man  of  Port  Townsend. 


DANIEL  CURRIE. 


Daniel  Currie,  who  is  engaged  in  the  real  estate,  loan  and  insurance  business 
at  Everett,  was  born  in  Prince  Edward  Island,  November  11,  1861,  a  son  of 
Donald  and  Hannah  (Campbell)  Currie.  who  were  natives  of  Scotland  and  in 
childhood  went  to  Canada.  The  paternal  grandmother,  Mrs.  Ann  McFee.  lived 
to  a  very  advanced  age.  Donald  Currie  became  a  pioneer  settler  in  Prince 
Edward  Island  and  there  spent  his  remaining  days,  devoting  his  attention  to  the 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  545 

occupation  of  farming.  He  passed  away  in  1878  at  the  age  of  fifty-seven.  His 
wife's  death  occurred  in  1912,  when  she  was  eighty-seven  years  of  age.  In  their 
family  were  four  children,  who  are  yet  living:  James  and  Flora,  residing  in 
Prince  Edward  Island ;  John,  who  makes  his  home  near  Sacramento,  California ; 
and  Daniel. 

The  last  named  attended  school  in  Prince  Edward  Island,  after  which  he 
devoted  his  attention  to  work  upon  his  father's  farm,  early  becoming  familiar 
with  the  best  methods  of  tilling  the  soil  and  caring  for  the  crops.  He  worked 
upon  the  home  place  until  he  reached  the  age  of  nineteen  years  and  afterward 
was  employed  at  farm  labor  in  Massachusetts  and  later  in  California.  At  length 
he  decided  to  come  to  Washington  and  in  1883  removed  to  Snohomish  county, 
where  he  was  employed  in  lumber  camps,  spending  his  time  in  that  manner  for 
seven  years.  In  1890  he  was  made  deputy  sheriff  of  the  county,  and  after  six 
years  spent  in  that  office  was  elected  sheriff,  which  position  he  filled  for  a  term. 
It  was  during  his  incumbency  in  that  position  that  the  county  seat  was  removed 
to  Everett.  On  retiring  from  ofiice  he  engaged  in  the  real  estate  business  under 
the  name  of  Currie  &  Stanford,  Inc.,  and  has  since  been  one  of  the  active  factors 
in  that  line,  handling  much  property  and  negotiating  many  important  realty  trans- 
fers. He  also  engages  in  the  insurance  and  loan  business  and  has  won  a  liberal 
clientage  in  each  department. 

On  the  31st  of  December,  1894,  in  Snohomish,  Mr.  Currie  was  united  in 
marriage  to  Miss  Clara  B.  Burroughs,  whose  parents  belong  to  a  well  known 
family  of  Wisconsin.  The  two  sons  of  this  rharriage  are:  Donald,  who  was 
born  in  Everett  in  1899;  and  Robert,  born  in  1901.  Both  are  now  high  school 
pupils  in  Everett. 

Mr.  Currie  belongs  to  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  to  the  Benevo- 
lent Protective  Order  of  Elks  and  to  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  America  and  his 
political  allegiance  is  given  to  the  democratic  party.  He  is  a  charter  member  of 
the  Cascade  and  Everett  Golf  and  Country  Clubs  and  is  a  member  of  the  Everett 
Commercial  Club.  In  Everett  he  is  widely  known,  for  he  is  one  of  the  pioneers 
of  the  city  and  long  before  there  was  a  house  on  the  present  site  of  Everett  he 
was  an  active  worker  in  the  logging  camps  of  Snohomish  county.  He  did  much 
for  the  early  progress  and  development  of  the  city  and  still  takes  an  active  part 
in  upholding  all  the  plans  and  measures  that  seek  to  advance  civic  standards  and 
promote  public  welfare.  He  is  a  man  of  sterling  qualities,  well  known  and  popu- 
lar and  is  charitable  to  a  fault,  being  ever  ready  to  extend  a  helping  hand  to 
those  in  need  of  assistance. 


MATTHEW  FLEMING. 


One  of  the  oldest  among  the  living  pioneers  of  Washington  is  Matthew  Flem- 
ing, of  Sequim,  who  has  passed  the  ninetieth  milestone  on  life's  journey.  During 
two-thirds  of  the  period  he  has  lived  in  Clallam  county,  where  he  is  yet  known  as 
a  well  preserved  man,  possessing  a  remarkable  memory.  In  the  early  days  he 
passed  through  many  exciting  experiences  and  he  relates  most  interesting  tales 


546  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

of  pioneer  times — tales  that  verify  the  old  saying  that  "truth  is  stranger  than 
fiction." 

Matthew  Iteming  was  born  in  Ireland,  October  9,  1826,  a  son  of  Andrew  and 
Elizabeth  Fleming.  His  mother  died  during  his  early  childhood  and  his  father 
afterward  emigrated  to  America.  The  last  time  that  Matthew  Fleming  ever  saw 
his  father  was  in  Philadelphia  when  he  was  seventy-nine  years  of  age.  When  a 
little  lad  of  ten  years  he  had  to  start  out  in  the  world  on  his  own  account.  His 
school  training  was  necessarily  limited,  but  through  independent  study  he  has 
since  greatly  broadened  his  knowledge  and  in  the  school  of  experience  has  learned 
many  valuable  lessons.  He  remained  in  Ireland  until  his  twenty-second  year  and 
then  came  to  America.  Reaching  Philadelphia,  he  soon  found  a  position  with  a 
baker  and  learned  the  trade,  continuing  in  that  business  for  three  years,  when 
on  account  of  failing  health  he  was  advised  by  his  physician  to  seek  outdoor 
employment.  He  then  went  to  Delaware,  where  he  worked  as  a  farm  hand  for 
four  years. 

On  the  13th  of  March,  1855,  Mr.  Fleming  returned  to  Philadelphia  and 
enlisted  in  the  United  States  army.  He  was  transferred  to  Governors  Island 
in  New  York  and  became  a  member  of  Company  I,  Fourth  United  States  Infan- 
try, under  Major  Haller.  On  the  5th  of  April  of  that  year  the  company  left 
headquarters  and  landed  at  Aspinwall,  Panama,  on  the  15th  of  April.  That  day 
they  crossed  the  Isthmus  on  the  wooden  railroad  conducted  by  the  government 
and  in  the  evening  boarded  a  steamer  for  San  Francisco,  where  they  arrived  on 
the  1st  of  May.  From  that  point  the  company  proceeded  to  The  Dalles,  Oregon, 
where  headquarters  were  established,  with  Major  Haller  as  the  commanding 
officer.  After  receiving  an  outfit  there  preparations  were  made  to  move  and  on 
the  2d  of  June  the  company  started  for  Fifteen  Mile  Creek,  where  Governor 
Stevens  was  making  a  treaty  with  the  Indians.  The  company  remained  as  an 
escort  and  protection  to  the  governor  for  two  weeks  or  until  the  treaty  was 
completed.  The  company,  then  numbering  one  hundred  and  fifty  men,  started 
out  on  a  march  along  the  old  Mullen  road,  proceeding  to  the  council  grounds  of 
the  Indians,  previous  to  which  time  the  red  men  had  been  murdering  the  whites. 
The  purpose  of  the  march  was  to  capture  and  punish  the  savages.  After  a 
seemingly  friendly  reception  by  the  chiefs  of  the  tribe  and  when  least  expected, 
Major  Haller  gave  the  order  to  handcuff  twenty-eight  of  the  Indians,  who  were 
found  to  be  those  guilty  of  murder,  and  the  next  morning  they  were  summarily 
hanged  and  buried.  The  company  then  traveled  to  Salt  Lake  City,  remaining 
for  some  time,  when  they  were  again  ordered  to  take  up  the  march  to  Spokane, 
Washington,  to  join  Governor  Stevens'  party.  In  October,  1855,  they  started  to 
The  Dalles.  Captain  Bolan  and  his  command  had  been  massacred  by  the  Indians 
in  the  Yakima  valley  and  the  troops  were  sent  out  after  that  band,  marching 
five  days.  On  the  20th  of  October  they  camped  in  the  Simcoe  valley,  where 
signs  of  Indians  were  evident.  The  Indians  had  prepared  a  clever  ambush,  but 
luckily  two  mules  became  restive  and  in  attempting  to  subdue  the  animals  the 
ambush  was  discovered  in  time  to  avoid  a  repetition  of  the  previous  massacre. 
Major  Haller  called  for  forty  volunteers  from  the  command  and  these  men 
immediately  made  a  charge  and  succeeded  in  clearing  out  the  Indians.  On  the 
following  morning,  which  was  Sunday,  however,  the  red  men  were  largely  rein- 
forced and  attacked   the  white  company   but   were   held  at  bay   for   five   days, 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  547 

although  five  men  of  the  command  were  killed  and  seventeen  wounded.  After 
burying  the  dead  and  mounting  the  wounded  on  pack  animals  the  command 
divided  into  two  companies  and  began  the  march  to  headquarters.  This  was 
the  22d  of  October,  1855.  From  Saturday  until  the  succeeding  Friday  they  had 
had  nothing  to  eat  and  by  that  time  were  almost  starved.  On  the  15th  of  Decem- 
ber they  again  started  out  after  the  Indians,  camping  in  the  canyon  of  the 
Klickitat  valley  for  five  weeks,  where  they  were  snowed  in.  The  thermometer 
was  below  zero  and  they  had  no  fire  during  all  that  time.  Their  survival  of  the 
hardships  there  seemed  a  miracle  but  at  length  they  marched  to  headquarters. 
In  the  spring  of  1856  Colonel  Wright,  having  been  sent  out  from  the  east  to 
relieve  the  worn  out  troopers,  remarked  to  Major  Haller  that  he  had  a  very 
rough  looking  lot  of  men,  whereupon  the  Major  replied  that  his  men  were  not 
very  good  lookers  but  were  men  of  action.  Colonel  Wright's  command  was  then 
sent  out  after  the  savages  but  in  ten  days  word  was  sent  by  a  courier  to  hurry 
up  Companies  K  and  I  and  relieve  the  Colonel's  command.  After  six  days  of 
forced  marching  the  companies  joined  Colonel  Wright.  They  reached  Mount 
Baker,  where  they  camped.  While  going  into  camp  the  Indians  assembled  on 
the  opposite  side  of  the  river.  A  missionary  priest  was  sent  out  by  the  Indians 
with  a  flag  of  truce.  The  troops  found  that  the  red  men  had  been  robbing  immi- 
grant trains,  for  the  plunder  was  piled  up  in  the  Indian  village.  The  Indians 
consented  to  give  up  the  pkmder  and  the  company  then  proceeded  to  march  to 
Port  Townsend,  where  they  established  a  fort.  Mr.  Fleming  was  the  first  man 
to  drive  the  first  wagon  in  that  section  of  the  country.  In  1857,  with  forty  men, 
he  was  sent  up  the  White  river  after  an  Indian  band  who  had  murdered  the 
Indian  agent.  They  were  gone  upon  that  trip  about  three  weeks  and  then 
returned  to  Seattle. 

Mr.  Fleming  was  mustered  out  at  Port  Townsend  in  i860,  while  ill  in  the 
government  hospital.  For  fourteen  years  he  remained  on  a  farm  at  Quarantine 
Station,  Port  Townsend,  there  engaged  in  stock  raising,  but  in  1874  he  sold  out 
and  removed  to  the  Sequim  valley,  where  he  again  devoted  his  attention  to  farm- 
ing and  raising  stock.  After  the  town  of  Sequim  was  established  he  took  up 
his  abode  there  and  has  since  lived  retired.  He  is  now  the  only  living  pioneer 
who  traveled  on  the  Hudson  Bay  steamer  Beaver,  and  there  is  no  phase  of 
pioneer  life  and  of  the  development  of  his  section  of  the  country  with  which  he 
is  not  familiar.  Some  of  the  incidents  of  his  pioneer  experiences  can  never  be 
efifaced  from  his  memory.  In  January,  1856,  when  his  company  had  returned 
to  The  Dalles  and  all  the  men  had  gone  to  their  quarters,  twenty-eight  men  were 
detailed  to  the  Lower  Cascade  on  the  government  tramway  for  supplies,  four- 
teen men  being  assigned  to  each  tram  train  for  protection  against  attack.  On 
one  of  these  trips,  after  returning  to  the  cook  house,  they  found  the  cook  miss- 
ing. Little  attention  was  paid  to  this  for  a  time,  but  when  he  did  not  return, 
a  diligent  search  was  instituted  and  a  horrible  sight  met  their  eyes  in  the  dense 
tim.ber,  where  they  discovered  fourteen  Indians  dancing  a  war  dance  around  a  tree. 
There  the  poor  cook,  Michael  Rooney,  was  found  stripped  and  1)0und  to  the  tree 
and  his  body  filled  with  arrows,  being  mutilated  beyond  recognition.  The  order 
was  given  to  fire  and  eleven  of  the  savages  bit  the  dust.  Upon  this  the  chief 
medicine  man  began  to  decapitate  the  remains,  whereon  Mr.  Fleming  fired  and 
another  dead  Indian  was  the  result.     Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ferguson,  who  conducted  a 


548  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

little  trading  store,  were  also  massacred  but  their  murderers  were  never  cap- 
tured. 

Mr.  Fleming  has  been  married  twice.  On  the  3d  of  February,  1871,  in 
Clallam  county,  he  wedded  Jane  Page,  who  died  March  5,  1873.  On  the  6th  of 
August,  1879,  he  married  Celia  Fitzgerald,  who  died  November  15,  1895,  leav- 
ing a  daughter,  Elizabeth,  who  was  bom  in  Clallam  county  and  acts  as  her 
father's  housekeeper  and  attends  to  his  wants  in  the  evening  of  his  days.  Mr. 
Fleming's  account  of  pinoeer  life  is  most  interesting  and  there  is  no  phase  of 
the  development  of  this  section  of  the  country  with  which  he  is  not  familiar, 
from  the  days  when  almost  every  rock  or  tree  sheltered  a  skulking  foe  down  to 
the  time  when  this  great  district  is  inhabited  by  a  prosperous  population  that  is 
fully  utilizing  the  resources  of  the  country  in  the  development  of  a  great  empire 
in  the  great  northwest. 


EDWIN  MAHLON  DAY. 

Edwin  Mahlon  Day  comes  of  a  family  that  in  its  lineal  and  collateral  branches 
is  distinctively  American.  It  was  in  the  year  1635  that  Stephen  Day  came  to  the 
new  world,  settling  near  Boston,  Massachusetts,  becoming  the  first  printer  on  this 
side  the  Atlantic  and  the  publisher  of  The  Psalm  Book,  probably  the  first  book 
issued  in  the  new  world.  Into  the  same  field  of  activity  Edwin  Mahlon  Day 
directed  his  energies  for  many  years,  although  since  1890  actively  engaged  in 
law  practice  in  Bellingham.  John  Mills  Day,  father  of  Edwin  M.  Day,  was  born 
in  Dearborn  county,  Indiana,  and  devoted  the  greater  part  of  his  life  to  general 
farming,  although  to  some  extent  he  practiced  veterinary  surger\'.  His  last  days 
were  spent  in  Aurora,  Nebraska,  where  he  passed  away  in  1902.  His  wife,  who 
bore  the  maiden  name  of  Ellen  Brigham  Beach,  was  born  in  Sloansville,  New 
York.  Her  father  was  a  veteran  of  the  War  of  1812  and  her  brother,  Cyrus  A. 
Beach,  was  killed  at  the  battle  of  Allatoona  Pass  in  the  Civil  war. 

John  Mills  and  Ellen  B.  (Beach)  Day  were  residents  of  Princeton,  Illinois,  at 
the  time  of  the  birth  of  their  son,  Edwin  M.  Day  on  the  25th  of  September,  1845. 
He  is  indebted  to  the  public  school  system  of  his  native  state  for  his  early  educa- 
tional opportunities.  He  afterward  became  a  student  in  Lombard  University  at 
Galesburg,  Illinois,  but  before  the  date  of  graduation  he  joined  another  student  in 
raising  a  company  of  infantry  which  was  mustered  in  as  Company  H  of  the  One 
Hundred  and  Forty-sixth  Illinois  Infantry.  The  date  of  his  enlistment  was 
August  5,  1864,  at  which  time  he  was  but  eighteen  years  of  age.  He  served  as 
corporal  until  the  close  of  hostilities  and  was  discharged  from  Camp  Butler  at 
Springfield,  Illinois.  During  his  service  he  was  assistant  chief  clerk  to  the 
mustering  and  disbursing  officer  at  Quincy  under  Captain  S.  S.  Sumner  of  the 
regular  army  and  had  charge  of  the  immediate  guard  at  the  tomb  of  Lincoln 
at  the  time  of  interment  at  Oakland  cemetery  and  was  also  in  charge  of  the 
remains  as  relief  guard  at  the  State  House  previous  to  the  interment.  On  that 
occasion  General  Hooker  was  marshal  of  the  day  and  in  twenty-six  hours  one 
hundred  and  twenty-six  thousand  people  viewed  the  remains  of  the  martyr 
president. 


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WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  551 

In  1865  Mr.  Day  went  to  Colorado  and  while  en  route  had  occasion  to  use  his 
military  knowledge  and  experience,  for  the  party  of  twenty-five  with  which  he 
traveled  had  a  skirmish  with  the  Indians  at  Alkali  Springs  on  the  26th  of  October. 
For  two  years  he  was  a  resident  of  Denver  and  that  section  of  the  state,  after 
which  he  returned  to  Illinois. 

About  that  time,  or  on  the  3d  of  December,  1867,  Mr.  Day  was  united  in 
marriage  to  Miss  Mary  A.  Sisson,  a  daughter  of  Azariah  Sisson,  a  representative 
of  an  old  American  family  of  English  and  French  descent.  The  two  sons  of 
this  union  are:  Edwin  Sisson  and  Bryant  Jewel.  The  daughters  are:  Myrtle 
Edith,  the  wife  of  M.  T.  Summers ;  Margaret  Ellen,  the  wife  of  John  Percival 
Geddes ;  and  Louella  Pearle. 

Subsequent  to  his  marriage  Mr.  Day  removed  to  Sterling,  IlHnois,  in  1867  and 
for  two  years  contracted  with  a  sash  and  blind  factory  for  painting  and  glazing. 
He  then  took  up  the  publishing  business  at  Des  Moines,  Iowa,  issuing  the  Des 
Moines  Monthly  Magazine  and  the  Iowa  State  Granger.  In  1877  he  became  a 
resident  of  Sidney,  Nebraska,  where  he  organized  the  first  graded  schools  of  the 
city  and  for  two  years  served  as  principal  and  also  as  county  superintendent  of 
public  instruction.  While  thus  engaged  he  devoted  the  hours  that  are  usually 
termed  leisure  to  the  study  of  law  and  in  October,  1878,  was  admitted  to  practice, 
following  his  profession  in  Nebraska  for  twelve  years.  He  also  became  the 
founder  and  publisher  of  the  Daily  Electric  Light  at  North  Platte  and  later 
owned  and  edited  the  Big  Springs  Journal  at  Big  Springs,  Nebraska,  and  the 
Ogalalla  (Neb.)  Reflector.  He  likewise  served  as  superintendent  of  schools  in 
Keith  county,  but  the  opportunities  of  the  northwest  attracted  him  and  the  year 
1890  witnessed  his  arrival  in  Bellingham,  where  h^e  has  since  made  his  home. 
Throughout  the  intervening  period,  covering  more  than  a  quarter  of  a  century, 
he  has  continued  in  the  practice  of  law  and  his  ability  has  brought  him  prominently 
to  the  front  as  a  member  of  the  bar. 

Mr.  Day  has  also  figured  in  connection  with  publication  interests  in  the  north- 
west. He  founded  and  edited  the  Fairhaven  News  from  1893  until  1896  and 
through  the  succeeding  four  years  published  the  Whatcom  News,  which  was 
issued  three  times  a  week.  He  also  published  the  Washington  Resources  until 
that  paper  was  consolidated  with  the  Fairhaven  News.  He  has  had  business 
interests  of  importance,  for  in  September,  1901,  he  promoted  and  organized  the 
Alger  Oil  &  Mining  Company,  of  which  he  became  the  secretary  and  attorney. 
This  company  has  a  capitalization  of  three  hundred  thousand  dollars.  A  plant 
for  the  manufacture  of  brick  was  erected  at  Alger  at  a  cost  of  thirty-five 
thousand  dollars  and  the  worth  and  value  of  its  output  was  at  once  recognized, 
insuring  a  ready  sale  on  the  market.  The  company  also  owns  valuable  mining 
property.  In  1901  Mr.  Day  organized  the  Britton  Gold  Mining  Company  in  the 
Mount  Baker  district,  capitalized  for  three  hundred  thousand  dollars,  and  became 
its  secretary-treasurer  and  attorney.  In  the  development  of  the  property  gold 
and  copper  have  been  secured.  Mr.  Day  has  also  figured  in  connection  with 
the  development  of  the  interurban  system  of  his  section  of  the  state,  becoming 
one  of  the  promoters  and  organizers  of  the  Whatcom-Skagit  Interurban  Railway 
Company,  of  which  he  was  made  president  and  general  manager.  In  1882  he 
organized  the  North  Platte  Irrigation  &  Power  Company,  which  built  the  first 

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552  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

irrigation  canal  of  Nebraska  and  furnished  water  to  fifty-one  thousand  acres  of 
land.     He  also  framed  the  first  irrigation  law  passed  in  Nebraska. 

Aside  from  his  professional  and  business  interests,  which  have  been  extensive 
and  important,  contributing  much  to  the  development  of  the  various  sections  of 
the  country  in  which  he  has  lived,  Mr.  Day  has  figured  prominently  in  fraternal 
circles.  He  became  a  member  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic  at  Fort  Sidney, 
Nebraska,  in  1877  and  was  the  organizer  of  Stephen  A.  Douglas  Post  at  North 
Platte,  of  which  he  was  chosen  commander.  He  also  organized  the  J.  M.  Thayer 
Post  at  Ogalalla,  Nebraska,  and  afterward  became  vice  commander  of  C.  R.  Apper- 
son  Post  of  Fairhaven,  Washington.  While  in  Nebraska  he  served  as  chairman  of 
the  state  board  of  administration  of  that  order  and  he  is  also  identified  with  the 
United  Workmen.  His  political  allegiance  was  given  to  the  republican  party  until 
1893,  since  which  time  he  has  maintained  an  independent  political  course.  During 
1901  and  1902  he  served  as  justice  of  the  peace  in  Bellingham  and  he  was 
appointed  judge  advocate  general  of  Governor  Roger's  staff  with  the  rank  of 
colonel  but  resigned  after  the  governor's  death,  although  his  resignation  was 
not  accepted  until  four  years  from  the  date  of  his  appointment.  General  Day 
is  forceful  and  resourceful.  He  has  not  only  recognized  opportunities  but 
utilized  them  for  the  benefit  of  his  own  fortunes  and  for  the  upbuilding  of  the 
districts  and  the  interests  with  which  he  has  become  connected.  His  strength 
of  character  and  his  ability  have  insured  him  prominence  in  the  community  in 
which  he  makes  his  home. 


ABRAHAM  FLEWELLING. 

Abraham  Flewelling,  local  agent  for  the  Milwaukee  Land  Company  at  Cen- 
tralia,  Washington,  was  born  on  the  7th  of  November,  1866,  in  De  Witt,  Clin- 
ton county,  Michigan,  a  son  of  Abraham  P.  and  Rosana  Flewelling.  both  natives 
of  New  York.  Throughout  life  the  father  has  followed  the  occupation  of  farm- 
ing and  is  still  living  on  the  old  homestead  in  Michigan,  but  the  mother  passed 
away  several  years  ago.  In  their  family  were  four  children,  three  sons  and  one 
daughter. 

Mr.  Flewelling  of  this  review  is  the  youngest  son.  He  obtained  a  good  prac- 
tical education  in  the  public  schools  of  Michigan  and  for  a  time  was  engaged 
in  the  newspaper  business  in  Elgin,  Illinois.  He  also  owned  and  edited  a  paper 
at  Batavia,  that  state,  but  in  1894  returned  to  Michigan  and  was  engaged  in 
mining  at  Crystal  Falls  until  1906.  The  latter  year  witnessed  his  arrival  in 
Washington  and  he  has  since  been  in  charge  of  the  office  of  the  Alilwaukee  Land 
Company  at  Centralia.  In  the  interest  of  the  company  he  has  purchased  tim- 
ber land  in  Lewis  and  adjoining  counties,  which  he  has  subsequently  sold  to 
various  mills.  At  present  his  principal  business  is  looking  after  the  land  of 
the  company  in  Chehalis,  Lewis,  Cowlitz,  Pacific  and  Thurston  counties  and  in 
his  hands  their  affairs  have  always  been  most  capably  managed. 

At  Crystal  Falls,  Michigan,  Mr.  Flewelling  was  married  in  1900  to  Miss 
Agnes  McCourt,  a  daughter  of  James  McCourt,  who  at  one  time  was  a  pho- 
tographer at  that  place  but  is  now  living  retired  with  our  subject  and  his  wife 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  553 

in  Centralia,  the  family  residence  being  at  314  Iron  street.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Flewelling  are  earnest  and  consistent  members  of  the  Presbyterian  church,  of 
which  he  is  one  of  the  directors,  and  he  also  holds  membership  i,n  the  Commer- 
cial Club  of  Centralia.  Fraternally  he  is  connected  with  the  Knights  of  Pythias, 
the  Benevolent  Protective  Order  of  Elks  and  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows.  He  is  a  man  in  whom  his  fellow  citizens  have  the  utmost  confidence 
and  wherever  known  he  is  held  in  high  reg-ard. 


ALFRED  HORACE  TUCKER. 

Alfred  Horace  Tucker  is  now  living  retired  at  Port  Townsend,  where  formerly 
he  occupied  the  position  of  United  States  collector  of  customs.  He  is  far  sep- 
arated from  the  state  of  his  birth,  for  he  is  a  native  of  Portsmouth,  New 
Hampshire.  He  was  born  May  4,  1839,  and  was  the  only  child  of  John  A.  and 
Sarah  A.  (Berry)  Tucker,  who  were  also  natives  of  the  old  Granite  state.  The 
Tucker  family  was  early  established  in  New  Hampshire  and  the  ancestral  line 
can  be  traced  back  for  more  than  two  hundred  years.  The  Tuckers  are  of  Eng- 
lish lineage,  and  the  American  branch  of  the  family  was  founded  by  three 
brothers,  one  of  whom  settled  in  New  Hampshire,  one  in  Virginia,  and  one  in 
Maine.  John  A.  Tucker  was  a  carpenter  and  builder  by  trade  and  in  1849, 
attracted  by  the  gold  discoveries  in  California,  made  his  way  to  the  Pacific 
coast  by  way  of  Cape  Horn,  being  one  of  the  owners  of  the  vessel  on  which  he 
made  the  trip.  He  prospected  and  mined  in  California  until  1858  and  during  the 
Eraser  river  excitement  came  to  Washington.  Later  he  settled  in  Port  Town- 
send,  being  one  of  its  fixrst  residents.  There  he  followed  his  trade  and  in  later 
years  he  engaged  in  merchandising  in  Dungeness.  His  death  occurred  in  Port 
Townsend  in  1876  when  he  was  sixty-four  years  of  age.  His  wife,  whom  he 
wedded  in  Portsmouth,  New  Hampshire,  died  in  the  east.  She,  too,  was  of 
English  lineage  and  represented  one  of  the  old  families  of  New  Hampshire. 

Alfred  Horace  Tucker  became  a  pupil  in  the  public  schools  of  Portsmouth, 
New  Hampshire,  but  when  only  thirteen  years  of  age  started  out  to  eam  his 
own  livelihood  and  first  engaged  in  fishing  off  the  banks  of  Newfoundland.  He 
afterward  learned  the  carpenter's  trade  which  he  followed  for  a  quarter  of  a 
century.  In  1862  he  became  a  resident  of  Port  Townsend.  Washington,  where 
he  engaged  in  contracting  and  building,  erecting  many  of  the  early  homes  and 
finest  buildings  in  the  city.  He  was  called  to  office  by  appointment  to  the  posi- 
tion of  deputy  collector  and  inspector  of  United  States  customs  of  Port  Town- 
send,  in  which  capacity  he  served  for  twenty  years.  He  was  also  a  member 
of  the  Washington  legislature  in  1879  and  gave  careful  and  earnest  considera- 
tion to  the  significant  and  vital  i)roblems  which  came  up  for  settlement.  In 
1892  he  was  elected  mayor  of  Port  Townsend  and  filled  that  office  for  two  years. 
In  poHtics  he  has  always  been  a  democrat,  taking  a  moderately  active  part  in 
political  work.  Since  his  retirement  from  office  he  has  engaged  in  no  busi- 
ness, enjoying  the  rest  which  he  has  honestly  earned  and  richly  deserves. 

On  the  27th  of  August,  1867,  in  Port  Townsend.  Mr.  Tucker  was  married 
to  Miss  Mary  Jane  Caines,  a  native  of  New  Orleans,  Louisiana.     Her  father 


554  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

was  a  sea  captain  and  became  a  pioneer  settler  of  Washington,  establishing  his 
home  in  Port  Townsend.  He  died  in  Olympia  and  his  wife  passed  away  in 
Port  Townsend  at  the  advanced  age  of  eighty-four  years.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Tucker 
have  become  the  parents  of  four  children:  Herbert  A.,  living  in  Seattle; 
Marshall  C,  of  Port  Townsend;  Hiram  W.,  of  Tacoma;  and  Sarah  A.,  the 
wife  of  A.  B.  Bailey,  of  Tacoma. 

Mr.  Tucker  has  long  been  a  loyal  Mason  and  has  attained  the  Knight 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  having  been  a  past  grand  master  of  the  state.  His  life  has 
Templar  degree  of  the  York  Rite.  He  is  also  prominent  in  the  Independent 
been  one  of  activity  and  usefulness,  and  now,  at  the  age  of  seventy-eight  years, 
he  well  deserves  the  rest  which  is  his.  He  is  thoroughly  familiar  with  the  his- 
tory of  Port  Townsend,  and  as  a  business  man  and  public  ofificial  has  contrib- 
uted in  no  small  measure  to  the  development  and  progress  of  the  city. 


GEORGE    HENRY    STONE. 

George  Henry  Stone,  of  Tacoma,  president  and  general  manager  of  The 
Stone-Fisher  Company,  which  in  recent  years  has  operated  a  chain  of  department 
stores  within  the  cities  of  Tacoma,  Seattle,  Everett,  Bellingham  and  Olympia, 
and  the  jobbing  house  of  The  Seattle  Dry  Goods  Company,  of  Seattle,  Washing- 
ton, and  whose  marked  progress  is  typical  of  the  rapid  development  of  the 
Pacific  northwest,  was  bom  in  Oxford,  New  York,  on  the  4th  of  June,  185 1,  and 
is  a  representative  of  New  England  ancestry,  the  lineage  tracing  back  to  the 
founders  of  the  Republic. 

His  father,  Joshua  Bennett  Stone,  was  a  native  of  Rhode  Island,  but  moved 
to  New  York  early  in  life,  being  really  a  pioneer  in  the  central  county  of  Che- 
nango, where  he  became  active  in  public  enterprises  throughout  the  county  of 
his  choice.  Our  subject's  mother,  Anna  Matteson  Stone,  was  a  native  of  New 
York  state  and  a  woman  of  strong  characteristics,  thoroughly  interested  in  religi- 
ous and  benevolent  enterprises,  and  a  public  speaker  whose  services  were  quite 
widely  sought  in  that  day  and  section. 

George  H.  Stone  was  educated  to  the  age  of  fourteen  in  the  public  schools 
of  his  county  and  then  entered  Oxford  Academy,  where,  together  with  the  Com- 
mercial College  of  H.  G.  Eastman,  of  Poughkeepsie,  New  York,  he  prepared  for 
the  commercial  course  that  was  to  be  his  life  work.  His  first  experience  within 
his  chosen  field  was  with  a  small  general  store  in  his  native  town;  then  a  four 
years'  engagement  with  the  well  known  house  of  John  O.  Hill  &  Company,  of 
Norwich,  New  York,  at  that  time  one  of  the  largest  and  most  successful  dry 
goods  and  carpet  houses  in  central  New  York.  Realizing  the  need  of  a  still 
wider  knowledge  of  the  mercantile  business,  he  entered  the  jobbing  field  as  a 
general  salesman  throughout  central  New  York  with  the  old  established  house 
of  Burk,  Fitzsimmons,  Hone  &  Company,  of  Rochester.  This  established  a 
foundation  within  jobbing  circles  that  gave  him  entry  to  one  of  the  greatest 
organizations  within  New  York  city— the  house  of  A.  T.  Stewart  &  Company, 
then  commanding  some  of  the  best  looms  and  products  of  the  world.  He  acted 
as  general  salesman   for  this  house   throughout   the   state  of   New  York,   thus 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  555 

becoming  not  only  familiar  with  merchandise  but  methods  of  leading  department 
stores  within  the  Empire  state. 

But  from  the  beginning  his  ambition  comprehended  a  business  owned  and 
guided  by  himself  and  with  the  enterprise  that  had  thus  far  marked  his  career, 
he  selected  the  smaller  town,  Clyde,  New  York,  in  which  his  capital  and  experi- 
ence might  safely  establish  the  leading  store  of  the  town,  where  marked  success 
was  the  reward.  In  the  year  1887  he  sold  the  business  at  Clyde  and  bought  the 
old  establishment  of  John  O.  Hill  &  Company,  with  whom  he  was  formerly 
associated,  thus  reaching  a  sufificient  elevation  to  justify  the  festablishing  of  a 
department  store,  which  had  been  his  ambition  from  the  first. 

In  the  spring  of  1891,  selling  his  business  at  Norwich,  New  York,  Mr.  Stone 
came  to  the  state  of  Washington,  choosing  Tacoma  as  the  city  and  field  that 
offered  reasonable  reward  for  enterprising  application.  The  commercial  history 
of  the  Pacific  northwest  during  the  twenty-five  years  that  have  since  passed 
has  been  such  as  to  test  the  most  resourceful  but  notwithstanding  substantial 
progress  has  continuously  rewarded  the  efforts  of  our  subject  during  the  time. 
In  1897  the  house  of  The  Stone-Fisher  Company  was  incorporated  for  three 
hundred  thousand  dollars  but  after  a  few  years  it  became  necessary  to  increase 
the  capital  to  six  hundred  thousand  dollars,  where,  with  substantial  undivided 
profits,  it  remains  at  this  time. 

On  the  28th  of  January,  1880,  Mr.  Stone  was  married  to  Miss  Grace  Pinck- 
ney  Beebe,  a  daughter  of  Dr.  Seneca  Beebe,  of  Marathon,  New  York.  They 
became  parents  of  two  children  but  the  only  son  died  in  infancy,  leaving  the 
daughter,  Louise  Hill,  now  Mrs.  Franklin  T.  Hickcox,  as  their  only  surviving 
child. 

Mr.  Stone  is  a  loyal  member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity  and  a  devoted  adherent 
of  the  First  Presbyterian  church,  taking  an  active  part  in  all  lines  of  church 
work  and  serving  for  a  considerable  period  as  superintendent  of  the  Sunday 
school.  He  stands  for  progress  and  improvement  wherever  the  general  interests 
of  society  are  concerned,  and  he  has  been  active  in  promoting  educational  and 
philanthropic  work.  He  is  a  speaker  of  force  and  has  been  again  and  again 
invited  to  address  and  aid  in  organizing  civic  societies  in  Tacoma  and  south- 
western Washington.  In  1914  he  was  unanimously  elected  president  of  the 
Tacoma  Commercial  Club  and  Chamber  of  Commerce  and  has  filled  the  office 
with  distinction.  After  about  a  year,  winning  the  cooperation  of  the  board  of 
trustees,  he  conducted  a  reorganization  of  the  body,  which  gave  to  it  more  than 
two  thousand  members  and  a  revenue  exceeding  fifty  thousand  dollars  yearly. 


SIGURD   BROE. 


Sigurd  Broe,  conducting  business  at  Arlington  as  a  machinist  and  black- 
smith, was  born  in  Aalesund,  Norway,  May  19,  1887,  and  was  the  second  of  a 
family  of  seven  children  whose  parents  were  Wilhelm  and  Olena  Broe,  who  were 
also  natives  of  Norway.  The  mother  still  resides  at  the  old  home  there,  but 
the  father  has  passed  away.     He  was  a  blacksmith  by  trade  and  won  a  substan- 


556  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

tial  measure  of  success  through  close  appHcation  to  his  business.  He  died  at 
Aalesund,  January  20,  191 5,  at  the  age  of  fifty-seven  years. 

Sigurd  Broe  supplemented  a  public  school  education  by  college  training  in 
his  native  city  and  when  eighteen  years  of  age  he  started  out  to  earn  his  own 
livelihood,  being  apprenticed  to  the  blacksmith's  and  machinist's  trade.  He  fol- 
lowed that  pursuit  in  his  native  country  until  November,  1909,  when,  attracted  by 
the  opportunities  of  the  new  world,  he  set  sail  for  America,  establishing  his  home 
in  La  Crosse,  Wisconsin.  There  he  followed  his  trade  for  one  winter  and  also 
spent  a  year  in  Minneapolis,  whence  he  removed  to  Arlington,  Washington,  where 
he  now  resides.  For  four  years  he  was  employed  by  the  leading  logging  and  lum- 
ber companies  at  his  trade  and  in  January,  1914,  he  established  business  on  his 
own  account,  opening  a  smithy  and  auto  repair  shop.  He  also  engages  in  the 
manufacture  of  wagon  and  automobile  bodies  and  does  general  mill  work  in  his 
line,  having  a  business  that  has  now  reached  very  substantial  and  gratifying  pro- 
portions. The  volume  of  his  trade  is  indicated  in  the  fact  that  he  now  employs 
five  skilled  workmen  and  his  patronage  exceeds  that  of  any  other  similar  estab- 
lishment in  his  section  of  the  county.  His  shop  and  plant  are  located  on  the  rail- 
road near  Main  street  and  he  owns  the  building  which  he  occupies.  Everything 
about  his  place  is  thoroughly  modern  and  up-to-date,  including  the  latest  im- 
proved machinery  necessary  to  facilitate  his  work. 

On  the  i2th  of  August,  1915,  Mr.  Broe  was  married  in  Everett,  Washington, 
to  Miss  Ruth  Anderson,  a  native  of  Wisconsin  and  a  daughter  of  Eric  Ander- 
son, who  for  the  past  eighteen  years  has  been  an  agriculturist  of  Arlington,  he 
and  his  family  being  among  the  most  highly  respected  people  of  the  locality. 
Mr.  Broe  is  identified  with  the  Ancient  Order  of  United  Workmen  and  the 
Yeomen  of  Arlington  and  he  also  belongs  to  the  Commercial  Club.  He  is  an 
active  republican  and  does  everything  in  his  power  to  further  progressive 
citizenship,  holding  to  high  standards  of  civic  virtue.  His  religious  faith  is  that 
of  the  Lutheran  church.  One  cannot  but  think  in  commendable  terms  of  Mr. 
Broe,  who  came  to  America  a  poor  boy,  having  a  cash  capital  on  his  arrival  in 
New  York  of  but  fifty  dollars.     Perseverance  and  industry  have  made  him  what 

he  is  today a  self-made  man  now  possessing  a  substantial  competence.     He 

has  acquired  a  liberal  education,  speaking  fluently  German,  French  and  English 
as  well  as  his  native  tongue.  He  reads  broadly,  thinks  deeply  and  keeps  abreast 
with  the  trend  of  modern  thought  and  progress  in  all  those  connections  which 
aftect  the  general  interests  of  society.  Moreover,  he  is  an  enthusiastic  advo- 
cate of  his  adopted  state,  believing  that  Washington  has  before  it  a  great  future 
and  resolved  to  contribute  to  its  further  development  in  every  way  possible. 


RALPH  M.  ALLEN. 


Ralph  M.  Allen,  manager  of  the  Red  Cross  Pharmacy  at  Hoquiam,  was  born 
in  Beloit.  Kansas,  but  has  spent  the  greater  part  of  his  life  in  the  Pacific  north- 
west. In  \^Rj  he  accompanied  his  parents  to  Montesano,  Washington,  where 
he  became  a  high  school  student.  Still  later  he  entered  the  University  of  Wash- 
mgton.  pursuing  a  special  course  in  pharmacy,  which  he  completed  by  graduation 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  557 

in  the  class  of  1906.  The  same  year  he  went  to  Hoquiam,  where  he  accepted  a 
poshion  as  drug  clerk,  and  has  since  been  identified  with  the  drug  trade  of  that 
city.  His  ability  won  him  advancement  and  he  is  now  manager  of  the  Red 
Cross  Pharmacy,  capably  meeting  his  duties  and  responsibilities  in  this  connec- 
tion. 

In  1907,  in  Centralia,  Washington,  Mr.  Allen  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss 
Rose  Mills,  of  that  place,  who  was  born  in  1889,  a  daughter  of  Samuel  Thurston 
Mills,  now  living  at  Grand  Mound,  Washington.  He  is  not  only  a  pioneer  set- 
tler but  also  a  native  son  of  the  state,  his  birth  having  occurred  on  a  donation 
claim  a  mile  and  a  half  from  Chehalis  on  the  22d  of  March,  1852.  Amid  the 
scenes  and  environments  of  frontier  life  he  was  reared  and  at  the  age  of  nine- 
teen years  he  married  Miss  Rebecca  Clarke,  by  whom  he  has  six  children :  Mrs. 
Anna  Keachen ;  Rose,  now  Mrs.  Ralph  M.  Allen ;  Mrs.  Eva  Wheeldon,  of  Lewis 
county;  Mrs.  Grace  E.  Alxtel ;  Sam;  and  Elton.  Of  this  family  Mrs.  Allen 
was  the  second  in  order  of  birth.  She  attended  the  public  schools  of  her  native 
city,  completing  a  high  school  course  in  Centralia,  and  she  also  made  a  specialty 
of  the  study  of  music.  By  her  marriage  she  has  become  the  mother  of  a  daugh- 
ter, Charlotte. 

In  his  fraternal  relations  Mr.  Allen  is  an  Odd  Fellow  and  Elk,  while  polit- 
ically he  is  independent,  voting  for  men  and  measures  rather  than  party.  He  is 
regarded  as  a  progressive  and  enterprising  business  man  of  Hoquiam  and  in 
the  conduct  of  the  store  holds  to  high  commercial  standards. 


CHARLES  H.  JONES. 


Charles  H.  Jones,  engaged  in  the  real  estate  and  insurance  business  in  Ar- 
lington, is  a  native  of  Kansas,  his  birth  having  occurred  in  Niotaze,  January  16, 
1873.  He  is  a  son  of  Joseph  W.  Jones,  mentioned  in  connection  with  the  sketch 
of  L.  N.  Jones  on  another  page  of  this  work.  At  the  usual  age  he  became  a 
public  school  pupil  in  the  Kansas  schools,  which  he  attended  at  intervals  until 
he  attained  his  majority.  Llis  early  life  brought  him  the  usual  experiences  of 
the  boy  who  is  reared  upon  a  farm  and  on  the  loth  of  March,  1892,  he  arrived 
in  Arlington,  following  his  brothers,  who  had  previously  become  identified  with 
the  northwest.  For  a  time  he  was  employed  in  the  store  of  L.  N.  and  John 
Jones  and  later  entered  the  postoffice  as  deputy  postmaster,  in  which  connection 
he  served  for  four  years,  and  for  sixteen  years  and  four  months  he  occupied 
the  position  of  postmaster  of  Arlington,  retiring  from  that  office  on  the  ist  of 
May,  19 1 3.  At  that  date  he  turned  his  attention  to  the  real  estate  business,  in 
which  he  has  since  been  actively  engaged.  His  enterprise  and  determination 
have  brought  him  prominently  to  the  front  in  this  connection.  He  has  thor- 
oughly informed  himself  concerning  realty  values  and  his  business  has  been 
developed  by  reason  of  his  close  application  and  diligence  until  he  is  now 
accounted  one  of  the  substantial  citizens  of  Arlington. 

On  the  2 1  St  of  October,  1900,  Mr.  Jones    was  married  to  Miss  Myrtle  Red- 
mond, a  native  of  Lonoke,  Arkansas,  and  a  daughter  of  Thomas  Redmond,  arf 
early  settler  of  Washington.     There  are  two  children  of  this  marriage,  Basil  R., 


558  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

and  Harold.  The  parents  hold  membership  in  the  Christian  church  and  Mr. 
Jones  belongs  also  to  the  Odd  Fellows  lodge,  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  America 
and  the  Yeomen  and  in  the  first  named  he  has  taken  all  the  higher  degrees.  He 
is  connected  with  the  Commercial  Club  to  the  point  of  taking  a  most  active  and 
helpful  interest  in  matters  relative  to  the  public  good  and  politically  he  is  a 
republican,  doing  everything  in  his  power  to  promote  the  success  of  his  party. 
He  was  a  candidate  for  the  state  legislature  in  1914,  his  platform  being  fewer 
laws  and  lower  taxes.  He  has  always  been  loyal,  prompt  and  faithful  in  office 
and  those  who  have  had  business  relations  with  him  speak  in  high  terms  of  his 
integrity  and  thorough  reliability. 


D.  F.  DAVIES. 


Death  removed  one  of  the  most  valued,  substantial  and  prominent  citizens  of 
Centralia  when  D.  F.  Davies  was  called  to  his  final  rest.  He  had  long  been 
most  actively  connected  with  the  business  interests  of  the  city  as  vice  president 
of  the  Eastern  Railway  &  Lumber  Company.  He  possessed  marked  qualities 
as  an  executive,  capable  of  controlling  extensive  interests,  and  yet  his  manifold 
and  mammoth  duties  and  consequent  success  never  caused  him  to  lose  the  com- 
mon touch.  He  stood  as  a  man  among  men,  full  of  human  sympathy  and 
straightforward  and  honorable  in  every  relation. 

Bom  in  Nova  Scotia  in  1862,  Mr.  Davies  spent  his  youthful  days  in  that 
country  and  acquired  his  education  across  the  Canadian  border.  However,  when 
twenty  years  of  age  he  became  a  resident  of  the  United  States  and  from  the 
outset  of  his  business  career  he  made  steady  progress,  continually  advancing 
onward  and  upward.  There  were  no  spectacular  phases  in  his  career,  his  suc- 
cess being  the  result  of  steadfast  purpose,  unfaltering  determination  and  per- 
sistency. In  early  manhood  he  was  wnth  the  Western  Union  Telegraph  Com- 
pany for  eighteen  years  as  an  executive  of  the  construction  department.  Later 
he  entered  the  employ  of  the  Chicago,  Milwaukee  &  St.  Paul  Railway  Company 
in  charge  of  the  construction  and  maintenance  of  its  telegraph  lines.  After 
three  years  spent  in  that  connection  he  became  associated  with  the  Santa  Fe 
Railroad  Company  in  a  similar  capacity  and  thus  gained  broad  experience  along 
lines  which  made  his  entrance  into  lumber  circles  a  legitimate  and  logical  step. 
His  broad  experience  in  this  connection  made  him  an  expert  on  cross  arms  and 
it  was  the  possibility  for  their  manufacture  which  brought  him  to  Washington. 
For  a  time  he  was  connected  with  the  old  Rock  Creek  Limiber  Company,  now 
the  Walville  Lumber  Company,  but  disposed  of  his  interests  in  that  business 
in  1902  and  removed  to  Centralia.  Here  he  became  identified  with  the  Eastern 
Railway  &  Lumber  Company,  owning  the  most  important  industrial  plant  of 
the  city.  He  was  elected  to  the  office  of  vice  president  and  so  continued  until 
his  death.  His  previous  railroad  experience  was  of  great  value  to  him  in  this 
connection.  The  company  maintained  a  large  cross  arm  department  and  Mr. 
Davies'  former  experience  enabled  him  to  develop  this  department  to  large 
and  profitable  proportions.  At  the  same  time  an  extensive  business  is  con- 
ducted in  the  manufacture  of  lumber  and  shingles,  the  plant  constituting  the 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  559 

largest  industrial  enterprise  of  Centralia.  Mr.  Davies  remained  as  one  of  the 
executive  heads  and  active  managers  of  the  business  and  his  sound  judgment, 
his  keen  sagacity  and  his  unfaltering  industry  were  valued  and  resultant  features 
in   connection   therewith. 

In  1895  occurred  the  marriage  of  Mr.  Davies  and  Miss  Stella  Stewart,  a 
native  of  Ohio,  the  wedding  being  celebrated,  however,  in  Milwaukee,  Wis- 
consin, where  she  was  then  residing.  They  had  one  son,  David  S.,  who  died 
in  childhood,  and  on  the  22d  of  January,  191 5,  Mr.  Davies  passed  away  at 
the  age  of  fifty-three  years.  He  was  in  the  very  prime  of  life  and  it  seemed 
that  he  should  have  been  spared  for  years  to  come.  Throughout  the  period 
of  his  residence  in  Centralia  he  was  deeply  and  helpfully  interested  in  its 
upbuilding  and  was  one  of  the  active  and  helpful  members  of  the  Commercial 
Club.  He  gave  unstintedly  of  time,  labor  and  money  to  furthering  the  interests 
of  the  city  and  he  was  most  active  in  the  movement  for  good  roads.  He  served 
for  two  terms  as  president  of  the  Centralia  Automobile  Club  and  at  the  time  of  his 
death  was  president  of  the  State  Automobile  Association.  He  also  belonged  to  the 
Southwest  Washington  Fair  Association  and  the  Southwest  Washington  Develop- 
ment League.  He  belonged  to  the  Masonic  fraternity,  in  which  he  attained  high 
rank,  becoming  a  Knight  Templar  and  thirty-second  degree  Mason  and  member  of 
the  Mystic  Shrine.  When  he  became  connected  with  any  interest  or  movement  he 
was  ever  a  stalwart  champion  thereof  and  labored  untiringly  for  its  benefit.  More- 
over, what  he  undertook  he  accomplished,  brooking  no  obstacles  that  could  be  over- 
come by  persistent  and  honest  efifort.  His  home,  with  its  beautiful  adornment 
of  trees  and  flowers,  was  the  expression  of  another  side  of  his  nature — a  side 
marked  by  keen  appreciation  of  nature  in  its  most  attractive  phases.  To  his 
friends  he  was  loyal,  to  his  wife  most  devoted,  and  he  had  so  endeared  himself 
to  his  fellow  townsmen  that  the  deepest  regret  was  felt  at  his  passing. 


E.   H.   THOMPSON. 


E.  H.  Thompson,  of  Mount  Vernon,  is  known  throughout  the  state  as  an 
authority  upon  cattle,  especially  Holsteins.  He  is  not  only  engaged  in  buying, 
selling  and  raising  fine  cattle,  but  is  also  conducting  the  Thompson  &  Son 
Holstein  Dairy,  which  has  proved  a  very  profitable  undertaking.  He  was  born 
on  the  8th  of  January,  i860,  in  Hartland,  Maine,  of  the  marriage  of  P.  W. 
and  Hannah  (Prince)  Thompson,  who  lived  and  died  in  the  Pine  Tree  state. 
The  father  engaged  in  farming  and  also  in  raising  and  shipping  cattle.  His 
death  occurred  in  1899,  when  he  was  sixty-nine  years  old,  and  four  years 
later  the  mother  passed  away  at  the  age  of  seventy-one  years. 

E.  H.  Thompson,  the  eldest  in  a  family  of  six  children,  received  his  educa- 
tion in  the  public  schools  and  under  his  father  learned  a  great  deal  concerning 
the  cattle  business,  in  which  he  engaged  independently  when  eighteen  years 
old.  He  came  to  Washington  in  1908  and  in  May,  1910,  bought  his  present 
home  farm,  which  comprises  sixty  acres  of  excellent  land  on  the  Pacific  high- 
way. He  also  owns  a  thirty-acre  tract  adjoining  his  first  purchase  and  his 
cattle  barn  is  one  of  the  largest  and  best  equipped  barns  in  the  entire  state. 


560  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

No  improvement  that  will  facilitate  his  work  as  a  dairyman  and  cattle  raiser 
is  lacking  upon  the  farm  and  every  possible  care  is  taken  to  insure  the  purity 
of  the  milk.  He  is  conducting  his  dairy  business  under  the  name  of  the 
Thompson  &  Son  Holstein  Dairy.  He  also  buys  and  sells  cattle  and  there 
is  no  one  in  the  state  better  informed  on  every  phase  of  the  cattle  business 
than  he.  His  suburban  home  is  modern  in  every  particular  and  is  widely  known 
because  of  its  beauty  and  convenience.  He  is  a  director  and  vice  president  of 
the  h'air  Association  and  is  active  in  all  movements  seeking  to  promote  the 
welfare   and   advancement  of   country  districts. 

On  the  8th  of  May,  1883,  Mr.  Thompson  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss 
Nettie  G.  Davis,  a  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  W.  W.  Davis,  both  deceased. 
The  children  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Thompson  are :  Mrs.  Elva  Williams,  of  Mount 
Vernon,  who  has  a  daughter,  Louise ;  and  Edgar  Clyde,  also  a  resident  of 
Mount  Vernon,  who  is  married  and  has  two  sons,  Clyde,  Jr.,  and  Lester. 

Mr.  Thompson  is  a  member  of  Elks  Lodge,  No.  1204,  Benevolent  and  Pro- 
tective Order  of  Elks,  of  Anacortes,  and  takes  great  pleasure  in  the  social  amenities 
of  life.  He  is  a  very  approachable  man,  frank  and  cordial  in  his  address,  and 
his  friends  are  practically  equal  in  number  to  his  acquaintances.  The  gratifying 
success  which  he  has  gained  is  not  the  result  of  unusually  favorable  circum- 
stances, but  of  his  own  persistent  and  efficient  effort.  He  is  broad-minded  in 
his  views  and  never  fails  to  support  movements  calculated  to  promote  the 
general  welfare. 


CAPTAIN  JAMES  \V.  TARTE. 

Of  the  men  who  have  been  closely  associated  with  the  picturesque  history 
of  navigation  interests  in  the  Sound  country  from  pioneer  times  to  the  present 
none  is  more  deserving  of  mention  than  Capt.  James  W.  Tarte,  who  has  com- 
manded more  than  thirty  vessels  on  the  Sound  waters,  and  who  is  familiar 
with  every  phase  of  maritime  development.  He  was  born  at  Moxley,  Stafford- 
shire, England,  November  i,  1849.  a  son  of  John  Frederick  and  Rebecca 
(MacKnight)  Tarte,  who  were  natives  of  the  same  country.  The  father 
was  born  in  England,  December  30,  1824.  In  1854  he  wedded  Rebecca  Mac- 
Knight,  who  was  born  in  Ireland,  October  i,  1828.  while  her  mother  was  on 
a  trip  in  that  country.  Her  father,  Major  MacKnight,  was  knighted  on  the 
battlefield  by  the  queen  of  Spain  for  bravery.  He  had  an  estate  in  Ireland, 
but  lived  in  England.  John  F.  Tarte  was  of  French  descent  and  about  1857 
all  of  his  family  went  to  Australia  save  himself.  He  owned  coal  mines  in 
England  and  for  nine  years  was  superintendent  of  one  of  the  largest  mines 
and  collieries  of  that  country.  He  arrived  in  Victoria,  British  Columbia,  in 
1862,  having  invested  in  mines  in  the  Cariboo.  In  May,  1863,  he  was  joined 
by  his  wife  and  their  five  children,  Eliza  Jane,  James  W.,  John  Frederick, 
William  James  and  Whitfield  Rowland,  who  made  the  journey  across  the 
Isthmus  of  Panama  and  up  the  coast.  It  was  the  intention  of  John  F.  Tarte 
to  go  to  the  Cariboo,  but  this  his  physician  forbade,  and  he  therefore  turned 
his   attention   to   the   hotel   business.      He   remained   in   Victoria   until  July   31, 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  561 

1869.  and  before  leaving  that  place  was  connected  with  mercantile  interests 
and  also  with  boating,  running  a  ferry  between  the  city  and  the  men-of-war 
and  merchantmen  that  were  out  in  the  harbor.  Lord  Charles  Beresford  was 
an  officer  on  one  of  the  men-of-war  and  James  Tarte  became  well  acquainted 
with   him,   spending  considerable   time   in   his   company. 

When  it  was  decided  to  cross  to  the  American  side  of  the  border,  John 
F.  Tarte,  accompanied  by  his  sons,  James  W.,  John,  William  and  Whitfield  R., 
hired  a  great  Indian  canoe,  in  which  was  loaded  all  their  furniture,  over  which 
boards  were  placed  and  then  covered  by  a  tarpaulin.  They  also  brought  with 
them  four  goats  for  milk.  Four  Indians  and  their  wives  navigated  the  canoe 
by  paddling,  while  sails  were  also  used.  The  canoe  was  made  out  of  cedar  and 
the  bow  stood  about  eight  feet  high,  while  the  bottom  of  the  boat  was  about 
five  feet  deep.  They  camped  two  nights  on  the  way  and  at  the  end  of  the  jour- 
ney the  Indians  were  paid  forty  dollars.  Mrs.  Tarte,  with  her  daughter  and 
baby  son,  Alfred  A.,  who  was  born  in  Victoria,  came  on  the  steamer  Eliza 
Anderson  to  Seattle.  The  fare  was  fifteen  dollars.  From  Seattle  they  traveled 
on  the  Mary  Woodruff  to  Bellingham.  the  fare  being  ten  dollars.  There  were 
no  berths  on  these  boats  and  few  conveniences.  They  landed  on  an  old  crib 
dock  at  Sehome  and  thus  the  family  became  residents  of  Washington.  Mr.  Tarte 
came  to  take  charge  of  the  bunkers  and  clean  the  coal  for  the  Bellingham  Bay 
Coal  Company,  having  sixty  Chinamen  to  do  the  work.  The  coal  mined  was 
very  dirty,  but  when  cleaned  sold  for  eight  dollars  per  ton  in  San  Francisco. 
The  company  built  for  Mr.  Tarte  and  his  family  a  home  on  the  hill  and  the 
sons  all  worked  for  the  company,  driving  teams,  logging,  etc.  The  father  there 
continued  until  1871,  when  he  removed  to  Semiahmoo  and  took  up  a  claim  on 
California  creek  of  one  hundred  and  sixty  acres,  on  which  he  lived  for  ten  years. 
He  and  his  wife  then  joined  their  son  James  at  Semiahmoo,  where  he  owned  a 
hotel  which  they  conducted  for  a  number  of  years,  but  it  was  destroyed  by  fire 
in  1886.  The  mother  died  in  Anacortes,  Washington,  at  the  home  of  her  son 
Alfred,  March  29,  1903,  and  the  father  afterward  lived  with  his  sons  at  various 
places,  passing  away  in  Blaine,  June  30,  1905.  Both  were  laid  to  rest  in  Pleasant 
Valley.  He  was  a  very  public-spirited  citizen  and  had  contributed  much  to  the 
development  and  upbuilding  of  the  various  sections  in  which  he  lived. 

To  him  and  his  wife  were  born  seven  children.  Eliza  Jane  became  the  wife 
of  Captain  White,  who  won  fame  as  an  Indian  fighter,  and  they  had  two  chil- 
dren:  Joseph  White,  now  of  Seattle;  and  Lida,  the  wife  of  Captain  Wyman. 
living  on  Lake  Washington.  James  W.,  of  this  review,  is  the  second  of  the 
family.  John  Frederick  is  a  resident  of  Custer,  Washington.  William  James  also 
makes  his  home  in  Custer  and  owns  a  valuable  farm.  Whitfield  Rowland,  who 
was  engaged  in  steamboating  for  a  number  of  years  in  connection  with  his  brother 
James,  afterward  became  captain  of  the  Lady  of  the  Lake,  making  Blaine,  Belling- 
ham and  Port  Roberts.  He  was  also  connected  with  the  boat  of  the  state  fish 
commission  for  four  years  as  engineer  with  his  brother  James  and  ho  is  now 
living  in  Bellingham.  Alfred  A.,  born  in  Victoria,  was  brought  to  America  by 
his  mother  in  his  infancy.  Lillian,  born  in  Bellingham,  is  the  wife  of  William 
Smith,  a  marine  engineer,  and  they  also  reside  in  Bellingham. 

Captain  James  W.  Tarte,  whose  name  introduces  this  record,  pursued  his  educa- 
tion in  the  schools  of  England  until  he  reached  the  age  of  twelve  years  and  then 


562  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

came  with  his  mother  to  the  new  world.  Associated  with  his  father,  he  took  out 
the  first  hcense  to  operate  a  boat  at  Victoria.  This  was  in  1865  and  the  boat  was 
called  the  Speedwell.  After  coming  to  Bellingham  he  drove  a  team  for  the  Belling- 
ham  Coal  Company  for  a  year  and  in  1872  resumed  boating,  shipping  on  the  old 
General  Hamey  in  March  of  that  year.  This  boat  was  built  by  Captain  Roeder. 
He  became  first  mate  with  Captain  Mason  Clark  as  master  and  the  boat  was 
engaged  in  general  freighting  all  over  Puget  Sound.  Its  cargo  was  largely  lime 
and  it  conveyed  the  first  lime  that  was  used  in  erecting  the  large  buildings  in 
Seattle  and  other  cities.  In  1874  Captain  Tarte  became  mate  on  the  steamer 
Colfax,  belonging  to  the  Washington  Mill  Company  at  Seabeck,  on  Hood's  canal, 
towing  ships  loaded  with  lumber  and  logs  for  the  mills.  He  acted  as  mate 
for  two  years  and  afterwards  was  upon  other  boats.  He  was  also  mate  on  the 
steamers  NelHe,  Despatch,  Addie,  Teazer,  and  Phantom  and  master  of  the  Eliza 
Anderson,  Brick,  Evangel,  Weowner,  Oriole,  Bay  City,  Clan  McDonald,  Chehalis, 
Roach  Harbor  and  Bellingham  and  the  Lady  of  the  Lake,  Lady  Lake  and  Buckeye, 
being  also  the  owner  of  the  Brick  and  Weowner.  He  was  pilot  in  charge  of  the 
.S.  L.  ]\Iastic ;  was  master  of  the  Mercer,  Ilwaco,  Arthur  G.,  Dode  and  Dwyer; 
was  mate  and  pilot  on  the  steamer  Hope  and  master  and  pilot  on  the  Bessie. 
For  seven  years  he  was  on  the  Bessie  as  chief  deputy  state  fish  commissioner 
and  game  warden  for  the  state  of  Washington,  this  steamer  being  a  patrol  boat 
which  Captain  Tarte  ran  in  connection  with  the  service  until  a  change  of  admin- 
istration when  Lister  was  elected  governor.  He  had  been  appointed  by  Governor 
Mead.  This  boat  plied  on  the  Sound  from  Bellingham,  being  the  patrol  boat 
looking  after  the  traps  and  fishing  interests.  In  1913  Captain  Tarte  left  the 
service.  In  1880,  in  association  with  J.  Martin,  he  had  established  the  first . 
cannery  on  the  Sound  at  Semiahmoo.  This  was  afterwards  sold  to  the  Alaska 
Packers  Association.  At  that  time  two  and  a  half  cents  apiece  were  paid  for 
sockeye  salmon  and  the  capacity  of  the  plant  was  from  two  hundred  to  three 
hundred  cases  per  day.  For  thirteen  years  Captain  Tarte,  as  mail  contractor, 
carried  the  United  States  mail  between  Port  Townsend,  the  San  Juan  islands, 
Blaine,  Bellingham,  Anacortes  and  Samish.  His  license  numbers  as  mate,  pilot 
and  master  are  18-25  and  18-25.  He  is  today  perhaps  the  oldest  living  licensed 
man  on  Puget  Sound,  representing  a  service  of  over  fifty  years  of  navigation  of 
Puget  Sound  waters. 

On  the  1 6th  of  March,  1884,  Captain  Tarte  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss 
Clara  Gano  Ludlow,  a  daughter  of  the  well  known  pioneer,  J.  P.  Ludlow,  and 
a  great-granddaughter  of  John  Gano,  fighting  parson  of  the  Revolutionary  war, 
who  baptized  the  Father  of  His  Country — George  Washington — and  was  pastor 
of  the  First  Baptist  church  of  Providence,  Rhode  Island,  for  forty  years.  Mrs. 
Tarte  was  born  in  Rochester,  New  York,  January  5,  1863,  and  came  to  Wash- 
ington with  her  father  in  1875.  She  is  a  direct  descendant  of  Edmond  Ludlow 
of  England,  who  was  one  of  the  judges  who  signed  the  death  warrant  of  King 
Charles  I  of  England  and  afterward  served  as  lord  lieutenant  of  Ireland. 

The  children  of  Captain  and  Mrs.  Tarte  are  as  follows :  Clara  Ellen,  born 
at  Sehome  in  1885,  is  the  wife  of  N.  C.  Davenport,  a  professor  in  the  high 
school  of  Seattle,  and  they  have  three  children.  Howard,  Margaret  and  Robert. 
James  Ludlow  is  quartermaster  on  the  steamship  Governor,  running  to  San 
Francisco,  and  also  carries  a  master's  license  for  Puget  Sound  waters.     Walter, 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  563 

a  steamfitter  and  machinist  at  the  dry  dock  in  Seattle,  is  married  and  has  a 
daughter,  Edith.  Harold,  a  machinist  and  gasoline  engine  operator  at  xA^berdeen, 
Washington,  is  connected  with  the  Grays  Harbor  Shipbuilding  Company.  Walter 
also  has  a  master's  license  for  steam  and  gas  boats.  Ray  is  a  student  in  the 
high  school  of  Bellingham. 

In  1876  Captain  Tarte  became  a  Master  Mason  and  has  always  been  a  loyal 
representative  of  the  craft.  In  politics  he  has  ever  been  a  stanch  republican. 
A  few  years  ago  he  built  a  fine  home  on  Lake  Whatcom  at  Geneva  and  is  there 
enjoying  life,  resting  from  his  former  toil,  the  fruits  of  his  labor  supplying  him 
with  all  of  the  necessities  and  comforts  and  some  of  the  luxuries  of  life.  There 
is  no  feature  of  navigation  interests  in  this  section  of  the  country  with  which  he  is 
not  familiar  and  there  are  few  who  have  been  connected  with  maritime  interests 
for  a  longer  period  than  he. 


JOHN   C.   WEATHERRED. 

John  C.  Weatherred,  who  first  arrived  in  Tacoma  in  1882  and  dates  his  perma- 
nent residence  here  from  May  15,  1883,  rose  to  prominence  in  financial  circles 
as  the  vice  president  of  the  National  Bank  of  Commerce,  of  which  he  was  one 
of  the  organizers.  A  native  of  Kentucky,  he  was  born  in  1846  and  spent  the 
greater  part  of  his  boyhood  and  youth  in  Tennessee.  At  the  time  of  the  Civil 
war  he  joined  the  Confederate  army  and  served  for  three  years  under  the  famous 
General  John  H.  Morgan  as  private  and  as  sergeant.  A  few  years  after  the 
war  he  determined  to  try  his  fortune  on  the  Pacific  coast  and  removed  from 
Tennessee  to  California,  arriving  in  Sacramento  on  the  27th  of  January,  1870. 
After  three  or  four  years  in  that  state  he  went  to  Oregon,  where  he  engaged  in 
farming,  making  a  specialty  of  wheat  raising. 

At  length,  however,  Mr.  Weatherred  sold  his  ranch  property  at  Hillsboro, 
Oregon,  and  came  to  Tacoma.  He  had  visited  this  city  in  1882  and  the  follow- 
ing year  he  cast  his  lot  with  its  residents.  For  a  time  he  engaged  in  the  real 
estate  business,  handling  unimproved  property  chiefly,  but  in  1887  he  became 
a  factor  in  financial  circles  when  he  joined  F.  M.  Wade,  A.  F.  McLean.  Alfred 
Coolidge  and  John  Burk  in  organizing  and  establishing  the  National  Bank  of 
Commerce,  which  was  capitalized  for  two  hundred  thousand  dollars,  Mr.  Wade 
becoming  its  first  president,  Mr.  Weatherred  vice  president  and  Mr.  McLean 
cashier.  Mr.  Weatherred  continued  in  active  connection  with  the  management 
and  control  of  the  bank  until  1892,  when  he  resigned  the  vice  presidency.  In 
that  year  he  became  president  of  the  Tacoma  Clearing  House  Association  and 
he  long  figured  prominently  in  financial  circles.  At  the  present  time,  however, 
he  is  living  retired  save  that  he  deals  to  some  extent  in  real  estate  and  other 
judicious  investments. 

In  1873,  in  Erie  county,  Pennsylvania.  Mr.  Weatherred  was  united  in  mar- 
riage to  Miss  Dilla  Wade,  a  native  of  New  York  and  a  sister  of  F.  M.  Wade. 
They  have  long  occupied  a  prominent  position  in  the  social  circles  of  the  city, 
ranking  high  among  the  old  families  of  Tacoma  who  for  a  third  of  a  century 
have  been  identified  with  its  interests. 


564  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

In  politics  Mr.  Weatherred  has  always  been  a  democrat  and  in  1888  and 
1889  he  served  as  postmaster  of  Tacoma  when  the  postoffice  was  in  the  Mason 
block.  During  one  of  the  years  in  which  he  occupied  that  position  the  popula- 
tion of  the  city  increased  twenty  thousand.  Fraternally  Mr.  Weatherred  has 
long  been  connected  with  Crescent  Lodge,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  and  with  the  encampment 
and  has  passed  all  of  the  chairs  in  the  order.  He  is  also  a  prominent  Scottish 
Rite  Mason  and  is  knight  commander  of  the  Court  of  Honor.  In  1891  he  was 
vice  president  and  one  of  the  directors  of  the  Chamber  of  Commerce  and  for 
four  years  he  filled  the  office  of  deputy  treasurer  of  Pierce  county.  His  interest 
in  the  city  and  county  has  always  been  manifest  in  tangible  efforts  for  the  ad- 
vancement of  the  community  and  its  substantial  improvement.  In  all  of  his 
career  he  has  been  actuated  by  the  spirit  of  western  enterprise,  and  while  work- 
ing to  promote  his  individual  interests,  he  has  also  advanced  the  public  welfare. 


LAWRENCE  BARR. 


The  business  activities  of  Lawrence  Barr  constituted  a  valuable  contribution 
to  the  upbuilding  and  commercial  and  financial  development  of  Centralia,  where 
for  many  years  he  made  his  home,  taking  an  active  part  in  promoting  the  progress 
of  that  city.  His  life  at  all  times  commanded  the  respect,  confidence  and  good- 
will of  those  who  knew  him  and  was  the  exemplification  of  many  splendid  traits 
of  character.  He  was  born  in  Germany  but  was  only  six  years  of  age  when 
his  parents  crossed  the  Atlantic  to  the  new  world  with  their  family  and  became 
residents  of  the  state  of  New  York,  where  the  period  of  his  boyhood  and  youth 
was  passed.  He  was  twenty  years  of  age  when  he  removed  westward  to  Minne- 
sota and  there  he  engaged  in  teaching  German  in  the  schools.  He  also  spent 
some  time  as  a  clerk  and  afterward  engaged  in  the  boot  and  shoe  business  in 
Minnesota. 

In  the  meantime  the  country  became  involved  in  civil  war  and  in  response  to 
the  call  of  the  Union  Mr.  Barr  enlisted  as  a  member  of  the  Third  Minnesota 
Regiment  and  took  part  in  many  of  the  fiercest  engagements  in  that  long  contest 
of  arms,  making  a  most  creditable  military  record  by  his  valor  and  his  fidelity. 
He  then  returned  to  his  Minnesota  home  and  for  a  considerable  period  was  a 
valued  resident  of  Spring  Valley.  He  left  that  place  in  1890  to  come  to  the  coast 
and  after  spending  a  winter  in  California  he  arrived  in  Centralia  in  the  spring 
of  1891  and  became  identified  with  its  commercial  interests  as  a  dealer  in  shoes, 
and  clothing,  conducting  business  under  his  own  name.  After  a  few  years  he 
admitted  his  son  William  to  a  partnership  under  the  firm  style  of  L.  Barr  &  Son, 
and  the  business  was  successfully  continued  until  the  death  of  the  senior  part- 
ner, when  the  store  was  closed  out.  In  1902  Mr.  Barr  erected  the  building  now 
occupied  by  the  Grand  Theater  and  in  the  conduct  of  his  mercantile  interests  he 
displayed  the  most  progressive  methods,  building  up  a  business  of  large  and 
gratifying  proportions.  In  191 1  he  became  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  Farmers 
&  Merchants  Bank  and  was  elected  to  the  presidency.  A  few  months  afterward 
n  masked  bandit  entered  the  bank  and  when  Mr.  Barr  resisted  his  demand  for 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  565 

gold,  attempting  to  protect  the  interests  of  depositors,  he  was  shot  down,  his 
death  occurring  January  31,  191 1,  when  he  was  seventy-three  years  of  age. 

It  was  in  Spring  Valley  that  Mr.  Barr  was  united  in  marriage  in  1876  to 
Mrs.  Harriet  Parsons,  a  native  of  Chautauqua  county,  New  York,  and  a  daugh- 
ter of  Cordelia  and  Harriet  (Huston)  Wilkins,  who  were  natives  of  New  York 
and  Vermont  respectively.  In  1855  they  removed  with  their  family  to  Minnesota 
and  there  Mr.  Wilkins  invested  in  farm  property.  He  laid  out  the  town  of  Spring 
Valley,  became  its  first  postmaster  and  also  filled  the  office  of  justice  of  the 
peace  there.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Barr  was  born  a  son,  William  L.,  whose  birth 
occurred  in  Minnesota  in  1881.  He  completed  his  education  in  the  Stanford 
University  of  California,  in  which  he  spent  three  years  as  a  student,  after 
which  he  joined  his  father  in  commercial  pursuits  as  a  member  of  the  mercantile 
firm  of  L.  Barr  &.  Son  of  Centralia.  With  the  organization  of  the  Farmers  & 
Merchants  Bank  he  became  assistant  cashier  and  has  since  occupied  that  position. 
He  was  married  in  Centralia  to  Miss  Harriet  E.  Wright,  of  Portland,  Oregon, 
and  they  have  one  child,  Lawrence  Wayne.  Like  his  father,  he  has  made  for 
himself  a  creditable  and  enviable  position  in  business  circles  and  is  as  well  a 
most  public-spirited  citizen,  contributing  in  large  measure  to  general  progress  and 
improvement. 

Mr.  Barr  was  a  member  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic  at  Centralia  and 
thus  maintained  pleasant  relation  with  his  old  army  comrades.  He  was  also  a 
member  of  the  city  council,  on  which  he  served  for  two  terms.  He  was  ever 
greatly  interested  in  the  welfare  and  development  of  his  section  of  the  state 
and  contributed  in  substantial  measure  to  its  upbuilding,  cooperating  in  all 
practical  plans  and  measures  for  the  public  good.  His  life  in  every  relation 
was  honorable  and  upright,  his  business  methods  would  bear  the  closest  investi- 
gation and  scrutiny  and  he  held  friendship  inviolable.  A  contemporary  biog- 
rapher said :  "As  long  as  a  written  history  of  the  city  of  Centralia  endures,  so 
long  will  kindly  memories  of  the  late  Lawrence  Barr  endure.  He  w^as  one  of 
the  pioneers  of  this  city,  one  of  its  builders,  a  man  of  great  abilities,  boundless 
sympathy,  and  a  splendid  standard  of  public  spirit.     He  was  a  MAN." 


HARVEY  BEAL. 


Harvey  Beal,  a  well  known  and  successful  dealer  in  groceries,  feed  and  grain 
at  Burlington,  was  born  in  Minneapolis,  Minnesota,  on  the  31st  of  October,  1879, 
the  youngest  of  five  children  whose  parents  were  Jacob  and  Hannah  (Root) 
Beal.  The  parents,  who  were  born  respectively  in  Indiana  and  Ohio,  emigrated 
to  Minnesota  many  years  ago,  and  the  father  engaged  in  farming  in  Sibley 
county.  He  passed  away  in  that  state  on  the  30th  of  November.  191 5,  when 
seventy-four  years  of  age,  and  the  mother  died  there  in  September,  1903.  when 
fifty-six  years  old.  At  the  time  of  the  Civil  war  he  served  in  the  Federal  army 
for  four  years,  thus  giving  the  fullest  possible  expression  to  his  love  for  his  native 
country  and  devotion  to  her  best  interests. 

Harvey  Beal  received  a  common  school  education  in  his  native  state  and 
while  still  a  youth  became  connected  with  merchandising.     He  engaged  in  busi- 


566  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

ness  in  Minnesota  until  1905,  when  he  removed  to  BeUingham,  Washington,  there 
conducting  a  store  for  six  years.  At  the  end  of  that  time  he  located  in  Burling- 
ton and  purchased  the  store  which  he  has  since  conducted.  He  has  made  a  num- 
ber of  improvements  in  the  place,  has  added  materially  to  the  stock  carried  and 
has  developed  the  business  until  the  volume  of  his  trade  compares  favorably  with 
that  of  any  other  concern  in  the  same  line  in  Skagit  county.  He  deals  in  gro- 
ceries, feed  and  grain,  and  it  has  become  generally  known  that  he  not  only  has 
a  large,  varied  and  well  selected  stock  but  also  that  he  is  thoroughly  reliable  in 
all  his  transactions. 

At  Pasadena,  California,  on  the  15th  of  September,  1914,  occurred  the  mar- 
riage of  Mr.  Beal  and  Miss  Louise  Wakefield.  Her  parents,  Albion  and  Josephine 
Gertrude  Wakefield,  settled  in  Washington  in  1885,  being  among  the  pioneers 
of  the  state,  but  the  father  is  now  a  resident  of  Long  Beach.  California.  The 
mother  has  passed  away.  Mrs.  Beal  is  a  graduate  of  the  BeUingham  high  school 
and  was  for  twelve  years  before  her  marriage  a  teacher  in  the  public  schools  of 
Skagit  county.  She  has  become  the  mother  of  a  daughter,  Miriam  Phyllis,  who 
was  born  in  February,  19 16. 

Mr.  Beal  votes  the  republican  ticket  and  works  loyally  for  the  success  of 
his  party,  whose  policies  he  believes  to  be  founded  upon  sound  principles  of 
government.  He  is  a  member  of  the  library  board  of  Burlington,  and  his  interest 
in  institutions  for  the  promotion  of  the  moral  welfare  is  indicated  by  the  fact 
that  he  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church  and  superintendent  of  its 
Sunday  school.  He  derives  added  satisfaction  from  the  prosperity  which  he  has 
won  because  it  is  solely  the  result  of  his  own  well  directed  labors.  He  began, 
his  career  without  capital  or  influential  friends  and  is  a  fine  example  of  the 
American  self-made  man.  He  has  a  large  capacity  for  friendship,  and  his 
beautiful  home,  one  of  the  finest  in  Burlington,  is  noted  for  its  hospitality. 


FRANK  R.  WRIGHT. 


Frank  R.  Wright,  engaged  in  the  real  estate  and  insurance  business  at  South 
Bend,  has  for  a  third  of  a  century  been  not  only  a  witness  of  the  development  of 
the  northwest  but  an  active  participant  in  the  events  that  have  led  to  its  sub- 
stantial upbuilding  and  improvement.  He  was  bom  in  Burlington,  Bradford 
county,  Pennsylvania,  March  15,  1847,  ^  son  of  Lyman  and  Lavina  (Cofiin) 
Wright,  the  former  a  native  of  Schoharie  county.  New  York,  born  in  May,  1818, 
and  the  latter  a  native  of  Pennsylvania.  They  were  married  in  1840  and  when 
their  son  Frank  was  but  five  years  of  age  removed  to  Wisconsin,  settling  on  a 
farm  near  Oshkosh. 

It  was  there  that  Frank  R.  Wright  attended  the  public  schools,  spending  his 
youthful  days  in  the  usual  manner  of  farm  lads  until  October  10,  1863,  when  at 
the  age  of  sixteen  years  he  responded  to  the  country's  call  for  troops  and  enlisted 
as  a  member  of  Company  B,  First  Wisconsin  Cavalry  Regiment,  at  Green  Bay, 
Wisconsin.  He  went  from  there  to  Madison  and  thence  to  Nashville,  Tennessee, 
where  he  joined  his  regiment.  He  participated  in  several  small  engagements  dur- 
ing the  winter  of  1863-4  and  in  the  latter  year  took  part  in  all  the  battles  from 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  569 

Chattanooga  to  Atlanta.  He  enlisted  as  a  private  and  was  promoted  to  the  rank 
of  corporal  and  sergeant  but  on  account  of  his'  youth  preferred  not  to  accept  the 
command.  He  sustained  an  injury  by  a  horse  falling  upon  him,  leaving  him  lame 
for  life.  He  was  with  the  Fourth  Michigan  Cavalry  at  the  time  Jeff  Davis  was 
captured  and  was  mustered  out  at  Madison,  Wisconsin,  August  26,  1865. 

When  the  war  was  over  Hr.  Wright  returned  to  his  old  home  in  Wisconsin 
and  with  his  parents  removed  to  Lewis,  Cass  county,  Iowa,  where  he  spent  the 
succeeding  winter.  In  April,  1866,  he  went  to  Chicago  and  completed  a  course  of 
study  at  Eastman's  Business  College  but  on  account  of  ill  health  returned  to  the 
home  farm  in  Wisconsin,  on  which  he  spent  a  year.  The  succeeding  year  was 
passed  as  a  clerk  in  a  general  merchandise  store  at  Fond  du  Lac,  at  the  end  of 
which  time  he  entered  the  employ  of  a  sawmill  company,  with  which  he  was 
connected  until  1870,  when  he  removed  to  Marinette,  Wisconsin,  and  became 
foreman  with  a  lumber  firm,  acting  in  that  capacity  for  fourteen  years.  He  also 
filled  the  position  of  bookkeeper  in  the  office  for  six  years  and  on  the  expiration  of 
that  period  came  to  the  west.  It  was  on  the  i6th  of  December,  1884,  that  he  took 
up  his  abode  in  Tacoma  and  accepted  the  position  of  sawyer  with  the  old  Tacoma 
Mill  Company,  with  which  he  remained  until  April  i,  1885.  Through  the  follow- 
ing summer  he  operated  a  small  mill  at  Tacoma  and  then  went  to  Cosmopolis, 
where  he  leased  and  operated  a  sawmill  for  four  years.  He  afterward  spent 
a  similar  period  as  an  employe  in  the  J.  M.  Weatherwax  mill  at  Aberdeen  and 
for  four  years  he  was  superintendent  of  the  West  Side  mill  at  Olympia.  He 
then  returned  to  Tacoma,  where  in  connection  with  C.  S.  Barlow,  he  purchased 
the  Purdy  mill  at  the  head  of  Henderson  bay  and  operated  it  for  four  years. 
He  then  sold  to  J.  W.  Kleeb  and  removed  to  South  Bend,  where  he  built  a 
mill  for  Mr.  Kleeb,  with  whom  he  continued  for  a  decade.  In  1907  Mr.  Wright 
was  appointed  postmaster  of  South  Bend  by  President  Roosevelt  and  was  reap- 
pointed by  President  Taft,  thus  serving  for, eight  years.  In  April,  1915,  he 
established  a  real  estate  and  insurance  business,  iir  which  connection  he  is  now 
active  in  business  circles  of  South  Bend.  He  is  likewise  a  stockholder  in  the 
Willapa  Light  &  Power  Company  and  the  nature  and  extent  of  his  business 
interests  have  made  him  an  active  factor  in  the  upbuilding  of  the  northwest 
through  the  third  of  a  century  in  which  he  has  lived  in  this  section  of  the  country. 

On  the  8th  of  March,  1869,  Mr.  Wright  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss 
Susie  H.  Wilcox,  a  native  of  Fond  du  Lac,  Wisconsin,  and  their  children  are : 
Elton  C,  living  at  Index,  Washington;  Mrs.  Addie  Gunder,  of  Puyallup;  Ralph 
R.,  who  is  with  the  Twenty-first  Infantry  Band  at  Yuma,  Arizona;  William  C. 
of  South  Bend,  Washington ;  and  Mrs.  Gladys  Caley,  of  South  Bend. 

Mr.  Wright  is  well  known  in  fraternal  circles,  belonging  to  the  Masonic 
lodge,  in  which  he  has  filled  all  the  chairs  except  that  of  master ;  the  Knights  of 
Pythias  lodge,  in  which  he  has  occupied  all  the  offices,  and  the  camp  of  the  Red 
Men,  in  which  he  has  also  filled  all  the  chairs.  He  maintains  pleasant  rela- 
tions with  his  old  army  comrades  through  his  membership  with  the  Grand 
Army  of  the  Republic,  in  which  he  has  filled  the  office  of  commander  for  the 
past  ten  years.  He  belongs  also  to  the  Commercial  Club  and  is  in  hearty 
sympathy  with  its  plans  to  develop  the  best  interests  of  the  community.  His 
political   endorsement   is   given   to   the   Republican   party   and    from    1898   until 

1906,  or  for  four  terms,  he  served  as  a  member  of  the  city  council  and  several 
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570  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

times  was  acting  mayor.  He  has  ever  discharged  his  duties  of  citizenship  with 
the  same  spirit  of  fidelity  and  loyahy  that  characterized  him  when  on  southern 
battlefields  he  defended  the  stars  and  stripes. 


C.   D.   POWELL,  D.  D.  S. 

Dr.  C.  D.  Powell  of  Chehalis  is  one  of  the  most  popular  and  up-to-date 
dentists  practicing  in  western  Washington,  where  he  has  now  made  his  home 
for  over  a  quarter  of  a  century.  He  was  born,  however,  upon  the  Atlantic 
coast,  his  birth  occurring  in  Rensselaer  Falls,  New  York,  on  the  28th  of 
February,  1866.  His  parents  were  Daniel  and  Eliza  (Day)  Powell.  His  father 
was  a  native  of  Ireland  but  at  an  early  day  came  with  his  parents  to  the  new 
world,  but  the  Doctor's  mother  was  born  in  Vermont.  In  the  family  were  ten 
children  of  whom  the  doctor  is  the  fifth  in  order  of  birth. 

His  early  education  was  acquired  in  the  public  schools  of  New  York  and 
after  leaving  high  school  he  entered  the  College  of  Dental  Surgery  at  Phila- 
delphia, from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1890  with  the  degree  of  D.  D.  S. 
Believing  that  the  western  country  furnished  a  better  opportunity  for  advance- 
ment than  the  older  states  of  the  east  where  competition  is  greater,  he  came  to 
Washington  in  1891  and  first  located  at  Winlock,  where  he  remained  about  two 
years,  and  then  located  in  Chehalis,  where  he  was  not  long  in  building  up  a 
good  practice  which  he  now  enjoys.  He  had  visited  this  region  in  1888  and 
was  greatly  impressed  with  the  Sound  country  and  its  possibilities. 

In  1896  at  Bucoda,  Washington,  Dr.  Powell  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss 
Nellie  Wilson,  a  daughter  of  Rev.  W.  H.  Wilson,  a  minister  of  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  church,  and  they  have  become  the  parents  of  three  children :  Dorothy, 
who  has  now  completed  her  education ;  and  Emogene  and  Josephine,  twins, 
who  are  still  in  school. 

The  democratic  party  finds  in  Dr.  Powell  a  stanch  supporter  of  its  principles 
and  he  is  a  warm  admirer  of  President  Wilson  and  his  policy.  Fraternally,  he 
is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  order,  the  Eagles,  the  Red  Men,  the  Woodmen  of 
the  World  and  the  Woodcraft.  He  keeps  well  informed  on  the  latest  dis- 
coveries and  processes  known  to  his  profession  and  is  today  regarded  as  one 
of  the  leading  dentists  of  this  part  of  the  state,  his  ability  being  widely  recognized. 


CHESTER   THORNE. 


Chester  Thorne,  chairman  of  the  board  of  directors  of  the  National  Bank  of 
Tacoma.  has  been  a  resident  of  the  city  since  i8go  and  has  been  closely  asso- 
ciated with  many  phases  of  financial,  commercial  and  industrial  interests.  In  a 
word,  a  large  number  of  its  corporations  have  felt  the  stimulus  of  his  activity 
and  benefited  by  his  business  judgment  and  discrimination,  and  his  labors  have 
been  an  element  in  promoting  business  progress. 

Mr.  Thorne  was  born  in  New  York,  November  11,   1863,  a  son  of  Edwin 


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Thorne,  also  a  native  of  the  Empire  state,  and  a  grandson  of  Jonathan  Thorne, 
who  was  a  descendant  of  English  ancestors  who  came  to  America  before  the 
Revolutionary  war.  The  old  homestead  of  the  family  is  at  Millbrook,  Dutchess 
county.  New  York.  It  has  been  in  possession  of  the  family  since  1780  and  is 
now  owned  and  occupied  by  Oakleigh  Thorne,  a  prosperous  and  retired  business 
man,  who  is  a  brother  of  Chester  Thorne.  The  father,  Edwin  Thorne,  was  a 
successful  wholesale  dealer  in  leather  during  much  of  his  active  business  career 
and  in  his  later  life  retired  to  his  farm,  where  he  found  pleasure  in  raising  fine 
bred  trotting  horses.  He  was  born  in  1825  and  passed  away  in  New  York  city 
in  1890,  at  the  age  of  sixty-five  years,  having  spent  his  entire  life  in  Millbrook 
and  in  the  metropolis.  He  married  Charlotte  Pearsall,  a  native  of  New  York, 
and  a  daughter  of  Thomas  W.  Pearsall,  a  representative  of  an  old  family  of 
the  Empire  state,  of  English  descent.  She  died  about  1869  and  one  of  their 
four  children  has  passed  away,  the  others  being  Thomas  Pearsall,  Chester  and 
Oakleigh. 

After  pursuing  his  early  education  at  Poughkeepsie,  New  York,  Chester 
Thorne  entered  Yale  University,  from  which  he  was  graduated  with  the  class 
of  1884,  winning  the  Bachelor  of  Philosophy  degree  on  completing  a  course  in 
engineering.  He  then  put  his  technical  training  to  the  practical  test  by  accepting 
a  position  in  the  engineering  department  of  the  Missouri  Pacific  Railway  Com- 
pany in  St.  Louis.  He  afterward  represented  the  company  in  Kansas  City  and 
various  other  points,  spending  three  years  in  the  engineering  department  of  that 
road.  He  next  entered  the  traffic  department  of  the  Missouri  Pacific  Railway 
Company  in  St.  Louis  and  was  associated  tnerewiir.  for  two  years,  which  was 
his  first  real  business  training. 

Mr.  Thorne  was  then  married  and  in  1890  came  to  the  west.  After  con- 
siderable travel  and  investigation  he  decided  to  make  his  home  in  Tacoma,  and 
he  took  up  his  abode  here  in  the  month  of  May.  In  a  short  time  he  became  a 
director  of  the  National  Bank  of  Commerce  and  in  1893  its  president,  which 
position  he  held  until  1913,  when  the  Pacific  N^ational  Bank  and  the  National 
Bank  of  Commerce  were  consolidated  under  the  name  of  The  National  Bank 
of  Tacoma.  He  then  retired  from  such  active  connection  with  the  management 
and  became  chairman  of  the  board  of  directors.  He  has  many  other  financial, 
commercial  and  industrial  interests,  being  a  director  of  the  Pacific  Cold  Storage 
Company,  a  director  of  the  Pacific  Coast  Gypsum  Company,  chairman  of  the 
board  of  directors  of  the  Pacific  Alaska  Navigation  Company,  a  director  of  the 
Alaska  Coast  Company  and  vice  president  and  director  of  the  Tacoma  Savings 
Bank  &  Trust  Company. 

Recently  he  reentered  community  work,  his  lightened  duties  at  the  l)ank  mak- 
ing it  possible,  and  in  a  short  time  he  organized -a  company  to  build  hotels  on 
Mount  Tacoma,  which  was  an  improvement  long  demanded  by  the  increasing 
mountain  travel.  He  has  also  given  much  study  to  waterway  development,  the 
results  of  which  are  shortly  to  be  realized. 

On  the  loth  of  November,  1886,  Mr.  Thorne  was  married  to  Miss  Anna 
Hoxie,  a  native  of  Des  Moines,  Iowa,  and  a  daughter  of  M.  B.  Hoxie,  one  of 
the  early  settlers  and  prominent  citizens  of  Des  Moines.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Thorne 
have  become  the  parents  of  a  daughter,  Anna,  who  was  born  in  Tacoma,  March 
6,   1895.     Their  home,  on  American   Lake,  is  the  finest  in   Pierce  county  and 


572  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

indeed  has  few  superiors  on  the  Pacific  coast.  In  addition  to  being  a  fine  example 
of  architecture,  it  possesses  an  even  greater  distinction  on  account  of  its  sur- 
roundings.    During  the  flowering  season  the  place  is  a  fairyland. 

Mr,  Thorne  is  now  serving  as  chairman  of  the  Commercial  Waterway  Dis- 
trict No.  I,  a  very  important  position,  to  which  he  was  chosen  by  unanimous 
vote,  this  being  the  first  public  office  for  which  he  ever  consented  to  become  a 
candidate.  He  belongs  to  the  Union,  University  and  Commercial  Clubs  of 
Tacoma ;  to  the  Metropolitan  and  University  Clubs  of  New  York ;  to  the  Rainier 
Club  of  Seattle;  and  to  the  Seattle  Country  and  Golf  Club.  Golf  is  his  chief 
diversion  and  he  greatly  enjoys  the  game.  In  politics  he  is  a  republican.  Mr. 
Thorne  occupies  an  enviable  position  in  Tacoma.  Though  not  by  any  means 
backward  in  expressing  an  opinion  on  any  public  topic,  he  has  avoided  factional- 
ism, has  kept  away  from  petty  politics  and  has  maintained  so  even  and  fair  an 
attitude  through  his  years  in  the  city  that  he  has  the  universal  respect  and  admira- 
tion of  the  community  and  he  is  called  again  and  again  as  arbiter  and  peace- 
maker. No  sketch  of  Mr.  Thorne  would  be  complete  without  reference  to  his 
generosity.  Many  men  in  Tacoma  who  at  one  time  or  another  have  reached 
the  last  ditch  could  tell,  if  they  were  not  bound  by  the  promise  of  secrecy,  how 
Mr.  Thorne  quietly  helped  them  to  their  feet,  steadied  them  and  started  them 
anew.     There  is  no  finer  work  in  life  than  this. 


WILBUR  N.  HUNT,  M.  D.      . 

Dr.  Wilbur  N.  Hunt,  now  city  physician  of  Burlihgton,  has  not  only  gained 
an  enviable  standing  in  his  profession  but  has  also  taken  a  prominent  part  in 
movements  for  the  advancement  of  the  interests  of  his  city,  as  from  1910  to 
1912  he  served  as  president  of  the  Commercial  Club.  He  is  a  native  of  Newport, 
New  Hampshire,  and  the  fourth  child  in  a  family  of  eight  children  born  to 
Nathan  and  Sarah  M.  Hunt,  natives  respectively  of  Vermont  and  New  Hamp- 
shire. The  father  went  to  the  latter  state  in  early  manhood  and  after  farming 
there  for  some  time  removed  with  his  family  to  Illinois  in  the  latter  part  of 
the  '60s.  He  located  at  Morrison  and  followed  agricultural  pursuits  there  until 
his  removal  to  the  vicinity  of  Ames,  Iowa.  His  wife  passed  away  there  in 
1904,  when  seventy-six  years  old,  and  subsequently  he  took  up  his  residence  in 
Burlington.  Washington,  where  he  died  at  the  home  of  his  son.  Dr.  Hunt,  in 
19 1 2,  when  eighty-seven  years  old. 

Wilbur  N.  Hunt  first  attended  the  district  schools  and  later  was  a  student 
in  the  Iowa  State  College  of  Agriculture  and  Mechanic  Arts  at  Ames,  from 
which  he  was  graduated  in  1877.  Having  decided  to  become  a  physician,  he 
subsequently  entered  the  medical  department  of  the  State  University  at  Iowa 
City  and  completed  a  course  there  in  1883,  receiving  his  M.  D.  degree.  He 
practiced  his  profession  at  Cheyenne,  Wyoming,  for  ten  years,  after  which  he 
spent  eight  years  in  Central  City.  Nebraska.  In  1902  he  cast  his  lot  with  the 
Pacific  northwest,  locating  at  Bellingham,  Washington,  where  he  remained  for 
seven  years.  At  the  end  of  that  time,  or  in  1909,  he  came  to  Burlington,  where 
he  has  since  remained.     He  soon  won  a  place  for  himself  in  medical  circles  of 


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the  community  and  has  the  entire  confidence  of  both  the  general  pubUc  and  his 
professional  colleagues.  Since  191 5  he  has  been  city  physician,  and  his  services 
in  that  capacity  have  given  entire  satisfaction. 

On  the  9th  of  May,  1881,  Dr.  Hunt  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Anna 
I.  Whipple,  a  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  D.  F.  Whipple,  both  deceased.  Her 
father  was  a  well  known  merchant  of  Nevada,  Iowa.  To  the  Doctor  and  his 
wife  have  been  born  five  children.  Irene,  who  was  born  in  Nevada,  Iowa, 
October  19,  1882,  is  a  graduate  of  the  University  of  Washington  and  was  an 
assistant  in  the  chemistry  department  of  that  school.  She  married  S.  P.  Davis, 
of  Olga,  San  Juan  county,  Washington,  and  they  have  three  children,  Phillip, 
Wilbur  Thomas  and  Elizabeth  Irene.  Ethel,  who  was  born  at  Cheyenne,  Wyo- 
ming, August  2,  1884,  has  held  the  position  of  principal  of  the  high  school  of 
Burlington  and  is  now  taking  post  graduate  work  in  the  University  of  California. 
Clara  A.,  born  in  Cheyenne,  Wyoming,  September  28,  1888,  is  likewise  a  graduate 
of  the  University  of  Washington.  She  married  Charles  Somers,  of  Seattle, 
Washington,  by  whom  she  has  a  son,  Charles  Wilbur.  Hubert,  who  was  born 
in  Cheyenne,  June  9,  1891,  was  a  well  known  electrician  and  died  in  Burlington 
on  the  26th  of  February,  1916.  Lawrence,  born  in  Central  City,  Nebraska, 
August  25,  1900,  is  now  a  student  in  the  Burlington  high  school. 

Dr.  Hunt  casts  his  ballot  in  support  of  the  measures  and  candidates  of  the 
republican  party.  From  1912  to  1914  he  served  on  the  city  council;  since  1915 
has  been  city  physician;  and  from  1910  until  1912  was  president  of  the  Com- 
mercial Club.  His  varied  public  service  indicates  the  breadth  oi  his  interests 
and  his  willingness  to  give  of  his  time,  thought  and  energy  to  promoting  the 
advancement  of  his  community  along  dififerent  lines.  He  belongs  to  the  Skagit 
County  Medical  Society,  of  which  he  has  served  as  president ;  the  Washington 
State  Medical  Society,  of  which  he  has  been  a  trustee  for  four  years;  and  the 
American  Medical  Association.  His  religious  belief  is  indicated  by  his  affiliation 
with  the  Baptist  church.  Fraternally  he  belongs  to  the  Independent  Order  of 
Odd  Fellows,  in  which  he  has  passed  all  the  chairs;  the  Modern  Woodmen  of 
America;  and  the  Knights  of  Pythias,  in  which  he  has  also  held  all  the  offices. 
The  high  estimation  in  which  his  professional  ability  is  held  is  equaled  by  the 
regard  and  respect  accorded  him  as  a  man  and  citizen. 


HENRI  L.   PETIT,  M.  D. 

Dr.  Henri  L.  Petit,  a  prominent  physician  and  surgeon  of  Chehalis,  was  born 
on  the  2 1  St  of  June,  1878,  in  Wellsboro,  Pennsylvania,  a  son  of  August  and 
Mary  (Sticklin)  Petit.  The  father  was  a  native  of  France  and  the  mother  was 
born  in  America  of  Swiss  descent.  August  Petit  died  in  1907,  but  his  wife  is 
still  living  at  their  old  home  in  Pennsylvania.  In  their  family  were  five  children, 
of  whom  the  Doctor  is  the  third  in  order  of  birth. 

Dr.  Petit  began  his  education  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  state  and 
later  attended  Phillips  Academy  at  Andover,  Massachusetts,  and  the  Ballou  and 
Hobigand  private  preparatory  school  at  Boston.  With  a  good  general  knowledge 
as   a   foundation   for  his   professional   training  he  then   entered   the   College   of 


574  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

Physicians  and  Surgeons  at  Boston,  from  which  he  was  graduated  with  the  degree 
of  M.  D.  in  1907.  He  also  took  one  year's  post  graduate  work  at  Harvard  and 
thus  well  fitted  for  his  chosen  calling  he  came  to  Chehalis,  Washington,  in  1908. 
Mere  he  has  practiced  continuously  since  and  has  met  with  marked  success,  being 
regarded  as  one  of  the  leading  physicians  and  surgeons  of  the  city. 

In  Centralia,  Washington,  Doctor  Petit  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Elnore 
Nelson,  a  daughter  of  Chris  Nelson,  a  well  known  market  man  of  Centralia. 
The  Doctor  has  always  affiliated  with  the  republican  party  and  he  served  as 
county  and  state  medical  societies  and  also  belongs  to  the  American  Medical 
Association  and  the  American  Public  Health  Association.  He  has  taken  the 
thirty-second  degree  in  the  Masonic  order  at  Olympia  and  is  a  member  of  the 
Shrine  at  Tacoma,  besides  which  he  belongs  to  the  Benevolent  Protective  Order 
of  Elks,  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  the  Rebekahs,  the  Modern 
Woodmen,  the  Woodmen  of  the  World,  the  Eagles  and  the  Knights  of  Pythias. 
He  is  a  member  of  Chehalis  Commercial  Club  and  is  deeply  interested  in  the 
health  officer  of  Chehahs  for  three  years.  He  is  an  honored  member  of  the 
development  and  prosperity  of  his  adopted  city.  The  success  that  he  has  attained 
in  his  profession  is  all  the  more  creditable  as  it  is  due  entirely  to  his  own  efforts, 
for  he  made  his  own  way  through  school  and  has  been  dependent  upon  his  own 
resources  for  many  years. 


OLE  J.  JOHNSON. 


Ole  J.  Johnson,  a  highly  esteemed  and  prosperous  building  contractor  of 
Mount  Vernon,  was  born  in  Ostersund,  Sweden,  February  17,  1856,  the  only 
child  of  Johannes  and  Agnes  Johnson.  The  parents  passed  their  entire  lives 
in  their  native  country,  where  the  father  successfully  engaged  in  farming.  He 
died  in  1888,  when  fifty-three  years  old,  and  the  mother  passed  away  in  1885 
at  the  age  of  fifty-two  years. 

Ole  J.  Johnson  received  a  common  school  education  and  after  putting  aside 
his  textbooks  learned  the  carpenter's  trade.  He  remained  in  Sweden  until  1888, 
when  he  came  to  America  and  took  up  his  residence  in  Minnesota.  After  a 
short  time  he  returned  to  Sweden,  but  in  1889  again  came  to  the  United  States 
and  homesteaded  land  in  Rawlins  county,  Kansas.  He  remained  there  for  one 
year  and  then  in  1890  came  to  Western  Washington  and  purchased  land  in 
Skagit  county.  He  devoted  his  time  and  attention  to  agricultural  pursuits  for 
a  number  of  years,  but  since  1907  has  been  a  resident  of  Mount  Vernon.  After 
locating  there  he  engaged  in  carpentering  and  contracting  and  has  built  many 
of  the  fine  residences  and  business  blocks  of  Mount  Vernon  and  also  a  number 
of  schools  and  churches.  He  is  one  of  the  leading  men  in  his  line  in  the  city 
and  his  reputation  for  promptly  and  faithfully  fulfilling  his  contracts  is  well 
established. 

In  1 88 1  Mr.  Johnson  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Carrie  Nelson,  who  was 
bom  in  Sweden  and  is  a  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Nels  Johnson,  both  deceased. 
To  this  union  have  been  bom  two  children.     Jonas,  who  was  born  in  Sweden 


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in   1883  and  is  also  engaged  in  contracting;  and  Mrs.  Annie  Petelle,  who  was 
born  in  Sweden  in  1887  and  is  now  residing  in  Mount  Vernon. 

Mr.  Johnson  is  a  stanch  repubhcan  in  his  political  allegiance  and  has  served 
as  county  dyke  commissioner  and  also  as  school  director.  His  record  of  accom- 
plishment is  proof  of  the  fact  that  industry  wisely  directed  leads  to  success  in 
this  country,  for  he  began  his  business  career  practically  empty-handed  and  has 
at  all  times  been  dependent  upon  his  own  powers  and  ability. 


T.  THOMAS. 


T.  Thomas,  a  shingle  manufacturer  of  Centralia,  was  born  on  a  farm  near 
Macomb,  in  McDonough  county,  Illinois,  in  1881.  He  pursued  his  education  in 
that  locality  and  there  engaged  in  farming.  Later  he  became  identified  with 
agricultural  interests  in  Missouri,  and  in  1901  he  came  to  Western  Washington, 
since  which  time  he  has  been  identified  with  this  section  of  the  country. 

Mr.  Thomas  embarked  in  business  in  the  northwest  as  proprietor  of  a  livery 
stable  in  Bellingham.  He  also  became  connected  with  shingle  manufacturing 
there  and  thoroughly  acquainted  himself  with  the  business.  In  191 5  he  removed 
to  Centralia,  where  in  connection  with  Frank  Lang,  he  established  a  shingle  mill 
under  the  firm  style  of  Lang  &  Thomas.  They  have  since  conducted  the  busi- 
ness and  their  mill  now  has  a  capacity  of  sixty  thousand.  They  employ  ten 
people  and  find  a  ready  sale  for  their  product.  They  have  a  siding  on  the  rail- 
road, which  gives  them  shipping  facilities  on  three  different  lines.  Their  plant 
is  most  modern  in  its  equipment  in  every  way  and  the  business  is  steadily  growing. 

Mr.  Thomas  has  been  married  twice.  In  Illinois  he  wedded  Sylvia  Miller, 
who  passed  away  in  191 3,  leaving  three  children,  Frances  E.,  William  A.  and 
Imo  L.  In  Bellingham,  in  191 5,  Mr.  Thomas  was  again  married,  his  second 
union  being  with  Ruth  Van  Houghton. 

Mr.  Thomas  has  never  regretted  his  determination  to  come  to  the  northwest, 
for  here  he  has  found  business  opportunities  and  in  their  utilization  has  steadily 
worked  his  way  upward,  being  now  active  in  the  control  of  a  growing  and  prof- 
itable business. 


CHARLES  D.   ATKINS. 

The  record  of  Charles  D.  Atkins  as  city  treasurer  is  a  most  notable  one, 
highly  satisfactory  to  the  people,  reflecting  credit  and  honor  upon  himself  and 
the  constituents  who  supported  him.  He  has  long  been  identified  with  the  city 
government  here,  having  been  elected  several  years  ago  as  city  treasurer  and 
serving  as  such  under  the  old  municipal  government  plan.  When  he  became 
a  candidate  for  the  council  under  the  present  form  of  government  he  was 
designated  even  before  the  election  by  the  voters  for  the  place  that  he  now  fills. 
Over  the  record  of  his  public  career  there  falls  no  shadow  of  wrong  or  suspicion 


576  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

of  evil  and  among  the  public  officials  there  are  none  who  have  been  more  fault- 
less in  honor  or  stainless  in  reputation. 

Mr.  Atkins  was  born  in  Yorkville,  Kendall  county,  Illinois,  May  7,  1865,  a 
son  of  WilHs  Atkins,  who  was  born  in  New  Canaan,  Connecticut,  October  10, 
181 1.  Removing  to  Illinois,  he  located  near  Chicago  when  that  city  was  Fort 
Dearborn.  A  great-great-uncle  of  Charles  D.  Atkins  was  the  founder  of  Daven- 
port, Iowa,  and  the  city  was  named  in  his  honor.  The  great-great-grandfather 
of  Mr.  Atkins  on  the  maternal  side  was  a  Mr.  Watson  who  owned  the  site  on 
which  the  city  of  Newark,  New  Jersey,  now  stands,  and  which  was  leased  for 
ninety-nine  years,  the  time  expiring  in  the  late  '50s.  The  maternal  ancestry  is 
Scotch,  but  the  family  has  been  represented  in  America  since  the  middle  of 
the  seventeenth  century,  and  they  are  lineal  descendants  of  Roger  Williams. 
Willis  Atkins  was  a  shoemaker  by  trade  and  his  last  days  were  spent  in  Athens, 
Pennsylvania,  where  he  died  at  the  age  of  seventy-seven  years.  His  wife, 
Thankful  M.  Watson,  was  a  native  of  Ithaca,  New  York,  born  November  20, 
1 83 1,  and  was  a  daughter  of  John  Watson.  The  name  John  has  been  retained 
through  successive  generations  of  the  family  in  America  for  the  past  two  hun- 
dred and  fifty  years.  Mrs.  Atkins  still  survives  and  is  now  making  her  home 
with  her  son  Charles  D.  in  Tacoma.  In  the  family  were  three  children,  of  whom 
Charles  is  the  youngest,  the  others  being:  William  L.,  now  a  resident  of  Los 
Angeles;  and  Mary,  who  died  in  that  city.  There  was  also  a  half  brother, 
Edward,  who  lost  his  life  during  the  Civil  war.  He  was  for  a  time  under  the 
command  of  General  Thomas,  participating  in  the  battle  of  Iron  Mountain, 
Missouri,  and  later  he  was  with  the  forces  under  General  Thomas  in  Kentucky. 

The  public  schools  afforded  Charles  D.  Atkins  his  early  educational  privileges. 
He  passed  through  consecutive  grades  until  he  became  a  high  school  pupil  at 
West  Branch,  Iowa,  and  after  his  graduation  there,  when  he  was  eighteen  years 
of  age,  he  turned  his  attention  to  agricultural  pursuits.  He  was  first  employed 
by  others  and  later  engaged  in  farming  on  his  own  account  in  Cedar  county, 
Iowa,  successfully  devoting  six  years  to  that  occupation.  He  then  removed  to 
Pennsylvania,  settling  at  Athens,  where  he  was  employed  in  bridge  construction 
work  for  two  years.  He  next  established  his  home  at  Brainard,  where  he  entered 
the  railroad  service,  after  which  he  was  transferred  to  Livingston,  Montana,  to 
the  office  of  the  Northern  Pacific  Railway  Company,  with  which  he  remained 
for  two  years.  That  was  his  first  experience  in  office  work.  While  in  Livingston 
he  was  married,  on  his  twenty-sixth  birthday. 

In  the  spring  of  1891  Mr.  Atkins  came  to  Tacoma,  an  entire  stranger,  but 
immediately  secured  a  position  with  the  Northern  Pacific  Railway  Company  in 
the  mechanical  department  and  continued  with  that  corporation  until  the  spring 
of  1902,  when  his  fellow  townsmen,  appreciating  his  worth  and  ability,  elected 
him  city  treasurer,  which  office  he  filled  until  1906.  His  duties  were  discharged 
with  promptness  and  fidelity.  He  recognized  fully  the  obligations  that  devolved 
upon  him  and  managed  the  financial  affairs  of  the  city  with  the  same  care  that 
he  is  displaying  in  the  control  of  his  individual  interests.  In  1908  he  was  made 
grand  lecturer  of  the  Masonic  fraternity  and  remained  in  that  position  until 
1914,  when  he  was  elected  a  member  of  the  city  council  and  was  designated  as 
commissioner  of  finance  and  city  treasurer,  in  which  office  he  will  remain  as 
the  incumbent  until  1918.  when  his  term  expires.     In  politics  he  is  a  republican 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  577 

and  has  always  been  an  active  worker  in  party  ranks  since  1884,  doing  everything 
in  his  power  to  advance  the  welfare  of  the  party  and  promote  its  success. 

On  the  7th  of  May,  1891,  in  Livingston,  Montana,  Mr.  Atkins  was  married 
to  Miss  Mable  Elmer,  who  was  bom  at  Long  Prairie,  Minnesota,  a  daughter  of 
Edward  and  Louise  Elmer,  the  former  now  deceased,  while  the  latter  survives. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Atkins  have  become  the  parents  of  two  children :  Charles  Elmer, 
who  was  born  in  Tacoma,  June  3,  1899;  and  Margaret  L.,  who  was  born  Sep- 
tember 21,  1903.  The  family  reside  at  No.  5656  Puget  Sound  avenue,  in  South 
Tacoma,  where  Mr.  Atkins  owns  his  home. 

Both  he  and  his  wife  are  members  of  the  Episcopal  church,  and  fraternally 
he  is  prominent  as  a  Mason  and  in  other  connections.  He  was  made  a  Master 
Mason  in  September,  1890,  at  Livingston,  Montana,  and  has  taken  fourteen 
degrees  in  the  Scottish  Rite,  while  in  the  York  Rite  he  has  taken  the  degrees  of 
chapter  and  council.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  America. 
In  1903  he  served  as  grand  master  of  the  Masonic  Grand  Lodge  of  Washington, 
having  previously  filled  all  of  the  offices  leading  up  to  it.  He  was  the  first  master 
of  Clover  Lodge  of  Tacoma  in  1892  and  soon  afterward  was  chosen  to  the  posi- 
tion of  secretary,  in  which  office  he  continued  for  twenty-one  years.  He  is  a 
prominent  and  honored  public  official  and  is  held  in  etiually  high  regard  in  vari- 
ous connections  in  which  he  is  found,  his  labors  at  all  times  being  attended  by 
results  that  are  far-reaching  and  beneficial. 


GEORGE  A.  JENKINS. 


George  A.  Jenkins,  making  continuous  advancement  along  the  line  of  logical 
promotion  in  connection  with  navigation  interests,  is  now  engaged  in  steamboating 
between  Bellingham  and  Seattle  and  has  also  become  the  owner  of  large  property 
holdings  in  Bellingham.  He  was  bom  in  Jefiferson  county,  Nebraska,  August  9, 
1864,  and  is  a  son  of  D.  C.  and  Elizabeth  Jenkins.  The  father  was  born  in 
Ohio,  whence  he  removed  to  Illinois,  and  in  1857  became  a  resident  of  Jefferson 
county,  Nebraska,  his  being  the  first  white  family  in  that  county.  There  he 
operated  a  trading  station,  engaging  in  trade  with  the  western  emigrants  and 
with  the  Indians.  He  built  the  first  flour  mill  in  that  section,  published  the  first 
newspaper  in  Jefferson  county  and  took  a  most  active  and  helpful  part  in  the 
pioneer  development  and  upbuilding  of  that  region.  He  also  turned  his  attention 
to  successful  farming  for  many  years,  but  in  1884  he  followed  his  son,  George  A., 
to  Washington  and  from  that  date  until  his  death  was  a  valued  resident  of 
Bellingham.     For  four  years  he  served  as  postmaster  of  the  city. 

In  his  youthful  days  George  A.  Jenkins  attended  the  public  schools  of  Ne- 
braska and  also  served  an  apprenticeship  as  printer's  devil  on  the  "  Kansas 
Pioneer  "  in  Smith  county.  He  was  but  nineteen  years  of  age  when  in  April. 
1884,  he  came  to  Bellingham.  The  following  year  he  went  to  Seattle  and  there 
engaged  in  general  steamboating  for  several  years  on  many  of  the  early  vessels 
plying  the  waters  of  Puget  Sound.  Gradually  he  acquired  interests  of  that  char- 
acter and  in  1889-90  operated  two  steamers  on  Puget  Sound  between  Fairhaven 
and  Whatcom,  these  being  known  as  the  "  Mikado  "  and  the  "  Success."   He  oper- 


578  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

ated  those  steamers  for  a  year,  making  as  high  as  twenty-five  hundred  dollars  per 
month.  Since  then  he  has  at  various  times  engaged  in  steamboating  between 
Bellingham  Bay  and  Seattle  and  on  Lake  Whatcom,  having  operated  the  first 
steamer  on  the  lake  and  is  the  present  owner  of  two  of  the  lake  steamers.  His 
efforts  have  been  crowned  with  a  very  substantial  measure  of  prosperity.  As 
his  financial  resources  have  increased  he  has  judiciously  invested  in  real 
property.  He  has  already  put  upon  the  market  several  large  residence  tracts 
which  are  now  within  the  city  limits  of  Bellingham,  one  of  these  being  especially 
desirable  for  fine  residence  purposes  as  it  adjoins  the  State  Normal  School  and 
is  one  of  the  most  attractive  districts  of  the  city. 

Starting  out  in  life  empty-handed,  Mr.  Jenkins  certainly  deserves  much 
credit  and  commendation  for  what  he  has  accomplished.  He  placed  his  de- 
pendence upon  the  safe  substantial  qualities  of  industry  and  determination,  and 
he  has  always  wisely  used  his  chances  for  advancement,  never  fearing  to  venture 
where  favoring  opportunity  has  pointed  the  way. 


OLIVER  H.  KERNS. 


Mount  Vernon  numbers  among  its  leading  citizens  Oliver  H.  Kerns,  super- 
intendent of  schools  of  Skagit  county,  and  a  man  well  known  in  educational 
circles  throughout  the  state.  He  has  devoted  his  life  to  school  work  and  since 
becoming  head  of  the  school  system  of  the  county  has  introduced  manual  train- 
ing and  domestic  science  and  in  other  ways  done  much  to  make  the  schools 
more  efficient  and  more  in  touch  with  modern  life. 

Mr.  Kerns  was  born  in  Clarke  county,  Washington,  February  i6,  1870,  a  son 
of  James  A.  Kerns,  who  was  a  native  of  Indiana  and  representative  of  a  family 
that  located  in  the  Hoosier  state  in  pioneer  days.  He  is  of  Scotch-Irish  stock. 
James  A.  Kerns  was  one  of  the  early  settlers  in  the  state  of  Washington,  as 
he  crossed  the  plains  in  1853  ^"d  for  some  time  lived  at  St.  Helen.  Later  he 
took  up  his  residence  at  the  Cascades  and  thence  removed  to  Washougal.  His 
journey  across  the  continent  to  the  Pacific  coast  required  about  a  year,  during 
which  time  there  were  many  hardships  to  be  endured  on  the  way  and  a  number 
of  clashes  with  the  Indians  occurred.  While  at  the  Cascades  he  lived  in  the 
fort  as  that  offered  needed  protection  from  the  Indians.  He  took  an  active 
part  in  early  political  affairs,  was  a  member  of  the  state  legislature  and  county 
commissioner  of  Clarke  county  and  for  years  held  the  office  of  justice  of  the 
peace.  He  was  enthusiastic  regarding  the  opportunities  of  the  state  and  was 
instrumental  in  inducing  a  great  number  of  families  to  immigrate  here.  He 
took  up  a  preemption  claim  comprising  six  hundred  and  forty  acres  and  for 
many  years  gave  his  attention  to  its  cultivation  and  improvement.  He  passed 
away  when  seventy  years  of  age.  He  was  married  in  Indiana  to  Miss  Martha 
Kennedy,  who  was  born  in  Marion  county,  Ohio.  Her  father  went  to  California 
at  the  time  of  the  gold  excitement  in  1849  and  lived  to  the  advanced  age  of 
ninety  years.  Mrs.  Kerns  died  in  Portland,  Oregon,  in  1901  at  the  age  of  sixty- 
nine  years.  She  was  the  mother  of  eight  sons  and  one  daughter,  but  the  daughter, 
Effie.  died  in  1868,  when  ten  years  old.     All  of  the  sons  are  still  living. 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  579 

Oliver  H.  Kerns,  who  was  the  next  to  the  youngest,  received  his  early  educa- 
tion in  the  common  schools  of  Portland,  Oregon,  and  was  for  a  time  a  student 
in  Willamette  University,  attended  the  University  of  Washington  for  t\Vo  years 
and  the  Pacific  University  at  Forest  Grove  for  a  year  and  was  also  for  a  year 
a  student  at  the  State  Normal  School  at  Ellensburg.  He  remained  at  home  until 
he  was  seventeen  years  old  and  under  the  careful  training  of  his  parents  acquired 
habits  of  industry  and  concentration  which  have  been  important  factors  in  his 
subsequent  success.  When  twenty-three  years  old  he  began  teaching,  his  first 
school  being  located  at  The  Dalles.  It  was  after  he  had  followed  his  chosen 
profession  for  four  years  that  he  attended  the  normal  school,  his  experience 
having  shown  him  the  advantage  of  thorough  professional  training.  He  has 
continued  in  educational  work  and  his  record  is  one  of  steady  advancement  and 
of  fine  accomplishment.  For  two  years  he  was  principal  of  the  Thorp  school 
in  Kittitas  county ;  for  a  similar  period  was  principal  of  the  Rossland  high  school ; 
for  one  year  was  superintendent  of  the  schools  of  Hamilton,  Skagit  county;  for 
five  years  was  principal  at  Avon,  Skagit  county ;  and  for  one  year  was  connected 
with  the  Anacortes  schools.  He  was  then  elected  superintendent  of  schools  of 
Skagit  county  and  has  since  been  reelected  to  that  office,  so  that  he  is  now  serving 
his  second  term.  He  realizes  that  the  changing  conditions  of  life  should  be  met 
by  changes  in  the  school  system  and  has  introduced  a  number  of  reforms  in  the 
schools  under  his  charge.  He  has  provided  manual  training  and  domestic  science 
courses  and  has  made  the  Skagit  county  schools  the  equal  in  progressiveness  and 
efficiency  of  any  to  be  found  elsewhere  in  the  state.  He  is  convinced  that  system 
and  method  are  as  much  needed  in  the  management  of  school 'affairs  as  in  business 
and  has  so  planned  and  managed  his  work  as  to  secure  the  greatest  results  with 
the  least  expenditure  of  time  and  efifort.  His  office  is  well  equipped  with  all 
modern  labor-saving  devices  for  office  work  and  he  has  demonstrated  the  pos- 
session of  a  high  degree  of  executive  ability.  One  of  the  means  which  he  has 
taken  to  arouse  a  greater  popular  interest  in  matters  pertaining  to  the  schools 
is  the  establishment  of  what  is  known  as  "  School  Day  "  throughout  the  county 
and  on  the  first  day  so  observed  there  was  an  attendance  of  thirteen  thousand 
and  the  work  of  over  three  thousand  children  was  represented.  He  has  also 
prepared  a  course  of  lectures  on  educational  subjects  and  he  has  been  greatly 
in  demand  for  county  institute  work,  in  which  he  has  been  unusually  successful. 
His  standing  throughout  the  state  is  indicated  by  the  fact  that  he  is  president 
of  the  Washington  County  Superintendents  Association. 

Mr.  Kerns  was  married  at  The  Dalles,  Oregon,  February  12,  1897,  to  Miss 
Myrtle  Patterson,  a  native  of  Oregon  and  a  daughter  of  George  W.  and  Leviett 
Patterson,  pioneers  of  that  state.  Her  father  has  passed  away  but  her  mother 
survives.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Kerns  have  been  born  eight  children:  Violet,  the 
wife  of  Leon  Cipra,  of  Tacoma ;  Clarence,  who  is  now  serving  with  the  Canadian 
forces  in  the  European  war;  Donna,  at  home;  Pansy,  who  died  at  Thorp;  Gladys; 
Lucille;  Geraldine;  and  Marland,  who  was  born  July  29.  191 5,  at  Mount  Vernon. 

Mr.  Kerns  was  reared  in  the  faith  of  the  Methodist  church,  but  of  late  years 
has  attended  the  Baptist  church.  He  is  a  republican  in  politics  and  takes  a  prom- 
inent part  in  public  affairs.  Fraternally  he  is  well  known,  belonging  to  the  Inde- 
pendent Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  the  Yeomen  and  the  Modern  Woodmen  of 
America.      He    belongs    to    the    State    Education   Association    and    there    is    no 


580  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

development  in  the  educational  field  with  which  he  does  not  familiarize  himself. 
The  initiative  and  enterprise  which  have  characterized  his  work  as  an  educator 
were  displayed  in  his  youth  as  he  not  only  paid  part  of  his  own  college  expenses, 
but  aided  in  the  support  of  his  widowed  mother.  He  gladly  worked  at  whatever 
offered  and  for  a  time  was  employed  by  a  gardener  in  Portland  at  a  wage  of  a 
dollar  and  a  quarter  per  day.  It  can  be  said  of  him  as  truly  as  of  any  self-made 
business  man  that  all  that  he  has  accomplished  is  due  entirely  to  his  own  efforts. 


GEORGE  R.  WALKER. 


George  R.  Walker  is  the  secretary  of  the  Southwest  Washington  Fair 
Association,  in  which  connection  he  is  doing  much  to  stimulate  industrial  and 
agricultural  activity  in  his  section  of  the  state  and  raise  standards  along  those 
linees.  He  was  born  in  Canada,  near  Sterling,  in  1864,  but  was  only  three  years 
of  age  when  taken  by  his  parents  to  Michigan.  He  resided  near  Ann  Arbor, 
that  state,  for  a  considerable  period,  but  came  to  Washington  twenty-eight  years 
ago,  making  his  way  to  Centralia,  where  he  was  engaged  in  merchandising  for 
five  years.  Twenty-three  years  ago  he  removed  to  Chehalis  and  there  held  a 
position  with  the  Northern  Pacific  Railway  Company  for  a  period  of  three  years. 
For  five  years  he  was  with  William  Urquhart  in  the  dry  goods  business.  In 
1892  he  opened  the  first  exclusive  shoe  store  in  Chehalis  and  he  continued  active 
in  mercantile  circles  until  about  two  years  ago. 

There  is  no  man  who  has  done  more  for  public  progress  and  improvement 
along  various  lines  than  Mr.  Walker,  whose  activities  have  been  wisely  directed 
and  have  become  most  resultant.  He  took  an  active  part  in  the  North  Pacific 
Fair  Association  and  was  elected  a  member  of  the  advisory  board  of  the  western 
board  of  appeals  in  the  American  Trotting  Association.  He  has  done  much  for 
the  promotion  of  agricultural  and  stock  raising  interests  in  Lewis  county.  The 
Southwest  Washington  Fair  Association  was  organized  ten  years  ago  as  a 
state  institution.  Six  citizens  from  Centralia  and  from  Chehalis  constituted  a 
committee  to  select  a  place  for  holding  the  fair.  The  committee  appointed,  after 
much  study  and  consideration  of  the  subject  from  every  standpoint,  recommended 
the  site  now  owned  and  it  was  purchased  at  two  hundred  dollars  per  acre,  the 
amount  secured  being  thirty  acres.  A  committee  of  three  was  appointed  to 
canvass  the  tOAvns  of  Centralia  and  Chehalis  and  raise  the  six  thousand  dollars 
paid  for  the  land.  They  then  went  before  the  state  legislature  to  ask  for  the 
aid  of  the  state.  The  state  made  an  appropriation  of  fifteen  thousand  dollars, 
used  in  erecting  buildings.  About  four  years  ago  the  legislature  decided  to 
turn  over  the  project  to  the  district  comprising  the  six  counties  of  Lewis,  Thurston, 
Pacific,  Grays  Harbor,  Cowlitz  and  Wahkiakum.  The  state  legislature  made 
an  appropriation  sufficient  to  place  it  on  a  cash  basis  and  it  was  turned  over  to 
Lewis  county  free  of  all  encumbrance  and  the  fair  is  now  under  the  control  of 
the  county  commissioners,  who  can  appropriate  a  one-half-mill  tax  for  expenses 
if  necessary,  but  only  one-fourth  of  a  mill  has  ever  been  appropriated.  The 
chairman  of  the  county  commissioners  is  also  chairman  of  the  fair  board.  From 
the  beginning  F.   B.  Hubbard  has  been  the  president,  with  George  R.  Walker 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  581 

as  the  secretary.  Meetings  have  been  held  every  year  to  stimulate  an  interest 
in  higher  and  better  achievements  along  the  lines  of,  agricultural  development 
and  industrial  development  and  upbuilding.  The  fair  is  educational  in  its  pur- 
poses and  in  its  results.  Good  buildings  have  been  erected  on  the  grounds  and 
a  grandstand  has  been  built  with  a  seating  capacity  for  five  thousand  people. 
Race  meets  are  there  held  every  year  which  are  considered  not  only  the  best 
in  Washington  but  in  the  entire  northwest. 

In  addition  to  his  activity  along  that  line  as  secretary  of  the  association,  Mr. 
Walker  is  also  identified  with  the  Lewis  County  Pure  Breeders  Club,  which  was 
organized  in  January,  1916,  with  N.  B.  Coffman  as  president,  F.  M.  Svinth,  vice 
president,  and  J.  E.  McDonald,  secretary  and  treasurer.  This  was  formed  for 
promoting  and  encouraging  the  raising  of  pure  bred  registered  stock.  The  mem- 
bers are  all  owners  of  one  or  more  pure  bred  animals  and  the  officers  of  the 
company  are  elected  annually.  The  second  meeting  of  the  association  took  the 
form  of  a  picnic,  which  was  held  in  the  summer  of  1916.  The  summer  meeting 
is  made  a  social  meeting,  while  the  January  meeting  is  for  the  purpose  of  busi- 
ness. With  the  removal  of  Mr.  McDonald,  Mr.  Walker  became  secretary  and 
treasurer  on  the  20th  of  June,  1916,  and  at  the  meeting  on  the  17th  of  February, 
191 7,  N.  B.  Coffman  was  elected  president,  with  Mr.  Svinth  as  vice  president. 
There  are  now  thirty-five  active  members  and  ten  honorary  members,  with  eighty 
other  prospective  members,  who  are  breeders  of  pure  bred  stock  in  Lewis  county. 
Mr.  Walker  is  thus  doing  active  and  effective  work  to  further  the  development 
of  the  county  along  high  standards.  After  the  Fair  Association  holds  its  meet- 
ing at  Chehalis  its  exhibits  are  sent  to  Yakima  and  later  are  given  to  the  rail- 
road company  for  exhibition  in  the  east.  Mr.  Walker  recommends  that  a  per- 
manent exhibit  be  established  in  Chehalis. 

In  1916  Mr.  Walker  was  united  in  marriage  to  Mrs.  CoUier.  He  is  very 
prominent  in  fraternal  circles.  For  twenty-six  years  he  has  been  a  member 
of  the  Ancient  Order  of  United  Workmen  and  has  served  as  grand  foreman  of 
Washington.  For  a  quarter  of  a  century  he  attended  its  grand  lodge  and  was 
on  its  finance  committee  for  six  years.  He  was  grand  representative  to  the 
state  meeting  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias  in  Spokane  in  191 7.  In  politics  he  is 
also  deeply  interested  and  is  now  president  of  the  Chehalis  Republican  Club. 
He  held  the  office  of  councilman  for  two  terms  and  stands  at  all  times  as  a 
stalwart  supporter  of  public  improvement,  whether  obtained  through  political 
activitv  or  individual  eft'ort. 


CHARLES  C.  CALLAHAN. 


The  prosperity  of  the  Burlington  National  Bank  of  Burlington,  Washington, 
is  attributable  in  no  small  measure  to  the  energy,  the  sound  judgment  and  the 
knowledge  of  banking  that  characterized  its  cashier,  Charles  C.  Callahan.  A 
native  of  Indianapolis,  Indiana,  he  was  born  on  the  14th  of  January,  1861.  of 
the  marriage  of  John  P.  and  Elizabeth  (Bishop)  Callahan.  The  parents  were 
natives  of  Virginia,  but  removed  to  Indiana  in  early  life  and  there  remained 
until  death.     The  father  engaged  in  merchandising  and  was  highly  esteemed  in 


582  WASHINGTOX,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

his  community  both  as  a  business  man  and  as  a  citizen.  He  died  in  1909,  when 
eighty-one  years  of  age,,  having  long  survived  his  wife,  who  passed  away  in 
Indianapolis  when  but  fifty-two  years  old.  All  of  their  three  sons  are  living, 
namely :  Frank  B.,  a  resident  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio ;  Charles  C. ;  and  Edwin  R., 
who  is  living  in  Denver,  Colorado. 

Charles  C.  Callahan  began  learning  the  printer's  trade  after  completing  his 
public  school  course  and  in  time  became  editor  of  various  country  papers.  Still 
later  he  was  telegraph  editor  on  the  St.  Louis  Globe-Democrat  and  for  some 
time  was  owner  and  editor  of  the  Sidney  (Neb.)  Telegraph,  which  he  conducted 
for  many  years.  He  made  his  paper  a  recognized  force  in  directing  public  opinion 
in  that  section  and  it  was  highly  regarded  as  a  news  and  advertising  medium. 
In  1897  h^  ^^^s  appointed  postmaster  of  Sidney  and  following  the  expiration 
of  his  term  in  that  office  organized  the  First  National  Bank  there,  the  afifairs  of 
which  he  managed  in  his  capacity  of  cashier.  In  1909  he  sold  his  interest  in 
that  institution  and  for  two  years  was  manager  of  the  electric  light  company  of 
Sidney,  in  which  he  had  purchased  a  large  interest  in  1905. 

After  severing  his  connection  with  that  concern  ]\Ir.  Callahan  removed  to 
Burlington,  Washington,  in  1912  and  purchased  the  State  Bank,  which  he  re- 
organized under  the  name  of  the  Burlington  National  Bank  and  of  which  he 
has  since  continued  as  cashier.  He  keeps  all  of  the  work  of  the  institution  well 
in  hand,  is  prudent  in  the  extension  of  credit  and  yet  recognizes  fully  the  oppor- 
tunity for  service  to  the  community  through  the  encouragement  of  new  business 
enterprises.     He  is  also  a  director  in  the  Burlington  Creamery. 

Mr.  Callahan  was  married  at  Sidney,  Nebraska,  in  1889  to  Miss  Minnie 
Cleburne,  a  niece  of  General  Patrick  Cleburne,  and  a  daughter  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  James  Cleburne,  residents  of  Sidney.  Mr.  Callahan  is  an  adherent  of 
the  republican  party,  but  has  not  given  a  great  deal  of  time  to  political  affairs. 
He  has,  however,  served  as  a  member  of  the  city  council  and  in  that  capacity- 
proved  single-hearted  in  his  devotion  to  the  general  good.  He  is  a  thirty-second 
degree  Mason  and  is  also  a  member  of  the  Benevolent  and  Protective  Order  of 
Elks  and  has  a  large  number  of  friends  both  within  and  without  those  organiza- 
tions. The  community  has  the  utmost  confidence  in  his  integrity  and  recognizes 
in  him  one  of  the  leaders  in  financial  circles  in  Skagit  county. 


W.  J.  GILLESPIE. 


W.  J.  Gillespie,  operating  in  the  real  estate  field  in  Blaine,  was  born  in  North 
Carolina  in  1845.  He  removed  westward  to  Ohio  in  1876.  For  ten  years  he 
was  employed  by  the  P>ig  Four  Railroad  and  for  seven  years  he  was  in  Webster 
City,  Iowa,  where  he  was  connected  with  the  building  department  of  the  Illinois 
Central  Railroad.  On  severing  his  connection  therewith  he  came  to  Western 
Washington  in  1885  and  took  up  carpenter  work  at  Port  Townsend.  He  spent 
a  year  and  a  half  at  Port  Hadlock  and  later  was  for  six  months  a  resident  of 
Portland,  Oregon.  In  January,  1889,  he  arrived  in  Blaine  and  here  he  has  since 
engaged  ni  the  real  estate  and  insurance  business.  He  was  appionted  notary 
public  under  Eugene  Semple,  territorial  governor,  and  has  continued  to  serve  in 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  583 

that  capacity  since.  He  was  also  United  States  customs  broker  for  a  number 
of  years  and  was  active  in  clearing  vessels  and  in  other  things  pertaining  to 
the  customs.  For  a  time  his  nephev/,  John  F.  Church,  was  associated  with  him 
in  the  real  estate  business,  but  he  is  now  alone.  He  has  erected  several  build- 
ings in  Blaine,  including  a  three  story  structure  of  a  very  substantial  and  attrac- 
tive character.  He  also  owns  a  fine  residence  in  the  city.  As  a  real  estate 
dealer  he  has  negotiated  many  important  property  transfers  and  he  has  also  built 
up  a  good  business  in  insurance,  representing  six  different  companies. 

In  Ohio,  in  1876,  Mr.  Gillespie  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Drusilla  H. 
Swanger,  of  Pennsylvania.  His  military  record  covers  eighteen  months'  serv- 
ice as  a  private  in  the  ranks  of  the  Sixth  North  Carolina  Cavalry  during  the 
Civil  war.  Fraternally  he  is  a  thirty-second  degree  Mason  and  is  also  an  Odd 
Fellow,  serving  for  fifteen  years  as  secretary  in  the  local  lodge  of  the  latter 
organization.  In  politics  he  was  reared  a  democrat  but  now  maintains  an  inde- 
pendent course.  He  has  held  a  number  of  offices,  including  city  clerk,  justice 
of  the  peace  and  police  judge  and  was  elected  a  representative  to  the  state  leg- 
islature but  declined  to  serve.  His  religious  faith  is  that  of  the  Episcopal 
church,  in  which  he  is  serving  as  warden.  Mr.  Gillespie  has  an  intimate  knowl- 
edge of  the  history  of  Blaine  and  its  development,  for  there  were  not  more 
than  three  hundred  people  in  the  city  when  he  arrived  here.  The  town  consisted 
of  two  stores,  a  postoffice.  a  schoolhouse  and  a  few  other  buildings,  and  lumber 
and  fishing  were  the  main  industries,  but  about  1892  it  started  upon  an  era  of 
substantial  development  with  the  building  of  the  railroad.  In  all  the  years  of 
his  residence  here  Mr.  Gillespie  has  taken  an  active  and  helpful  part  in  advanc- 
ing public  progress  and  improvement,  standing  as  the  champion  of  good  roads 
and  of  various  movements  which  have  been  directly  beneficial  to  the  locality. 


RAYMOND  EDWARD  COOK. 

Prominent  among  the  successful  educators  of  western  Washington  is  Ray- 
mond Edward  Cook,  who  for  the  past  three  years  has  been  superintendent  of 
the  schools  of  Chehalis.  A  native  of  Washington,  he  was  born  in  Freeport, 
Cowlitz  county,  February  i,  1884,  and  is  a  son  of  F.  R.  and  lona  A.  (Bacon) 
Cook,  who  are  natives  of  Ohio  and  Wisconsin  respectively.  For  a  time  the 
parents  resided  in  California,  but  in  1879  came  to  Washington  and  the  father 
took  up  a  homestead  at  Silverlake  in  Cowlitz  county,  where  he  lived  for  a  time. 
Later  he  removed  to  Freeport  and  from  there  to  Sandy  Bend,  but  now  makes 
his  home  near  Castle  Rock,  Washington.  He  has  always  taken  a  prominent 
part  in  public  affairs  and  for  a  number  of  years  has  served  as  county  commis- 
sioner in  Cowlitz  county.  He  has  also  borne  an  influential  part  in  the  work  of 
the  Grange  and  was  master  of  Pleasant  Hill  Grange  for  several  terms  and  later 
of  the  Sandy  Bend  Grange.  To  him  and  his  wife  were  born  seven  children  and 
Raym.ond  Edward  is  the  oldest  now  living. . 

During  his  boyhood  Mr.  Cook  of  this  review  attended  the  country  schools  at 
Sandy  Bend  and  C^tle  Rock  and  subsequently  entered  the  College  of  Puget 
Sound  at  Tacoma,  from  which  he  was  graduated  with  the  degree  of  A.  B.  in 


584  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

1907.  Since  then  he  has  taken  post  graduate  work  at  the  University  of  Wash- 
ington. For  one  year  he  taught  school  at  Castle  Rock  and  also  coached  the 
athletic  teams  at  that  place.  He  next  served  as  superintendent  of  schools  at 
Chelan  for  two  years  and  at  Waterville  for  one  year,  after  which  he  was  prin- 
cipal of  the  Bremerton-Charleston  Union  High  School  for  three  years.  In  1914 
he  accepted  the  superintendency  of  the  schools  of  Chehalis,  where  he  has  since 
labored  with  such  good  results. 

On  the  20th  of  August,  1908,  Mr.  Cook  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Leola 
Adeline  Barrett,  a  daughter  of  John  N.  Barrett,  who  is  at  the  head  of  the  Barrett 
Printing  Company  of  Tacoma.  Mrs.  Cook  was  graduated  from  the  College  of 
Puget  Sound  with  the  class  of  1908  and  for  two  years  taught  in  the  Chelan 
high  school. 

In  his  political  views  Mr.  Cook  is  liberal  and  progressive,  voting  for  the  man 
rather  than  the  party.  He  is  now  serving  as  a  member  of  the  county  board  of 
education  of  Lewis  county  and  is  also  president  of  the  Lewis  County  School 
Masters'  Club  and  a  trustee  of  the  College  of  Puget  Sound.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  Phi  Delta  Kappa,  an  educational  fraternity,  and  occupies  a  prominent 
position  in  the  ranks  of  his  profession  in  western  Washington.  He  has  done 
much  to  promote  the  interests  of  the  schools  in  this  part  of  the  state  and  stands 
shoulder  to  shoulder  with  those  who  are  devoting  their  lives  to  the  training  of 
boys  and  girls  that  they  may  become  better  citizens  and  occupy  more  responsible 
positions.  Fraternally  ]\Ir.  Cook  is  a  member  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows  and  the  Brotherhood  of  American  Yeoman  and  religiously  he  is  an  active 
member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church,  now  serving  as  steward  of  the  church. 
Although  a  young  man  he  has  already  attained  a  position  of  prominence  in  his 
chosen  calling  and  he  is  held  in  the  highest  regard  by  all  who  know  him. 


WILLIAM  WESLEY  EARLES,  M.  D. 

Dr.  William  Wesley  Earles,  entering  upon  his  professional  career  after 
thorough  college  training  and  hospital  experience,  is  now  successfully  practicing 
as  a  physician  and  surgeon  of  Port  Angeles.  He  was  born  in  Wrightstown,  Wis- 
consin, May  7,  1884,  a  son  of  Dr.  William  Henry  and  Percis  (Day)  Earles,  the 
former  a  native  of  Franklin,  Wisconsin,  while  the  latter  was  born  in  Greenleaf, 
Wisconsin,  in  1864.  The  paternal  grandfather.  Thomas  Earles,  was  a  pioneer 
settler  of  Wisconsin  and  was  of  Irish  descent.  William  Henry  Earles  took  up 
the  study  of  medicine  and  became  one  of  the  leading  surgeons  of  Milwaukee. 
He  was  the  founder  of  Trinity  Hospital  of  that  city  and  also  the  Milwaukee 
Medical  College  and  School  of  Dentistry.  He  stood  very  high  in  both  profes- 
sional and  social  circles  in  his  city.  He  had  graduated  from  Rush  Medical  College 
of  Chicago  about  1880  and  he  remained  ever  afterward  a  close  and  discriminating 
student  of  his  profession,  keeping  in  touch  with  the  trend  of  modern  scientific 
thought,  research  and  investigation.  The  ability  which  he  early  displayed  in 
surgical  cases  brought  to  him  such  a  patronage  along  that  line  that  he  confined 
his  practice  entirely  to  surger>',  and  the  profession  lost  onp  of  its  honored  and 
valued  representatives  when  he  passed  away  in  Milwaukee  in  1908.     His  widow, 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  587 

the  daughter  of  Charles  West  Day,  an  early  settler  of  Wisconsin,  is  still  living 
in  Milwaukee.  In  their  family  were  three  sons :  William  W. ;  Raymond  A.,  a 
rancher  living  at  Hanford,  Washington;  and  John  Carlton,  a  lumberman  of  San 
Francisco. 

After  attending  the  public  schools  of  Milwaukee,  Dr.  William  Wesley  Earles 
continued  his  education  in  the  Marquette  University,  which  he  attended  for  four 
years,  and  the  University  of  Wisconsin,  in  which  he  remained  for  two  years.  He 
completed  his  medical  studies  in  Marquette  University,  being  graduated  with  the 
class  of  1908.  Later  he  had  the  benefit  of  two  years'  experience  as  interne  in 
Trinity  Hospital  of  Milwaukee,  after  which  he  entered  upon  private  practice  at 
Port  Crescent,  Washington,  arriving  in  this  state  in  the  spring  of  19 10.  A  year 
later  he  removed  to  Solduc  Hot  Springs  in  Clallam  county,  there  remaining  for 
five  seasons.  In  October,  191 5,  he  established  an  office  in  Fort  Angeles,  where 
he  has  since  entered  upon  a  very  satisfactory  practice.  Like  his  father,  he 
specializes  in  surgery  and  displays  marked  skill  in  that  connection.  He  keeps 
in  touch  with  modern  professional  ideas  through  his  membership  in  the  Wash- 
ington State  Medical  Society  and  the  American  Medical  Association,  and  private 
reading,  too,  is  constantly  furthering  his  knowledge  and  giving  him  intimate 
understanding  of  the  latest  processes  and  practices  of  the  profession.  For  the 
past  year  he  has  been  surgeon  in  charge  of  the  medical  department  of  the  Puget 
Sound  Mills  Timber  Company. 

Dr.  Earles  belongs  to  Naval  Lodge,  No.  353.  B.  P.  O.  E.,  of  Port  Angeles, 
and  in  that  city  was  made  a  Mason,  since  which  time  he  has  taken  the  degrees  of 
chapter  and  commandery.  He  is  likewise  an  active  member  of  the  Commercial 
Club  and  his  political  allegiance  is  given  to  the  republican  party.  Those  who  know 
him  esteem  him  as  a  man  of  high  personal  worth  as  well  as  of  professional  skill, 
and  he  is  welcomed  as  a  valviable  addition  to  the  citizenship  of  Port  Angeles. 


LOUIS  R.  FLOWERS. 


Louis  R.  Flowers  has  devoted  his  life  to  journalistic  pursuits  and  his  nat- 
ural fitness  for  newspaper  work,  combined  with  his  long  experience,  are  factors 
in  his  successful  conduct  of  the  Burlington  Journal,  which  is  one  of  the  leading 
country  papers  of  this  section  of  the  state.  He  was  born  in  Fort  Atkinson,  Iowa, 
on  the  2ist  of  January,  1864,  and  is  a  son  of  Job  L.  Flowers,  a  native  of  St. 
Johns,  Quebec,  Canada.  The  family  was  founded  in  America  by  the  great- 
great-grandfather,  John  Flowers,  who  came  to  the  new  world  from  England, 
but  there  is  also  a  strain  of  French  blood  in  the  family.  Job  L.  Flowers  was  a 
lumber  dealer  in  Maine  in  his  young  manhood  and  later  engaged  in  the  grain 
business  in  Iowa,  where  he  settled  in  pioneer  times.  Subsequently  he  removed 
to  Minnesota,  where  with  others  he  owned  one  hundred  and  sixty  acres  of  land 
that  has  since  become  a  part  of  the  city  of  St.  Paul.  He  was  a  highly  educated 
man,  being  a  graduate  of  McGill  University  of  Montreal,  one  of  the  leading 
Protestant  universities  of  the  Dominion,  and  also  an  alumnus  of  Oberlin  Col- 
lege of  Oberlin,  Ohio.  While  a  student  in  the  latter  institution  he  taught  Latin 
and  French  there,  being  quite  proficient  in  those  languages.     He  passed  away  in 


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588  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

1892  at  Cottage  Grove,  Oregon,  at  the  age  of  sixty-three.  It  was  eighteen  years 
previous,  or  in  1874,  that  he  came  west,  locating  at  that  time  at  Renton,  Wash- 
ington. He  owned  one  of  the  fine  stock  farms  of  that  section  of  the  state,  now 
in  possession  of  J.  D.  Ferrel.  He  married  Miss  EHza  De  Laronde,  a  native  of  St. 
Andrews,  East,  Canada.  Her  father,  Gelespo  De  Laronde,  who,  as  his  name 
indicates,  was  of  French  descent,  was  a  prominent  attorney  in  his  town  and  was 
highly  esteemed  as  a  citizen.  She  passed  away  at  Ridgeway,  Iowa,  in  1872,  at  the 
age  of  thirty-eight  years.  She  was  widely  known  and  highly  esteemed  in  that 
town,  which  was  established  by  Mr.  Flowers.  To  their  union  were  born  four 
children,  one  son  and  three  daughters,  of  whom  two  are  living,  the  sister  of  our 
subject  being  Rosamond,  the  wife  of  Lieutenant  Todd,  now  in  the  Canadian 
army. 

Louis  R.  Flowers  attended  the  public  schools  of  Austin,  Minnesota,  and  later 
took  a  three  years'  course  in  the  Chautauqua  at  Port  Townsend.  It  was  in  1876 
that  he  came  to  Washington  and  for  two  years  thereafter  he  remained  with 
his  father  on  the  home  farm,  after  which  he  removed  to  Seattle.  He  worked 
as  a  lineman  with  a  surveying  party  on  the  Northern  Pacific  Railroad  for  some 
time  and  was  subsequently  engaged  in  ranching  in  association  with  George  Tib- 
betts,  of  Seattle.  During  this  time  he  became  acquainted  with  Sam  Condon,  a 
compositor  on  the  Post-Intelligencer  at  Seattle,  and  through  him  took  his  first 
lessons  in  typesetting.  He  finished  his  apprenticeship  to  the  printer's  trade 
in  the  office  of  the  Port  Townsend  Argus,  which  was  then  owned  by  Allen  Weir. 
He  then  leased  the  Coupeville  Times,  which  he  conducted  for  about  a  year,  after 
which  he  established  the  Blaine  Journal  in  1884.  A  year  later  he  sold  that  paper 
and  returned  to  Port  Townsend  and  in  1886,  in  association  with  George  \V. 
O'Brien,  he  established  the  Port  Townsend  Call,  which  he  subsequently  devel- 
oped into  a  daily.  He  published  that  journal  until  1891  and  the  following  year 
went  to  Port  Angeles  to  take  charge  of  the  Port  Angeles  Democrat,  which  he 
published  successfully  for  three  years.  Subsequently  he  was  for  twelve  years 
connected  with  the  Port  Angeles  Leader,  Courier  and  Times  and  upon  leaving 
tliat  city  in  1906  removed  to  Harper.  He  purchased  a  forty  acre  farm  in  that 
locality  and  engaged  in  agricultural  pursuits  for  a  short  time  but  in  1907 
removed  to  Mount  Vernon  and  for  one  year  was  connected  with  the  editorial 
department  of  the  Mount  Vernon  Argus.  Since  1912  he  has  resided  in  Burling- 
ton and  during  that  time  has  edited  and  published  the  Burlington  Journal  in 
partnership  with  Thomas  Howe.  The  news  columns  of  the  paper  give  full  and 
reliable  accounts  of  the  latest  happenings  of  local  and  general  interest,  its  edi- 
torials are  ably  written  and  it  is  recognized  as  an  excellent  advertising  medium 
as  it  has  a  large  circulation  and  reaches  the  representative  people  of  the  county. 
Mr.  P'lowers  at  one  time  edited  a  farm  journal  called  the  Pacific  Dairyman, 
published  at  Seattle.  He  owns  twenty  acres  of  land  at  Riverside  and  is  there 
engaged  in  raising  full  blooded  Holstein  cattle  and  also  Leghorn  chickens.  His 
ranch  interests  are  ably  managed,  as  is  his  newspaper  business,  and  he  derives 
therefrom  a  gratifying  addition  to  his  income. 

Mr.  Flowers  was  married  at  Port  Angeles  on  the  21st  of  February,  1894,  to 
Miss  Kate  Yarnell,  who  was  born  in  Fort  Madison.  Iowa,  and  is  a  daughter  of 
Mr.  and  Mrs  J.  D.  Yarnell,  now  residents  of  California.  Three  sons  and  one 
daughter  have  been  born  to  this  marriage,  namely :  Ashley,  Joy,  Louis  and  Noel. 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  589 

The  republican  party  has  a  stanch  supporter  in  Mr.  Flowers.  He  has  taken 
quite  an  active  part  in  public  affairs  and  for  two  years  served  as  president  of 
the  Mount  Vernon  high  school  board  and  has  never  ceased  to  feel  the  keenest 
interest  in  educational  matters.  He  belongs  to  the  United  Presbyterian  church, 
whose  teachings  form  the  guiding  principle  of  his  life,  and  through  his  mem- 
bership with  the  Commercial  Club  he  cooperates  with  other  public-spirited 
citizens  for  the  upbuilding  of  the  town.  While  a  resident  of  Port  Townsend  he 
served  in  the  state  militia,  thus  giving  additional  proof  of  his  readiness  to  place 
public  service  above  private  interests. 


LEWIS  A.  MARKS. 


Lewis  A.  Marks,  manager  of  St.  Helens  Garage,  is  a  well  known  business  man 
of  Chehalis,  where  he  has  carried  on  operations  for  the  past  four  years.  He  was 
born  on  a  farm  near  Brooklyn,  Poweshiek  county,  Iowa,  May  i,  1880,  and  is  a 
son  of  L.  J.  and  Sarah  C.  (Morrison)  Marks,  natives  of  Pennsylvania  and  Ohio 
respectively.  By  occupation  the  father  was  a  farmer.  In  the  family  were  five 
children,  three  sons  and  two  daughters,  of  whom  Lewis  A.  is  the  oldest. 

Reared  on  the  home  farm  in  Iowa,  Lewis  A.  Marks  received  his  early  edu- 
cation in  the  country  schools  of  the  neighborhood  and  later  attended  the  high 
school  of  Brooklyn.  On  starting  out  in  life  for  himself  he  served  an  appren- 
ticeship in  the  shops  of  the  Davey  Manufacturing  Company  at  Mason  City, 
Iowa,  making  sash  and  doors,  and  he  remained  with  that  concern  for  three 
years.  He  continued  in  the  same  business  at  different  places  for  six  years  and 
was  later  engaged  in  the  sav^^mill  filing  business  at  Coeur  d'Alene,  Idaho.  During 
all  this  time  he  was  becoming  familiar  with  various  kinds  of  mechanical  work 
and  had  acquired  an  excellent  knowledge  of  machinery.  P^or  three  and  a  half 
years  he  was  in  the  employ  of  M.  D.  Wright  of  Coeur  d'Alene,  driving  an  auto- 
mobile, and  during  that  time  gained  a  good  knowledge  of  the  automobile  busi- 
ness which  has  been  of  great  assistance  to  him  since  coming  to  Washington.  It 
was  in  December,  191 2,  that  Mr.  Marks  arrived  in  Chehalis,  and  forming  a 
partnership  with  Thomas  E.  Docherty  purchased  the  St.  Helens  Garage  on 
Market  street.  He  has  since  managed  the  business  with  remarkable  success  and 
besides  handling  the  well  known  Reo  and  Studebaker  cars  he  carries  a  full  line 
of  automobile  accessories  and  has  a  well  equipped  repair  department.  He  not 
only  does  general  repairing  but  has  a  storage  battery  and  makes  electrical  work  a 
specialty.  During  the  busy  season  the  company  employ  as  many  as  six  mechan- 
ics and  their  trade  extends  all  over  Lewis  county.  Their  garage  is  fifty  by 
one  hundred  and  ten  feet  in  dimensions,  making  a  floor  space  of  fifty-five  Inin- 
dred  square  feet  for  parking  cars  and  for  their  stock  in  trade.  They  handle  a 
large  line  of  tires  for  any  machine,  inner  tubes,  tools  and  in  fact  everything  in 
the  automobile  line. 

In  1907  Mr.  Marks  was  married  in  Coeur  dAlene.  Idaho,  to  ATiss  Delia 
Bousley,  a  daughter  of  George  Bousley,  a  farmer  of  Wisconsin,  and  they  now 
have  a  little  son,  George  Jackson,  aged  two  years.  Mr.  Marks  is  a  republican 
in  politics  but  is  very  liberal  in  his  view  and  accords  to  others  their  right  of 


590  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

opinion.  Fraternally  he  is  a  Royal  Arch  Mason  and  also  a  member  of  the  Inde- 
pendent Order  of  Odd  Fellows  and  the  Commercial  Club  of  Chehalis.  He  is  one 
of  the  representative  business  men  of  the  city  and  is  held  in  high  esteem  by  all 
who  know  him. 


WILLIAM  DALE. 


William  Dale,  a  hardware  merchant  of  Mount  \'ernon,  has  been  identified 
with  the  development  of  his  section  of  the  state  for  more  than  four  decades. 
For  a  considerable  period  he  was  connected  with  the  lumber  industry  and  he  has 
in  large  measure  shaped  the  political  history  of  the  district  in  which  he  lives. 
He  was  born  in  Elk  county,  Pennsylvania,  ^May  20,  1852,  and  was  but  four  years 
of  age  when  taken  to  Wisconsin  by  his  parents,  John  L.  and  Massie  (Jordan) 
Dale,  both  of  whom  were  natives  of  Pennsylvania,  the  father's  birth  having 
occurred  in  Center  county  in  1814,  while  the  mother  was  born  on  the  Susque- 
hanna river  in  1833.  In  the  '50s  they  removed  wuth  their  family  to  Pierce  county, 
Wisconsin.  John  L.  Dale  studied  law  and  passed  the  bar  examination  in  Wis- 
consin, after  which  he  practiced  in  River  Falls  for  twenty  years.  He  also 
engaged  in  the  lumber  and  milling  business  in  Pierce  county.  In  1861  he  took 
an  active  part  in  recruiting  troops  for  Civil  war  service  and  enlisted  thousands  of 
men.  He  served  as  provost  marshal  at  large  for  the  state  and  he  became  a  sutler 
of  the  Thirtieth  Wisconsin  Regiment.  In  1863  he  was  commissioned  as  second 
lieutenant  and  remained  active  throughout  the  period  of  hostilities  until  the  war 
was  brought  to  a  successful  termination.  He  became  the  associate  of  Senator 
Spooner  and  other  distinguished  political  leaders  of  Wisconsin  and  took  an 
active  part  in  shaping  the  political  afifairs  of  that  state.  In  1877  ^^  took  up  his 
abode  at  Edison,  Skagit  county,  Washington,  after  which  he  lived  retired  until 
his  death,  which  occurred  in  1878.  His  widow  survived  him  for  a  number  of 
years  and  passed  away  in  1890.  In  their  family  were  four  children  who  are  yet 
living,  as  follows:  William,  of  this  review;  John  L.,  a  resident  of  Edison; 
James  M.,  who  makes  his  home  at  Port  Hammond,  British  Columbia ;  and  Annie 
L.,  who  is  the  wife  of  Frank  A.  Hall,  of  Mount  Vernon. 

After  acquiring  a  public  school  education  in  Pierce  county,  Wisconsin,  William 
Dale  at  the  age  of  twenty-one  years  w-ent  to  Eau  Claire,  Wisconsin,  where  for 
a  year  he  worked  in  the  lumber  woods.  He  then  started  for  the  Pacific  coast, 
making  his  way  direct  to  San  Francisco,  where  he  arrived  on  the  2d  of  July, 
1874,  and  thence  sailed  for  the  Puget  Sound  country,  reaching  Utsaladdy  on  the 
1 2th  of  that  month.  There  he  became  connected  with  the  logging  and  lumber 
industry  and  in  1875  he  removed  to  Skagit  county,  where  he  took  up  the  lumber 
and  logging  business  on  his  own  account.  He  cut  the  logs  for  most  of  the  town 
site  of  Anacortes  and  in  that  day  he  could  have  purchased  all  of  the  George  D. 
Hill  claim  at  Anacortes  for  eight  hundred  dollars — a  property  that  is  today  very 
valuable.  In  1877  he  removed  to  Edison,  where  he  turned  his  attention  to  farm- 
ing and  also  continued  his  operations  in  lumbering.  Through  more  than  two 
decades  he  was  thus  actively  engaged  in  business  at  Edison  and  in  1899  he 
removed  to  Mount  Vernon,  where  he  now  makes  his  home,  being  there  engaged 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  591 

in  business  as  a  hardware  merchant.  In  the  meantime,  however,  he  conducted 
an  abstract  business  as  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Dale  &  Shea,  his  connection 
therewith  continuing  from  1893  until  1910,  when  he  sold  out.  The  following 
year  he  opened  the  hardware  store  which  he  is  still  conducting,  having  now 
one  of  the  leading  commercial  concerns  of  his  city.  He  has  manifested  unfal- 
tering energy  and  determination  throughout  his  business  career  and  these  activi- 
ties have  been  an  element  that  has  led  to  substantial  progress  and  development 
in  the  district  in  which  he  has  put  forth  his  efforts. 

On  the  17th  of  December.  1877,  Air.  Dale  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss 
Mary  A.  Stevens,  a  native  of  Minnesota.  They  have  become  parents  of  five 
children:  W.  Edwin,  now  a  marine  engineer  of  Seattle,  Washington;  Annie 
Adelaide,  the  wife  of  Frank  E.  Hunt,  a  merchant  of  Mount  Vernon,  Washington; 
Ella  R.,  the  wife  of  Edwin  Fredlund,  who  is  engaged  in  the  abstract  business 
at  Chinook,  Montana;  J.  Arthur,  now  deceased;  and  Etta  Persis,  also  deceased. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Dale  are  members  of  the  Episcopal  church  and  he  is  a  prom- 
inent Mason,  having  taken  the  degrees  of  lodge,  chapter  and  commandery,  and 
in  the  chapter  he  has  filled  all  of  the  chairs.  He  has  likewise  occupied  every 
oftice  in  the  Knights  of  Pythias  lodge.  Like  his  father,  he  has  been  deeply 
interested  in  political  questions  and  situations  and  has  long  been  an  active  sup- 
porter of  the  republican  party.  His  fellow  townsmen,  appreciative  of  his  ability, 
called  him  to  various  public  offices.  From  1888  until  1892  he  served  as  county 
assessor  and  then  in  1898  was  again  elected  to  that  office,  remaining  in  the  posi- 
tion until  1902.  In  1909  he  was  elected  mayor  of  Mount  Vernon  and  filled  the 
position  for  two  terms,  his  administration  being  characterized  by  many  progres- 
sive measures,  and  yet  there  was  no  useless  expenditure  of  money  nor  equally 
useless  retrenchment  where  the  good  of  the  community  was  concerned.  Forty- 
three  years'  residence  in  the  northwest  has  made  him  indeed  a  Washingtonian 
in  spirit,  interests  and  activities.  He  is  a  most  loyal  advocate  of  the  northwest, 
recognizing  its  opportunities  and  its  possibilities  and  never  lightly  regarding  his 
own  responsibilities  as  a  factor  in  its  development. 


J.  L.  GILFILEN. 


J.  L.  Gilfilen,  identified  with  the  business  interests  of  Bellingham  since  1900 
and  now  successfully  engaged  in  shingle  manufacturing,  came  to  the  coast  from 
West  Virginia.  He  was  born  in  Ohio  in  1863  and  in  his  boyhood  went  with  his 
parents  to  West  Virginia,  where  his  father  owned  and  operated  a  sawmill.  It' 
was  there  that  J.  L.  Gilfilen  had  his  first  practical  experience  in  connection  with 
the  lumber  and  shingle  business  and  he  has  been  continuously  engaged  in  shingle 
manufacturing  since  his  arrival  in  Bellingham.  In  1902  he  organized  the  Upright 
Shingle  Company,  his  mill  in  connection  therewith  having  a  capacity  of  sixty 
thousand  per  day.  In  1900  he  incorporated  the  Silver  Beach  Shingle  Company 
with  a  capacity  of  one  hundred  and  fifty  thousand  per  day.  In  191 1  the 
Upright  Compay  bought  out  the  Silver  Beach  Company  and  has  since  operated 
the  Upright  Shingle  Company's  ])lant,  the  capacity  being  now  one  hundred  thou- 
sand shingles  daily.     The  mill  is  located  on  Lake  Whatcom  at  Silver  Beach  and 


592  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

is  owned  by  R.  E.  and  J.  L.  Gilfilen,  brothers,  the  latter  acting  as  president  and 
secretary  and  the  former  as  treasurer  and  manager  of  the  company.  The  mill  is 
operated  by  steam  power,  upright  machines  are  used  and  dry  kilns.  They  also 
have  their  own  lighting  system  and  theirs  is  a  well  equipped  plant  in  which 
fourteen  men  are  employed. 

In  West  Virginia,  in  1885,  Mr.  Gilfilen  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  jVIattie 
C.  Hope,  of  that  state,  and  they  have  eight  children:  Wayne,  Sylvia,  Golda, 
Lowell,  Herman,  Vesta,  La  Verne  and  Verta.  Mr.  Gilfilen  is  an  active  worker 
in  the  democratic  party,  serving  as  chairman  of  the  county  central  committee. 
He  has  made  for  himself  a  creditable  name  and  place  in  business  circles  and 
has  become  recognized  as  a  man  of  influence  in  his  community. 


CARROLL  L.  BROWN. 


Carroll  L.  Brown  is  a  forceful  and  resourceful  business  man  conducting 
extensive  and  important  interests  under  the  name  of  the  Coal  Creek  Lumber 
Company  at  Chehalis.  In  fact  he  ranks  as  one  of  the  foremost  representatives 
of  the  lumber  industry-  in  his  section  and  his  well  defined  plans,  carefully  executed, 
measure  up  to  the  highest  commercial  standards. 

Mr.  Brown  was  born  in  Maine  in  1867,  a  son  of  Benjamin  F.  Brown,  who 
was  also  a  native  of  Maine,  whence  he  removed  with  his  family  to  Missouri, 
where  he  engaged  in  farming.  On  leaving  that  state  he  came  to  western  Wash- 
ington in  1877  and  located  in  Olympia,  where  he  remained  for  a  year  and  a  half, 
after  which  he  took  up  hi?  abode  on  a  ranch  at  Tenino,  there  remaining  for  two 
years.  Later  he  secured  a  homestead  in  the  timber,  about  two  miles  south  of 
Napavine,  where  he  built  a  dwelling  and  then  cleared  and  developed  some  of  the 
land.  He  first  erected  a  small  sawmill  in  order  to  cut  some  of  the  timber  and 
the  business  developed  until  it  had  become  an  industry  of  considerable  impor- 
tance. At  first  the  mill  had  a  capacity  of  but  five  thousand  feet  and  later  this  was 
increased  to  twenty  thousand  feet.  The  sons  became  interested  in  the  enterprise, 
which  constituted  the  beginning  of  the  present  activities  of  Carroll  L.  Brown 
in  lumber  manufacturing  circles.  Upon  that  place  near  Napavine  the  father 
spent  his  remaining  days.  He  was  a  very  active  and  public-spirited  man,  earn- 
estly endeavoring  to  promote  the  interests  which  he  believed  would  prove  of 
greatest  benefit  to  community,  state  and  nation.  For  years  he  gave  ardent  sup- 
port to  the  republican  party  and  later  became  a  most  stalwart  advocate  of  the 
prohibition  party.  At  the  time  of  the  Civil  war  he  enlisted  in  1861  as  a  private 
in  the  Fifteenth  Maine  \^olunteer  Infantry  and  served  for  three  years  and 
three  months,  during  which  period  he  won  promotion  until  he  was  serving  as 
captain  at  the  time  of  his  discharge.  In  days  of  peace  he  was  equally  loyal  to  the 
best  interests  of  the  country  and  stood  as  a  high  type  of  American  citizenship. 
He  married  Florilla  W.  Wyman,  also  a  native  of  Maine,  and  they  became  the 
parents  of  two  sons  and  a  daughter:  A.  H. ;  Carroll  L. ;  and  Ada,  the  wife  of 
George  R.  Clark,  of  Sedro  Woolley.  The  father  had  reached  the  age  of  sixty- 
four  years  when  he  passed  away  in  1903. 

Carroll  L.  Brown  was  a  little  lad  of  but  ten  summers  when  brought  by  his 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  593 

parents  to  Washington.  The  spirit  of  western  enterprise  and  progress  which 
has  been  the  dominant  factor  in  the  upbuilding  of  this  section  of  the  country 
has  found  exempHfication  in  his  career.  Since  starting  in  business  he  has  been 
continually  connected  with  the  lumber  trade  in  its  various  phases  save  for  a 
period  of  two  years,  during  which  he  engaged  in  the  hardware  business  in  Che- 
halis.  He  is  today  the  owner  of  extensive  interests  conducted  under  the  name 
of  the  Coal  Creek  Lumber  Company,  a«  enterprise  which  has  done  much  toward 
the  development  of  Chehalis  and  this  section  of  the  state.  His  pay  roll  puts 
into  circulation  ten  thousand  dollars  a  month  or  about  one  hundred  and  twenty 
thousand  dollars  a  year.  The  business  was  organized  in  1905  by  C.  L.  and  A. 
H.  Brown  and  D.  A.  Clark  and  they  at  once  erected  a  modern  sawmill  and  shingle 
mill  and  built  a  standard-gauge  railroad  from  the  plant  to  the  logging  camps  on 
Coal  creek,  six  miles  distant,  where  they  owned  a  fine  tract  of  fir  and  cedar, 
supplying  between  fifteen  and  twenty  million  feet  of  lumber  and  shingle  mate- 
rial. The  company  has  operated  its  own  camps  and  crews  in  the  woods  and 
makes  daily  deliveries  of  logs  to  the  mill,  turning  out  lumber  of  superior  grade. 
Because  of  the  excellence  of  the  product  and  the  progressive  business  methods 
of  the  company  it  has  been  possible  for  the  mill  to  operate  at  a  profit  through- 
out the  period  of  depression  that  has  compelled  so  many  mills  to  close  down. 
The  company  has  secured  as  patrons  the  railroads,  selling  bridge  timbers  and 
car  materials  in  large  quantities.  In  1910  the  original  company  was  succeeded 
by  the  Harm-Brown  Lumber  Company,  which  owned  and  conducted  the  busi- 
ness until  the  summer  of  1912,  when  Carroll  L.  Brown  became  sole  proprietor. 
He  employs  one  hundred  and  twenty-five  men  in  the  mill  and  camps.  Situated 
along  the  lines  of  the  railways,  the  Coal  Creek  Lumber  Company  has  excellent 
shipping  facilities,  which  constitutes  a  contributing  feature  to  the  success  of  the 
business.  Its  product  finds  a  ready  market  in  Portland,  Tacoma  and  other 
coast  cities  but  extensive  shipments  are  also  made  to  the  east,  with  large  sales 
to  railroad  companies,  as  previously  indicated.  Because  of  the  excellent  quality 
of  the  timber,  the  lumber  turned  out  has  always  found  a  ready  sale  and  com- 
manded the  highest  market  prices.  The  equipment  of  the  mill  is  thoroughly 
modern,  including  double  circular  saws,  and  the  capacity  is  seventy-five  thousand 
feet  daily.  The  shingle  mill  has  two  upright  machines  and  its  capacity  is  seventy- 
five  thousand  shingles  per  day.  The  company  generates  its  own  electricity  for 
lighting  purposes  and  has  its  own  water  system.  The  business  is  under  the  direct 
management  of  Mr.  Brown,  of  whom  a  contemporary  biographer  has  said: 
"His  success  has  been  built  on  the  sure  foundation  of  merit— meritorious  product 
and  meritorious  business  principles.  And  while  he  has  been  building  up  a  sub- 
stantial success  as  a  lumberman,  he  has  been  acquiring,  also,  other  material 
interests.  He  is  associated  with  Senator  Leonard  in  coal  mining,  is  an  owner 
of  both  city  and  country  real  estate,  and  has  other  well-considered  invest- 
ments." 

In  Napavine,  in  1889,  Mr.  Brown  was  married  to  Miss  Daisy  Reynolds,  a 
daughter  of  I.  W.  Reynolds,  one  of  the  pioneer  residents  of  that  district,  and 
they  have  two  children,  Ida  May  and  Hazel  Etta. 

Mr.  Brown  votes  with  the  republican  party  but  has  never  been  an  oflice 
seeker.  Fraternally  he  is  connected  with  the  Masons  and  he  also  belongs  to  the 
Lumbermen's  Association.     Of  him  it  has  been  said:  "Personally,  he  is  popular 


594  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

and  justly  so,  for  he  possesses  that  rare  combination  of  kindly  humor  and 
reserve  firmness  that  never  fails  to  make  and  hold  fast  friendships.  As  an 
employer,  he  is  liked  by  his  men;  as  a  citizen,  he  is  both  liked  and  valued  for 
his  civic  spirit  and  willing  cooperation  in  all  that  concerns  his  city's  good." 


BYRON  NEWTON  ALBERTSON. 

Byron  Newton  Albertson  is  concentrating  his  energies  upon  the  real  estate  and 
insurance  business  and  has  met  with  gratifying  success  in  his  activities.  He  was 
born  in  Cleveland,  Ohio,  December  25,  1856,  of  the  marriage  of  William  J. 
and  Julia  (Messenger)  Albertson,  also  natives  of  the  Buckeye  state.  The 
Albertson  family  was  established  in  America  by  seven  brothers,  who  emigrated 
to  New  York  from  Holland.  Rperesentatives  of  the  name  are  now  found  in 
many  of  the  states  of  the  Union  and  are  respected  residents  of  their  communities. 
William  J.  Albertson  was  for  a  time  a  steamboat  engineer  and  later  was  engi- 
neer on  a  railroad  for  a  number  of  years.  He  passed  away  in  Bluffton,  Indiana, 
in  March,  191 5,  when  seventy-five  years  old.  His  wife  was  born  on  the  nth 
of  August,  1838,  in  Richland  county,  Ohio,  and  passed  away  on  the  6th  of  Feb- 
ruary, 1880,  in  her  native  county.  Her  parents  were  of  the  Quaker  faith.  She 
was  the  mother  of  three  children :  Byron  Newton ;  Lew  Wallace,  deceased ;  and 
Jeremiah,  a  resident  of  Indiana. 

Byron  N.  Albertson  attended  the  public  schools  of  Michigan  in  the  acquire- 
ment of  his  early  education  and  was  for  two  years  a  student  in  a  college  at 
Elkhart,  Indiana,  but  when  seventeen  years  old  began  to  earn  his  own  living. 
He  was  a  fireman  on  a  railroad  for  some  time  and  later  was  promoted  to  engi- 
neer. After  five  years'  service  in  that  capacity  he  came  to  Washington  on  the 
28th  of  September,  1892,  and  located  at  Burlington,  where  he  still  remains. 
He  engaged  in  the  sawmill  business  on  his  own  account  until  1906,  when  he 
disposed  of  his  interests  therein,  and  during  the  intervening  eleven  years  he  has 
dealt  in  real  estate  and  insurance.  He  is  thoroughly  informed  as  to  property 
values  and  has  been  very  successful  in  negotiating  realty  transfers.  He  is  thor- 
oughly familiar  with  the  insurance  business,  knows  the  advantages  of  each  type 
of  insurance  and  has  built  up  a  good  business  in  that  line  as  well.  He  has  not 
only  won  individual  prosperity  through  his  activity  in  real  estate  and  insurance 
but  has  also  done  much  to  upbuild  the  city  of  Burlington,  especially  through  devel- 
oping tracts  of  land.  He  recognizes  the  fact  that  the  prosperity  of  a  town 
depends  in  large  measure  upon  that  of  the  surrounding  country  and  has  been 
active  in  movements  seeking  to  improve  the  conditions  of  country  life.  He  is 
general  superintendent  of  the  Skagit  County  Fair  Association. 

Mr.  Albertson  was  married  in  1890  at  Fremont  Center,  Michigan,  to  Miss 
Anna  Bridgeman.  a  native  of  Michigan,  where  his  parents  settled  in  early  times. 
Her  lather  is  deceased  but  her  mother  is  still  living  and  resides  in  Burlington, 
Washington,  at  the  advanced  age  of  eight-one  years.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Albertson 
have  two  adopted  children:  Orson  B. ;  and  Elizabeth,  now  the  wife  of  Knute 
Hjorth,  of  Bellingham. 

Mr.  -Mbertson  loyally  supports  the  candidates  and  measures  of  the  republic 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  595 

can  party  at  the  polls  and  has  done  much  efficient  work  in  political  campaigns. 
He  served  as  the  second  mayor  of  the  town  and  has  always  felt  the  keenest 
interest  in  everything  relating  to  the  advancement  of  the  municipality.  Fra- 
ternally he  belongs  to  the  Benevolent  Protective  Order  of  Elks,  the  Hoo  Hoos 
and  the  Maccabees,  and  he  was  reared  in  the  Methodist  church.  The  Commer- 
cial Club  has  no  more  enthusiastic  or  more  valued  member  than  Air.  Albertson, 
who  served  as  its  second  president  and  through  the  years  has  done  much  to  secure 
the  success  of  its  projects.  He  and  his  family  reside  in  an  attractive  and 
commodious  residence,  which  he  erected  upon  his  arrival  in  Burlington,  and  he 
ranks  among  the  substantial  business  men  of  the  city. 


BERNARD  HAWLEY  JOHNSTON. 

One  of  the  most  prominent  business  men  of  Centralia,  Washington,  is  Ber- 
nard Hawley  Johnston,  president  and  treasurer  of  the  Mendota  Coal  &  Coke 
Company,  and  also  actively  identified  with  other  business  interests  of  impor- 
tance to  the  community.  His  early  life  was  spent  in  the  middle  west  for  he  was 
born  in  Warsaw,  Illinois,  September  i8,  1861,  a  son  of  Robert  Alexander  and 
Caroline  Emily  (McMahon)  Johnston.  On  the  paternal  side  he  is  of  Irish 
origin,  his  father,  who  was  a  native  of  New  York,  being  the  only  one  of  the 
family  born  outside  of  Ireland.  He  died  in  1873  and  was  buried  in  Warsaw, 
Illinois.  Our  subject's  mother  lived  to  the  advanced  age  of  eighty-three  years 
and  was  laid  to  rest  in  the  cemetery  at  Carthage.  Illinois.  She  was  bom  in 
Maidstone,  County  Kent,  England,  and  on  two  occasions  her  father  was  sent 
to  India  as  a  representative  of  the  English  government,  remaining  there  for 
several  years.  Later  he  came  to  the  United  States  and  during  the  Civil  war 
entered  the  Union  service  as  a  member  of  a  "Gray  Beard"  regiment,  being  too 
old  for  active  duty. 

During  his  boyhood  and  youth  Bernard  H.  Johnston  attended  the  public 
schools  of  Warsaw  and  Carthage,  Illinois,  and  after  completing  his  education 
turned  his  attention  to  civil  engineering  under  General  John  G.  Fonda,  chief 
engineer  on  levee  work  along  the  Mississippi  river  between  Warsaw  and  Quincy, 
Illinois.  He  held  that  position  for  three  years  and  for  the  same  length  of 
time  was  engaged  in  railroad  surveying  and  construction  under  Edward  M. 
Gilchrist,  chief  engineer,  in  Illinois.  Iowa  and  Missouri.  Mr.  Johnston  next 
went  to  New  Mexico.  Texas  and  Mexico  as  a  civil  engineer,  but  not  liking  that 
region  returned  to  Illinois.  In  1883  he  became  connected  with  the  Mendota 
Coal  Company  in  Missouri  as  a  mining  engineer  and  was  later  advanced  to 
the  position  of  general  manager  of  the  company,  being  actively  identified  with 
the  coal  mining  industry  in  that  state  until  May,  1907,  when  he  came  to  Wash- 
ington With  others  he  started  the  Mendota  Coal  &  Coke  Company  and  built 
the  town  of  Mendota,  Washington,  serving  as  general  manager  and  secretary 
of  the  company  until  December.  1913,  when  he  was  chosen  president  and  treas- 
urer, in  which  capacities  he  is  still  serving.  He  is  also  vice  president  of  the 
Centralia  Eastern  Railroad  Company,  owning  and  operating  the  road  leading  to 
Mendota,  and  is  first  vice  president  and  a  director  of  the  Farmers  &  Merchants 


596  WASHIXGTOX.  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

Bank  of  Centralia.  Besides  his  coal  mining  interests  in  Washington  he  is  still 
connected  with  the  mining  industry  in  Missouri. 

On  the  25th  of  June,  1887,  in  Unionville,  Missouri,  Mr.  Johnston  was  united 
in  marriage  to  Miss  Clara  Frances  Moore,  a  daughter  of  John  and  Ann  Moore, 
both  of  whom  lived  to  be  over  eighty  years  of  age  and  are  buried  in  Unionville 
cemetery.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Johnston  have  two  children :  Bernard  Homer,  who 
married  Ethel  Moore  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska ;  and  Donna  Elizabeth,  now  the 
wife  of  Frank  C.  Knowles,  residing  at  Missoula.  ^Montana.  The  family  residence 
is  at  411   North  Rock  street,  Centralia. 

Mr.  Johnston  is  a  member  of  the  Episcopal  church  and  is  also  connected  with 
the  Centralia  Commercial  Club,  the  Masonic  fraternity,  the  Benevolent  Protec- 
tive Order  of  Elks  and  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  America.  In  his  political  views 
he  is  a  democrat  but  has  never  had  the  time  nor  inclination  for  office,  preferring 
to  give  his  undivided  attention  to  his  extensive  business  interests.  In  the  devel- 
opment of  the  coal  mines  of  this  region  he  has  done  much  to  promote  the 
public  welfare  and  is  regarded  as  one  of  the  most  public-spirited  and  pro- 
gressive citizens  of  the  community.  He  is  a  man  of  good  executive  ability  and 
sound  judgment  and  usually  carries  forward  to  successful  completion  whatever 
he  undertakes. 


EDWIN  WELLS. 


Skagit  county  is  fortunate  in  the  men  who  are  filling  her  county  offices  and 
none  is  giving  a  better  account  of  himself  than  Edwin  Wells  of  Mount  Vernon, 
who  is  filling  the  position  of  sheriflf.  He  was  born  on  the  23d  of  April,  1860, 
in  Caledonia  settlement,  Albert  county.  New  Brunswick,  and  is  a  son  of  Juda 
Wells,  also  a  native  of  that  province.  As  the  name  indicates  the  family  is  of 
English  descent.  The  father  followed  agricultural  pursuits  in  New  Bruns- 
wick for  many  years  but  in  1883  removed  to  Washington,  w^here  he  took  up  a 
homestead.  After  farming  that  place  for  a  considerable  period  he  removed  to 
La  Conner,  Skagit  county,  where  he  lived  retired  until  his  death,  which  occurred 
about  1900  when  he  was  sixty-nine  years  of  age.  His  wafe,  who  bore  the 
maiden  name  of  Hannah  Starratt,  was  born  in  New  Brunswick,  but  her  ances- 
tors had  settled  in  Nova  Scotia  on  their  emigration  to  the  new  world.  Her 
maternal  grandfather,  Captain  John  Dudgon,  was  bom  in  Ireland  and  through- 
out life  followed  the  sea.  He.  unlike  the  Starratts.  first  located  in  New  Bntns- 
wick,  and  it  was  there  he  built  the  first  vessel  constructed  at  the  headwaters  of 
the  Bay  of  Fundy.  Mrs.  Wells  passed  away  in  the  fall  of  1910  at  La  Conner, 
when  eighty-nine  years  of  age.  Four  of  the  five  children  bom  to  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Wells  sur\-ive,  namely:  H.  E..  who  is  farming  in  Skagit  county;  W.  R.,  assist- 
ant cashier  of  the  Mount  \^ernon  National  Bank ;  Edwin  and  Seeley,  who  is  a 
carpenter  in  the  employ  of  the  government  and  resides  at  Ballard.  Jennie,  w^ho 
died  in  1908,  was  the  wife  of  Frank  Gallacher,  a  resident  of  :\Iount  Vernon. 

Edwin  Wells  entered  the  public  schools  of  New  Brunswick  at  the  usual  age 
and  for  a  number  of  years  divided  his  time  between  his  studies  and  the  work  of 
the  home  farm.     He  remained  with  his  parents  until   1882  and  then  emigrated 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  597 

to  the  Pacific  northwest,  arriving  in  La  Conner,  Washington,  on  the  fifteenth 
of  June  of  that  year.  For  a  year  he  was  employed  in  the  lumber  woods  but 
at  the  end  of  that  time  he  established  a  blacksmith  shop  at  La  Conner,  having 
learned  the  trade  while  residing  in  New  Brunswick.  This  undertaking  proved 
successful,  and  he  conducted  his  shop  until  1888,  when,  in  the  fall  of  that  year, 
he  was  elected  sheriff  of  Skagit  county  and  gave  up  all  other  interests  in  order 
to  concentrate  his  time  and  attention  upon  the  discharge  of  his  official  duties. 
Later  he  was  for  two  years  deputy  sheriff  under  Charles  Harmon,  and  in  1903 
and  1904  was  deputy  warden  of  the  state  penitentiary,  serving  under  Governor 
McBride.  He  was  also,  for  four  years,  deputy  treasurer  under  his  brother,  W. 
R.  Wells,  holding  that  office  from  1909  to  191 2  inclusive.  As  a  public  official 
he  has  invariably  placed  the  general  good  above  every  other  consideration  what- 
soever, and  there  are  few  men  in  the  county  who  have  a  longer  or  more  hon- 
orable record  as  an  official  than  he.  In  191 2  he  was  again  elected  sheriff  and 
is  at  the  present  time  filling  that  position  to  the  entire  satisfaction  of  all  good 
citizens.  He  has  filled  the  office  in  all  for  twelve  years,  and  his  fearlessness 
and  efficiency  in  apprehending  law  breakers  are  generally  recognized. 

Mr.  Wells  was  married  in  1885  at  La  Conner  to  Miss  Minnie  Siegfried, 
who  was  born  in  Washington  and  was  a  daughter  of  Archibald  and  Kate 
(Siegfried)  Siegfried,  pioneers  of  this  state,  who  are  still  residents  of  La  Con- 
ner. On  the  1 6th  of  July,  her  parents  celebrated  their  golden  wedding  anni- 
versary. Mrs.  Wells  died  when  only  twenty-six  years  old  at  La  Conner  in 
1912,  leaving  a  daughter,  Ina,  now  the  widow  of  Roy  Bates  of  La  Conner.  In 
April,  1896,  Mr.  Wells  was  again  married,  choosing  as  his  second  wife  Miss 
Ida  R.  Siegfried,  a  native  of  Missouri  and  a  daughter  of  James  and  Julia 
Siegfried.  Her  father  is  deceased  but  her  mother  is  still  living  and  resides  with 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wells.  To  their  union  have  been  born  three  children,  Marie, 
Theresa  and  Paul. 

Mr.  Wells  is  a  stalwart  republican  and  is  a  factor  in  the  political  life  of 
his  town  and  county.  Fraternally  he  belongs  to  the  Benevolent  Protective  Order 
of  Elks  at  Everett,  and  in  religious  matters  he  inclines  toward  the  Baptist 
church,  having  been  reared  in  its  faith.  The  fact  that  he  is  a  member  of  the 
Commercial  Club  shows  that  he  possesses  commendable  public  spirit  and  is 
willing  to  give  his  moral  and  material  support  to  plans  for  the  upbuilding  of 
his  community.  He  came  to  Washington  as  a  young  man  without  money  and 
without  acquaintances  in  the  state,  but  through  the  utilization  of  the  opportuni- 
ties which  he  found  here  he  has  gained  material  success  and  a  high  place  in  the 
estimation  of  his  fellows. 


IRA  A.  MARCHANT. 


Ira  A.  Marchant.  of  Burlington,  is  general  agent  for  the  Pacific  North  West 
Traction  Company  and  is  also  serving  as  town  clerk,  in  both  of  which  capacities 
is  proving  efficient  and  reliable.  He  was  born  in  Brown  county,  Minnesota,  on 
the  7th  of  November.  1876,  and  is  a  son  of  Aaron  E.  Marchant,  also  a  native 
of  that  state,  where  the  family  located  in  pioneer  times.     The  first  representa- 


598  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

tive  of  the  name  to  settle  in  America  removed  from  England  to  New  York 
prior  to  the  Revolutionary  war  and  later  members  of  the  family  located  in 
Ohio,  whence  the  removal  to  Minnesota  was  made.  Aaron  E.  ]Marchant 
engaged  in  farming  in  the  Gopher  state  for  many  years  but  in  1906  came  to 
Washington  and  is  now  living  in  Whatcom  county.  He  married  Miss  Nettie 
Sherman,  who  was  born  in  Wisconsin  and  is  likewise  of  English  descent.  She 
is  the  mother  of  six  children,  all  of  %vhom  survive  and  of  whom  our  subject  is  the 
eldest. 

Ira  A.  ^larchant  was  educated  in  the  public  and  high  schools  of  Radcliffe, 
Iowa,  completing  the  high  school  course  by  graduation  in  1898.  During  his  boy- 
hood and  youth  he  assisted  his  father  with  the  farm  work  when  not  in  school 
and  on  beginning  his  independent  career  he  took  up  the  work  of  bookkeeper  and 
accountant  and  was  connected  with  the  American  Cotton  Company  at  various 
places.  In  ^larch,  1906.  he  located  in  Burlington,  Washington,  and  organized 
the  Burlington  Commission  Company,  Inc..  of  which  he  was  secretary  and  treas- 
urer. This  was  the  first  concern  in  the  city  to  engage  in  the  wholesale  hay, 
grain  and  feed  business  and  it  met  with  immediate  success.  Mr.  Marchant  was 
an  important  factor  in  the  management  of  its  affairs  for  six  years,  or  until  he 
sold  his  interest  therein  and  became  general  agent  for  the  Pacific  North  W'est 
Traction  Company,  w^hich  he  still  represents.  He  studies  business  conditions 
carefully  with  special  reference  to  their  bearing  upon  the  interests  of  his  com- 
pany and  has  succeeded  in  greatly  increasing  its  annual  volume  of  business  in 
this  district. 

Mr.  Marchant  was  married  at  McLoud,  Oklahoma,  August  31,  1903.  to  Miss 
Ada  F.  King,  a  native  of  Kansas  and  a  daughter  of  Ambrose  H.  and  Rosanna 
King,  both  now  deceased.  To  this  union  have  been  born  four  sons  and  one 
daughter:  Orville,  Georgie,  Harold.  Rex  and  Gene. 

Mr.  Marchant  is  prominent  in  local  organizations  of  the  republican  party  and 
for  the  past  eight  years  has  held  the  oflice  of  town  clerk,  his  retention  in  the 
position  indicating  the  satisfactoriness  of  his  services.  Fraternally  he  belongs 
to  the  Benevolent  Protective  Order  of  Elks  at  Anacortes  and  to  the  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows  at  Bellingham.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Commercial 
Club,  of  which  he  was  secretary  for  three  years,  and  during  that  time  much 
was  accomplished  under  his  leadership  for  the  advancement  of  Burlington.  The 
fact  that  he  holds  membership  in  the  Methodist  church  indicates  the  importance 
which  he  attaches  to  moral  law  and  in  his  daily  life  he  strives  to  live  up  to  high 
ethical  .standards.  He  is  honored  and  respected  for  his  integrity,  enterprise 
and  sound  judgment. 


MATT  S.  ALBERT. 


Matt  S.  Albert,  a  contractor  and  builder  of  Centralia  whose  ability  is  evi- 
denced in  a  large  number  of  the  fine  structures  of  the  city,  has  here  resided  since 
1906  and  is  accounted  one  of  the  most  prominent  young  business  men  of  the 
place.  He  was  born  in  southeastern  Iowa  in  1882  but  since  November,  1883, 
has  been  a  resident  of  western  Washington,  at  which  time  his  parents  took  up 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  599 

their  abode  in  this  state.  For  a  time  after  attaining  his  majority  he  was  in  the 
Yakima  valley,  where  he  engaged  in  ranching  for  two  and  one-half  years,  and 
he  also  did  some  work  there  as  a  builder.  He  was  afterward  engaged  for  sev- 
eral years  in  building  operations  in  and  near  Seattle  and  in  1906  removed  to 
Centralia,  where  he  worked  at  his  trade  in  the  employ  of  others  until  19 10. 

Mr.  Albert  then  became  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Rogers  &  Albert,  which 
existed  until  191 2,  since  which  time  he  has  carried  on  business  independently. 
The  firm  of  Rogers  &  Albert  erected  the  residence  of  F.  H.  Miller,  the  building 
of  the  Pacific  Fruit  «&  Produce  Company  on  Tower  avenue  and  many  other 
residences.  Since  carrying  on  business  alone  Mr.  Albert  has  received  the  con- 
tracts for  the  erection  of  the  Fowler  building,  the  Peerless  Hotel,  the  Landers 
building,  the  Stahl  building,  the  Wilson  Hotel  and  others  of  prominence,  and  he 
has  also  been  called  to  other  towns  in  connection  with  building  operations.  He 
built  a  shop  in  Centralia,  which  he  equipped  for  making  his  own  material  and 
for  doing  finishing  work.  He  employs  on  an  average  of  six  men  all  of  the 
time  and  in  busy  seasons  from  thirty  to  forty  men.  He  has  erected  many  high- 
class  residences  and  has  devoted  his  entire  attention  to  the  work,  his  skill  and 
ability  ranking  him  with  the  leading  contractors  not  only  of  Lewis  county  but 
of  southwestern  Washington. 

Mr.  Albert  is  a  ]\Iason  and  has  served  as  secretary  of  his  lodge.  He  is  also 
well  known  in  the  Benevolent  Protective  Order  of  Elks  and  is  a  valued  member 
of  the  Commercial  Club. 


WILLIAM  WELLESLEY  ACHESON. 

William  Wellesley  Acheson,  one  of  the  owners  of  the  Sanitary  Meat  Market 
of  Mount  Vernon,  is  well  known  throughout  the  town  and  is  recognized  as  one 
of  its  leading  business  men.  He  was  born  in  Croswell,  Micliigan,  August  16, 
1875,  and  is  a  son  of  John  M.  and  Evelyn  (Harmon)  Acheson,  natives  respec- 
tively of  New  Brunswick,  Canada,  and  of  Michigan.  The  father's  family  was 
of  Scotch  descent  but  had  resided  in  New  Brunswick  for  many  years,  while  the 
mother's  family  were  among  the  pioneers  of  Michigan,  removing  there  about 
1846.  Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Acheson  are  living  in  Croswell,  where  the  father  is 
following  agricultural  pursuits. 

William  W.  Acheson,  who  is  the  eldest  in  a  family  of  eight  children,  at- 
tended tlie  public  schools  of  Croswell  in  the  attainment  of  his  education  and 
after  leaving  school  devoted  his  entire  time  to  assisting  with  the  farm  work  until 
he  was  twenty-two  years  old.  He  then  left  home  and  began  operating  in  the 
live  stock  business,  handling  only  high  grade  stock.  In  1896  he  removed  to 
Eureka,  Colorado,  where  he  was  employed  by  a  lumber  company.  In  iS<>S,  at 
the  time  of  the  sensational  gold  discoveries  in  the  Klondike,  he  wenr  to  Alaska 
and  resided  in  that  country  for  seventeen  years,  making  his  home  jiart  of  the 
time  at  Fairbanks  and  the  remainder  of  the  time  at  Iditarod.  He  engaged  in 
mining  there,  also  in  the  cattle  shipping  and  the  meat  business,  finding  the  sup- 
plying of  food  products  to  the  miners  as  profitable  as  prospecting.  In  March, 
1915,  he  returned  to  the  States  and  took  up  his   residence  in  Mount  Vernon, 


600  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

Washington,  where  he  has  since  remained.  In  partnership  with  H.  P.  Shep- 
pard  he  estabHshed  the  Sanitary  Meat  Market  at  No.  615  First  street,  South, 
which  is  one  of  the  leading  enterprises  of  the  kind  in  the  town.  It  Hves  up  to 
its  name  in  every  respect  and  is  equipped  with  all  modern  facilities  for  the  con- 
duct of  such  a  business.  The  firm  caters  to  both  the  wholesale  and  retail  trade 
and  also  buys  and  sells  live  stock  extensively. 

Mr.  Acheson  was  married  in  Dawson,  Yukon  territory.  May  25,  1901,  to 
Miss  Mary  L.  McDevitt,  a  native  of  Ohio  and  a  daughter  of  F.  H.  McDevitt, 
who  was  a  representative  of  an  old  family  of  Virginia  and  prominent  in  public 
aflairs  there.  He  was  a  man  of  considerable  wealth  and  owned  a  large  number 
of  slaves.  He  and  his  wife  are  still  living  and  make  their  home  in  EUensburg, 
Washington..  To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Acheson  have  been  born  four  sons,  namely, 
Robert  Stanley,  William  Harold,  John  Malcolm  and  Richard  Wellesley. 

Mr.  Acheson  is  a  stanch  advocate  of  republican  principles  but  has  never 
sought  to  take  an  active  part  in  politics.  He  belongs  to  the  Independent  Order 
of  Odd  Fellows  at  Croswell,  Michigan,  and  his  keen  interest  in  the  advance- 
ment of  his  town  is  shown  in  the  fact  that  he  belongs  to  both  the  Commercial 
Club  and  the  Business  Men's  Association  of  Mount  Vernon.  In  religious  fnith 
he  is  a  Methodist.  In  his  efforts  to  attain  success  he  has  depended  upon  indus- 
try, fair  dealing,  a  careful  study  of  conditions  and  good  judgment  and  has  proved 
that  with  such  a  foundation  it  is  possible  to  gain  prosperity  without  the  aid 
of'  fortunate  circumstances.  He  possesses  in  large  measure  the  qualities  of 
self-reliance  and  initiative  which  Americans  so  esteem,  and  he  is  a  fine  example 
of  a  self-made  man. 


HENRY  L.  ALLDIS. 


Henry  L.  Alldis,  of  Chehalis,  dates  his  residence  in  Western  Washington 
from  1907.  He  is  now  conducting  a  general  machine  shop,  in  which  business 
he  has  been  engaged  since  1914.  He  came  to  the  west  from  Minnesota  and 
had  previously  lived  in  Canada,  but  is  a  native  of  London,  England,  his  birth 
having  there  occurred  in  1884.  It  w^as  in  1903,  when  a  youth  of  nineteen  years, 
that  he  crossed  the  Atlantic  to  Canada  and  later  he  went  to  Minnesota,  after 
which  he  engaged  in  work  as  a  machinist  at  various  points  along  the  Pacific 
coast.  He  had  learned  his  trade  in  London  and  as  the  years  have  gone  by  his 
powers  have  developed  through  the  exercise  of  effort.  The  Chehalis  Machine 
Works  succeeded  to  the  business  of  the  Chehalis  Foundry  &  Machine  Company 
and  in  1914  Mr.  Alldis  became  proprietor.  In  July,  1915,  he  erected  his  pres- 
ent building,  which  is  forty  by  seventy  feet,  and  removed  the  machinery  from 
the  old  plant.  He  conducts  a  general  machine  shop  and  does  all  kinds  of  repair 
work.  The  shop  is  supplied  with  electric  power  and  equipped  with  modern 
machinery.  He  solicits  business  from  all  over  his  county  and  his  patronage  is 
steadily  increasing,  for  he  does  expert  work  in  his  line,  is  reliable  in  his  prices 
and  strictly  honorable  in  all  his  business  relations. 

Mr.  Alldis  was  married  in  Chehalis  in  1909  to  Miss  Irene  Lakeman,  and 
they  have  become  the  parents  of  three  sons,  Robert,  Ralph  and  Henry.     Era- 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  601 

ternally  Mr.  Alldis  is  connected  with  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows 
and  the  Woodmen  of  the  World.  In  politics  he  is  not  active,  yet  he  is  not  remiss 
in  the  duties  of  citizenship  and  cooperates  in  various  well  defined  plans  and 
measures  to  further  the  interest  and  promote  the  welfare  of  the  city  in  which 
he  resides. 


HON.  J.  E.  LEONARD. 


Hon.  J.  E.  Leonard,  one  of  the  most  prominent  and  influential  citizens  of 
Chehalis,  claims  Pennsylvania  as  his  native  state,  his  birth  occurring  on  a  farm 
in  Westfield  township,  Tioga  county,  December  3,  1864.  His  parents,  Peter 
D.  and  Martha.  P.  (Peet)  Leonard,  were  born  in  New  York  but  in  early  life 
removed  to  the  Keystone  state,  where  the  father  engaged  in  farming  and  also 
built  and  operated  a  cheese  factory  for  several  years  but  his  last  days  were 
spent  in  retirement  from  active  labor.  He  died  in  1892  and  the  mother  subse- 
quently came  west  and  was  living  with  a  daughter  in  Chehalis,  Washington, 
at  the  time  of  her  death,  which  occurred  in  1910.  In  the  family  were  seven 
children. 

J.  E.  Leonard,  the  oldest  of  these,  pursued  his  education  in  the  public  schools 
of  Pennsylvania  and  also  took  a  high  school  course.  He  began  his  business  career 
as  a  liveryman  at  Harrison  Valley,  Pennsylvania,  and  while  there  also  served 
as  constable  for  one  term.  In  1890  he  came  to  Chehalis,  Washington,  where 
he  conducted  a  grocery  and  meat  market  for  a  time,  and  later  engaged  in  the 
men's  furnishing  and  clothing  business.  On  selling  out  he  purchased  a  farm 
near  Chehalis,  which  he  operated  for  about  four  years,  and  then  turned  his 
attention  to  the  live  stock  business,  which  he  followed  for  several  years,  and  for 
about  two  years  was  engaged  in  the  real  estate  and  insurance  business.  Since 
that  time  he  has  given  his  attention  principally  to  the  operation  of  a  coal  mine, 
being  president  of  the  Chehalis  Coal  Company. 

On  the  19th  of  February,  1895,  in  Portland,  Oregon,  was  celebrated  the  mar- 
riage of  Mr.  Leonard  and  Miss  Carrie  Eastman,  the  daughter  of  Harrison  D. 
Eastman,  who  came  from  Michigan  and  is  now  living  retired  in  Chehalis.  To 
this  union  have  been  born  two  children :  Eva  Mae  and  Daryl  B.,  who  are  now 
attending  high  school  in  Chehalis. 

Mr.  Leonard  is  a  member  of  the  Benevolent  Protective  Order  of  Elks  and 
the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows  and  is  also  connected  with  the  Citizens 
Club  of  Chehalis.  Since  age  conferred  upon  him  the  right  of  franchise  he  has 
voted  the  republican  ticket  and  has  taken  an  active  part  in  political  aiYairs.  In 
1907  and  1908  he  was  a  member  of  the  city  council  and  in  the  fall  of  tlie  lat- 
ter year  was  elected  to  represent  Lewis  county  in  the  state  legislature.  So 
acceptably  did  he  fill  that  position  that  he  was  reelected  in  1910,  and  in  the  fall 
of  191 2  was  elected  to  the  state  senate,  serving  as  a  member  of  the  upper  house 
for  four  years.  He  was  a  member  of  a  number  of  important  committees  and 
during  one  session  served  as  chairman  of  the  Ijanks  and  banking  committee.  He 
took  a  very  active  part  in  promoting  good  roads  legislation,  assisted  in  framing 
bills    calculated   to    secure   better   highways    throughout   the    state   and    worked 


602  WASHINGTOX,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

untiringly  for  their  passage.  A  man  of  excellent  business  and  executive  ability, 
Mr.  Leonard  has  been  an  important  factor  in  the  development  of  Western  Wash- 
ington along  many  lines  and  he  commands  the  respect  and  confidence  of  all 
with  whom  he  is  brought  in  contact.  His  public  life  is  above  reproach  and  he 
well  merits  the  trust  that  has  been  reposed  in  him. 


HIRAM  EDWARD  CLEVELAND,  M.  D. 

Dr.  Hiram  Edward  Cleveland,  one  of  the  most  successful  and  progressive 
physicians  and  surgeons  af  Burlington,  is  a  native  of  Wabasha  county,  Minne- 
sota, born  February  15,  1875.  His  parents.  William  Edward  and  Ellen  (Hath- 
away) Cleveland,  were  natives  respectively  of  Michigan  and  Minnesota.  The 
Cleveland  family  is  of  English  descent  but  has  been  represented  on  this  side  of 
the  Atlantic  for  many  generations.  The  first  to  come  to  America  settled  in 
New  York  state  but  the  direct  ancestors  of  our  subject  removed  from  the  east 
to  Michigan  in  pioneer  days.  He  is  of  the  same  branch  of  the  family  as  was 
President  Grover  Cleveland.  William  E.  Cleveland  engaged  in  merchandis- 
ing in  early  life  but  later  conducted  a  hotel  in  St.  Paul,  Minnesota,  and  he 
passed  away  in  1906  in  Redlands,  California,  when  fifty-two  years  old.  His 
wife,  Mrs.  Ellen  (Hathaway)  Cleveland,  was  also  of  English  ancestry.  She 
died  in  St.  Paul,  Minnesota,  in  1889,  when  thirty-two  years    of  age. 

Hiram  E.  Cleveland,  the  eldest  of  a  family  of  six  children,  attended  the 
public  schools  of  Wabasha  county,  Minnesota,  and  was  for  a  time  in  the  high 
school  at  Wabasha.  For  three  years  he  attended  the  Winona  State  Normal  School 
and  was  also  a  student  in  Carleton  College  at  Northfield,  Minnesota.  He 
received  his  professional  training  in  the  College  of  Medicine  of  the  State  Uni- 
versity of  Minnesota  at  Minneapolis,  from  which  he  was  graduated  on  the  6th 
of  June,  1901.  Later  he  was  connected  with  a  number  of  hospitals,  thus  gain- 
ing wide  experience,  and  was  also  for  one  year  associated  with  Dr.  James 
A.  McLaughlin  at  MinneapoHs.  He  began  the  independent  practice  of  his 
profession  at  Osakis,  Minnesota,  where  he  remained  for  six  years,  and  then 
removed  to  Burlington,  Washington,  arriving  there  on  the  9th  of  January, 
1908.  He  has  gained  an  enviable  reputation,  especially  as  a  surgeon,  the  bulk 
of  his  practice  being  along  that  line.  Although  his  professional  work  has  the 
first  claim  upon  his  time  and  attention  he  is  also  connected  with  financial  afifairs 
as  president  of  the  Burlington  National  Bank,  which  he  aided  in  organizing, 
and  he  is  a  stockholder  and  one  of  the  reorganizers  of  the  Skagit  State  Bank. 

Dr.  Cleveland  was  married  on  the  20th  of  August,  1903,  at  Osakis,  Min- 
nesota, to  Miss  Elvia  Maude  Shake,  a  native  of  Marshall  county,  that  state, 
and  a  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Fred  Shake,  now  residing  in  Burlington, 
Washington.     Dr.  and  Mrs.  Cleveland  have  an  adopted  daughter,  Ruth  Alfreda. 

The  Doctor  supports  the  republican  party  at  the  polls  and  for  a  number  of 
years  has  served  as  president  of  the  Burlington  board  of  health,  in  which  con- 
nection his  efforts  to  make  health  conditions  in  the  town  as  nearly  ideal  as  pos- 
sible have  been  far-reaching  and  effective.  He  was  made  a  Mason  in  Lakeview 
Lodge,    No.    180,  at  Osakis,   Minnesota,   in    1903;   has   taken   the   thirty-second 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  603 

degree  in  the  Scottish  Rite;  and  is  a  member  of  the  Mystic  Shrine.  He  is  also 
connected  with  the  Benevolent  Protective  Order  of  Elks,  the  Independent  Order 
of  Odd  Fellows  and  the  Knights  of  Pythias.  His  religious  faith  is  that  of  the 
Congregational  church.  His  interest  in  the  welfare  of  Burlington  along  com- 
mercial as  well  as  along  other  lines  is  indicated  by  his  membership  in  the  Com- 
mercial Club,  which  he  aided  in  organizing  and  which  he  is  now  serving  as 
a  trustee.  He  belongs  to  the  Skagit  County  Medical  Society,  of  which  he  was 
president  in  1910;  to  the  Nebraska  State  Medical  Society;  and  to  the  Ameri- 
can Medical  Association.  Through  the  proceedings  of  those  organizations  as 
well  as  through  his  wide  reading  and  through  scientific  observation  of  the 
cases  that  come  under  his  care  he  is  constantly  increasing  his  knowledge  and 
keeps  well  informed  as  to  the  development  in  medical  and  surgical  science. 
He  is  well  equipped  for  the  exacting  work  of  a  surgeon  and  has  built  up  a  large 
practice  along  that  line.  Vv^hen  as  a  young  man  he  decided  to  enter  the  medical 
profession  there  were  many  obstacles  to  be  overcome  before  his  desire  could  be 
realized  as  he  was  without  capital  and  it  was  necessary  for  him  to  pay  his  own 
expenses  through  college.  This  he  determined  to  do  and  in  earning  his  way 
he  manifested  the  resolute  spirit  and  resourcefulness  which  have  since  charac- 
terized his  work. 


JOHN  C.  BERRY. 


In  pioneer  days  John  C.  Berry  became  identified  with  the  interests  of  the 
northwest  and  he  took  an  important  part  in  the  development  of  this  region. 
His  life  was  devoted  to  civil  engineering  and  he  was  serving  as  city  engineer 
of  Central,  Washington,  at  the  time  of  his  death,  which  occurred  June  8,  19 17. 

Mr.  Berry  was  born  in  Osage  county,  Missouri,  on  the  26th  of  October, 
i860,  and  was  a  son  of  James  T.  and  Alida  (Winston)  Berry,  the  former  a 
native  of  Kentucky  and  the  latter  of  Virginia.  The  father  was  a  small  boy 
when  taken  by  his  parents  to  Missouri,  in  which  state  he  made  his  home  for 
many  years.  He  too  was  a  civil  engineer  by  profession.  During  the  dark  days 
of  the  Civil  war  he  enlisted  as  a  private  in  Company  I,  Twenty-sixth  Volun- 
teer Infantry,  but  was  later  promoted  to  captain  of  his  company,  and  he  par- 
ticipated in  a  number  of  very  important  engagements,  including  the  battles  of 
luka,  Corinth,  Missionary  Ridge.  Lookout  Mountain  and  Island  No.  10.  He 
was  also  present  at  the  fall  of  Vicksburg  and  remained  in  the  service  for  four 
years.  He  was  twice  slightly  wounded  and  sustained  such  serious  injuries  by 
being  thrown  from  his  horse  that  he  was  finally  discharged  a  short  time  before 
the  surrender  of  General  Lee.  Being  appointed  a  government  surveyor,  he 
came  to  the  state  of  Washington  in  1872  and  located  and  surveyed  about  seven- 
ty-five townships  here  and  in  Oregon,  making  his  home  in  the  meantime  on 
a  farm  near  Chehalis.  Later  he  removed  to  that  city,  where  for  ten  years 
he  was  local  land  agent  for  the  Northern  Pacific  Railroad.  His  well  spent  life 
was  ended  in  1892  and  his  wife  died  about  1887.  In  their  family  were  three 
children,  of  whom  the  only  daughter  was  the  oldest. 

John   C.   Berry,   the   second   in   order  of  birth,   attended   the   public   schools 


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604  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

of  Missouri.  His  knowledge  of  civil  engineering  was  largely  acquired  under 
the  able  direction  of  his  father,  who  was  a  graduate  of  Westminster  College 
at  Fulton,  Missouri.  On  starting  out  in  life  for  himself  our  subject  followed 
civil  engineering,  principally  in  the  service  of  the  railroads  on  the  Pacific  coast 
in  the  northwest,  but  at  his  death  was  filling  the  position  of  city  engineer  of 
Centralia,  to  which  he  was  appointed  in  February,   191 6. 

In  1884  Mr.  Berry  was  married  near  Centralia  to  Miss  Anna  Zenkner,  a 
stepdaughter  of  Joseph  Schimek,  who  was  a  well  known  farmer  of  that  local- 
ity. To  this  union  were  born  three  children :  Tate,  who  is  now  serving  as 
game  warden  in  Lewis  county;  Alida  Anna,  the  wife  of  Schuyler  Davis,  a 
carpenter  of  Centralia;  and  Nellie,  who  is  now  a  senior  in  the  high  school  of 
Centralia. 

After  casting  his  first  vote  Mr.  Berry  always  supported  the  republican  party 
and  he  served  as  county  surveyor  of  Lewis  county  for  one  term  in  territorial 
days.  He  was  an  Episcopalian  in  religious  faith  and  was  a  member  of  the 
Masonic  order  and  the  Commercial  Club  of  Centralia.  He  was  a  prominent 
representative  of  his  profession  and  in  the  discharge  of  his  duties  he  gained 
a  very  wide  acquaintance  west  of  the  Cascades.  All  who  knew  him  held  him 
in  the  highest  esteem  and  those  v/ho  knew  him  best  were  his  closest  friends. 
For  almost  forty-five  years  he  lived  in  western  Washington  and  therefore  wit- 
nessed almost  its  entire  development  for  when  he  came  to  Lewis  county  its 
largest  precinct  contained  only  sixty  voters  and  there  were  only  three  hundred 
voters  in  the  county  at  that  time. 


ALONZO  G.  SEIBERT. 


The  Pasttime  Theater  at  Mount  Vernon  ranks  as  the  leading  motion  pic- 
ture house  in  the  town  and  its  success  is  due  to  the  policy  of  its  owner,  Mr. 
Seibert,  of  giving  his  patrons  the  best  films  obtainable.  He  was  born  on  the 
9th  of  August,  185 1,  in  Franklin,  Johnson  County,  Indiana,  a  son  of  Jacob 
Seibert,  a  native  of  Pennsylvania.  The  latter's  father  emigrated  from  Ger- 
many to  America  in  1779  and  located  in  Pennsylvania.  Jacob  Seibert  was  a 
shoemaker  by  trade,  but  after  following  that  line  of  work  for  years  turned  his 
attention  to  the  hardware  business,  becoming  a  successful  merchant  of  Frank- 
lin, Indiana.  Later  he  established  the  first  shoe  store  in  the  town  and  also 
met  with  success  in  that  venture.  In  early  manhood  he  w^as  a  democrat,  later 
supported  the  whig  party  and  at  the  time  of  Lincoln's  nomination  became  a 
republican  and  an  abolitionist.  During  his  remaining  years  he  worked  ardently 
for  the  success  of  the  republican  party  and  was  recognized  as  one  of  its  lead- 
ers in  his  section  of  the  state.  For  four  terms  he  held  the  office  of  mayor  of 
Frankhn,  for  twenty-five  years  was  justice  of  the  peace,  for  two  terms  was 
county  auditor,  and  for  a  similar  length  of  time  was  county  clerk,  his  long 
and  honorable  record  as  an  office  holder  testifying  to  the  confidence  reposed 
in  his  ability  and  integrity.  At  the  time  of  his  death,  which  occurred  on  the 
i8th  of  May,  1878,  when  he  was  seventy-three  years  old,  he  was  the  incumbent 
in  the  office  of  justice  of  the  peace.     He  had  been  prominently  connected  with 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  605 

the  development  of  the  town  of  Frankhn  since  its  early  days  and  left  the 
impress  of  his  individuality  upon  its  growth  along  many  lines.  His  wife,  who 
bore  the  maiden  name  of  Margaret  McCaslin,  was  a  native  of  Scott  county, 
Kentucky,  and  a  descendant  of  an  old  Virginia  family  of  Irish  descent.  One 
of  her  ancestors  of  the  name  of  Carr,  came  to  America  in  1769  and  fought  in 
the  Revolutionary  war.  A  great-uncle  of  Mrs.  Seibert,  Samuel  Carr,  was  a 
professor  of  mathematics  in  the  University  of  Virginia  and  later  became  one 
of  the  most  prominent  educators  of  the  new  state  of  Kentucky,  the  family 
removing  to  the  "dark  and  bloody  ground"  with  a  colony  established  there  by 
Daniel  Boone.  Mrs.  Seibert  passed  away  in  1874  in  Franklin,  Indiana,  when 
forty-nine  years  of  age.  She  was  the  mother  of  three  children,  those  besides 
our  subject  being  Ella  and  Ehzabeth  B.,  both  deceased. 

Alonzo  G.  Seibert  first  attended  the  public  schools  and  later  took  a  course 
in  Franklin  College,  located  in  his  home  town,  but  when  fourteen  years  old 
started  out  to  earn  his  living.  He  apprenticed  himself  to  the  bricklayer's  trade 
and  after  serving  his  whole  term  of  indenture  worked  at  his  trade  for  five 
years,  during  which  time  he  also  studied  architecture.  Later  two  and  a  half 
years  were  spent  in  an  architect's  office  in  Indianapolis  and  he  then  turned  his 
attention  to  the  building  contracting  business,  being  so  engaged  in  Indianapolis 
and  at  Marion,  Ohio,  for  some  time.  In  1883  he  returned  from  the  Buckeye 
state  to  Indianapolis  and  for  six  more  years  was  active  as  a  contractor  in  the 
Hoosier  capital.  On  the  ist  of  March,  1889,  he  left  Indianapolis  for  the  state 
of  Washington  and  after  stopping  at  several  places,  including  Spokane  and 
Tacoma,  took  up  his  residence  in  Seattle.  He  secured  employment  with  Otto 
Ranke,  then  the  most  prominent  contractor  of  that  city,  and  although  he  began 
as  a  journeyman  it  was  not  long  before  he  was  made  superintendent.  Among 
the  buildings  whose  construction  he  had  in  charge  are  the  Pioneer  building  and 
the  Tootles  &  Singer  building.  Many  of  the  most  important  structures  erected 
in  Seattle  during  that  time  were  built  under  his  direct  supervision.  He  remained 
with  Mr.  Ranke  for  two  years,  or  until  the  latter's  demise.  For  ten  years  Mr. 
Seibert  was  superintendent  for  various  contractors  in  dififerent  places  in  the 
west.  In  1895  he  removed  to  Los  Angeles,  California,  but  in  1898  returned 
to  Seattle.  In  1900  he  turned  his  attention  to  the  theater  business,  becoming 
connected  with  a  road  show,  and  also  established  a  moving  picture  theater  in 
Seattle.  He  likewise  became  the  owner  of  a  picture  theater  in  Olympia  in  1903 
and  one  in  Bremerton  in  1908  and  in  1909  removed  to  Mount  Vernon,  where 
he  has  since  resided.  He  is  the  proprietor  of  the  Pasttime  Theater,  which  has 
gained  a  high  standing  among  the  moving  picture  patrons  of  the  city  because 
of  the  uniformly  high  character  of  its  releases. 

In  August,  1878,  in  Marion,  Ohio,  Mr.  Seibert  was  united  in  marriage  to 
Miss  Alpha  B.  Berry,  a  native  of  Ohio  and  a  daughter  of  Hugh  and  I''liza- 
beth  Berry,  who  in  early  life  removed  from  Virginia  to  Ohio.  Both  are  now 
deceased.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Seibert  has  been  born  a  daughter,  Olive,  the  wife 
of  Pete)r  F.  McEntyre,  of  Tacoma. 

Mr. :  Seibert  is  a  republican  where  national  issues  arc  at  stake  but  ai  local 
election^  votes  for  the  man  rather  than  the  party.  He  is  connected  fraternally 
with  the  Knights  of  Pythias  and  the  Masons  and  in  religious  faith  is  a  Baptist. 
While  a  resident  of  Indiana  he  served  in  the  National  Guard,  thus  giving  evi- 


606  WASHINGTOX,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

dence  of  his  belief  in  the  value  of  military  training.  Ever}^  obligation  resting 
upon  him  as  a  man  and  as  a  citizen  has  been  fully  discharged  and  his  activities 
in  the  various  lines  of  business  in  which  he  has  been  engaged  have  not  only 
brought  him  substantial  success  but  have  also  contributed  to  the  development  of 
the  communities  in  which  he  has  lived.  He  is  a  man  of  keen  intellect,  is  espe- 
cially apt  in  mathematical  calculations  and  although  his  school  days  closed  when 
he  was  fourteen  years  of  age  he  has  gained  a  wide  fund  of  information  through 
his  experiences  in  the  years  that  have  followed. 


CHAUNCEY  E.  BEACH. 

Chauncey  E.  Beach,  city  superintendent  of  schools  at  Olympia,  has  contributed 
much  to  the  educational  development  and  progress  of  this  state  since  entering 
upon  his  chosen  life  work.  He  came  to  Washington  in  August,  1889,  then  a  youth 
of  fifteen  years,  his  birth  having  occurred  at  Roxbury,  Kansas,  March  16,  1874. 
His  father,  William  L.  Beach,  was  a  native  of  Abbeville,  South  Carolina,  born 
August  4,  1832,  and  in  boyhood  he  went  to  Covington,  Georgia,  where  he  resided 
until  1852.  In  that  year  he  made  his  way  westward  to  California  by  the  Isthmus 
route  and  engaged  in  mining  until  1861,  when  he  enlisted  in  the  Second  Cali- 
fornia Cavalry  for  service  in  the  Union  army,  rising  to  the  rank  of  first  ser- 
geant. He  was  on  duty  throughout  the  period  of  the  war,  mostly  in  the  vicinity 
of  Salt  Lake  City,  in  guiding  emigrants  and  giving  protection  to  the  travelers 
across  the  plains.  He  participated  in  the  battle  of  Bear  River,  a  very  noted  en- 
gagement with  the  Indians  in  Northern  Utah,  where  a  small  cavalry  force  was 
pitted  against  a  large  band  of  red  men.  The  regiment  took  a  very  active  part  in 
scout  duty  and  did  splendid  service  on  the  western  frontier.  In  1865  Mr.  Beach 
returned  to  Covington,  Georgia,  to  visit  his  mother  and  also  visited  relatives  in 
St.  Louis.  Remaining  in  that  city,  he  there  married  Julia  Elizabeth  Moore  and 
about  1868  removed  to  Dubuque,  Iowa.  Their  next  place  of  residence  was  Salina, 
Kansas,  where  Mr.  Beach  engaged  in  merchandising  for  several  years,  but  about 
1872  turned  his  attention  to  farming  at  Roxbury,  Kansas,  where  he  remained  until 
1889,  when  he  brought  his  family  to  Washington.  His  death  occurred  in  this 
state  in  September,  1904,  but  his  widow  is  still  living  in  Seattle.  In  their  family 
were  two  sons  and  three  daughters. 

Chauncey  E.  Beach  attended  school  at  Roxbury,  Kansas,  until  the  removal  of 
the  family  to  the  northwest,  their  home  being  established  in  Coupeville,  Island 
county.  After  seven  months  he  went  to  Auburn,  Washington,  where  he  engaged 
in  logging  for  three  years,  and  then  attended  the  Auburn  schools  until  gradu- 
ated from  the  high  school  with  the  class  of  1894.  He  afterward  taught  for  three 
years  in  the  country  schools  of  Kitsap  and  King  counties,  at  the  end  of  which 
time  he  entered  the  University  of  Puget  Sound  at  Tacoma,  where  he  pursued  a 
two  years'  general  course,  while  later  he  spent  two  summer  terms  as  a  stu- 
dent in  that  institution.  Taking  up  the  profession  of  teaching,  he  was  thus  con- 
nected for  three  years  with  the  public  schools  of  Auburn,  King  county,  and 
through  the  succeeding  three  years  was  superintendent  of  schools  at  Bremerton, 
at  the  end  of  which  time  he  was  elected  county  superintendent  of  schools. 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  607 

In  the  spring  of  1909  Mr.  Beach  was  chosen  city  superintendent  of  schools  in 
Olympia  and  entered  upon  the  duties  of  his  position  on  the  ist  of  July  of  that 
year.  That  he  has  given  uniform  satisfaction  and  that  he  schools  have  made 
steady  progress  under  his  direction  is  indicated  in  the  fact  that  he  is  still  re- 
tained in  the  superintendency  of  the  schools  in  the  capital  city.  In  1909  he 
was  appointed  a  member  of  the  state  board  of  education,  on  which  he  served 
for  two  years,  and  in  191 1,  at  a  meeting  of  the  National  Education  Association 
at  San  Francisco,  he  was  elected  director  for  Washington  and  so  continued  for 
two  years.  In  1914  he  was  made  a  member  of  the  National  Council  of  Education, 
in  which  capacity  he  is  still  serving,  and  for  fifteen  years  he  has  been  a  member 
of  the  Washington  Education  Association,  serving  for  six  years  as  chairman  of 
its  legislative  committee.  In  191 5  he  was  elected  president  of  the  educational 
council  of  the  Washington  Education  Association.  He  is  still  a  member  and 
is  now  serving  on  the  program  committee.  This  council  is  made  up  of  a  small 
number  of  men  prominent  in  educational  work  looking  to  the  advancement  of 
higher  standards  in  their  profession. 

In  April,  1897,  Mr.  Beach  was  married  to  Miss  Rebie  Kerr  and  they  have 
two  children :  Dorothy,  sixteen  years  of  age,  now  a.  junior  in  the  high  school ; 
and  Chauncey  Thomas,  who  is  but  a  year  old.  Mr.  Beach  is  now  voting  with  the 
republican  party  but  in  191 2  was  a  candidate  on  the  progressive  ticket  for  state 
superintendent  of  schools.  In  Masonry  he  is  connected  with  the  blue  lodge,  with 
the  chapter  and  council  of  the  York  Rite,  and  has  also  taken  the  degrees  of  the 
Scottish  Rite.  At  one  time  he  served  as  master  of  King  Solomon  Lodge  at 
Auburn.  He  is  likewise  a  member  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias.  He  belongs  to 
the  Chamber  of  Commerce  of  Olympia  and  his  interest  in  moral  progress  is 
indicated  in  his  membership  in  the  Methodist  church  and  in  the  Young  Men's 
Christian  Association  of  Olympia.  of  which  he  is  a  director.  In  a  word  his 
entire  life  has  been  directed  in  those  channels  through  which  flow  the  greatest 
good  to  the  greatest  number,  and  his  efforts  as  a  factor  in  educational  and  moral 
progress  have  been  far-reaching,  effective  and  beneficial.  In  his  chosen  calling 
it  has  ever  been  his  purpose  to  make  education  a  matter  of  individual  activity — 
a  thorough  preparation  for  the  duties  and  responsibilities  of  life — and  he  has 
sought  to  use  every  means  that  would  stimulate  the  laudable  ambition  and  desire 
of  the  youth  to  reach  out  to  broader  and  better  things. 


C.  A.  DOTY. 


A  history  of  the  development  of  the  lumber  industry  of  Washington  would 
come  far  short  of  its  purpose  were  there  failure  to  make  reference  to  C.  A.  Doty, 
who  has  been  identified  with  various  companies  that  have  been  active  in  utilizing 
the  timber  resources  of  the  state,  thus  promoting  its  business  activity.  He  now 
makes  his  home  in  Chehalis  and  is  still  a  well  known  and  prominent  factor  in 
lumber  circles.  He  was  born  in  Wellsburg,  New  York,  in  1859,  so  that  practi- 
cally the  width  of  the  continent  separates  him  from  his  birthplace.  His  father. 
Floyd  A.  Doty,  was  a  native  of  Orange  county.  New  York,  but  in  1868  removed 
to  Iowa  and  engaged  in  the  contracting  business  at  Marshalltown.     In   1895  he 


608  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

removed  westward  to  Kalama,  Washington,  where  he  Hved  retired,  there  passing 
away  in  the  fall  of  1916  at  the  advanced  age  of  eighty-seven  years.  He  had  long 
survived  his  wife,  who  died  in  1900. 

Their  son,  C.  A.  Doty,  was  reared  in  Marshalltown,  Iowa,  and  there  learned 
telegraphy  with  the  Iowa  Central  Railroad  Company,  after  which  he  engaged 
in  railroad  work  until  1885.  Later  he  was  with  E.  P.  Cowan  as  inspector  of 
timber  for  three  years  and  subsequently  went  to  a  mill  at  Colmesneil,  Texas, 
where  he  acted  as  bookkeeper  until  he  came  to  Washington  in  1889.  At  Kalama 
he  acted  as  railroad  agent  for  the  Northern  Pacific,  so  continuing  until  1895.  In 
1889  he  also  began  buying  and  shipping  fish  and  for  a  considerable  period  was 
connected  with  fishing  interests,  operating  fish  traps  and  having  a  launch  that 
gathered  up  the  fish.  He  packed  and  shipped  salmon,  sturgeon  and  shad,  which 
were  sent  all  over  the  country.  He  was  the  first  to  put  up  fish  in  a  light  pickle 
for  smoking  for  foreign  trade.  The  Doty  Fish  Company  is  still  operating  at 
Kalama.  but  Mr.  Doty  sold  out  in  1903.  In  1899  Mr.  Doty  and  J.  T.  Stoddard 
installed  a  sawmill  on  the  Willapa  Harbor  branch  of  the  Northern  Pacific  Rail- 
way about  twenty  miles  west  of  Chehalis  and  established  a  camp  where  the  town 
of  Doty  is  now  located.  The  firm  was  known  as  Doty  &  Stoddard.  Their  mill 
had  a  capacity  of  forty  thousand  feet  and  in  1900  they  built  a  logging  road. 
Later  the  company  developed  their  plant  up  to  a  capacity  of  one  hundred  and 
twenty-five  thousand  feet.  This  was  subsequent  to  the  time  when  Air.  Stoddard 
sold  out  in  1902,  when  the  business  was  reorganized  under  the  name  of  the  Doty 
Lumber  Company.  In  1904  the  Doty  Lumber  &  Shingle  Company  was  formed, 
Mr.  Doty  being  joined  by  G.  A.  Onn,  who  was  the  proprietor  of  a  shingle  mill, 
their  interests  being  thus  joined.  Mr.  Doty  became  the  president  and  manager 
of  the  new  company,  with  G.  A.  Onn  as  vice  president  and  manager  of  the 
shingle  mill  and  A.  J.  Davis  as  secretary.  The  shingle  mill  had  a  capacity  of 
three  hundred  thousand  daily;  eleven  miles  of  logging  road  were  built  and 
equipped ;  and  three  hundred  men  were  employed  in  the  conduct  of  the  business 
and  in  the  maintenance  of  the  camps.  The  mills  were  operated  by  steam  power, 
dry  kilns  were  built  and  the  Chehalis  river  was  dammed,  thus  providing  a  pond 
for  storing  the  logs.  With  the  growth  of  the  business  the  town  of  Doty  was 
developed  and  the  company  built  one  hundred  houses  for  the  men.  Mr.  Doty 
also  built  a  store  and  hotel  and  not  only  managed  his  lumber  and  kindred 
interests  but  also  acted  as  postmaster  of  the  town  and  as  manager  of  the  Western 
Union  Telegraph  Office,  his  early  experience  then  coming  into  good  play.  The 
company  also  had  its  own  water  and  light  plants  and  the  business  was  conducted 
by  Mr.  Doty  and  his  associates  until  August  20,  1910,  when  it  was  sold  to  W.  B. 
Mersereau,  whose  sons  are  now  conducting  it. 

Mr.  Doty  also  became  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  Emery  &  Nelson  Lumber 
Company,  with  a  mill  at  Napavine,  and  was  its  president.  He  was  likewise  presi- 
dent of  the  Heybrook  Lumber  Company  of  Heybrook,  Snohomish  county,  being 
made  j^resident  on  its  organization  in  1912.  This  company  operated  a  lumber 
mill  with  a  capacity  of  seventy-five  thousand  feet  and  owned  its  own  logging 
camps.  The  present  mill  is  equipped  with  steam  power.  Mr.  Doty  disposed  of 
his  interests  in  that  connection  in  April,  191 7.  In  October.  1914,  he  was  ap- 
pointed receiver  for  the  Chester  Snow  Log  &  Shingle  Company  at  Littell,  in 
which  capacity  he  continued  for  two  and  a  half  years,  operating  a  plant  during 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  609 

that  period  in  the  manufacture  of  seventy-five  thousand  feet  of  lumber  and  two 
hundred  thousand  shingles  daily.  The  plant  was  rebuilt  in  191 3  and  employed 
two  hundred  and  twenty-five  men.  The  business  has  since  been  sold  for  the 
benefit  of  the  creditors.  For  a  time  Mr.  Doty  resided  in  Seattle,  where  he  still 
owns  a  residence,  but  he  is  now  making  his  home  in  Chehalis.  In  1916  he  organ- 
ized the  Chehalis  Mill  Company  and  they  began  operating  a  sawmill  on  the  ist 
of  August,  1917,  with  a  capacity  of  one  hundred  thousand  feet  in  ten  hours. 
Later  it  is  the  intention  of  the  company  to  install  a  shingle  mill.  In  this  enter- 
prise Mr.  Doty  is  associated  with  A.  J.  Davis,  H.  C.  Coffman,  D.  W.  Bush,  L.  J. 
Sticklin  and  Dr.  H.  L.  Petit,  all  of  Chehalis,  and  Mr.  Doty  gives  the  mill  his 
personal  attention.  He  has  long  figured  as  one  of  the  most  prominent  repre- 
sentatives of  the  lumber  industry  in  the  southwestern  part  of  the  state,  and  his 
labors  in  this  direction  have  been  of  far-reaching  effect  and  benefit. 

In  Winlock,  in  1891,  Mr.  Doty  was  united  in  rparriage  to  Miss  Wilhelmine 
Gruber,  of  that  place,  and  they  have  become  the  parents  of  three  children,  Walter 
L.,  Charlotte  and  Katherine.  The  son  is  a  graduate  of  Washington  University 
of  the  class  of  191 7  and  has  gone  to  the  reserve  officers'  training  camp  at  the 
Presidio  in  California  and  has  been  given  commission  as  second  lieutenant. 

Mr.  Doty  holds  membership  in  the  Elks  lodge  at  Centralia,  is  a  Knight  of 
Pythias  and  a  prominent  Mason,  being  now  connected  with  the  commandery  at 
Chehalis  and  with  the  Scottish  Rite  bodies  in  Seattle.  His  activities  have  covered 
a  broad  field  and  have  been  of  an  important  character  and  he  is  recognized  as  a 
man  of  excellent  business  ability,  of  sound  judgment  and  of  unfaltering  enter- 
prise. 


IRVING  JUDSON  POND,  M.  D. 

Dr.  Irving  Judson  Pond,  engaged  in  the  general  practice  of  medicine  and 
surgery  at  Arlington,  was  born  April  21,  1881,  in  Scott  county,  Minnesota,  and 
is  a  lineal  descendant  in  the  tenth  generation  of  Edward  Pond,  who  came  from 
Yorkshire,  England,  and  settled  in  Connecticut  in  1636.  His  grandfather,  Samuel 
William  Pond,  went  to  Minnesota  in  1834  as  a  missionary  to  the  Sioux  Indians 
and  in  that  year  erected  the  first  dwelling  on  the  present  site  of  Minneapolis. 
He  and  his  brother  compiled  the  first  dictionary  of  the  Sioux  language.  His  son. 
Samuel  W.  Pond,  Jr.,  is  now  a  retired  merchant  of  Minneapolis  and  may  well 
be  proud  of  the  distinction  of  being  a  representative  of  the  oldest  family  of  that 
city.    He  wedded  Fannie  Irene  Goodrich,  also  of  Minneapolis. 

In  the  public  schools  there  Dr.  Pond  pursued  his  early  education,  which  was 
supplemented  by  two  years'  study  in  the  University  of  Minnesota.  He  next 
entered  the  Hahnemann  Medical  College  of  Philadelphia.  Pennsylvania,  from 
which  he  was  graduated  with  the  class  of  1903.  He  afterward  spent  a  year  as 
resident  physician  in  the  City  Hospital  at  Albany,  New  York,  and  for  a  year 
practiced  on  the  west  coast  of  Mexico.  He  then  located  at  Monroe,  Washington, 
where  he  remained  for  three  years  and  in  1910  removed  to  Arlington,  where  he 
has  since  made  his  home,  devoting  his  time  and  energies  to  the  general  practice 
of  medicine  and  surgery.     He  makes  it  his  purpose  to  keep  in  touch  at  all  times 


610  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

with  the  trend  of  modem  scientific  investigation  and  research  and  his  sound 
judgment  enables  him  to  readily  recognize  the  value  of  ideas  put  forth  for  pro- 
fessional service.  He  filled  the  position  of  city  health  officer  while  in  Monroe 
and  again  in  Arlington,  and  he  is  a  member  of  the  Snohomish  County,  the  Wash- 
ington State  and  the  American  Medical  Associations. 

On  the  I  St  of  October,  1907,  at  Monroe,  Washington,  Dr.  Pond  was  united 
in  marriage  to  Miss  Florence  Howard  Durie,  daughter  of  Henry  Durie,  of  Owen 
Sound,  Ontario.  They  have  one  child,  Elizabeth  Irene,  whose  birth  occurred  at 
Monroe,  Snohomish  county,  Washington,  October  25,  1908. 

The  Doctor  and  his  wife  are  menibers  of  the  Congregational  church,  he  thus 
adhering  to  the  faith  of  his  fathers,  his  grandfather  having  been  a  distinguished 
missionary  in  the  Congregational  field.  Fraternally  the  Doctor  is  connected  with 
the  Knights  of  Pythias  and  the  Ancient  Order  of  United  Workmen. 


LEE  A.  SCACE,  M.  D. 

Since  191 1  Dr.  Lee  A.  Scace  has  engaged  in  the  practice  of  medicine  and  sur- 
gery at  Centralia  and  has  also  been  in  charge  of  the  Employes  Hospital  at  that 
place.  He  was  born  in  Gratiot,  Wisconsin,  on  the  i6th  of  April,  1881,  and  is 
the  oldest  in  a  family  of  six  children  whose  parents  are  Frank  and  Lillie 
(Buser)  Scace,  natives  of  New  York  and  Pennsylvania  respectively.  During 
his  active  business  life  the  father  followed  farming  but  is  now  living  retired  in 
Iowa,  which  state  has  been  his  home  for  many  years. 

Dr.  Scace  was  reared  on  the  home  farm  and  is  indebted  to  the  public  schools 
of  Iowa  for  the  early  educational  privileges  he  enjoyed.  After  leaving  high 
school  he  attended  the  Warren  Academy  at  Warren,  Illinois,  and  still  later  pur- 
sued the  combined  scientific  and  medical  course  at  the  University  of  Minnesota, 
from  which  he  was  graduated  with  the  degree  of  M.  D.  in  1907.  For  about 
three  years  following  his  graduation  he  was  connected  with  the  Swedish  and 
St.  Barnabas  Hospitals  at  Minneapolis,  where  he  gained  a  practical  experi- 
ence that  has  been  of  inestimable  value  to  him  in  his  subsequent  practice.  On 
coming  to  the  Pacific  coast  he  was  first  connected  with  the  Northern  Pacific 
Beneficiary  Association  Hospital  at  Tacoma  for  a  year,  and  then  located  in 
South  Bend,  Washington,  where  he  was  engaged  in  general  practice  until  his 
removal  to  Centralia  in  191 1.  He  has  since  been  in  charge  of  the  Employes 
Hospital,  which  is  owned  and  maintained  by  an  association  of  about  twenty 
mill  firms  in  the  vicinity  and  surrounding  country.  The  hospital  is  well  located 
on  Seminary  Hill,  just  east  of  the  town  of  Centralia,  of  which  it  commands 
an  excellent  view,  and  the  building  is  four  stories  in  height  and  can  accommo- 
date fifty  or  more  patients.  Only  graduate  nurses  are  employed.  Although 
the  hospital  is  conducted  by  the  mill  owners  any  one  in  the  locality  is  admitted, 
it  being  open  to  the  general  public  as  well  as  mill  employes.  Under  the  direc- 
tion of  Dr.  Scace  it  has  done  excellent  work  and  is  regarded  as  one  of  the  best 
hospitals  in  western  Washington. 

On  the  2 1st  of  June,  1909.  Dr.  Scace  was  married  in  South  Bend,  Wash- 
ington, to    Miss    Fontelle  Waters,  a  daughter  of  R.  G.  and  Edna  Waters,  of 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  611 

Frances,  Washington.     For  a  number  of  years  her  father  was  in  the  employ  of 
the  Northern  Pacific  Railroad  Company. 

In  poHtics  the  Doctor  has  always  been  a  republican  since  casting  his  first 
vote.  He  is  an  honored  member  of  the  county  and  state  medical  societies  and 
also  holds  membership  in  the  Commercial  and  Automobile  Clubs  of  Centralia. 
Fraternally  he  is  connected  with  the  Benevolent  Protective  Order  of  Elks  and  the 
Masonic  order,  being  a  Noble  of  Afifi  Temple  of  the  Mystic  Shrine.  It  is  in  the 
line  of  his  profession,  however,  that  he  is  best  known  and  he  is  regarded  as  one 
of  the  leading  physicians  and  surgeons  of  Lewis  county. 


HON.  J.  P.  STEWART. 

There  were  but  three  families  in  the  Puyallup  valley  when  the  Hon.  J.  P.  Stew- 
art took  up  his  abode  there  and  in  the  intervening  years  to  the  time  of  his  death 
he  was  actively  and  prominently  connected  with  the  development  and  upbuilding 
of  the  district.  The  work  of  progress  seemed  scarcely  begun  in  the  northwest 
when  in  i860  he  arrived  in  Washington  after  a  residence  of  five  years  in  Oregon. 
He  was  born  in  Delaware  county.  New  York,  September  21,  1833,  ^^^  his  boy- 
hood days  were  spent  upon  a  farm  there.  After  attending  the  public  schools 
he  was  graduated  from  the  Delaware  Literary  Institute  with  the  class  of  1851 
and  engaged  in  teaching  school  in  the  vicinity  of  his  home  until  1855.  Attracted 
by  the  stories  which  he  heard  concerning  the  western  coast,  he  made  his  way  to 
San  Francisco  and  thence  to  Portland,  Oregon,  to  Salem  and  to  Corvallis,  finally 
settling    in  Corvallis,  where  he  remained  until  i860. 

In  that  year  Mr.  Stewart  arrived  at  Steilacoom,  Washington,  but  soon  after- 
ward removed  to  Puyallup,  where  he  took  a  claim  there  being  but  three  white 
families  in  the  valley  at  that  time.  The  days  of  chivalry  and  knighthood  in 
Europe  cannot  furnish  more  interesting  or  romantic  tales  than  our  own 
western  history.  Into  the  wild  mountain  fastnesses  of  the  unexplored  west 
went  brave  men,  whose  courage  was  often  called  forth  in  encounters  with  hostile 
savages.  The  land  was  rich  in  all  natural  resources,  in  gold  and  silver,  in 
agricultural  and  commercial  possibilities,  and  awaited  the  demands  of  man  to 
yield  up  its  treasures,  but  its  mountain  heights  were  hard  to  climb,  its  forests  dif- 
ficult to  penetrate,  and  the  magnificent  trees,  the  dense  bushes  or  jagged  rocks 
often  sheltered  the  skulking  foe,  who  resented  the  encroachment  of  the  pale- 
faces upon  these  "hunting  grounds."  The  establishment  of  homes  in  this  beauti- 
ful region  therefore  meant  sacrifices,  hardships  and  ofttimes  death  ;  but  there  were 
some  men,  however,  brave  enough  to  meet  the  red  men  in  his  own  familiar  haunts 
and  undertake  the  task  of  reclaiming  the  district  for  purposes  of  civilization.  The 
rich  mineral  stores  of  this  vast  region  were  thus  added  to  the  wealth  of  the  na- 
tion ;  its  magnificent  forests  contributed  to  the  lumber  industries  and  its  fertile 
valleys  added  to  the  opportunities  of  the  farmer  and  stock  raiser,  and  today  the 
northwest  is  one  of  the  most  productive  sections  of  the  entire  country.  That  this 
is  so  is  dut  to  such  men  as  J.  P.  Stewart,  whose  name  is  inseparably  interwoven, 
with  the  history  of  the  region.     No  story  of  fiction  contains  more  exciting  chap- 


612  WASHIXGTOX,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

ters  than  may  be  found  in  his  life  record  but  space  forbids  an  extended  account  of 
these. 

Mr.  Stewart  became  connected  with  educational  work,  being  the  first  teacher 
in  the  old  town  of  Tacoma.  He  also  taught  school  in  Spanaway  and  in  Steila- 
coom  and  afterward  was  called  to  public  office,  being  probate  judge  from  1861 
until  1865.  In  1863  he  accepted  the  position  of  bookkeeper  in  the  old  Tacoma 
mill  and  served  in  that  capacity  for  a  number  of  years.  In  1871  he  planted  the 
first  hops  in  the  Puyallup  valley  and  thus  instituted  an  industry  which  has  become 
an  important  source  of  wealth  in  that  part  of  the  state.  He  became  identified 
with  commercial  interests  in  the  city  of  Puyallup  as  a  general  merchant,  con- 
ducting business  alone  for  a  time,  while  later  his  sons  became  associated  with 
him  as  partners. 

It  was  in  the  year  1864  that  Mr.  Stewart  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss 
Margaret  McMillan  and  they  became  the  parents  of  three  children.  The  death 
of  Mr.  Stewart  occurred  in  February,  1893,  when  he  was  not  yet  sixty  years  of 
age.  His  worth  as  a  citizen  of  the  Puyallup  valley  can  scarcely  be  overestimated. 
He  was  in  many  ways  connected  with  its  development  and  improvement  and 
aided  in  planting  the  seeds  of  civilization  in  the  far  west.  He  was  elected  the 
first  mayor  of  Puyallup  and  he  served  for  eleven  years  as  postmaster  of  the  town 
without  pay.  Whatever  tended  to  advance  the  interests  and  welfare  of  the  com- 
munity received  his  indorsement  and  support  and  the  worth  of  his  work  is  now 
widely  acknowledged.  His  fellow  citizens,  appreciative  of  his  worth,  ability 
and  public  spirit,  elected  him  to  represent  his  district  in  the  state  senate  in  1886 
and  by  reason  of  his  careful  and  wise  consideration  of  public  questions  he  left 
the  impress  of  his  individuality  upon  the  legislative  history  of  the  state.  More- 
over, he  justly  won  the  proud  American  title  of  a  self-made  man,  for  without 
financial  assistance  he  started  in  the  business  world  and  gradually  worked  his 
way  upward,  wisely  utilizing  his  advantages  and  at  length  achieving  success. 


HON.  FRANCIS  DONAHOE. 

It  was  in  1871  that  Francis  Donahoe  came  to  the  Pacific  coast  and  he  has 
since  been  actively  identified  with  the  development  of  western  Washington. 
Although  he  was  in  limited  circumstances  on  coming  to  this  region  he  has  steadily 
prospered  as  the  years  have  gone  by  until  he  is  now  one  of  the  substantial  cit- 
izens of  Chehalis  and  is  now  connected  with  the  CofTman,  Dobson  &  Company 
Bank  at  that  place. 

Mr.  Donahoe  was  born  on  a  farm  in  Bedford  county,  Pennsylvania,  Novem- 
ber 26.  1847,  and  is  the  fourth  in  order  of  birth  in  a  family  of  twelve  children, 
whose  parents  were  Thomas  and  Elizabeth  (Hendricks)  Donahoe.  also  natives  of 
the  old  Keystone  state.  By  occupation  the  father  was  a  farmer  and  stock  raiser, 
and  he  continued  to  reside  upon  his  farm  in  Bedford  county,  Pennsylvania,  until 
his  death,  which  occurred  about  1895.    The  mother  had  passed  away  in  1875. 

In  the  public  schools  of  Pennsylvania  Francis  Donahoe  obtained  his  educa- 
tion and  he  remained  at  home,  assisting  in  the  work  of  the  farm,  until  twenty 
years  of  age.     He  was  next  employed  at  farm  labor  in  Illinois  and  Nebraska  for 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  613 

a  time  but  in  1871  made  his  way  to  San  Francisco,  California,  and  from  there 
came  to  Port  Madison,  Washington,  where  he  obtained  employment  in  the  mill 
then  owned  and  managed  by  the  firm  of  Meigs  &  Gawley.  At  the  end  of  five 
months  he  made  a  trip  to  Olympia  and  entered  the  service  of  the  Northern  Pacific 
Railroad,  being  connected  with  the  grading  of  the  road  into  Tacoma,  where  he 
made  his  headquarters  until  the  fall  of  1873,  at  which  time  he  came  to  Chehalis. 
He  purchased  an  unimproved  tract  of  one  hundred  and  sixty  acres  between  that 
city  and  Centralia  and  later  added  to  his  property  until  he  had  four  hundred  and 
sixty  acres,  which  he  still  owns.  After  living  on  his  farm  for  sixteen  years  he 
removed  to  Chehalis  in  order  to  give  his  children  better  educational  advantages. 
In  1889  Mr.  Donahoe  became  interested  in  the  land  and  timber  business  in  com- 
pany with  N.  B.  Coffman,  Daniel  C.  Millett,  John  Dobson  and  William  M. 
Urquhart,  and  he  continued  in  his  real  estate  operations  for  some  time.  The 
same  company  organized  what  is  now  known  as  the  Coffman,  Dobson  &  Company 
Bank  though  at  first  it  was  a  national  bank  but  is  now  a  private  corporation. 
They  erected  the  building  which  they  still  occupy  on  Market  street  and  having 
substantial  and  reliable  business  men  at  the  head  of  the  organization  the  bank 
has  steadily  prospered  and  now  ranks  among  the  leading  financial  institutions 
of  this  part  of  the  state. 

On  the  6th  of  August,  1877,  at  the  Catholic  mission  in  Chehalis.  Mr.  Donahoe 
was  married  by  Father  Hylebos  to  Miss  Mary  McDonald,  a  native  of  Wash- 
ington and  a  daughter  of  Malcolm  McDonald.  Her  father,  who  was  a  farmer 
by  occupation,  came  to  this  country  from  Scotland  and  died  here  about  1900.  To 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Donahoe  have  been  born  the  following  children :  Thomas  Mal- 
colm, a  farmer  of  Lewis  county;  Anabel,  the  wife  of  Ellis  Curtley  living  in  La 
Grande,  Oregon ;  Paul,  also  a  farmer  of  Lewis  county,  Washington ;  Catherine, 
the  wife  of  Elisha  Large  of  Eugene,  Oregon;  Olive,  the  wife  of  Gus  Howard 
of  Wallace,  Idaho ;  and  Ruth  and  Louise,  both  at  home.  The  last  named  is  a 
graduate  of  St.  Joseph's  College  of  Seattle. 

The  family  are  communicants  of  the  Catholic  church  and  Mr.  Donahoe  is  a 
democrat  in  politics.  In  the  fall  of  1899  he  was  elected  by  his  party  to  the  state 
senate,  where  he  served  for  one  term  and  took  an  active  part  in  its  proceedings. 
He  was  a  member  of  a  number  of  important  committees  and  is  the  author  of 
the  bill  which  was  passed  by  the  senate,  becoming  what  is  known  as  the  Donahoe 
road  law.  He  was  also  one  of  the  prime  movers  and  workers  for  the  Bearfoot 
school  board  bill.  His  advice  on  many  subjects  is  sought  and  appreciated  by  his 
friends  and  acquaintances  and  he  is  today  one  of  the  most  influential  citizens 
of  his  community,  prominent  alike  in  business  and  public  aft'airs,  where  his 
sound  judgment  and  wise  council  are  widely  recognized. 


F.  B.  HUBBARD. 


Emerson  said.  "An  institution  is  but  the  lengthened  shadow  of  a  man."  If 
the  Eastern  Railway  &  Lumber  Company  be  the  measurement  of  F.  B.  Hubbard, 
its  president  and  promoter,  it  is  easy  to  judge  of  his  qualities,  many  of  which 
bear  the  stamp  of  greatness.  While  he  has  conducted  his  interests  in  the  attain- 
ment of  success,  he  has  at  all  times  been  guided  by  ideal  principles  concerning  the 


614  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

relation  of  emi)loyer  and  employe,  and  the  business  of  which  he  is  still  president, 
is  the  expression  in  large  measure  of  an  idealism  that  is  most  commendable  in 
that  respect.    Mr.  Hubbard  has  now  reached  the  Psalmist's  span  of  life  of  three 
score  years  and  ten,  yet  in  appearance,  in  spirit  and  in  interests  seems  many  years 
younger,     lie  was  born  in  New  York  and  from  early  manhood  has  been  con- 
nected with  important  industrial  or  corporate  enterprises.     In  his  youthful  days 
he  became  an  employe  of  the  Michigan  Central  Railway,  making  his  home  at  that 
period  in  Kalamazoo,  Michigan.     On  severing  his  connection  with  that  company 
he  became  superintendent  of  telephone  and  telegraph  construction  for  the  North- 
ern Pacific,  with  headquarters  in  St.  Paul.     Business  interests  brought  him  fre- 
quently to  the  west  and  he  became  impressed  with  the  wonderful  opportunities 
for  the  development  of  the  lumber  industry  in  southwestern  Washington,  leading 
eventually  to  the  resignation  of  his  position  with  the  Northern  Pacific  and'  his 
removal  to  this  state  in  1901.     He  was  first  identified  with  the  McCormick  Lum- 
ber Company  of  McCormick,  Washington,  and  afterward  organized  the  Rock 
Creek  Lumber  Company  of  Walville,  this  state,  where  he  developed  one  of  the 
largest  cross  arm  manufactories  of  Washington.     Subsequently  he  became  con- 
nected with  the  organization  and  successful  development  of  the  Doty  Lumber 
Company  and  in  1903  he  became  the  moving  spirit  in  the  organization  of  the 
Eastern  Railway  &  Lumber  Company,  in  which  he  was  associated  with  several 
other  practical  and  substantial  business  men.    On  the  organization  and  incorpora- 
tion in  that  year  he  was  elected  to  the  presidency,  which  he  has  held  up  to  the 
present  time,  with  D.  F.  Davies  as  vice  president ;  George  Dysart,  secretary ;  C.  S. 
Gilchrist  as  treasurer;  and  William  Brown  as  manager.     Mr.  Brown  remained  in 
that  position  until   1907,  when  he  retired.     Reid   F.  Hubbard  is  secretary  and 
treasurer,  and  since  her  husband's  death  in  191 5,  Mrs.  D.  F.  Davies  has  been  the 
vice  president.     The  company  secured  what  was  known  as  the  old  Ballard  mill, 
with  a  capacity  of  fifty  thousand  feet  of  lumber.     They  built  a  planing  mill  and 
from  time  to  time  have  erected  other  buildings  that  constitute  today  the  largest 
industrial  plant  of  Ccntralia.     The  new  sawmill  has  a  capacity  of  one  hundred 
and   fifty   thousand   feet  and   the  shingle  mill  a   capacity  of   one   hundred   and 
seventy-five  thousand.     The  equipment  is  thoroughly  modern,  the  cross  arm  fac- 
tory being  prepared  to  fill  any  order,  no  matter  what  size.     They  employ  two 
hundred  and  twenty-five  men.  having  a  monthly  pay  roll  in  excess  of' twenty-five 
thousand  dollars,  a  fact  which  contributes  materially  to  the  prosperity  of  the 
city.     The  company  owns  its  own  logging  camps  twelve  miles  east  of  Centralia 
and  has  fifteen  miles  of  standard  gauge  railroad  equipped  with  geared  engines. 
The  mill  is  located  on  the  main  line  of  the  Northern  Pacific,  Great  Northern  and 
Oregon  anrl  Washington  Railway  and  Navigation  Companies,  giving  unequalled 
transportation    facilities   for  rail   shipments   to   all   parts   of   the   United   States. 
There  is  a  wide  demand  for  the  products  of  the  company  because  of  the  excellence 
of  the  finished  article  and  the  energetic  sales  methods  employed.     From  the  cross 
arms  department  shipments  are  sent  to  every  state  in  the  Union.     Mr.  Hubbard 
has  remained  from  the  beginning  the  guiding  spirit  of  the  business  and  has  justly 
earned  the  title  "captain  of  industry."     Moreover,  as  stated  in  the  beginning,  his 
business  methods  are  characterized  by  high  ideals  and  humanitarianism  forms  one 
of   the   features   of   this  great   industrial   enterprise.      He  has   ever  endeavored 
through  times  of  prosperity  and  adversity  to  keep  the  mill  in  operation  to  the  full 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  615 

extent  that  employes  may  be  kept  at  work.  ^Ir.  Hubbard  has  never  regarded  his 
workmen  as  part  of  a  great  machine  but  as  individuals  with  human  interests, 
ambitions,  needs  and  possibilities.  It  is  said  that  he  regards  his  men  with  almost 
a  paternal  solicitude  and  recognizes  no  class  distinction.  He  has  himself  worked 
his  way  upward  from  the  ranks  and  his  success  should  be  an  inspiration  and 
source  of  encouragement  to  others.  He  is  connected  with  interests  of  a  semi- 
public  character,  having  been  active  in  the  organization  of  the  Southwest  Wash- 
ington Fair  Association,  which  has  done  much  to  stimulate  an  interest  in  the 
development  of  this  region,  and  he  has  served  as  president  since  its  organization.' 
Important  and  extensive  as  are  his  business  interests,  however,  it  is  but  one  phase 
of  his  activity.  He  is  a  most  charitable  man,  giving  generously  of  his  means 
wherever  aid  is  needed. 

Mr.  Hubbard  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Mina  Tuttle,  a  native  of  Indiana, 
and  they  became  the  parents  of  two  children :  Charles,  who  died  at  the  age  of 
sixteen  years;  and  Mrs.  F.  A.  Martin,  of  Centralia.  In  his  political  views  Mr. 
Hubbard  has  long  been  a  republican,  active  in  the  work  of  the  party.  He  is  also 
a  loyal  exemplar  of  the  Masonic  fraternity  and  his  qualities  of  manhood  and  citi- 
zenship place  him  in  the  front  rank  of  Centralia's  honored  residents. 


H.  H.  MARTIN. 


Among  those  men  who  have  made  the  history  of  western  Washington  the 
story  of  notable  business  achievement  is  numbered  H.  H.  Martin,  deceased,  of 
Centralia,  who  was  president  of  the  H.  H.  Martin  Lumber  Company.  Along 
legitimate  lines  the  business  has  been  developed  to  extensive  proportions  until 
the  company's  employes  number  two  hundred.  Mr.  Martin  and  his  associates 
wisely  directed  the  interests  of  the  business  along  lines  leading  to  growing 
success  and  he  thus  left  the  impress  of  his  individuality  upon  the  commercial 
development  of  the  community.  He  was  born  near  Glens  Falls,  New  York,  in 
1838  and  while  living  in  the  middle  west  became  actively  identified  with  the  lum- 
ber industry,  being  engaged  in  logging  for  the  Weyerhaeuser  companies.  He 
removed  from  Chippewa  Falls,  Wisconsin,  to  western  Washington  in  1889,  at 
which  time  he  took  up  his  abode  in  Centralia.  Here,  in  connection  with  his  sons, 
under  the  firm  style  of  H.  H.  Martin  &  Sons,  he  embarked  in  the  lumber  busi- 
ness, purchasing  the  mill  then  owned  by  Gilchrist  Brothers.  He  had  previously 
had  broad  experience  in  connection  with  the  lumber  trade  in  the  Mississippi  valley 
and  thus  brought  practical  and  accurate  knowledge  to  the  conduct  of  the  new 
undertaking.  In  1896  the  business  was  incorporated  under  the  name  of  H.  H. 
Martin  Lumber  Company,  with  the  father  as  president,  his  son,  George  R.,  as 
vice  president  and  a  second  son,  Frank  A.  Martin,  as  secretary  and  treasurer. 
With  the  organization  of  the  company,  business  was  begun  with  a  mill  having  a 
capacity  of  forty  thousand  feet.  Today  the  mill  has  a  capacity  of  one  hundred 
thousand  feet  of  lumber  daily  and  employs  two  hundred  people.  From  the  be- 
ginning the  father  remained  active  in  the  management  and  control  of  the  busi- 
ness and   laid  safe  and  broad  the   foundation   for  its  continuous   development. 


616  ■    WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

ranking  very  high  as  a  progressive,  resourceful  and  thoroughly  reliable  business 
man  and  prominent  lumber  manufacturer. 

In  New  York,  about  1859,  Mr.  Martin  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Esther 
M.  Andrews  and  they  became  the  parents  of  four  children,  of  whom  three 
reached  adult  age,  namely  :  George  R.,  who  is  now  deceased ;  Frank  A.,  of  this 
review ;  and  Kate  E.  Mr.  Martin  erected  an  attractive  home  in  Centralia  and  was 
closely  identified  with  the  city's  affairs.  He  se^^^ed  as  a  member  of  the  city 
council  and  cooperated  in  all  plans  and  movements  having  to  do  wath  civic 
progress.  He  also  represented  his  district  in  the  state  legislature  in  1901  and 
1902  and  gave  careful  consideration  to  the  important  questions  which  there  came 
up  for  consideration.  He  was  active  in  Masonry,  attaining  the  Knight  Templar 
degree,  and  his  life  was  ever  actuated  by  high  and  honorable  principles,  which, 
combined  with  his  business  ability  and  public  spirit,  made  him  one  of  the  most 
valued  citizens  of  Centralia. 


FRANK  A.  MARTIN. 


Frank  A.   Martin,  who    succeeded    his    older    brother,   George.   R.   Martin, 
deceased,  in  the  presidency  of  the  H.  H.  Martin  Lumber  Company  and  still  occu- 
pies that  position,  was  born  in  Wisconsin  in  1870  and  was  a  youth  of  nineteen 
years  at  the  time  of  the  removal  of  the  family  from  Chippewa  Falls  to  Wash- 
ington.    He  had  acquired  his  education  in  the  schools  of  his  native  state  and 
had  also  had  a  limited  experience  there  in  connection  with  the  lumber  trade. 
Attracted  by  the  virgin  forests  of  the  Pacific  coast,  the  family  came  to  Centralia 
in  1889  and  purchased  the  lumber  mill  of  Gilchrist  Brothers,  which  was  estab- 
lished in  the  early  '80s  and  is  one  of  the  oldest  mills  of  Lewis  county.     Since 
that  period  Frank  A.  Martin  has  been  continuously  and  actively  connected  with 
the  business.     With  its  incorporation  in  1896  the  firm  name  was  changed  from 
H.   H.    Martin    &   Sons  to    H.    H.  Martin    Lumber  Company,  the    father,  H. 
H.  Martin,  becoming  president,  with  his  son,  George  R.  Martin,  as  vice  presi- 
dent and  Frank  A.  Martin  as  secretary  and  treasurer.     The  father  continued  as 
president  of  the  company  until  his  death  in  1902  and  the  position  is  now  being 
capably  filled  by  Frank  A.  Martin,  who  is  proving  an  excellent  executive  head, 
forceful  and  resourceful  in  this  line.    His  training  under  his  father's  direction  has 
been  thorough  and  his  experience  has  been  broad.     With  the  passing  years  the 
business  has  been  developed  until  the  original  plant,  with  a  capacity  of   forty 
thousand  feet,  has  been  increased  until  the  daily  output  is  one  hundred  thou- 
sand feet  of  lumber.     Since  the  death  of  H.  H.  Martin  his  widow,  Mrs.  Esther 
M.  Martin,  has  been  vice  president  of  the  company  and  her  daughter.  Miss  Kate 
E.  Martin,  secretary  and  treasurer.     On  the  ist  of  May,  1903,  a  disastrous  fire 
occurred  which  destroyed  the  old  mill.     A  larger  one  was  at  once  rebuilt  and  the 
business  has  been  continued  on  a  greater  scale  than  before.     The  company  main- 
tains its  own  logging  camps  eight  miles  to  the  north  and  west  of  Centralia  and 
eighty  men  are  now  employed  in  the  camps.     In  addition  to  the  lumber  mill  a 
sliingle   mill   has  been   continuously   operated   and   now   has   a   capacity   of   one 
hundred  and  seventy-five  thousand  shingles,  with  an  equipment  of  five  machines. 


'    WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  617 

The  company  built  a  logging  road  ten  miles  in  length  and  they  have  three  engines 
for  operation  on  the  road  and  eight  donkey  engines  used  in  logging.  The  timber 
land  owned  by  the  company  is  underlaid  with  lignite  and  semi-bituminous  coal 
and  it  is  the  intention  of  Mr.  Martin  to  engage  extensively  in  mining  at  some  time 
in  the  near  future.  The  property  holdings,  on  account  of  the  timber  and  coal, 
are  immensely  valuable.  In  addition  to  the  lumber  and  shingle  mills  there  is  a 
dry  kiln  with  a  capacity  of  forty  thousand  feet,  while  the  planing  mill  has  a  capac- 
ity of  eighty  thousand  feet  of  lumber  per  day.  The  mill  and  yards  cover  thirty 
acres  of  ground  and  the  annual  pay  roll  adds  immensely  to  the  prosperity  of  the 
city.  An  important  department  of  the  business  is  the  manufacture  of  cross  arms. 
In  addition  to  his  other  interests  Mr.  Martin  has  extensive  property  holdings. 

In  1906  Mr.  Martin  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Mellie  M.  Hubbard,  a 
daughter  of  Francis  B.  Hubbard,  of  Centralia,  and  they  now  have  one  daughter, 
Geraldine.  Their  home  is  one  of  the  beautiful  and  attractive  residences  of  Cen- 
tralia and  is  the  center  of  a  cultured  society  circle.  The  name  of  Martin  has 
ever  been  a  synonym  for  progressiveness  in  community  affairs  since  the  family 
arrived  in  Washington  and  Frank  A.  Martin  gives  active  and  generous  support 
to  all  movements  for  the  public  good.  He  has  long  been  an  active  member  of 
the  Commercial  Club  and  is  in  hearty  sympathy  with  its  purposes  to  upbuild  the 
city  and  extend  its  trade  relations.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Benevolent  Pro- 
tective Order  of  Elks  and  the  Masonic  fraternity,  having  taken  the  thirty-second 
degree  in  the  Scottish  Rite.  He  gives  his  political  allegiance  to  the  republican 
party  and  in  191 1  represented  his  district  in  the  state  legislature,  where  his  father 
had  some  years  before  made  a  creditable  record. 


HON.  ARTHUR  A.  SMITH. 

Hon.  Arthur  A.  Smith,  publisher  of  the  Tribune-Times  and  a  prominent 
leader  in  republican  circles  in  northwestern  Washington  and  in  fact  a  man  of  in- 
fluence in  republican  circles  throughout  the  state,  has  in  these  connections  done 
much  to  mold  public  thought  and  opinion.  He  was  born  in  Thorntown,  Indiana, 
February  11,  1861,  a  son  of  O.  H.  and  Elvira  (Allen)  Smith,  who  were  also 
natives  of  that  state,  where  they  still  reside,  their  home  being  now  in  Green- 
castle.  They  are  a  venerable  couple,  having  reached  the  ages  of  eighty-six  and 
eighty  years  respectively.  The  father  is  a  man  of  liberal  education  who  at  dif- 
ferent periods  has  served  as  superintendent  of  schools  in  various  parts  of  Indiana. 
He  was  graduated  from  Asbury  University  in  1856,  and  his  whole  life  has  been 
devoted  to  activity  in  the  educational  field. 

Arthur  A.  Smith  was  the  second  in  a  family  of  five  children.  He  was  edu- 
cated in  the  public  schools  of  Indiana  and  under  private  instruction  from  his 
father  and  after  leaving  high  school  he  went  to  work  in  a  newspaper  office,  be- 
coming a  reporter  at  the  age  of  eighteen  years.  His  early  newspaper  career  con- 
nected him  with  Indiana  publications.  At  the  age  of  twenty  years  he  became  city 
editor  of  the  Columbus  Daily  Republican  and  on  attaining  his  majority  he  began 
the  publication  of  a  paper  of  his  own  at  Greencastle.  Indiana,  known  as  the 
Greencastle  Times.    This  was  afterward  consolidated  with  the  Greencastle  Ban- 


618  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

ner,  which  is  still  in  existence,  being  owned  and  edited  by  Mr.  Smith's  brother, 

Harry  M.  Smith. 

In  the  spring  of  1890  Mr.  Smith  arrived  in  the  Puget  Sound  country,  locat- 
ing at  Port  Angeles,  and  after  a  month  had  passed  he  bought  out  the  Port 
Angeles  Times,  which  is  today  the  Tribune-Times,  the  oldest  and  largest  weekly 
pap^'er  of  Clallam  county.  At  the  end  of  two  years  he  sold  out  to  the  Tribune 
and  the  two  papers  were  merged  under  the  name  of  the  Tribune-Times.  In  1898 
he  again  purchased  the  paper,  which  he  has  since  conducted  on  a  much  larger 
scalet  making  it  one  of  the  most  attractive  and  readable  journals  of  his  section 
of  the  state,  abreast  in  all  of  its  branches  with  the  modern  ideals  of  newspaper 

publication. 

On  the  25th  of  June,  1903,  Mr.  Smith  was  married  to  Miss  Daphne  Hickman, 
of  Denver,  Colorado,  a  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  W.  Hickman,  who  were 
residents  of  Kentucky  but  afterward  removed  to  Denver.  Both  have  since  passed 
away,  the  former  in  1912  at  Denver,  and  the  latter  in  1916,  at  Portland,  Oregon. 

Mr.  Smith  is  identified  with  the  Benevolent  Protective  Order  of  Elks,  the 
Knights  of  Pythias  and  the  Woodmen  of  the  World.  His  political  endorsement 
has  long  been  given  to  the  republican  party  and  in  1914  he  was  chosen  to  repre- 
sent the  twenty-fourth  senatorial  district,  comprising  Jefferson,  Clallam  and  San 
Juan  counties,  in  the  state  senate,  where  he  gave  careful  consideration  to  all 
vital  questions  coming  up  for  settlement  and  was  connected  with  much  impor- 
tant constructive  legislation  during  the  two  sessions  of  191 5  and  1917. 


THOMAS  SLADE. 


Bellingham    received    a    valuable    addition    to    its    citizenship   when   Thomas 
Slade  arrived  in  that  city  in  1888.     It  was  his  first  visit  to  the  Bellingham  Bay 
district  and  he  was  so  impressed  with  the  possibilities  of  the  country  that  he 
decided  to  locate  there,  believing  that  the   future  held  much  in  store   for  the 
district.     He  had  been  liberally  educated,  pursuing  a  course  in  Brown  University 
of   Pennsylvania,  of  which  he  was  numbered  as  one  of   the  alumni.     Having 
prepared  for  the  bar,  he  sought  the  opportunities  offered  in  the  west,  making 
his  way  to  Normal,   Illinois,  where  he  opened  a  little  office  and  continued  in 
active  practice  for  a  quarter  of  a  century.     Again  the  lure  of  the  west  came 
upon  him  and  this  time  brought  him  to  Washington.     As  stated,  he  visited  the 
Bellingham   Bay   district  and   his  prescience   enabled  him  to   see   something  of 
what  the  future  had  in  store  for  this  section.     He  purchased  three  pieces  of 
property,  one  of  which  is  the  lot  now  occupied  by  the  Slade  block  in  Belling- 
ham.    Returning  to  his.  old  home  in  lUinois,  he  there  closed  out  his  business 
affairs  and  with  his  family  returned  to  Washington.     It  was  early  in  1889  that 
his  actual  residence  in  Whatcom  began.     With  the  erection  of  the  Slade  block 
on  Elk  street  in  the  town  of  Sehome  it  became  both  his  office  and  his  place  of 
abode.   He  confined  his  business  to  first  mortgage  loans  on  property  located  in  the 
city  and  county  and  placed  nearly  a  half  million  dollars  for  eastern  parties,  netting 
to  them  a  much  larger  rate  of  interest  than  they  could  obtain  in  the  east,  ahd 
at  the  same  time  he  assisted  materially  in  the  growth  and  development  of  this 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  619 

section.  In  1897  the  business  had  gained  such  proportions  that  he  found  it 
necessary  to  turn  over  a  portion  of  the  responsibihty  to  his  son,  Walter  B. 
Slade,  who  entered  into  active  business  connection  with  his  father  at  that  time. 
At  that  period  the  irtsurance  business,  which  hitherto  had  been  confined  to  the 
insuring  of  buildings  on  which  loans  had  been  made,  was  taken  up  as  a  depart- 
ment of  their  interests,  together  with  the  care  of  property  for  non-residents, 
including  the  payment  of  taxes,  the  collection  of  rents  and  the  general  care 
of  the  property.  An  ironclad  rule  was  established  by  the  senior  member  of 
the  firm  in  the  early  days  of  his  residence  in  Bellingham  that  "Everyone  doing 
business  with  the  firm  must  have  a  square  and  honest  deal;  that  no  sharp  prac- 
tices were  to  be  indulged  in,"  and  by  strict  adherence  to  this  rule  the  business 
has  been  developed  to  its  present  proportions.  Careful  attention  has  been  given 
to  the  companies  represented  by  the  firm,  it  being  the  rule  not  to  take  the  agency 
for  any  insurance  company  but  to  pick  the  best  and  thus  give  patrons  the  best 
protection  possible.  Today  the  Slade  Investment  Company  acts  as  agents  for 
six  of  the  leading  insurance  companies,  including  the  Continental  Insurance 
Company,  which  is  the  largest  American  company;  the  Insurance  Company 
of  North  America,  which  is  the  oldest  American  company;  the  Northwestern 
National  Insurance  Company  of  Milwaukee  and  others  of  well  known  stand- 
ing, thus  doing  everything  possible  to  protect  their  clients  and  live  up  to  their 
motto :  "You  feel  secure  when  insured  with  Slade."  The  care  of  property 
for  non-residents  has  reached  such  proportions  that  it  requires  practically  one 
man's  time  to  attend  to  it.  Such  was  the  business  built  up  and  developed  by 
Thomas  Slade,  who  remained  active  in  the  management  and  control  of  his 
interests  in  association  with  his  son  until  his  demise. 

It  was  at  Fall  River,  Massachusetts,  that  Mr.  Slade  was  united  in  mar- 
riage to  Miss  Mary  Stone  and  they  became  the  parents  of  a  daughter  and  a 
son:  Mrs.  Elmer  Johnson,  now  living  in  Seattle;  and  Walter  B.,  mentioned 
elsewhere   in  this   work. 

Mr.  Slade  was  not  only  active  in  business  circles  but  was  recognized  as  one 
of  the  prominent  and  influential  citizens  and  was  twice  elected  mayor  of  New 
Whatcom,  giving  to  the  city  a  businesslike  and  progressive  administration  that 
brought  about  many  needed  reforms  and  improvements  and  largely  promoted 
public  progress  along  various  lines.  His  life  was  ever  honorable  and  upright, 
purposeful  and  resultant,  and  his  memory  is  cherished  by  many  who  were  his 
business  and  social  associates. 


RICHARD  W.  REMP. 


Richard  W.  Remp,  of  Port  Angeles,  filling  the  ofiice  of  county  engineer  of 
Clallam  county,  was  born  at  Dresbach,  Minnesota,  January  22,  1883.  His  father, 
Reynold  Remp,  a  native  of  Germany,  came  to  America  during  the  early  '70s. 
He  was  originally  a  skipper  on  the  high  seas  and  commanded  a  vessel  as  cap- 
tain. After  coming  to  the  new  world  he  engaged  in  mercantile  and  industrial 
pursuits,  taking  up  brick  manufacturing  at  Dresbach,  where  he  is  still  quite 
active  and  successful.     He  has  held  various  local  offices  there  and  is  prominent 


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620  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

in  political  circles.  He  wedded  Mary  Cassel,  who  was  born  in  La  Crosse,  Wis- 
consin, a  daughter  of  John  A.  Cassel,  a  pioneer  of  that  state  and  of  German 
lineage.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Remp  have  become  the  parents  of  three  children:  Rich- 
ard W.;  Marie,  the  wife  of  Walter  Mackin,  of  Terry,  Montana;  and  Elmer, 
of  La  Crosse,  Wisconsin. 

Richard  W.  Remp  attended  the  public  schools  of  his  native  town,  the  high 
school  of  La  Crosse,  Wisconsin,  the  University  of  Chicago  and  the  University 
of  Wisconsin.  He  spent  two  years  as  a  student  in  Chicago  and  won  his  degree 
of  civil  engineer  upon  graduation  from  the  University  of  Wisconsin  with  the 
class  of  1906.  He  at  once  entered  upon  the  practice  of  his  profession  in 
Duluth,  ^linnesota,  as  a  representative  of  the  Northern  Pacific  Railway  Com- 
pany and  remained  with  that  corporation  for  four  years.  He  next  came  to 
Washington,  settling  at  Port  Angeles,  where  he  entered  the  contracting  busi- 
ness for  the  Pacific  Engineering  Company  and  various  other  corporations.  In 
January,  19 15,  he  was  elected  to  the  office  of  engineer  of  Clallam  county  and 
is  now  acting  in  that  capacity.  He  was  employed  by  the  county  as  supervising 
bridge  engineer  before  chosen  to  his  present  position  and  much  of  the  heavier 
and  more  important  work  of  that  character  in  this  county  has  been  carried  out 
under  his  personal  direction.  He  is  widely  and  favorably  known  in  engineer- 
ing and  railroad  circles  and  is  splendidly  qualified  for  the  important  and 
responsible  duties  which  devolve  upon  him  in  his  present  official  relation.  He 
has  been  connected  with  notably  large  undertakings  for  a  man  of  his  years, 
including  engineering  projects  for  the  Northern  Pacific  and  public  work  of 
more  than  ordinary  magnitude.  His  splendid  technical  training  and  his  prac- 
tical experience  well  prepared  for  him  for  the  duties  which  are  now  devolv- 
ing upon  him. 

In  April,  1907,  in  Port  Angeles,  Mr.  Remp  was  married  to  Miss  Anna  T. 
Grubb,  a  daughter  of  Peter  Grubb,  a  pioneer  settler  of  Clallam  county,  and 
they  now  have  one  child,  Yvonne.  In  his  political  views  Mr.  Remp  is  a  repub- 
lican, and  fraternally  he  is  connected  with  the  Benevolent  Protective  Order  of 
Elks.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Commercial  Club  of  Port  Angeles  and  is 
interested  in  everything  having  to  do  with  the  upbuilding,  development  and 
prosperity  of  the  district  in  which  he  now  makes  his  home. 


REID  F.  HUBBARD. 


Reid  F.  Hubbard,  the  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  Eastern  Railway  & 
I.umber  Company,  dates  his  residence  in  Centralia  from  1902.  He  was  born  in 
Alamo,  Michigan,  and  is  a  son  of  Rolland  P.  Hubbard.  His  Education  was 
acquired  in  the  schools  of  Michigan  and  Washington  and  in  early  manhood  he 
was  connected  with  a  lumber  manufacturing  agency  for  a  period  of  three  years 
or  until  1007.  He  came  to  Centralia  in  1902,  and  1910  he  entered  upon  a  clerical 
position  with  the  Eastern  Railway  &  Lumber  Company,  with  which  he  has  since 
been  identified,  working  his  way  upward  to  a  position  of  executive  control  as 
secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  most  important  industrial  enterprise  of  the  city, 
having  two  hundred  and  twenty-five  employes  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  621 

lumber,  shingles  and  cross  arms.  Their  business  today  o'ertops  that  of  any 
other  enterprise  of  the  kind  in  this  section  of  the  state  and  they  manufacture  as 
many  cross  arms  as  any  mill  on  the  coast,  their  product  going  to  eastern  terri- 
tory. Mr.  Hubbard  has  become  thoroughly  familiar  with  every  branch  of  the 
business  through  long  connection  and  practical  experience  and  his  efforts  are 
now  productive  of  substantial  and  valued  results. 

In  1907  Mr.  Hubbard  was  married  to  Miss  Annie  Allred,  of  Centralia,  and 
they  have  two  children,  Francis  B.  and  Helen  Louise.  Mr.  Hubbard  belongs  to 
the  Masonic  fraternity.  His  interests  are  not  self-centered  but  have  to  do  with 
the  requirements  and  opportunities  of  citizenship  as  well  as  with  private  busi- 
ness affairs.  He  is  an  alert,  energetic  and  progressive  young  business  man, 
watchful  of  opportunities  pointing  to  successful  achievemei-rt  in  business  but  at 
the  same  time  thoroughly  alive  to  the  chance  of  promoting  public  welfare. 


J.  A.  VENESS. 


Among  the  most  successful  of  the  earlier  lumbermen  in  western  Washington 
was  J.  A.  Veness.  Coming  west  in  the  pioneer  days  when  the  primitive  and 
cumbersome  methods  of  logging  were  still  in  use,  he  played  an  important  part 
in  the  development  of  the  lumber  industry.  He  was  among  the  first  to  conceive 
the  idea  of  substituting  steam  for  ox  power  as  a  means  of  bringing  logs  in  to 
the  mill.  The  first  donkey  engine  used  by  Mr.  Veness  in  his  logging  operations 
was  to  a  very  large  degree  designed  by  him. 

A  native  of  New  Brunswick,  Canada,  Mr.  Veness  early  in  life  located  in  the 
state  of  Maine,  where  he  remained  for  a  few  years.  At  length,  however,  the 
call  of  the  west  lured  him  to  far-away  Oregon.  At  Independence,  in  that  state, 
he  set  up  a  sawmill,  which  he  operated  for  some  time.  But  seeing  greater  possibili- 
ties in  western  Washington,  he  decided  to  cast  his  lot  here  and  came  to  Winlock, 
Lewis  county,  when  this  place  was  a  village  with  less  than  one  hundred  and 
fifty  people,  surrounded  by  practically  untouched  virgin  forests.  Here  he  associ- 
ated himself  with  A.  Prescott  in  the  lumber  business  under  the  firm  name  of 
Prescott  &  Veness.  The  venture  was  a  success  from  the  beginning.  They  gradu- 
ally increased  their  output  until  they  were  cutting  fully  one  hundred  thousand 
feet  of  lumber  a  day. 

In  IQ04  Mr.  Veness  bought  out  the  interest  of  his  i)artner.  the  name  of  the 
firm  being  then  changed  to  J.  A.  Veness  Lumber  Company.  He  had  great  con- 
fidence in  the  future  of  the  lumber  business  and  constantly  kept  adding  to  his 
holdings  until  at  length  he  became  one  of  the  heaviest  individual  timber  holders 
in  Washington.  In  1908  the  O'Connell  Lumber  Company  bought  his  mill  and 
holdings,  but  he  immediately  acquired  other  holdings  and  built  a  new  mill  having 
a  daily  capacity  of  one  hundred  thousand  feet,  constructed  and  equipped  sixteen 
miles  of  logging  road,  and  again  commenced  operations  employing  one  hundred 
and  fifty  men.  This  mill  was  later  sold  to  the  IHack  Diamond  Lumber  Company, 
of  Portland. 

'     Mr.  Veness  has  been  married  twice.     His  first  wife  was  Miss  Carrie  Hall. 
To  them  was  born  a  son,  F.  E.  Veness.  of  whom  a  more  detailed  mention  will 


622  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

be  found  below.  His  second  wife  was  Miss  Augusta  Baldwin.  By  this  second 
marriage  there  is  a  daughter,  Mrs.  Marie  Newman,  of  Portland. 

Mr.  Veness  has  had  wonderful  success  in  dealing  with  his  men,  many  of 
whom  have  never  worked  for  anyone  else.  A  man  of  large  affairs,  he  has  ever 
been  a  most  public-spirited  citizen.  For  eight  years  he  rendered  his  state  and 
county  valuable  service  in  the  capacity  of  state  senator,  to  which  office  he  was 
elected  on  the  republican  ticket.  He  has  always  been  a  man  of  great  energy 
and  force  of  character,  a  born  leader.  Since  1908  he  has  resided  at  Portland, 
having  retired  from  the  active  management  of  his  interests.  He  is  thus  enjoying 
a  well  earned  rest  which  he  richly  deserves. 

Born  in  Maine  in  1877  and  coming  to  the  Pacific  coast  in  early  boyhood,  F.  E. 
Veness,  to  whom  reference  has  already  been  made,  is  virtually  a  westerner.  Hav- 
ing been  thoroughly  apprenticed  in  all  phases  of  the  lumber  business,  he  was  well 
prepared  to  assume  the  management  of  the  Veness  interests  upon  the  retiremnt 
of  his  father.  That  the  younger  Veness  has  inherited  his  father's  sagacity  and 
talent  for  business  is  testified  to  by  the  fact  that  he  did  not  content  himself 
with  keeping  the  business  at  the  high  level  of  efficiency  to  which  his  father  had 
brought  it,  but  greatly  strengthened  the  organization  and  equipment.  It  was  in 
1909  that  he  became  general  manager  of  the  J.  A.  Veness  Lumber  Company. 
Since  selling  out  to  the  Black  Diamond  Lumber  Company  Mr.  Veness  has  been 
operating  various  smaller  mills,  and  he  now  has  a  new  and  up-to-date  one  under 
construction.  He  has  courage  and  shows  none  of  that  hesitancy  which  so  often 
bars  the  path  of  progress.  He  works  intensively,  but  when  the  day's  work  is 
done  he  banishes  from  mind  all  cares  and  worries. 

Off  duty,  so  to  speak,  Mr.  Veness  is  the  most  human  of  men.  He  enjoys  a 
good  story,  a  good  smoke,  tennis,  billiards  and  books.  His  beautiful  lawn,  with 
its  tastily  arranged  bushes  and  shrubbery,  is  very  largely  looked  after  by  himself 
during  spare  minutes. 

In  1909  he  was  married  to  Miss  Nellie  Arct.  They  have  become  the  parents 
of  two  bright  children,  Eugene  and  Ruth. 


THOMAS  LINCOLN  SIMMONS. 

The  history  of  pioneer  development  in  the  northwest  is  a  familiar  one  to 
Thomas  Lincoln  Simmons,  who  was  born  December  15,  1865,  ^^  the  old  Simmons 
homestead  where  he  now  resides,  his  parents  being  William  Mortimer  and  Ann 
Jemima  (Fisher)  Simmons,  both  of  whom  were  natives  of  Hardy  county,  Vir- 
ginia. The  father,  a  son  of  Valentine  and  Sarah  Simmons,  was  born  February 
2,  181 7,  while  his  wife,  a  daughter  of  Michael  and  Eliza  Fisher,  was  born  Febru- 
ary 28,  1820.  The  marriage  of  William  Mortimer  Simmons  and  Ann  Jemima 
Fisher  was  celebrated  May  30,  1839.  In  young  manhood  the  father  removed 
westward  to  Missouri  and  after  his  marriage  he  there  engaged  in  farming  for  a 
few  years,  making  his  home  in  Franklin  county.  In  1850  he  decided  to  start 
for  the  gold  fields  of  California  and  with  an  ox  team  left  home  for  the  long 
journey  across  the  plains  and  through  the  mountain  passes  to  the  Pacific  coast. 
He  met  many  people  returning  from  California,  however,  and  they  gave  any- 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  623 

thing  but  a  glowing  account  of  the  gold  fields  and  the  opportunities  to  be  secured 
in  that  state.  This  decided  Mr.  Simmons  to  change  his  course  and  he  came  to 
Oregon  instead.  The  trip  was  a  long  and  arduous  one.  Trouble  was  experienced 
in  crossing  the  streams,  none  of  which  were  bridged,  all  having  to  be  forded. 
Before  leaving  for  the  west  he  was  careful  to  have  the  wagon  bed  made  tight 
by  calking  as  a  boat  is  calked.  When  crossing  the  Platte  river  they  got  into 
quick  sand  and  the  oxen  and  running  gear  got  stuck  while  the  wagon  bed  floated 
dov/n  the  river.  It  caught  in  some  willows  and  the  family  were  rescued.  Many 
times  they  were  threatened  by  Indian  attack  and,  moreover,  they  had  two  chil- 
dren die  while  en  route,  while  two  of  their  children  had  previously  passed  away  in 
Missouri.  With  their  three  remaining  children,  two  daughters  and  a  son,  they 
finally  reached  the  Pacific  coast.  The  father  took  up  a  donation  claim  which 
remained  his  home  until  his  death,  which  occurred  in  August,  1878.  For  a 
number  of  years  he  had  survived  his  wife,  who  died  in  1867.  Both  were  laid 
to  rest  in  Fisher's  cemetery  on  the  River  road.  They  had  a  large  family  of 
children.  Ann  Rebecca,  the  eldest,  was  born  March  22,  1840,  and  became  the 
wife  of  Ervin  Burke.  After  his  death  she  married  B.  Boeschen.  She  was  one 
of  the  two  daughters  who  crossed  the  plains  with  her  parents  and  she  related 
many  interesting  incidents  of  the  trip  and  of  the  pioneer  life  in  Washington. 
She  has  now  passed  away.  Hannah  Catharine,  the  second,  was  born  in  Franklin 
county,  Missouri,  May  16,  1841,  and  became  Mrs.  Exon.  She,  too,  crossed  the 
plains  with  her  parents  and  has  now  departed  this  life.  William  Valentine  Sim- 
mons, born  in  Franklin  county,  Missouri,  December  14,  1842.  died  in  that  county 
January  27,  1849.  Eliza  Jane,  born  in  the  same  county,  February  5,  1844,  died 
December  10,  1849.  John  Sandford  was  born  October  31,  1845  ''^"'^  died  August 
24,  19 1 7,  aged  seventy-one  years.  Mary  Virginia,  born  January  2,  1848,  died 
while  the  family  were  en  route  for  the  west,  her  death  occurring  on  the  Platte 
river.  She  was  buried  a  few  miles  from  the  lower  crossing  June  15,  1850.  James 
Monroe,  born  in  Franklin  county,  Missouri,  November  5,  1849.  departed  this 
life  when  the  family  were  crossing  the  plains  and  was  buried  seven  miles  west 
of  Ash  Hollow,  June  24,  1850.  The  first  of  the  family  born  after  their  arrival 
in  Washington  were  Henry  Clay  and  Martha  Elizabeth,  twins,  whose  birth  oc- 
curred June  27;  1851.  Daniel  Webster,  born  May  28,  1853,  in  Clarke  county, 
Washington,  there  passed  away  September  25,  1863.  Samuel  Weston  was  born 
September  7,  1855,  and  died  in  November,  191 1.  Thomas  Lincoln,  whose  name 
introduces  this  review  completes  the  family. 

Upon  the  old  family  homestead  in  Clarke  county  Thomas  Lincoln  Simmons 
spent  the  days  of  his  boyhood  and  youth  with  the  usual  experiences  of  the  farm 
bred  boy.  There  were  still  many  hardships  and  privations  to  be  met  during 
that  period  and  he  is  familiar  with  the  pioneer  history  of  that  section,  liaxing 
witnessed  the  wonderful  transformation  which  has  been  brought  about  here, 
introducing  into  the  west  all  of  the  conveniences,  the  advantages  and  the  oppor- 
tunities of  the  much  older  east.  On  his  twenty-first  birthday,  or  the  15th  of 
December,  1886,  Mr.  Simmons  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Josephine  Alice 
Lee,  a  daughter  of  W.  K.  and  Sophronia  (Sumner)  Lee.  Her  father  was  a 
native  of  Little  Rock,  Arkansas,  and  her  mother  of  Cobdcn,  Illinois.  When 
Mrs.  Simmons  was  six  years  of  age  she  was  brought  by  her  parents  to  the  west. 
The   family  traveled  to   San    Francisco  and   later  proceeded  northward  on  the 


624  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

steamer  Ajax  to  Portland,  Oregon,  and  thence  came  to  Clarke  county,  Wash- 
ington. Mr.  Lee  was  a  cooper  by  trade  and  followed  that  pursuit  for  two  years 
after  coming  to  this  state.  He  then  turned  his  attention  to  farming,  purchasing 
land  near  Fisher's  Landing,  and  from  that  place  he  cleared  the  timber  and 
developed  his  fields.  He  died  June  17,  1904,  at  the  age  of  seventy-seven  years, 
while  his  wife  passed  away  in  October,  1906.  Mrs.  Simmons,  therefore,  is  also 
one  of  the  early  residents  of  this  state  and  is  familiar  with  its  pioneer  history. 
She  is  a  great  lover  of  flowers  and  during  the  summer  season  her  garden  and 
her  shrubbery  are  greatly  admired,  presenting  a  most  attractive  picture  with 
the  variety  of  color  of  the  blooms.  The  present  farm  of  Mr.  Simmons  com- 
prises two  hundred  and  twenty  acres  of  rich  and  valuable  land  and  the  home  is 
beautifully  situated  on  an  eminence  overlooking  the  far  famed  Columbia  river. 
Mr.  Simmons  is  a  lover  of  fishing  and  he  has  several  ponds  and  concrete  reservoirs 
well  stocked  with  fish.  The  reservoirs  oflfer  great  water  power  which  Mr.  Sim- 
mons utilizes  in  running  machinery  for  shelling  and  grinding  grain  and  feed, 
also  operating  a  cider  mill  and  press  and  other  farm  machinery.  He  also  operates 
with  this  power  a  dynamo  which  furnishes  light  for  the  home,  the  barn  and 
other  buildings.  In  a  word  theirs  is  a  splendidly  developed  property,  constituting 
one  of  the  model  farms  of  the  twentieth  century  to  be  found  in  Washington. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Simmons  have  become  the  parents  of  the  following  named : 
Thomas  M. ;  Addie,  who  is  the  wife  of  Everett  Gentry,  of  Fishers,  Washington, 
and  has  two  children.  Thomas  Everett,  born  in  March,  191 5,  and  an  infant,  as 
yet  unnamed,  born  in  August,  1917;  Frank  B. ;  William  Elmer;  and  Josephine 
Catherine.  In  his  political  views  Mr.  Simmons  has  always  been  a  stalwart  repub- 
lican since  age  conferred  upon  him  the  right  of  franchise.  He  has  never  aspired 
to  office  but  adheres  closely  to  the  management  of  his  farming  interests,  yet 
he  is  not  remiss  in  the  duties  of  citizenship  and  gives  his  aid  and  support  to  many 
plans  and  measures  for  the  general  good.  In  his  business  aflfairs  he  displays 
keen  judgment,  unfaltering  enterprise  and  a  persistency  of  purpose  that  brings 
success.  He  and  his  wife,  representatives  of  pioneer  families  of  Clarke  county, 
are  widely  and  favorably  known  in  this  section  of  the  state,  having  a  circle  of 
friends  almost  coextensive  with  the  circle  of  their  acquaintance. 


HENRY  LATHAM. 


Henry  Latham,  of  Shelton.  is  a  representative  of  a  pioneer  family  of  western 
Washington  and  has  always  been  willing  to  give  of  his  time  and  energy  to  the 
advancement  of  the  interests  of  this  section.  His  ability  and  public  spirit  have 
been  recognized  by  his  fellow  citizens  and  he  is  now  serving  for  the  third  term 
as  a  county  commissioner.  His  birth  occurred  at  Steilacoom,  Pierce  county, 
on  the  nth  of  March,  1862,  and  he  is  a  son  of  John  and  Susan  (Downey) 
Latham.  The  father  became  a  resident  of  Washington  in  the  '50s  and  for  years 
engaged  in  the  drug  business  in  Tacoma.     He  is  now  deceased. 

Henry  Latham  attended  the  public  schools  in  the  acquirement  of  his  educa- 
tion and  later  was  employed  at  various  occupations.  In  1877,  when  but  fifteen 
years  old,  he  came  to  Shelton  and  for  some  time  worked  at  Hoods  Canal.     Later 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  625 

he  followed  agricultural  pursuits  for  a  considerable  period  but  for  the  past  eleven 
years  has  been  grocery  clerk  of  a  general  store  in  Shelton  owned  by  McDonald 
&  Company.  In  this  connection  he  has  manifested  a  grasp  of  the  principles 
underlying  all  successful  merchandising  and  the  store  has  returned  to  its  owners 
a  good  profit  while  at  the  same  time  the  customers  have  received  full  value  for 
their  money. 

In  1883  Mr.  Latham  was  married  to  Miss  Mary  Purdy,  who  passed  away 
in  February,  1897.  In  1898  he  wedded  Miss  Martha  Purdy.  He  has  three  sons, 
Percy,  Clarence  and  William  and  four  daughters,  Bertha,  Marjorie,  Eva  and 
Gyneth. 

Mr.  Latham  supports  the  democratic  party  at  the  polls  and  in  1906  was 
elected  county  commissioner,  in  which  office  he  is  now  serving  his  third  term. 
His  record  in  that  connection  is  one  of  singleminded  devotion  to  the  public  inter- 
ests and  his  reelections  indicate  that  his  able  and  conscientious  service  is  appre- 
ciated by  the  people.  Fraternally  he  is  connected  with  the  Woodmen  of  the 
World.  His  entire  life  has  been  passed  in  Washington  and  his  knowledge  of 
the  resources  of  the  state  and  the  temper  of  its  people  convinces  him  that  the 
next  half  century  will  see  a  development  almost  as  great  as  that  of  the  last  fifty 
years. 


HON.  JAMES  A.  MILLER. 

Hon.  James  A.  Miller,  county  auditor  of  Whatcom  county  and  former  repre- 
sentative of  the  Bellingham  district  in  the  state  legislature  and  well  known  in 
business  circles  in  connection  with  general  real  estate  and  insurance  interests,  is 
one  of  the  popular  citizens  of  northwestern  Washington.  He  was  born  in  Leon, 
Iowa,  Marcli  31,  1876,  a  son  of  Samuel  and  Margaret  Miller,  who  in  1880  removed 
westward  with  their  family  to  the  Pacific  coast,  settling  at  Portland,  Oregon, 
where  the  son  attended  the  public  schools  until  he  reached  the  age  of  fourteen 
years.  He  then  engaged  with  the  Western  Union  Telegraph  Company  as  mes- 
senger and  later  occupied  a  clerical  position  with  that  corporation  for  five  years, 
at  the  end  of  which  time  he  went  to  Ilwaco,  Washington,  where  he  filled  a 
stenographic  position  in  the  office  of  C.  C.  Dalton,  attorney  at  law,  for  two 
years.  At  South  Bend,  Washington,  he  served  as  deputy  county  auditor  for 
two  years  and  at  the  end  of  that  time  moved  to  Fairhaven  to  take  charge  of  the 
packing  department  of  the  Seaborg  Packing  Company,  with  which  he  was  con- 
nected for  three  years.  He  resigned  this  position  to  accept  the  appointment  of 
deputy  county  treasurer,  in  which  capacity  he  continued  for  four  years.  He  was 
next  elected  county  auditor  for  four  years,  1905  to  1909.  and  the  faithfulness 
and  capability  with  which  he  discharged  his  duties  led  to  his  selection  for  further 
political  honors.  He  was  next  chosen  to  represent  his  district  in  the  state  legis- 
lature, of  which  he  was  a  representative  for  four  years,  sessions  of  1909  and 
191 1,  and  during  that  period  he  gave  careful  consideration  to  all  the  vital  questions 
which  came  up  for  settlement.  While  he  was  still  in  office  a  contemporary 
biographer  wrote  of  him :  "His  record  as  a  legislator  has  been  such  as  to  win 
the^'commendation  of  his  constituents  and  the  general  public  in  a  marked  degree. 


626  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

By  working  in  harmony  with  the  leaders  of  his  party,  his  influence  has  been  a 
potent  force  in  securing  needed  legislation  for  the  whole  state,  and  especially 
for  Bellingham  and  Whatcom  county."  The  Herald  at  the  time  gave  him  much 
credit  for  the  three  appropriations  so  important  to  this  section  of  the  state, 
namely :  the  seventy-five  thousand  dollar  appropriation  for  the  armory  at  Belling- 
ham. the  bill  for  which  was  introduced  in  the  house  by  Mr.  Miller,  and  success- 
fully pushed  through,  -the  maintenance  of  the  Bellingham  Normal  school ;  and 
the  appropriation  for  the  water  front  road,  now  open  to  the  public  and  known 
as  Chuckanut  drive.     Mr.  Miller  is  a  republican  in  politics. 

During  the  past  several  years  Mr.  Miller  has  been  engaged  in  the  real  estate 
and  general  insurance  business  and  has  succeeded  in  wanning  a  large  clientage 
that  places  him  among  the  representative  business  men  of  his  district. 

In  May.  1908.  occurred  the  marriage  of  Mr.  Miller  and  Miss  Grace  Cox,  of 
Bellingham,  and  to  them  have  been  born  two  children,  Barry  and  Margaret,  aged 
respectively  eight  and  six  years. 

Mr.  Miller  is  identified  with  the  Benevolent  Protective  Order  of  Elks,  the 
Woodmen  of  the  World  and  the  Bellingham  Chamber  of  Commerce,  and  is  active 
in  all  matters  tending  to  advance  the  general  w^elfare  and  contributing  to  the 
substantial  development  and  upbuilding  of  his  city  and  state. 


FRANK  D.  HARM. 


The  life  record  of  Frank  D.  Harm  indicates  that  persistency  of  purpose  and 
indefatigable  energ\^  prove  a  safe  foundation  upon  which  to  build  success.  He 
came  to  western  Washington  in  1888  and  in  the  intervening  period,  covering 
almost  thirty  years,  has  made  steady  progress.  While  there  is  nothing  spectacular 
in  his  career,  it  is  none  the  less  interesting  and  none  the  less  essential,  for  his 
efrorts  have  been  a  contributing  factor  in  the  growth  and  development  of  his 
section  of  the  state. 

Mr.  Harm  was  born  in  Germany  in  i860  and  came  to  the  United  States  after 
having  served  for  three  years  in  the  German  army,  seeking  the  broader  liberties 
of  the  republic  and  its  opportunities  for  business  advancement.     He  lived  for 
some  time  at  Tower  City,  North  Dakota,  before  making  his  way  to  the  Pacific 
coast  and  to   Centralia  in   1888.     In    1890  he  established  a  hardware   store  in 
Hoquiam,  which  was  the  first  store  of  that  city  outside  of  the  one  conducted  by 
the  lumber  company.     The  undertaking  proved  very  successful  and  he  conducted 
it  for  two  years.     Going  back  to  Centralia  he  and  his  brother  Charles  then  pur- 
chased the  sash  and  door  factory  and  for  sixteen  years  Frank  D.  Harm  operated 
this  plant,  which  was  near  the  present  site  of  the  plant  of  the  Eastern  Railway 
&  Lumber  Company.     His  brother  remained  with  him  in  the  undertaking  until 
1896  and   following  his   death   Frank   D.   Harm  purchased  his   interest   in  the 
business,  which  he  successfully  and  continuously  conducted  until  1906.     In  1905 
he  built  the  Centralia  Fir  Door  factory,  now  owned  by  Mr.  Harmon,  and  for 
a  number  of  years  he  was  associated  with  W.  E.  Brown  in  the  ownership  and 
conduct  of  lumber  mills  at  Coal  Creek  and  at  Tenino,  being  president  of  the 
company.    At  the  latter  place  he  operated  a  mill  w^ith  a  capacity  of  forty  thousand 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  627 

feet  and  employed  about  seventy-five  men.  The  company  did  its  own  logging 
as  well  as  operated  the  mill  and  Air.  Harm  there  remained  for  three  years,  when 
he  sold  out  and  in  connection  with  Mr.  Brown  bought  the  business  of  the  Coal 
Creek  Lumber  Company.  Eventually,  however,  he  disposed  of  his  interests  to 
his  partner,  and  became  in  191 1  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  Pacific  Lumber 
Company  of  Centralia.  He  is  president  of  the  company,  with  F.  E.  Campbell 
as  its  secretary.  Mr.  Harm  and  C.  L.  Brown  began  operations  at  Chehalis  in 
November,  191 5,  as  proprietors  of  the  mill  of  the  Chehalis  Shingle  Company 
which  was  moved  from  the  Creek  to  Chehalis  and  located  on  the  main  road  to 
Centralia.  It  has  a  capacity  of  eighty  thousand  shingles  daily  and  employs  ten 
men.  The  logs  are  obtained  from  the  Coal  Creek  Lumber  Company.  Mr.  Harm 
has  charge  at  Centralia  and  he  is  recognized  as  one  of  the  expert  lumber  men 
of  this  section,  his  long  experience  having  gained  him  comprehensive  knowledge 
of  the  business  in  every  phase.  The  shingle  mill  is  operated  by  steam  power 
and  there  are  dry  kilns  to  take  care  of  the  output.  He  erected  a  brick  building 
on  Tower  avenue  in  1907,  a  one  story  structure  twenty-five  by  one  hundred  and 
twenty  feet,  for  store  purposes.  Mr.  Harm  was  also  one  of  the  organizers  of 
the  Farmers  &  Merchants  Bank  of  Centralia,  in  which  he  still  holds  stock. 

In  1896  occurred  the  marriage  of  Mr.  Harm  and  Miss  Myrtle  Blanchard.  a 
native  of  IlHnois  and  a  daughter  of  the  Rev.  W.  S.  Blanchard,  who  is  a  Baptist 
minister  now  living  in  Portland,  Oregon.  He  removed  with  his  family  to  the 
west  in  1889.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harm  now  have  one  child,  Frank  D..  Jr.  The 
family  occupies  a  very  attractive  and  beautiful  residence  which  was  erected  by 
Mr.  Harm  and  they  are  prominently  known  socially  in  this  section  of  the  state. 

In  politics  Mr.  Harm  is  a  democrat  and  for  four  years  has  served  on  the 
city  council.  He  has  been  a  member  of  the  Commercial  Club  of  Centralia  since 
its  organization  and  he  is  an  active  and  effective  worker  for  all  those  interests 
which  contribute  to  the  upbuilding  and  progress  of  this  section.  He  early 
realized  that  there  is  no  success  in  Hfe  without  effort  and  he  also  realized  that 
in  America  opportunities  are  afforded  in  turn  to  every  one  who  is  willing  to 
embrace  them.  Humble  birth  and  poverty  are  no  handicap  to  American  youth. 
It  was  this  that  led  him  to  try  his  fortune  in  the  new  world  and  he  eagerly  grasped 
the  opportunities  which  offered  and  by  reason  of  his  undaunted  courage,  inde- 
fatigable determination  and  high  purpose  he  has  made  for  himself  a  most  credit- 
able name  and  position  in  connection  with  the  business  development  of  his  county. 


JOHN  S.  CONNER. 


Among  the  pioneer  families  of  Skagit  county  who  have  been  prominent  in  the 
work  of  reclamation,  developing  the  district  from  its  wilderness  condition  to  one 
of  civihzation,  prosperity  and  wealth,  none  has  been  more  active  and  forceful, 
none  more  potent  for  progress  and  none  worthier  of  respect  and  esteem  than 
John  S.  Conner.  The  name  of  Conner  has  long  figured  prominently  in  connection 
with  the  idustrial  activities  of  this  section  of  the  state.  Members  of  the  family 
have  borne  an  equally  helpful  part  in  promoting  the  general  welfare  along  many 
other  lines  and  the  work  accomplished  has  been  of  great  benefit  and  value  to  the 


628  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

commonwealth.  They  have  been  particularly  active  in  the  matter  of  reclaiming 
tide  lands  and  in  developing  the  agricultural  possibilities  of  the  country;  and  so 
wisely  have  their  labors  been  directed  and  their  investments  made  that  they  have 
garnered  in  the  fullness  of  time  the  rich  rewards  of  their  labors. 

The  life  history  of  John  S.  Conner  therefore  cannot  fail  to  prove  of  interest 
to  those  who  find  in  the  record  of  a  successful  and  honorable  man  a  stimulus  for 
further  activity  on  their  own  part.  A  native  of  Ireland,  Mr.  Conner  came  to 
the  new  world  in  early  boyhood  and  pursued  his  education  in  schools  of  Schuyl- 
kill county,  Pennsylvania,  but  early  took  up  the  task  of  providing  for  his  own 
support  and  in  his  youthful  days  drove  a  team  on  the  Schuylkill  canal.  He  after- 
ward became  owner  of  one  of  the  canal  boats.  While  thus  engaged  he  devoted 
every  possible  moment  to  further  study,  recognizing  the  fact  that  education  was 
a  splendid  foundation  on  which  to  build  success,  and  when  he  had  reached  the 
age  of  eighteen  years  he  was  competent  to  pass  the  required  examination  that  won 
him  a  teacher's  certificate. 

Mr.  Conner  turned  his  face  westward  in  1862,  at  which  time  he  left  Pennsyl- 
vania and  became  engaged  in  farming  in  Missouri.  As  a  companion  and  help- 
mate for  life's  journey  he  chose  Miss  Louisa  A.  Siegfried,  whom  he  wedded  in 
1863.  She  was  a  daughter  of  James  and  Mary  (Willet)  Siegfried,  residents  of 
Liberty,  Maryland,  and  her  father  was  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  wagons, 
buggies  and  farm  implements.  The  daughter  was  born  in  Pennsylvania,  April  6, 
1843,  ^"<i  ^^''is  educated  in  private  schools  of  Maryland.  At  the  age  of  sixteen 
years  she  accompanied  her  parents  to  Missouri  and  when  twenty  years  of  age 
became  the  wife  of  John  S.  Conner,  whose  desire  for  life  in  the  west  was  not 
satisfied  with  his  removal  to  Missouri,  so  that  in  1865  he  started  with  ox  teams 
for  Colorado,  locating  in  a  district  which  was  later  called  Conner  Springs  in  his 
honor.  There  he  engaged  in  general  merchandising  and  in  the  supply  business 
and  for  a  time  he  conducted  a  hotel  at  Central  City,  Colorado.  The  year  1869 
witnessed  his  arrival  in  the  Puget  Sound  country  and  at  that  date  he  took  up 
his  abode  in  Olympia.  His  wife,  anxious  to  assist  in  gaining  a  start  in  the  new 
country,  opened  a  millinery  store,  purchasing  her  stock  in  San  Francisco.  After 
a  year  spent  at  the  capital  they  removed  to  La  Conner,  which  was  named  in  their 
honor,  Mrs.  Conner's  initials  being  added  to  the  surname,  Mrs.  Conner  being 
the  first  white  woman  there.  Immediately  on  his  arrival  Mr.  Conner  opened  the 
first  mercantile  establishment  of  the  town  and  through  his  efiforts  the  postoihce 
was  established.  While  conducting  his  commercial  interests  Mr.  Conner's  habit 
of  study  remained  with  him  and  he  turned  his  attention  to  the  mastery  of  the 
principles  of  jurisprudence.  In  time  he  became  a  lawyer  and  it  was  soon  recog- 
nized through  the  community  that  his  counsel  was  valuable.  He  was  a  man  of 
very  substantial  traits  and  of  marked  generosity  and  his  many  excellent  qualities 
won  for  him  the  highest  esteem  of  all  who  knew  him. 

In  1873  Mr.  Conner  sold  his  store  to  Caches  Brothers  after  having  previously 
become  interested  in  Skagit  county  realty.  He  had  taken  a  preemption  very  soon 
after  his  arrival  and  later  purchased  from  his  cousin.  J.  J.  Conner,  the  land  which 
now  forms  the  town  site  of  La  Conner.  In  1872  the  place  was  platted  and  the  town 
was  built  through  the  influence  and  financial  assistance  of  Mr.  Conner.  He  was 
very  active  in  promoting  the  diking  projects  for  the  reclamation  of  the  tide  lands, 
where  are  now  seen  the  most  marvelously  productive  farms.     He  recognized  op- 


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portunities  which  others  passed  heedlessly  by  and  utilized  the  chances  which 
came  his  way  not  only  for  the  benefit  of  his  own  fortunes  but  also  for  the  devel- 
opment of  the  district. 

Mr.  Conner  served  for  one  term  as  county  commissioner  when  his  district 
was  still  a  part  of  Whatcom  county,  but  he  preferred  business  activity  to  polit- 
ical leadership.  He  preferred  to  do  his  service  for  the  benefit  of  the  public  as 
a  private  citizen.  The  community  suffered  a  great  loss  when  in  1885  he  was 
called  to  his  final  rest.  He  left  to  his  family  not  only  a  substantial  competence 
but  also  the  priceless  heritage  of  an  untarnished  name,  and  the  memory  of  a 
noble  life  that  should  serve  as  an  inspiration  and  encouragement  to  others.  He 
left  a  widow  and  nine  children:  Herbert  S. ;  Frank  J.  S. ;  Louis  A.;  Guy  W.  ; 
Martin  A.;  William  W. ;  Ida  R. ;  who  is  the  wife  of  Wilson  H.  Talbott,  of 
Ellensburg;  Lillian  J.,  who  gave  her  hand  in  marriage  to  Sylvester  P.  Kendall, 
of  La  Conner;  and  Mary  Viola. 


JOHN  HOPE. 


John  Hope,  a  resident  farmer  of  Whatcom  county,  whose  home  is  not  far 
from  Ferndale,  Washington,  was  born  in  York,  Yorkshire,  England,  in  184 1.  At 
the  age  of  eight  years  he  had  the  misfortune  to  lose  a  boy's  best  friend,  his 
mother,  consequently  at  the  age  of  fourteen  he  went  to  sea  in  the  coast-wise 
trade,  following  it  for  two  years,  then  into  the  East  India  and  China  trade. 
In  1863  he  left  England  for  Valparaiso,  Chili,  and  while  there  joined  H.  M.  S. 
Clio. 

Mr.  Hope  arrived  in  the  northwest  in  1865,  at  which  time  he  made  his  way 
to  Fort  Discovery  and  in  the  spring  of  1866  he  came  to  Whatcom  county,  going 
to  Sehome  where  he  was  employed  in  the  coal  mines  for  twelve  years.  At 
length  he  homesteaded  a  quarter  section  of  land  near  Ferndale  and  proved  up  on 
this  property  in  1875.  There  were  a  few  settlers  living  in  the  district  at  the 
time  of  his  arrival  but  the  number  was  very  limited  and  it  seemed  that  the 
Vv'ork  of  progress  and  development  had  scarcely  been  begun.  The  land  which 
he  secured  had  been  burned  over  and  all  had  to  be  cleared  and  made  ready  for 
cultivation.  In  time,  however,  he  broke  the  sod,  turned  the  furrows  of  the 
fields  and  at  length  he  had  cultivated  a  tract  of  eighty  acres.  Upon  that  farm 
he  lived  until  about  1903,  year  after  year  carefully  cultivating  his  fields  in  the 
production  of  the  crops  best  adapted  to  soil  and  climate.  He  then  sold  that 
property  and  moved  across  the  road  to  the  farm  upon  which  he  now  resides. 
Here,  in  connection  with  raising  grain,  he  is  also  raising  stock  and  his  business 
affairs  are  carefully  and  wisely  managed. 

Mr.  Hope  was  married  in  Sehome  to  Miss  Margaret  Slater,  and  they  became 
the  parents  of  seven  children,  of  whom  three  are  living:  Mrs.  Elizabeth  T'ergen, 
who  resides  in  British  Columbia;  Mrs.  Lillian  Woodward,  a  resident  of  Oregon; 
and  Mrs.  Bernice  Kincaid,  of  Bellingham.  The  wife  and  mother  passed  away 
in  1S92  and  in  1903  Mr.  Hope  was  again  married,  his  second  union  being  with 
Margaret  Ella  MacDougall,  who  was  born  on  Prince  Edward  Island  in  1861, 
coming  to  Whatcom  county  in   1890  in  company  with  her  father,  who  was  on 


630  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

a  visit  10  the  old  home.  They  became  the  parents  of  two  sons,  John  A.  and 
Alfred  Cecil,  both  now  in  Washington.  In  1913  Mr.  Hope  was  again  called  upon 
to  mourn  the  loss  of  his  wife,  who  departed  this  life  on  the  25th  of  February 
of  that  year.  She  was  a  daughter  of  Alexander  MacDougall,  who  came  from 
San  Francisco  to  Washington  in  1872.  Alexander  MacDougall  was  born  on 
Prince  Edward  Island  in  1832  and  after  reaching  California  in  1872  proceeded 
northward  to  Olympia,  thence  to  La  Conner  and  on  to  Whatcom,  now  Bellingham, 
from  which  point  he  made  his  way  to  Ferndale.  He  then  homesteaded  one  hun- 
dred and  sixty  acres  of  land,  the  greater  part  of  which  he  cleared.  He  cut  and 
hewed  the  timber  by  hand  for  his  house  and  endured  many  of  the  hardships  and 
experiences  of  frontier  life.  He  was  an  active  citizen  of  the  community,  where  he 
followed  farming  for  many  years. 

Mr.  Hope  is  still  living  on  his  farm  and  his  name  deserves  to  be  enrolled 
among  the  valued  pioneer  settlers  of  this  section.  He  came  by  Indian  trail  into 
an  almost  entirely  undeveloped  wilderness  and  in  the  early  days  he  went  by 
canoe  to  Marietta  and  to  Bellingham  in  order  to  market  his  crops.  Great 
have  been  the  changes  which  have  occurred  in  the  intervening  years,  aUd  his 
memory  forms  a  connecting  link  between  tlie  primitive  past  and  the  progressive 
present. 


ALMA  SMITH. 


Ahna  Smith,  a  well  known  towboat  captain  of  Raymond,  has  been  identified 
with  the  interests  of  Pacific  county  for  more  than  a  third  of  a  century.  In  fact 
he  is  one  of  the  native  sons  of  the  county,  his  birth  having  occurred  on  the 
North  river  in  1877.  His  father,  Isaac  Smith,  who  was  born  in  Iowa,  came  to 
Washington  in  1854,  crossing  the  plains  with  ox  teams.  When  the  long  and 
arduous  trip  over  the  hot  stretches  of  sand  and  through  the  mountain  passes 
had  been  completed  he  took  up  a  homestead  on  North  river  and  became  actively 
identified  with  early  business  development.  He  was  connected  with  the  fishing 
and  oyster  industries  and  for  many  years  was  very  active  and  well  known  as  a 
boat  builder.  He  contributed  to  the  pioneer  development  and  to  the  later 
progress  of  his  community  and  when  death  called  him,  in  1904,  Pacific  county 
lost  one  of  its  respected  citizens.  He  had  been  married  in  Washington  to  Miss 
Mary  Marshall,  who  was  born  in  Pacific  county  more  than  sixty  years  ago,  her 
father  having  been  one  of  the  first  settlers  in  that  part  of  the  state.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Isaac  Smith  became  the  parents  of  four  children,  namely:  Dick,  who  is 
deceased ;  Eunice ;  Dawn ;  and  Alma. 

In  his  youthful  days  Alma  Smith  learned  the  trade  of  boat  building  under 
the  direction  of  his  father  and  was  connected  with  that  line  of  work  at  South 
Bend  for  a  time.  For  twelve  years  he  has  been  a  captain  on  tugboats,  his  first 
boat  being  the  Fearless.  He  became  a  partner  of  H.  J.  Ellis  in  the  Standard 
Tugboat  Company  when  it  was  organized  and  has  since  been  identified  with 
business  interests  in  that  way.  They  own  and  operate  four  boats,  the  Reliance, 
Daring,  Raymond  and  Fearless,  and   do  log  towing  on  the  Willapa  river  and 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  631 

harbor.  Their  promptness  and  rehabihty  have  been  saHent  elements  in  winning 
to  them  continued  and  deserved  success. 

Mr.  Smith  has  been  twice  married,  both  ceremonies  being  performed  in 
Raymond.  His  first  wife,  who  bore  the  maiden  name  of  Jennie  Carlson,  passed 
away  leaving  a  son,  Sidney.  Subsequently  he  wedded  Mrs.  Margaret  Thompson, 
who  by  her  first  husband  had  a  son,  Alfred. 

Fraternally  Captain  Smith  is  connected  with  the  Benevolent  Protective 
Order  of  Elks.  Captain  Smith  has  a  very  wide  acquaintance  in  Pacific  county, 
where  his  entire  life  has  been  passed,  and  he  has  displayed  many  substantial 
qualities  which  have  made  him  a  thoroughly  reliable  and  representative  business 
man,  a  valued  citizen  and  a  cherished  friend. 


WILLIAM  C.  HOPKINS. 

In  connection  with  that  line  of  business  that  caters  to  the  amusement  of  the 
general  public  William  C.  Hopkins  has  become  well  known,  being  associated 
with  John  Halberg  in  the  ownership  and  conduct  of  the  Dream  Theater,  which 
was  estabhshed  in  Port  Angeles  in  191 2  and  was  the  second  of  the  kind  in  the 
city,  its  predecessor  being  the  Star  Theater,  a  much  smaller  place.  Both  are 
moving  picture  houses,  the  Dream  putting  out  the  Paramount,  Triangle  and 
other  pictures  produced  by  the  leading  film  companies  of  the  country.  The 
Dream  makes  it  a  point  to  handle  exclusively  first  run  pictures  and  this  house 
has  by  far  the  largest  patronage  in  the  city.  The  business  has  now  grown  to 
extensive  proportions,  necessitating  that  the  firm  secure  larger  quarters,  and 
for  this  purpose  there  has  been  erected  what  is  known  as  the  Lauridsen  build- 
ino-,  a  modern  brick  structure,  at  the  corner  of  First  and  Lincoln  streets.  This 
they  have  leased  for  a  period  of  ten  years.  The  building  is  equipped  with  a 
fine  pipe  organ  and  the  theater  has  a  seating  capacity  of  five  hundred  and  eighty- 
five.  It  is  known  as  the  Lincoln  Theater  and  it  is  one  of  the  finest  picture  houses 
to  be  found  in  a  town  of  its  size  in  the  state  of  Washington. 

Mr.  Hopkins,  general  manager  of  the  business,  was  born  in  Nebraska, 
October  20,  1891.  His  father,  Robert  Hopkins,  is  a  native  of  Iowa  and  of 
English  descent.  He  now  makes  his  home  in  Cheyenne,  Wyoming,  where  he 
is  engaged  in  the  drug  business,  a  commercial  line  with  which  he  has  been  con- 
nected for  many  years.  He  married  Lillian  Clemmer,  a  native  of  Pennsylvania, 
who  has  now  passed  away. 

William  C.  Hopkins,  their  only  child,  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of 
Nebraska  and  when  fifteen  years  of  age  left  the  high  school  to  provide  for  his 
own  support.  He  was  first  employed  along  clerical  lines  in  connection  with  the 
retail  clothing  trade,  spending  four  years  in  that  way.  In  lorr  lie  came  to 
Washington,  settling  first  at  Spokane,  where  he  entered  upon  his  first  inde- 
pendent business  venture,  purchasing  and  conducting  what  was  known  as  the 
Class  A  Theater.  The  undertaking  proved  profitable  and  he  conducted  it  for 
four  years.  He  then  sold  his  interest  and  removed  to  Port  Angeles,  where  in 
connection  with  John  Halberg  he  purchased  the  Dream  Theater.  He  has  since 
been  identified   with  the  moving  picture   interests  of  the  city  and   has  always 


632  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

mainlained  the  highest  standards  of  service,  giving  always  to  the  pubHc  the 
best  things  which  are  put  upon  the  screen  in  the  way  of  plays  or  in  recording 
current  events. 

Mr.  Hopkins  was  married  at  Spokane,  September  25,  191 3,  to  I\Iiss  Bessie 
Dignan,  a  native  of  that  city  and  a  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  P.  Dignan, 
early  settlers  there.  Mr.  Hopkins  has  membership  in  Naval  Lodge,  No.  353, 
B.  P.  O.  E.  He  gives  his  political  allegiance  to  the  republican  party  and  co- 
operates in  movements  for  the  general  good  as  a  member  of  the  Commercial 
Club.  His  religious  faith  is  that  of  the  Methodist  church.  He  is  perfectly  satis- 
fied with  Western  Washington  as  a  place  of  residence  and  expects  to  remain 
permanently  here,  for  in  the  utilization  of  his  opportunities  he  is  meeting  with 
gratifying  success,  and  Port  Angeles  has  welcomed  him  to  its  citizenship,  recog- 
nizing his  genuine  worth  and  his  public  spirit. 


PATRICK  F.  QUINN. 


Patrick  F.  Ouinn,  who  since  1905  has  been  successfully  engaged  in  the  real 
estate  business  in  Everett,  specializing  in  the  handling  of  ranch  lands,  was  born 
at  Cambelltown,  New  South  Wales,  Australia,  December  22,  1858,  a  son  of 
Patrick  and  Catherine  (McCaffray)  Quinn,  natives  of  Dublin  and  of  Ennis- 
killen,  Ireland,  respectively.  The  father  went  to  Australia  in  1850  and  the 
mother  in  1857.  He  was  in  the  government  service  as  road  builder  and  became 
known  as  one  of  the  distinguished  orators  of  New  South  Wales.  While  a  plain 
man,  he  was  a  master  of  eloquence  and  was  ready  for  debate  on  any  subject  at 
any  time.  In  1876  he  became  a  resident  of  Dubuque,  Iowa,  and  at  once  secured 
a  position  in  connection  with  the  municipal  government  and  took  an  active  part 
in  all  civic  affairs,  serving  at  different  times  as  councilman,  as  harbor  master 
and  as  street  foreman.  He  died  in  Dubuque,  April  10,  1900,  at  the  age  of 
sixty-seven  years,  while  his  wife  passed  away  December  25,  1899,  ^t  the  age 
of  seventy-one  years.  In  their  family  were  five  children,  of  whom  three  passed 
away  in  infancy,  the  survivors  being  Patrick  F.  and  Joe  Quinn,  the  latter  the 
famous  ball  player.  He  was  born  December  25,  1864.  in  Campbelltown,  New 
South  Wales,  and  for  years  was  with  the  St.  Louis  Browns  and  other  eastern 
league  clubs  as  captain  and  manager.  He  is  now  an  undertaker  and  embalmer 
in  St.  Louis. 

Patrick  F.  Quinn  acquired  a  common  school  education  and  also  was  gradu- 
ated from  St.  Mary's  parochial  school  in  1874.  For  years  he  was  a  professional 
rider  at  the  races  in  Australia  and  also  in  the  United  States  and  in  southern 
Canada,  holding  a  world's  record  for  two  miles  won,  with  standing  start,  the 
Melbourne  cup  on  the  Flemington  course  in  Australia.  For  eight  years  his 
weight  was  eighty-nine  pounds.  He  afterward  held  official  positions  with  the 
Prudential  Insurance  Company  at  Dubuque.  Iowa,  for  seven  years  and  spent 
some  time  in  Iowa,  Wisconsin  and  Illinois.  He  came  to  Washington,  February 
23,  KXX).  first  settling  at  Anacortes  and  afterward  removing  to  La  Conner, 
Skagit  county,  where  he  lived,  however,  for  only  a  short  time.  He  then  became 
a  resident  of  Everett  and  engaged  in  steamboating  on  the  Sound.     He  was  fore- 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  633 

man  for  the  Everett  Gas  Company  and  in  1905  entered  the  real  estate  business, 
in  which  he  has  since  been  successfully  engaged,  specializing  in  the  handling  of 
ranch  lands.  He  has  brought  people  from  many  states  to  Washington  and  has 
done  much  splendid  work  as  a  colonizer,  thus  contributing  to  the  material  de- 
velopment and  upbuilding  of  the  northwest. 

Mr.  Quinn  has  been  married  twice.  In  Dubuque,  Iowa,  April  13,  1879,  he 
wedded  Alary  Flynn,  a  daughter  of  Michael  and  Mary  Flynn,  who  were  pioneer 
settlers  of  Dubuque.  For  his  second  wife  he  chose  Clara  Schraeder,  a  daugh- 
ter of  Charles  and  Augusta  (Petz)  Schraeder,  the  former  a  German  soldier 
and  an  early  settler  of  Washington,  Mrs.  Quinn  having  resided  in  this  state  for 
thirty-six  years.  His  children  are :  William ;  Frank,  who  married  Dottie 
Ptiffen  and  served  with  the  Second  Infantry  and  with  the  Wisconsin  navy  in 
the  Philippines  and  at  Porto  Rico  in  the  Spanish-American  war;  Clarence  J., 
who  married  Genevieve  Holmes  and  is  engaged  in  the  plumbing  business  at 
Portland,  Oregon;  Mollie,  the  wife  of  Thomas  Delaney,  of  Bingham,  Utah; 
Kate,  the  wife  of  Andy  Le  Beau,  a  well  known  athlete  and  former  ball  player 
living  in  Everett;  Eddie,  a  pianist  of  Seattle;  Charles,  a  dealer  in  soft  drinks 
in  Seattle ;  Elmer  J.,  who  made  a  record  as  a  long  distance  runner  when  a  high 
school  pupil  and  is  now  a  registered  clerk  at  Kinsel's  drug  store  in  Seattle. 

Although  reared  in  the  Catholic  church,  Mr.  Quinn  is  liberal  and  unpreju- 
diced in  his  religious  views  at  the  present  time.  In  politics  he  is  independent, 
with  inclinations  toward  the  democratic  party.  He  belongs  to  the  Moose  lodge 
of  Everett  and  has  served  as  its  prelate.  He  is  also  fourth  vice  president  in 
connection  with  the  city  beautiful  movement  of  Everett. 


OLIVER  J.  CRITES. 


Oliver  J.  Crites,  proprietor  of  a  meat  market  at  Granite  Falls,  was  born 
in  Chautauqua  county.  New  York,  November  6,  1870,  a  son  of  George  A.  and 
Mary  (McKic)  Crites,  both  of  whom  were  natives  of  Canada,  born  near  Mon- 
treal. There  they  were  reared  and  married  but  soon  afterward  crossed  the 
border  into  New  York  and  the  father  there  engaged  in  farming  for  a  number 
of  years.  Subsequently  he  removed  with  his  family  to  Wexford  county.  Mich- 
igan, where  he  again  engaged  in  general  agricultural  i)ursuits,  there  remaining 
until  the  time  of  his  death,  which  occurred  in  February,  1908.  He  was  born 
on  the  5th  of  April,  1824,  so  that  he  was  in  the  eighty-fourth  year  of  his  age 
at  the  time  of  his  demise.  His  wife  passed  away  in  Michigan  May  8.  1891,  at 
the  age  of  sixty-one  years. 

In  a  family  of  nine  children  Oliver  J.  Crites  was  the  eighth  in  order  of 
birth.  While  spending  his  youthful  days  under  the  parental  roof  he  attended 
the  public  schools  of  Wexford  county,  Michigan,  dividing  his  time  between 
the  duties  of  the  schoolroom,  the  pleasures  of  the  playground  and  the  work 
of  the  home  farm.  In  October,  1891.  he  arrived  in  Washington,  establishing 
his  home  at  Granite  Falls,  at  which  time  there  was  only  one  store  in  the  town. 
He  worked  in  the  mills  in  that  vicinity  for  a  number  of  years  and  at  length 
established  himself  in   the  meat  business  in    1906.      Prior  to  this  time  he  had 


634  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

conducted  a  similar  enterprise  along  wholesale  lines  for  several  years  and  snce 
1906  he  has  conducted  the  leading  retail  market  of  the  city.  He  does  all  of 
his  own  slaughtenng,  manufactures  all  of  the  sausage  which  he  sells  to  the 
trade  and  in  fact  is  an  expert  in  his  line,  giving  to  his  patrons  the  best  meats 
that  the  markets  afford. 

On  the  23d  of  March,  1909,  in  Granite  Falls,  Mr.  Crites  was  united  in  mar- 
riage to  :\Iiss  Leona  Phillips,  her  parents  being  Mr.  and  Mrs.  L.  B.  Phillips, 
representing  a  well  known  family  of  Chehalis,  Washington.  The  latter,  how- 
ever, is  now  deceased. 

Mr.  Crites  exercises  his  right  of  franchise  in  support  of  the  men  and  meas- 
ures of  the  democratic  party  but  the  honors  and  emoluments  of  office  have  had 
no  attraction  for  him,  as  he  has  always  preferred  to  concentrate  his  energies 
upon  his  business  affairs,  which  have  been  carefully  and  wisely  directed.  He 
is  today  a  self-made  man,  owing  his  prosperity  entirely  to  his  close  applica- 
tion and  persistency  of  purpose.  He  is  one  of  the  most  highly  respectea  men 
of  his  community  by  reason  of  his  enterprise  and  integrity  in  business  and  the 
possession  of  those  sterling  qualities  which  in  every  land  and  clime  awaken 
confidence  and  regard. 


WILLIAM   N.  RILEY. 


William  N.  Riley,  president  of  the  Riley-Cooley  Shoe  Company  of  Everett, 
the  leading  establishment  of  the  kind  in  that  city,  was  born  in  St.  Paul,  Min- 
nesota, October  7,  1886,  a  son  of  Frederick  and  Lizzie  (Nichols)  Riley,  who 
were  also  natives  of  Minnesota.  The  father  engaged  in  the  railway  and  news 
business  but  is  now  deceased.  The  mother  survives  and  is  yet  a  resident  ot 
Everett,  to  which  city  she  removed  with  her  husband  in  October,  1893.  They 
became  pioneer  residents  there  and  Mr.  Riley  passed  away  in  Everett  in  De- 
cember, 1905,  at  the  age  of  forty-two  years. 

Their  son,  William  N.  Riley,  an  only  child,  was  but  a  little  lad  of  seven 
years  when  the  family  came  to  the  northwest,  and  he  pursued  his  education  in 
the  public  and  high  schools  of  Everett  to  the  age  of  twenty-two  years.  At 
that  date  he  turned  his  attention  to  the  real  estate  and  insurance  business, 
which  he  followed  with  moderate  success  for  two  years.  In  1910  he  entered 
commercial  circles,  joining  Herbert  D.  Cooley  in  organizing  the  Riley-Cooley 
Shoe  Company,  Incorporated,  Mr.  Riley  becoming  president  and  treasurer, 
with  Mr.  Cooley  as  secretary  and  manager.  Their  store  at  No.  1712  Hewitt 
avenue  is  the  largest  and  best  equipped  of  its  kind  in  the  city,  handling  the 
leading  lines  of  eastern  and  western  shoe  manufacturers.  They  enjoy  an 
extensive  patronage  coming  to  them  from  the  best  citizens  of  Everett  and 
near-by  towns.  Both  of  the  partners  are  active  in  the  business  and  they  also 
employ  two  efficient  salespeople.  The  policy  of  the  firm  is  to  give  the  best 
values  possible  and  at  all  times  render  courteous  and  efficient  service  to  patrons. 
The  business  is  growing  along  substantial  lines  and  the  partners  occupy  an 
enviable   position   in  commercial  circles   in  Everett. 

Politically  Mr.  Riley  is  a  republican  and  fraternally  is  connected  with  "the 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  635 

Benevolent  Protective  Order  of  Elks.  He  also  belongs  to  the  Everett  Golf  and 
Country  Club  and  to  the  Episcopal  church,  and  these  associations  indicate  that 
the  interests  of  his  life  are  well  balanced  and  that  his  activities  are  directed 
along  lines  that  produce  a  well  rounded  development. 


A.  J.  DAVIS. 


Among  the  recently  organized  and  developed  interests  of  Chehalis  is  the 
lumber  manufacturing  plant  conducted  under  the  name  of  the  Chehalis  Mill 
Company,  of  which  A.  J.  Davis  is  the  secretary-  and  treasurer.  He  is  a  native 
of  Chicago  but  has  been  a  resident  of  Lewis  county,  Washington,  since  1905 
and  throughout  the  intervening  period  has  been  identified  with  lumber  inter- 
ests in  this  section  of  the  state.  He  was  connected  with  the  Doty  Lumber  & 
Shingle  Company  at  Doty  and  later  was  located  at  Kelso,  where  he  owned  a 
shingle  mill.  After  several  years'  connection  with  that  business  Mr.  Davis  sold 
out  and  came  to  Chehalis,  where  in  1916  the  Chehalis  Mill  Company  was  formed, 
with  C.  A.  Doty  as  the  president,  B.  J.  Docherty  as  the  vice  president  and  Mr. 
Davis  as  secretary  and  treasurer.  They  have  erected  a  most  modern  plant 
equipped  with  steam  power,  with  a  capacity  of  one  hundred  thousand  feet  of 
lumber  daily.  Their  first  camp  was  opened  on  the  Cowlitz,  Chehalis  &  Cas- 
cade Railroad.  The  mill  is  situated  on  all  the  different  railroads  of  Chehalis, 
thus  furnishing  an  excellent  outlet  for  shipping.  The  officers  of  the  company 
have  had  long  experience  in  the  lumber  trade  and  Mr.  Davis  has  done  splendid 
work  in  developing  his  present  interests  at  Chehalis. 

In  Portland,  Oregon,  in  1916,  Mr.  Davis  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss 
Imogene  Rewey,  of  that  city.  Fraternally  he  is  connected  with  the  Masons 
and  with  the  Elks.  He  is  widely  known  as  an  energetic  business  man,  alert 
to  his  opportunities,  and  his  life  has  been  organized  along  lines  that  have 
called  for  a  full  dole  of  labor  within  each  turn  of  the  wheel. 


C.  M.  POST. 


C.  M.  Post,  manager  of  the  Columbia  Box  &  Lumber  Company  at  South 
Bend,  was  born  in  Oregon  in  1886.  His  father,  Wallace  Post,  crossed  the 
plains  from  Missouri  with  a  train  of  ninety  wagons  to  California  in  the  year 
1857  and  in  1858  made  his  way  northward  to  Oregon,  settling  in  Crook  county, 
where  he  engaged  in  stock  raising,  becoming  one  of  the  valued  pioneer  settlers 
of  that  section  of  the  state.  He  married  a  Miss  Herbert,  who  was  born  near 
Salem,  Oregon,  in  1851,  her  father  having  arrived  in  that  state  in  1844,  when 
it  was  largely  an  undeveloped  and  unsettled  wilderness.  He  built  the  first 
grist  mill  in  the  Willamette  valley. 

C.  M.  Post  spent  his  youthful  days  in  Oregon  and  there  acquired  his  edu- 
cation in  the  public  schools,  while  later  he  attended  a  business  college  in  Ta- 


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636  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

coma.  In  1907  he  made  his  way  to  Willapa  harbor  and  secured  the  position 
of  bookkeeper  with  the  Columbia  Box  &  Lumber  Company,  in  which  capacity 
he  served  seven  years,  or  until  1914,  when  he  was  advanced  to  the  position 
of  assistant  manager,  and  in  191 5  he  was  made  manager,  in  which  connection 
he  still  continues.  In  that  office  he  controls  important  manufacturing  interests 
and  is  now  a  well  known  figure  in  the  commercial  circles  of  the  city.  He 
possesses  energy  and  determination  and  recognizes  the  fact  that  when  one 
avenue  of  opportunity  seems  closed  he  may  carve  out  another  path  that  will 
bring  him  to  the  desired  goal.  In  other  words  obstacles  and  difficulties  seem 
but  to  serve  as  an  impetus  for  renewed  effort  on  his  part  and  he  never  stops 
short  of  the  successful  accomplishment  of  his  purpose. 

In  Tacoma,  in  1907,  Mr.  Post  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Zella  Neff, 
and  they  have  become  the  parents  of  two  children,  Villetta  and  Robert.  Mr. 
Post  has  never  sought  to  figure  prominently  in  public  life  outside  of  business 
connections,  always  preferring  to  concentrate  his  time  and  energies  upon  his 
duties  as  a  business  man.  Gradually  he  has  worked  his  way  upward,  proving 
his  worth  and  ability,  and  his  position  is  now  a  responsible  one,  for  as  man- 
ager of  the  Columbia  Box  &  Lumber  Company  he  directs  most  important 
interests. 


J.  A.  VANCE. 


J.  A.  Vance,  president  and  sole  owner  of  the  Vance  Lumber  Company  of 
Malone,  which  was  organized  in  1897,  is  of  Canadian  birth,  the  place  of  his 
nativity  being  Huntingdon,  Canada,  and  the  year  1872.  He  was  therefore  a 
young  man  of  eighteen  when  in  1890  he  arrived  in  Western  Washington  and 
from  that  point  to  the  present  his  progress  along  business  lines  has  been  con- 
tinuous until  he  is  now  owner  of  one  of  the  important  lumber  interests  of  the 
Grays  Harbor  country.  The  Vance  Lumber  Company  was  established  in  1897 
by  J.  A.  and  David  J.  Vance  and  James  Kincaid.  They  worked  on  the  Summit 
branch  and  built  a  small  mill  with  a  capacity  of  twenty  thousand  feet.  After 
buying  the  Kincaid  interests  in  three  years  they  removed  to  Elma,  taking  the 
machinery  to  that  place  and  adding  to  their  equipment  until  the  mill  had  a 
capacity  of  sixty  thousand  feet.  After  ten  years  at  their  original  location  they 
bought  out  the  Swan  &  Johnson  mill  in  1910,  having  a  capacity  of  forty  thou- 
sand feet.  With  the  machinery  thus  secured  they  built  a  saw  mill  at  Malone  with 
a  capacity  of  eighty  thousand  feet.  This  has  been  increased  until  they  are  now 
capable  of  turning  out  one  hundred  and  fifty  thousand  feet  of  lumber.  The  mill 
is  today  equipped  with  the  latest  improved  machinery  and  is  thoroughly  modern 
in  every  way.  The  business  was  incorporated  in  1903,  under  the  name  of  the 
Vance  Lumber  Company,  with  J.  A.  Vance  as  the  president,  D.  A.  Vance  vice 
president  and  C.  H.  Wilson  secretary  and  treasurer.  Throughout  the  interven- 
ing period  tliere  was  no  change  in  the  personnel  of  the  officers  until  xA.pril  9, 
191 7,  when  J.  A.  \^ance  purchased  all  the  stock.  At  the  mill  and  camps  are 
employed  two  hundred  and  ten  men.  The  company  own  and  have  equipped  a 
railroad  ten  miles  in  length  and  they  have  every  facility  for  the  successful  han- 


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WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  639 

dling  of  their  business.  In  addition  to  cutting  lumber  they  manufacture  shingles, 
having  in  191 2  built  a  shingle  mill  with  a  capacity  of  one  hundred  and  twenty- 
five  thousand  shingles  daily,  employment  being  there  furnished  to  twenty-five 
men.  They  also  have  a  large  planing  mill  and  factory  for  finishing  lumber  and 
making  porch  columns.  Theirs  is  one  of  the  finest  and  best  equipped  mills  on 
the  Harbor  and  at  Elma  they  maintain  a  retail  lumber  yard.  They  are  members 
of  the  Puget  Sound  Lumber  Agency  at  Seattle  and  do  most  of  the  selling  through 
that  organization,  their  product  being  shipped  to  lumber  yards  of  the  east. 

With  the  development  of  their  business  the  A^ance  Lumber  Company  built 
the  town  of  Malone,  erecting  and  equipping  a  store  and  also  an  office  building. 
They  have  likewise  built  a  new  hotel  and  theatre  and  they  have  furnished  club 
rooms  for  employes.  They  likewise  erected  a  fine  school  building  and  have  made 
this  largely  a  model  town,  furnishing  to  their  employes  all  modern-day  conven- 
iences and  opportunities. 

Mr.  Vance  was  married  in  Elma  to  Miss  Margaret  Mackey  and  they  have 
become  parents  of  four  children :  Helen,  Lloyd,  Earl  and  George.  Mr.  Vance 
gives  his  political  allegiance  to  the  republican  party  and  fraternally  he  is  con- 
nected with  the  Masons  and  the  Knights  of  Pythias  of  Elma  and  the  Elks  of 
Aberdeen.  Opportunity  has  ever  been  to  him  a  call  to  action  and  he  has  utilized 
the  various  chances  which  have  come  to  him  in  a  business  way,  working  his  way 
upward  by  determined  purpose  and  indefatigable  energy,  while  in  all  his  business 
career  his  acts  have  measured  up  to  high  ethical  standards. 


DAVID  S.  TROY. 


No  history  of  the  Olympic  peninsula  and  Clallam  and  Jefferson  counties 
would  be  complete  were  there  failure  to  make  reference  to  David  S.  Troy  and  the 
prominent  part  which  he  played  in  developing  the  dairy  industry  and  in  shaping 
the  political  and  civic  history  of  Chimacum  and  the  state.  He  was  to  the  time 
of  his  death  manager  and  one  of  the  directors  of  the  Glendale  Creamery.  His 
birth  occurred  at  Dungeness,  Washington.  November  17,  1870,  his  parents  being 
Smith  and  Laura  (Weir)  Troy.  The  father,  a  native  of  Pennsylvania,  was  among 
the  early  forty-niners  who  crossed  the  plains  and  endured  the  hardships  that 
came  to  the  early  gold  seekers  of  California.  For  some  time  he  conducted  success- 
ful mining  operations  in  that  state,  prospecting  and  mining  in  California  for 
several  years.  He  went  north  at  the  time  of  the  Cariboo  excitement  but  remained 
there  for  only  a  year  and  in  1863  arrived  in  Clallam  county,  where  he  took  up  a 
homestead  claim  upon  which  he  resided  with  his  family  until  his  death,  which 
occurred  in  1894,  when  he  had  reached  the  age  of  sixty-five  years.  He  took  a  very 
active  and  prominent  part  in  public  affairs  during  territorial  days,  serving  as  a 
member  of  the  legislature  of  1879.  and  for  twelve  years  was  superintendent  of 
schools  of  Clallam  county:  was  county  auditor  for  four  years,  and  was  later  a 
member  of  the  house  in  the  second  state  legislature.  His  wife  was  born  in 
Texas  and  is  still  living  at  the  age  of  sixty-eight,  her  home  being  now  in  Olympia. 
In  their  family  were  five  children,  three  sons  and  two  daughters. 

David  S.  Troy,  who  was  the  third  in  order  of  birth,  attended  school  in  Clallam 


640  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

county  and  afterward  entered  Olympia  Collegiate  Institute.  He  was  graduated 
on  the  completion  of  a  business  course  in  1891  and  after  his  textbooks  were  put 
aside  he  tilled  the  position  of  deputy  county  clerk  of  Clallam  county  for  a  year. 
He  then  removed  to  Port  Townsend  and  secured  a  position  as  bookkeeper  in  the 
Merchants  National  Bank,  serving  in  that  capacity  for  seven  years,  at  the  end 
of  which  time  he  was  given  charge  of  the  Ladd  estate  of  large  proportions, 
including  extensive  land  holdings  in  Jefiferson  county,  near  Chimacum,  and  in  the 
Chimacum  valley.  Mr.  Troy  immediately  recognized  something  of  what  the 
future  had  in  store  for  this  vast  farm  in  connection  with  dairying  and  the  creamery 
business,  and  he  interested  others  in  his  idea  to  establish  a  large  creamery — an 
idea  that  gradually  grew  and  crystallized  into  the  Glendale  Creamery  Company 
in  1909.  Since  then  the  business  has  grown  to  be  the  largest  in  the  entire  west 
and  one  of  the  largest  in  the  United  States.  Dairying  is  today  one  of  the  leading 
industries  of  the  Olympic  peninsula  and  yet  it  may  be  said  that  dairying  is  still 
in  its  infancy  in  the  counties  of  Jefferson  and  Clallam.  More  than  thirty-five 
years  ago  dairying  was  established  in  both  counties,  but  conditions  were  far 
different  from  at  the  present.  The  farmers  did  not  own  cattle  of  the  dairy  type 
at  that  time.  The  average  cow  would  weigh  from  twelve  to  thirteen  hundred 
pounds  and  the  usual  color  was  red  with  white  spots.  The  cow  browsed  at  will 
in  the  woods,  for  at  that  period  few  farmers  had  cleared  and  enclosed  pastures 
for  their  stock,  needing  all  of  their  cleared  land  in  order  to  grow  crops.  Thus 
from  early  spring  until  late  fall  the  cattle  sought  their  food  in  the  forests.  With 
the  arrival  of  calves  in  the  spring,  these  were  kept  in  a  corral  near  the  barn  and 
the  cow  would  be  turned  into  the  corral  to  be  milked.  The  calf  would  take  part 
of  the  milk,  after  which  it  would  be  tied  to  the  fence  and  the  remainder  of  the  milk 
would  be  drawn  into  a  pail  for  the  family.  Early  in  the  milking  period  the  cows 
would  come  home  on  time  to  feed  the  calves,  but  as  the  calf  grew  older  and  the  milk 
less,  the  cow  would  get  careless  about  returning  and  ofttimes  would  not  be 
milked  until  nine  or  ten  o'clock  at  night.  Many  interesting  stories  could  be  told 
about  milking  time  in  those  early  days  when  the  cow,  the  calf  and  the  boy 
featured  in  the  work. 

The  incorporators  of  the  Glendale  Creamery  Company  many  years  ago  realized 
what  a  wonderful  dairy  country  the  Olympic  peninsula  would  become  if  developed 
along  proper  lines,  and  with  this  in  view,  in  1895  the  Glendale  Creamery  was 
incorporated  with  headquarters  at  Chimacum  and  the  work  of  developing  dairy 
interests  on  the  peninsula  was  begun.  The  company  realized  that  it  was  neces- 
sary to  bring  about  many  changes  and  that  the  most  important  change  was  a  good 
market,  after  which  the  outcome  of  the  work  would  show  for  itself.  Starting 
with  the  first  plant  on  the  Ladd  farm  at  Chimacum,  the  business  was  gradually 
extended  until  the  east  slope  of  the  peninsula  was  covered  with  the  plants  of  the 
Glendale  Creamery  Company  and  became  the  real  foundation  of  the  dairy  industry 
in  this  sction  of  the  state.  The  company  provides  a  market  for  every  pound  of 
milk  or  cream  produced  from  the  Quillayute  country  in  Clallam  county  to  Quilcene 
in  Jefferson  county,  a  distance  of  one  hundred  and  twenty-five  miles,  and  all 
along  the  line  of  operation  they  have  financed  many  farmers  and  made  it  possible 
for  them  to  pay  for  their  homes  and  cattle  and  to  develop  beautiful  and  profitable 
dairy  farms.  The  plan  of  cooperation  with  the  farmers  was  instituted  to  the  point 
of  learning  of  the  troubles  that  confronted  the  dairy  farmer  and  assisting  him  in 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  641 

working  out  his  difficulties.  Too  much  credit  cannot  be  given  the  Glendale 
Creamery  Company  for  the  work  it  has  done  to  develop  the  dairying  and  live 
stock  industry  on  the  Olympic  peninsula.  It  realized  what  was  necessary  to  be 
done  and  did  it.  In  all  this  undertaking  Mr.  Troy  was  the  moving  spirit. 
After  utilizing  the  Ladd  farms  in  the  development  of  the  dairy  industry  the  work 
spread  to  other  places  in  the  county,  with  branches  at  various  points.  Today 
the  plant  of  the  company  is  one  of  the  most  practical  and  up-to-date  creamery 
plants  of  the  west.  The  farm  is  equipped  with  fine  buildings  and  is  stocked  with 
pure  bred  Jersey  cattle,  while  Berkshire  hogs  are  also  raised.  The  equipment 
of  the  creamery  displays  the  last  word  in  machinery  and  facilities  of  that  character 
and  also  includes  a  cold  storage  plant,  providing  ample  room  for  the  storing  of 
butter  and  cheese.  The  company  manufactures  ice  for  its  own  use  and  also  some 
for  the  market.  An  ice  cream  manufacturing  plant  was  also  added  and  its  volume 
of  business  has  grown  in  notable  measure  in  late  years.  In  addition  to  the  home 
plant  the  company  now  has  branches  at  Port  Townsend,  Center,  Quilcene, 
Dungeness,  Port  Angeles  and  Forks  in  Jefferson  and  Clallam  counties  and  also 
branches  at  Everett,  Seattle  and  Tacoma.  Mr.  Troy  and  his  associates  in  the 
enterprise  worked  carefully  and  steadily  toward  the  upbuilding  of  this  great 
agricultural  industry  and  laid  a  foundation  for  future  advancement  and  success. 
They  secured  the  best  dairy  animals  in  the  world  and  put  forth  every  possible 
efifort  to  reach  the  highest  standards  of  the  business.  The  enterprise  has  not 
only  proven  a  profitable  one  for  the  stockholders  but  has  been  of  inestimable 
value  and  benefit  to  the  farmers  in  general,  and  the  development  and  growth  of 
the  undertaking  and  the  conditions  thereby  induced  are  largely  attributable  to  the 
efforts  of  Mr.  Troy,  the  principal  stockholder  and  manager,  who  from  the  begin- 
ning looked  after  the  afifairs  of  the  Glendale  Creamery  Company  until  untimely 
death  called  him. 

On  the  14th  of  November,  1893,  at  Port  Townsend,  Washington,  Mr.  Troy  was 
united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Annie  Lindsay,  her  parents  being  Mr.  and  Mrs.  David 
Lindsay,  the  former  a  well  known  pioneer  who  has  passed  away,  while  the  latter 
still  survives.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Troy  became  the  parents  of  five  children,  as  follows: 
Iras,  who  was  born  at  Port  Townsend  in  1894  and  is  a  graduate  of  the  Port 
Townsend  high  school  and  also  of  the  State  College ;  Glenna,  whose  birth  occurred 
■  at  Port  Townsend  in  1898  and  who  is  also  a  graduate  of  the  Port  Townsend 
high  schol  and  is  now  a  senior  in  the  State  College ;  Grace,  who  was  born  at 
Port  Townsend  in  1901  and  is  now  attending  pulilic  school  in  Pullman :  David 
S.,  Tr.,  who  was  born  at  Port  Townsend  in  December,  1904,  and  is  also  attending 
school  at  Pullman ;  and  Margaret,  who  was  born  at  Port  Townsend  in  1909  and 
attends  school  at  Pullman. 

Mr.  Troy  was  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church  and  was  a  worthy 
exemplar  of  the  Masonic  fraternity,  in  which  he  held  high  rank,  becoming  a 
member  of  Nile  Temple  of  the  Mystic  Shrine.  He  was  also  identified  with  the 
Benevolent  Protective  Order  of  Elks  and  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows. 
He  took  a  deep  interest  in  all  matters  of  citizen.ship  and  his  careful  consideration 
of  the  political  issues  and  questions  of  the  day  together  with  the  fact  that  he 
came  of  a  democratic  family  led  him  to  give  his  support  to  the  democratic  party. 
Local  political  interests  led  him  to  enter  politics  in  1906  and  he  was  elected 
to  the  house  of  representatives  on  the  citizens  ticket.    In  1910  he  became  a  member 


642  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

of  the  state  senate,  representing  Jefferson,  Clallam  and  San  Juan  counties,  serving 
for  two  terms.  In  1912  his  leadership  had  obtained  such  recognition  that  there 
was  a  strong  demand  from  his  associates  that  he  become  his  party's  candidate 
for  governor,  but  he  declined  the  honor.  He  was  chairman  of  the  appropriations 
committee  in  19 13  and  took  a  very  active  part  in  much  constructive  legislation. 
He  was  urged  to  become  a  candidate  to  succeed  himself  and  later  to  run  for  United 
States  senator. 

Death  came  to  him  as  the  result  of  an  accident.  x\fter  making  a  tour  of  his 
dairy  plants  in  Jefferson  and  Clallam  counties  he  was  returning  home,  accompanied 
by  his  mother  and  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Allen  Weir,  when  his  automobile  ran  off  of  the 
wharf  at  Port  Townsend,  precipitating  the  party  into  the  bay,  in  which  accident 
Senator  Troy  forfeited  his  life.  No  funeral  held  in  the  State  of  Washington  has 
been  more  largely  attended  by  notables  from  all  parts  of  the  northwest.  At  the 
burial  were  present  Governor  Ernest  Lister,  Lieutenant  Governor  Louis  F.  Hart 
and  Speaker  W.  W.  Conner.  President  E.  O.  Holland,  of  the  State  College  of 
Pullman,  and  R.  C.  McCroskey,  veteran  regent  of  the  college,  were  present, 
together  with  many  senators  and  representatives,  and  the  veteran  banker,  William 
M.  Ladd,  of  Portland,  Oregon,  who  was  one  of  Mr.  Troy's  first  employers  and 
afterward  interested  with  him  in  his  dairying  and  creamery  ventures.  While  a 
Clallam  county  party  was  motoring  to  Port  Townsend  to  attend  the  funeral,  they 
overtook  an  aged  man  walking  along  the  Olympic  highway,  sixteen  miles  from 
Port  Townsend.  He  explained  that  he  had  no  other  way  to  reach  town  but  that 
he  had  determined  to  attend  the  funeral  and  was  taken  along  by  the  party,  to 
whom  he  told  a  simple  story  of  Senator  Troy's  early  kindness  to  him.  It  was  a 
notable  fact  that  people  from  ever^^  walk  of  life  were  in  attendance — from  the 
humblest  employe  on  the  Troy  farms  to  the  highest  executive  of  the  state — and 
with  the  Masonic  funeral  service  his  remains  were  interred.  Perhaps  no  citizen 
of  Jefferson  county  has  done  more  active  work  in  promoting  the  progress  and 
upbuilding  of  this  section  than  did  David  S.  Troy,  whose  development  of  business 
interests  constituted  a  vast  source  of  prosperity  for  his  fellow  townsmen  as  well 
as  himself,  while  his  political  efforts  aided  in  shaping  the  history  of  his  state. 
He  stood  for  all  that  is  highest  in  the  educational,  political  and  moral  life  of  the 
community  and  what  he  accomplished  represented  the  fit  utilization  of  his  time 
and  talents.    His  friends  feel  that  it  may  well  be  said  of  him: 

"This  was  a  man.    Take  him  for  all  in  all  I  shall  not  look  upon  his  like  again." 


JOHN  LEIGH. 


John  Leigh,  sales  manager  for  the  McCormick  Lumber  Company  of  Mc- 
Cormick,  has  been  a  resident  of  western  Washington  since  1900,  in  which  year 
he  arrived  from  Minneapolis.  He  is  an  eastern  man  by  birth,  the  place  of  his 
nativity  being  Easton,  Pennsylvania,  and  his  natal  year  1872.  At  his  first  removal 
westward  he  became  a  resident  of  Minneapolis  and  there  had  considerable  ex- 
perience along  the  line  of  lumber  manufacture  before  he  made  his  way  to  the 
northwest.  On  coming  to  Washington  he  first  settled  in  Seattle  and  afterward 
removed  to  Tacoma,  whence  he  went  to  McCormick  in  191 5  and  through  the  inter- 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  643 

vening  period  he  has  acted  as  sales  manager  for  the  McCormick  Lumber  Com- 
pany, which  was  organized  in  1900  and  was  incorporated  by  Harry  McCormick, 
A.  N.  Riggs  and  others.  In  1908,  however,  the  present  owners  assumed  control 
of  the  business,  the  officers  being  J.  E.  Wheeler,  of  Portland,  Oregon,  president ; 
and  George  D.  McCormick,  vice  president,  treasurer  and  manager.  The  present 
mill  was  built  by  them  and  has  a  capacity  of  one  hundred  and  fifty  thousand  feet 
of  lumber  in  ten  hours.  They  also  built  a  shingle  mill  with  a  capacity  of  one 
hundred  and  forty  thousand  and  their  plant  includes  dry  kilns  and  every  modern 
facility  connected  with  the  business.  They  use  power  and  generate  their  own  elec- 
tricity for  lighting  the  plant  and  also  for  lighting  the  town.  The  town  of  McCor- 
mick was  built  by  this  company  and  includes  eighty-five  houses,  each  one  of  which 
is  supplied  with  electric  light  and  water  and  has  a  garden  plot.  The  town  has  a 
fully  equipped  sewer  system  and  the  company  has  commodious  and  attractive  office 
buildings  and  also  operates  its  own  store.  Logging  camps  are  also  conducted  by 
the  company  and  they  built  ten  miles  of  logging  road,  equipping  it  with  rolling 
stock.  They  employ  three  hundred  and  ten  men  in  all  and  they  have  put  forth 
every  eft'ort  to  make  conditions  of  life  sanitary  and  attractive.  A  church  and  a 
schoolhouse  have  been  built  and  the  social  feature  has  not  been  neglected  here.  The 
company  has  built  a  storage  reservoir  for  water  which  is  obtained  from  springs  and 
which  is  piped  all  over  the  plant.  The  company  manufactures  all  grades  of 
lumber  and  cross  arms  and  also  gets  out  a  fine  grade  of  ship  timbers.  In  a  word, 
theirs  is  one  of  the  foremost  lumber  manufacturing  enterprises  of  this  section. 


LOUIS  G.  SEITZINGER. 

Louis  G.  Seitzinger,  president  of  the  Ouilcene  Trading  Company,  became  a 
resident  of  Ouilcene,  Jefferson  county,  in  1890.  He  was  born  in  Seneca,  Illinois, 
January  11,  1868,  a  son  of  George  A.  and  Ann  (Godwin)  Seitzinger,  who  were 
natives  of  Pennsylvania  and  of  Canada  respectively.  It  was  in  1852  that  the 
father  removed  to  Illinois  and  soon  afterward  Ann  Godwin  became  a  resident 
of  that  state,  where  they  were  married.  Mr.  Seitzinger  took  up  the  work  of  car- 
pentering and  contracting  and  remained  in  Illinois  until  1885,  when  he  removed  to 
western  Kansas,  where  he  continued  along  the  same  line  of  business  until  1890. 
In  that  year  he  became  a  resident  of  Quilcene,  Washington,  where  he  remained  to 
the  time  of  his  death,  which  occurred  in  September,  191 5,  when  he  had  reached 
the  notable  old  age  of  eighty-four  years.  His  wife  died  in  northern  Indiana  in 
1881,  when  forty-eight  years  of  age.  In  their  family  were  two  children,  of  whom 
John  Seitzinger  is  now  in  Alaska. 

Louis  G.  Seitzinger,  the  elder,  attended  the  schools  of  Illinois,  Indiana  and 
Kansas  during  his  boyhood  days  and  afterward  took  up  the  profession  of  teaching 
in  Kansas,  while  later  he  taught  school  for  three  years  in  Jefferson  county,  Wash- 
ington, having  accompanied  his  father  on  the  removal  to  this  state  in  1890.  In 
1895  he  established  business  under  the  name  of  the  Quilcene  Trading  Company, 
beginning  operations  on  a  small  scale.  The  business  has  now  grown,  however,  to 
large  proportions  and  in  the  undertaking  he  is  associated  with  R.  J.  Chard.    They 


644  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

carry  a  large  and  well  selected  line  of  goods  and  as  general  merchants  have  built  up 
a  business  of  very  gratifying  proportions. 

On  the  i8th  of  August,  1897,  Mr.  Seitzinger  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss 
Alice  E.  Such,  of  Quilcene,  a  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  Such.  Her  mother 
died  in  1897  but  her  father  is  still  living  and  is  numbered  among  the  honored 
pioneer  settlers  of  the  state,  having  come  to  Washington  at  an  early  day.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Seitzinger  have  three  children:  Louis  U.,  born  in  Quilcene  in  1899,  is 
now  a  senior  in  the  high  school;  Forrest  Z.,  born  in  1904,  and  Lloyd  Roy,  bom 
July  8,  1905,  are  both  in  school. 

In  1894  Mr.  Seitzinger  was  called  to  the  office  of  county  surveyor  for  a  two 
years'  term.  He  has  also  been  justice  of  the  peace  and  has  been  school  director 
for  the  past  seventeen  years,  the  cause  of  education  finding  in  him  a  stalwart 
champion.  His  political  support  is  given  the  democratic  party.  Fraternally  he  is 
a  Mason  and  a  past  master  of  his  lodge,  while  of  the  Eastern  Star  at  Quilcene  he 
was  the  first  patron.  He  also  has  membership  with  the  Foresters  and  the  Modern 
Woodmen  of  America.  In  his  business  he  has  demonstrated  the  fact  that  industry 
wins.  His  determination  and  indefatigable  energy  have  constituted  the  foundation 
on  which  he  has  builded  his  success.  He  has  worked  upward  along  the  line  of 
steady  progression  and  at  all  times  has  kept  in  close  touch  with  the  spirit  of 
modern  commercialism. 


HOWARD  L.  BILL. 


Howard  L.  Bill,  representing  industrial  activity  at  Chimacum  as  proprietor 
of  a  blacksmith  and  auto  repair  shop  and  also  carrying  a  full  line  line  of  auto- 
mobile supplies  and  accessories,  was  born  in  Lockeport,  Nova  Scotia,  November  7, 
1870.  His  father,  Caleb  R.  Bill,  a  native  of  Nova  Scotia,  was  of  Scotch  descent 
and  was  a  successful  blacksmith  and  wagon  maker.  He  became  a  pioneer  resi- 
dent of  Port  Townsend,  where  he  established  and  conducted  the  second  black- 
smith and  wagon  shop  in  that  place.  He  arrived  in  Washington  in  1872  and  for  a 
long  period  was  thus  connected  with  industrial  interests  but  is  now  living  retired 
in  Chimacum,  making  his  home  with  his  son  Howard.  He  married  Carrie  Wood, 
a  native  of  Fredericton,  New  Brunswick,  and  of  Irish  lineage.  She  died  in 
Chimacum  in  1903  at  the  age  of  seventy-three  years,  leaving  two  sons  and  two 
daughters:  John,  of  Chimacum;  Janie,  the  widow  of  H.  B.  Rice,  of  Santa  Rosa, 
California;  Howard  L. ;  and  Mary  C,  the  wife  of  William  H.  Pufifer,  of  Santa 
Rosa,  California. 

Howard  L.  Bill  was  but  two  years  of  age  at  the  time  of  the  removal  of  the 
family  to  Washington  and  his  education  was  acquired  in  the  public  schools  of 
Port  Townsend  and  in  the  Calhoun  school  of  Chicago,  Illinois.  When  but  thirteen 
years  of  age  he  began  to  earn  his  own  living,  being  employed  in  the  office  of 
Storm  &  Hill,  wholesale  dry  goods  merchants  of  Chicago.  Returning  to  Wash- 
ington, he  clerked  in  Irondale  for  the  Puget  Sound  Iron  Company,  remaining 
in  that  connection  for  two  years.  He  afterward  learned  the  trade  of  blacksmith- 
ing  and  wagon  making  with  his  father  and  succeeded  to  the  business  at  the  time  of 
his  father's  retirement  in  1894.     He  not  only  does  expert  work  in  blacksmithing 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  645 

but  also  conducts  a  complete  auto  repair  shop  and  carries  a  full  line  of  supplies  and 
automobile  accessories.  His  business  has  now  reached  satisfactory  proportions 
and  in  addition  to  his  industrial  interests  he  owns  a  sixty  acre  farm  near  Glendale. 

In  1893,  in  Chimacum,  Mr.  Bill  was  married  to  Miss  Clara  Peterson,  a  native 
of  Chimacum  and  a  daughter  of  Olaf  Peterson,  one  of  the  pioneer  settlers  there 
and  a  prominent  farmer  of  Jefferson  county  for  many  years.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  liill 
have  four  children:  Howard  L.,  who  was  born  in  Chimacum,  January  29,  1894; 
Gurden  De  Wolf,  born  August  27,,  1906;  Caroline  Mary,  born  August  6,  1909 J 
and  Clara  Olive,  born  October  29,  1912. 

Mr.  Bill  exercises  his  right  of  franchise  in  support  of  the  principles  and  can- 
didates of  the  republican  party  but  has  never  been  an  ofifice  seeker.  He  holds 
membership  in  Hadlock  Lodge,  F.  &  A.  M.,  and  has  also  taken  the  degrees  of 
chapter,  commandery  and  Mystic  Shrine.  He  likewise  has  membership  connec- 
tions with  the  Foresters  and  his  life  is  further  guided  by  the  teachings  of  the 
Methodist  church,  of  which  he  is  a  communicant. 


ARTHUR  W.  KNIGHT. 


Arthur  W.  Knight,  president  and  treasurer  of  the  Standard  Automobile  Com- 
pany of  Bellingham,  which  has  the  agency  for  the  Overland  and  Cadillac  cars  and 
does  general  garage  work,  has  in  this  connection  built  up  a  business  of  substantial 
proportions  and  at  the  same  time  he  is  well  known  in  association  with  lofrtrino- 
interests  in  the  northwest.  He  was  born  in  Mecosta  county,  Michigan,  May  22,, 
1874,  a  son  of  Alonzo  and  Sarah  M.  Knight,  who  in  1884  removed  with  their 
family  to  Olympia,  Washington,  where  for  one  year  he  was  a  public  school  pupil, 
thus  supplementing  the  knowledge  which  he  had  acquired  in  the  public  schools  of 
his  native  county.  The  family  then  went  to  Tacoma,  where  Arthur  W.  Knight 
continued  his  education  to  the  age  of  fifteen  years.  Returning  to  Olympia,  he 
worked  on  a  farm  for  M.  Wilber  for  three  years,  after  which  he  engaged  in  logging 
in  various  camps  throughout  King,  Snohomish,  Skagit,  Whatcom,  and  Mason 
counties,  working  upward  from  the  position  of  chore  boy  to  that  of  superin- 
tendent. He  was  serving  in  the  latter  capacity  when  in  1899  ^^  resigned  and  went 
to  Fall  City,  Washington,  where  he  operated  a  logging  camp  on  his  own  account. 
In  1902  he  accepted  the  position  of  superintendent  of  the  Cherry  Valley  Railroad 
&  Timber  Company,  in  Snohomish  county,  where  he  continued  for  three  years, 
but  in  1905  he  removed  to  Clallam  county  and  accepted  the  position  of  superin- 
tendent of  the  D.  A.  Robinson  logging  camp,  with  which  he  was  connected  for 
a  year  and  a  half.  He  next  went  to  Wickersham,  Whatcom  county,  where  he  has 
since  been  engaged  in  the  logging  business  and  is  thus  still  actively  connected  with 
an  enterprise  that  constitutes  one  of  the  chief  sources  of  the  business  development 
of  this  region.  In  1914  he  organized  the  Standard  Automobile  Company  of  Bell- 
ingham, of  which  he  is  the  president  and  treasurer  and  which  has  the  agency  for 
the  Cadillac  and  Overland  motor  cars  and  at  the  same  time  conducts  general 
garage  work.  This  company  has  sold  a  large  number  of  machines  and  their 
business  has  long  since  become  a  profitable  one. 

In  Bellingham,  on  the  loth  of  April.  1912,  Mr.  Knight  was  married  to  Miss 


646  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

Carrie  B.  Van  Brockling,  and  they  have  two  children,  Leonard  A.  and  Leona 
Margaret,  the  former  now  attending  the  pubHc  schools. 

Mr.  Knight  is  an  Elk  and  a  Mason  and  is  a  loyal  supporter  of  the  teachings  of 
the  craft.  He  belongs  to  the  Cougar  Club,  which  furnishes  him  recreation  from 
strenuous  business  cares,  and  his  substantial  interest  in  the  pubHc  welfare  is  indi- 
cated by  his  membership  in  the  Chamber  of  Commerce. 


DANIEL  CAMPBELL. 


A  ready  recognition  of  opportunities  and  keen  discrimination  constitute  valu- 
able assets  in  the  business  career  of  Daniel  Campbell,  who  has  proven  his  executive 
ability  by  his  success,  and  his  character  by  his  standing  in  business  and  financial 
circles.  But  Mr.  Campbell  is  more  than  a  successful  business  man,  he  is  an 
influential  citizen  who  contributes  to  the  civic  welfare  and  development  of  the 
community.  As  a  man  and  a  citizen  he  is  unassuming,  he  never  blusters  or 
frets  his  associates,  but  he  has  the  reputation  of  accomplishing  that  which  he 
undertakes,  and  through  his  courage  characterizes  the  name  which  he  bears. 

He  was  born  in  Nova  Scotia,  June  i8,  1866,  the  youngest  son  of  Donald 
Campbell.  In  the  acquirement  of  his  education  he  attended  the  public  school 
to  the  age  of  eighteen  years,  after  which  he  worked  upon  his  father's  farm  until 
1889,  and  in  the  outdoor  life  of  the  fields  with  its  broadening  experiences  he 
prepared  for  the  responsibilities  which  came  later,  but  the  highest  degree  of 
efficiency  was  secured  in  the  university  of  "hard  knocks,"  close  application  and 
honest  endeavor. 

Going  to  Astoria,  Oregon,  in  1889  Mr.  Campbell  spent  three  years  in  the 
employ  of  the  Clatsop  Mill  Company  and  then  established  a  fuel  business  which 
he  conducted  for  several  years  or  until  1899.  when  he  disposed  of  his  Astoria 
business  and  with  other  associates  purchased  the  Bellingham  Canning  Company's 
cannery  at  Chuckanut  Bay,  which  was  then  in  the  hands  of  receivers.  He  organ- 
ized the  Astoria  &  Puget  Sound  Packing  Company  and  became  vice  president  and 
general  manager.  From  the  time  when  Mr.  Campbell  assumed  charge  the  business 
took  on  profitable  conditions.  In  this  connection  a  contemporary  writer  has  said : 
"It  is  alike  indicative  of  his  force  of  character  and  of  the  confidence  reposed  in 
him  by  his  associates,  that  notwithstanding  he  had  had  no  previous  experience 
in  the  canning  business  Mr.  Campbell  was  made  manager  of  the  new  enterprise." 

In  1906  Mr.  Campbell  was  associated  with  the  late  E.  L.  Gaudette  in  the 
purchase  of  the  Simpson  Mill  at  South  Bend,  comprising  an  up-to-date  sawmill 
and  manufacturing  plant  as  well  as  several  thousand  acres  of  good  timber  land, 
and  organized  the  South  Bend  Mills  &  Timber  Company  but  later  sold  his  interest 
and  in  1908  decided  to  extend  the  company's  salmon  business  to  Alaska  and 
increase  its  capital  as  well  as  reorganize  its  interests.  A  salmon  cannery  was 
built  at  Excursion  Inlet  and  trap  sites  were  established  in  the  Icy  Straits  district. 
At  that  time  Mr.  Campbell  invested  to  the  point  of  obtaining  a  controling  interest 
in  the  business  and  the  reorganization  changed  the  name  of  the  company  to  the 
Astoria  &  Puget  Sound  Canning  Company.  They  have  their  own  fishing  boats, 
cannery  tenders  and  equipment.     On  May  12,  1909,  the  Bellingham  cannery  was 


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burned,  entailing  a  total  loss,  but  was  rebuilt  and  ready  for  operation  at  the 
begnining  of  the  fishing  season  in  July  of  the  same  year  and  at  this  time  is  one 
of  the  most  complete  salmon  canneries  on  Puget  Sound.  Since  becominc.  a 
resident  of  Bellmgham  Mr.  Campbell  has  been  closely  associated  with  industries 
that  have  contributed  much  to  the  upbuilding  of  the  city  and  the  extension  of  its 
trade  relations,  and  he  owns  valuable  waterfront  property. 

In  1896  in  Astoria,  Oregon,  occurred  the  marriage  of  Mr.  Campbell  to  Miss 
Susie  B.  Roberts,  of  Newcastle,  Pennsylvania,  and  they  now  have  one  daughter, 
.Marjorie  Eleanor,  a  beautiful  girl  of  fourteen  years.  The  parents  are  members 
of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church. 

Mr.  Campbell  is  a  man  of  domestic  tastes,  finding  his  greatest  happiness  at  his 
own  fireside,  and  yet  the  social  strain  in  his  nature  has  not  lacked  development, 
for  he  is  a  regular  contributor  to  the  various  social  and  commercial  organizations 
of  the  city.  In  Masonry  he  has  attained  the  thirty-second  degree  in  the  Scottish 
and  York  Rites.  He  does  not  have  that  nature  which  greets  every  acquaintance 
as  an  intimate  friend,  yet  he  is  always  approachable,  genial  and  courteous,  and  in 
matters  of  citizenship  he  is  ever  found  ready  to  do  his  full  duty.  In  his  public 
service  he  is  a  man  of  action  rather  than  of  theory.  He  says  little,  but  his 
support  of  a  measure  counts  for  much  and  constitutes  an  influencing  factor  which 
brings  others  to  a  like  course. 

That  Bellingham  has  two  splendid  Carnegie  libraries  is  due  in  no  small  mea- 
sure to  the  services  of  Mr.  Campbell  on  the  library  board.  He  was  an  efficient 
worker  for  the  consolidation  of  the  sister  cities  of  Whatcom  and  Fairhaven  under 
the  name  of  Bellingham,  and  became  a  member  of  the  first  city  council,  on  which 
he  continued  to  serve  until  his  own  business  interests  demanded  his  time.  He 
votes  with  the  republican  party,  and  although  not  taking  an  active  part  in  politics 
his  influence  counts  for  much  toward  the  success  of  anv  undertaking  which  is 
for  the  public  good. 


WILLIAM  BISHOP. 


The  name  of  William  Bishop  is  known  not  only  throughout  the  west  but  in 
all  sections  of  the  country,  for  he  has  established  records  in  connection  with  dairy 
interests  that  have  won  him  leadership,  being  among  the  prize  winners  on  dairy 
products  at  the  San  Francisco  Exposition.  He  has  also  left  his  impress  upon  the 
history  of  his  state,  valuable  constructive  legislation  having  received  his  support 
while  he  occupies  a  seat  in  the  Washington  house  of  representatives. 

He  was  born  September  9,  1861,  about  a  half  mile  from  the  present  townsite 
of  Chimacum.  His  family  record  is  given  in  connection  with  the  sketch  of  J.  J. 
Bishop  on  another  page  of  this  work.  He  was  educated  in  tlie  coninion  schools  of 
Jefferson  county  and  at  the  age  of  seventeen  years  started  out  to  earn  his  own 
livelihood.  Hi's  youthful  experiences  up  to  that  time  had  been  those  of  the  farm 
bred  boy  and  his  first  employment  after  leaving  home  was  in  driving  a  two- 
horse  team  for  the  iron  works.  Later  he  returned  home  and  worked  on  the  farm 
until  1890,  when  he  took  up  a  government  claim  in  Clallam  county  west  of  Gettys- 
burg.    After  proving  up  on  that  land  he  entered  into  the  logging  and  lumbering 


650  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

business  in  connection  with  S.  L.  Hall  under  the  firm  name  of  Hall  &  Bishop.  After 
a  while  he  again  resumed  agricultural  pursuits  but  retained  his  interest  and 'looked 
after  his  outside  business  affairs  and  the  partnership  of  Hall  &  Bishop  continued 
for  twenty  years.  He  likewise  acted  as  general  manager  for  the  Ladds,  of  Port- 
land, who  had  purchased  his  father's  farm,  remaining  in  that  connection  for  eight 
years.  Jn  1898  Mr.  Bishop  purchased  his  present  ranch,  a  five  hundred  acre  tract 
in  his  home  place,  and  thereon  established  a  herd  of  pure  bred  Holstein-Friesian 
cattle,  known  as  the  Puget  Sound  Herd,  while  the  place  is  called  the  Chimacum 
Stock  Farm.  His  herd  is  the  finest  in  the  west  and  he  won  the  world's  record  for 
fine  stock  at  the  San  Francisco  Exposition.  He  has  today  two  hundred  and  fifty 
head  of  pure  bred  cattle.  He  has  also  just  won  the  world's  record  on  Lutscke 
Vale  Cornucopia.  This  cow  gave  thirty-one  thousand,  three  hundred  and  forty- 
nine  pounds  of  milk,  from  which  was  made  one  thousand  pounds  of  butter,  the 
record  being  completed  May  12,  191 6.  He  also  completed  a  record  on  two  year 
olds,  the  smallest  six  hundred  pounds  in  one  year  and  the  largest  eight  hundred 
and  eighty-two  pounds  in  one  year.  Mr.  Bishop  has  made  a  very  close  study  of 
every  question  relating  to  daii"y  interests,  to  the  kind  of  cattle  which  are  the  best 
producers  for  this  purpose,  to  their  care  and  feeding  and  to  the  scientific  care  of 
the  dairy  products  and  has  come  to  be  recognized  as  an  authority  upon  problems 
relating  to  dairying  in  the  northwest. 

In  1900,  in  Chimacum,  Mr.  Bishop  was  married  to  Miss  Madeline  Ammeter, 
a  native  of  Switzerland,  whose  parents  were  early  settlers  of  Portland,  Oregon, 
but  are  now  residents  of  Chimacum.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bishop  have  three  children, 
William,  Stephen  and  Kathleen. 

In  his  political  views  Mr.  Bishop  is  a  stalwart  republican  and  for  four  terms 
has  represented  his  district  in  the  state  legislature,  being  called  to  this  office  first 
in  1899.  He  gave  to  the  questions  coming  up  for  settlement  his  most  earnest 
consideration  and  supported  all  measures  with  a  view  to  furthering  the  best  inter- 
ests of  the  community  and  commonwealth.  He  belongs  to  the  Masonic  fraternity 
and  in  his  life  exemplifies  the  beneficent  spirit  of  the  craft.  In  the  years  of  his 
active  career  he  has  been  a  close  student  of  those  interests  to  which  he  has  turned 
his  attention  and  an  active  business  career  has  brought  him  to  a  very  prominent 
position  among  the  dairymen  and  stock  raisers  of  the  northwest.  At  the  same 
time  he  has  never  been  neglectful  of  the  duties  of  citizenship  and  his  reelection 
for  legislative  service  has  been  the  public  endorsement  of  his  course. 


JOHN  E.  RICE. 


John  E.  Rice,  president  of  the  Lummi  Bay  Packing  Company,  is  thus  actively 
identified  with  the  salmon  canning  industry  and  has  also  figured  in  connection 
with  the  timber  interests  of  the  northwest.  He  was  born  in  Des  Moines,  Iowa, 
October  11,  1870,  a  son  of  Judge  Byron  and  Helen  Rice.  The  father,  a  native 
of  the  state  of  New  York,  was  a  graduate  of  the  Albany  Law  School  and  in  1849 
removed  to  Des  Moines,  Iowa,  where  he  engaged  in  teaching  school  and  in  the 
practice  of  law.  He  served  as  the  first  prosecuting  attorney  of  that  city  and  later 
was  upon  the  bench  for  many  years,  leaving  the  impress  of  his  individuality  upon 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  651 

the  judicial  history  of  that  state.  He  afterward  organized  the  banking  firm  of 
Green,  Ware  &  Rice,  which  at  the  time  he  retired  from  the  firm  was  the  owner  of 
five  dififerent  banks  in  Iowa.  Thus  in  another  field  he  aided  in  promoting  the 
progress  and  development  of  the  state  and  in  fact  was  regarded  as  one  of  Iowa's 
prominent  citizens. 

At  the  usual  age  John  E.  Rice  became  a  public  school  pupil  in  Des  Moines, 
passing  through  consecutive  grades  to  his  graduation  from  the  high  school  when 
nineteen  years  of  age.  He  then  entered  the  State  Agricultural  College  at  Ames, 
Iowa,  where  he  studied  until  twenty-two  years  of  age,  when  he  took  charge  of  his 
father's  stock  farm  of  six  hundred  and  forty  acres  near  Des  Moines.  There  he- 
engaged  in  raising  the  finest  thoroughbred  horses  and  cattle  in  a  state  famous  for 
its  superior  live  stock.  In  1887  he  established  a  drug  store  in  Des  Moines,  con- 
ducting the  business  until  1888,  when,  lured  by  the  opportunities  of  the  northwest, 
he  made  his  way  to  Seattle,  where  he  engaged  in  the  real  estate  business  until 
1890.  In  that  year  he  removed  to  Bellingham,  where  he  began  handling  timber 
lands  and  logging.  He  continued  the  business  until  1906,  when  he  disposed  of 
his  logging  interests  but  continued  to  operate  in  timber  lands.  After  1906  he 
gave  considerable  attention  to  the  management  and  control  of  the  large  salmon 
interests  which  he  had  acquired  in  Alaska,  to  which  country  he  went  in  that  year, 
there  remaining  until  1910,  when  he  sold  out  in  Alaska  and  returned  to  Washing- 
ton. Settling  at  Bellingham,  he  gave  his  time  and  energies  to  the  management 
of  his  timber  interests  but  in  191 1  again  became  connected  with  the  salmon  trade, 
when  in  connection  with  a  Mr.  Williams,  of  the  brokerage  firm  of  Jones  &  Wil- 
liams, of  Chicago,  he  purchased  sixty  acres  on  the  east  shore  of  Lummi  island, 
on  what  is  known  as  Lummi  bay,  and  there  erected  a  two-story  building  fifty  by 
two  hundred  feet.  The  business  was  incorporated  under  the  name  of  the  Lummi 
Bay  Packing  Company,  for  the  packing  of  salmon,  and  of  this  corporation  Mr. 
Rice  is  the  president,  treasurer  and  manager.  The  growth  of  the  business  is  indi- 
cated by  the  fact  that  in  191 5  they  added  another  building  one  hundred  and  ten  by 
two  hundred  feet.  Their  plant  also  includes  a  warehouse  in  the  rear  of  the 
packing  plant,  which  was  built  in  191 1  and  which  is- fifty  by  two  hundred  feet. 
This  is  an  eight  line  packing  plant  and  the  capacity  is  three  hundred  and  twelve 
thousand  cans  per  day.  They  employ  one  hundred  and  fifty  Orientals  and  one  hun- 
dred whites  and,  their  pay  roll  amounts  to  forty  thousand  dollars  annually.  They 
have  the  largest  fishing  fleet  on  the  Sound,  including  thirty  seine  boats,  two  tugs, 
twelve  scows,  one  piledriver  and  two  cannery  tinners.  The  business  has  been  devel- 
oped along  modern  lines  and  their  trade  now  covers  a  broad  territory,  for  the  excel- 
lence of  their  product  is  recognized  and  their  brand  upon  a  can  ensures  a  ready 
sale.  They  use  the  most  sanitary  and  scientific  methods  in  handling  the  fish  from 
the  time  they  are  taken  out  of  the  water  until  the  cans  are  sealed  and  placed  in  the 
shipping  department. 

In  December,  1896,  in  Seattle,  Mr.  Rice  was  married  to  Miss  Martha  Good- 
rich and  they  have  become  the  parents  of  five  children,  naniclv  :  1  lelcn  and  I<:velyn, 
aged  respectively  eighteen  and  sixteen  years,  who  are  high  school  pupils ;  Dorothy, 
fourteen  and  John  Byron,  thirteen,  both  attending  the  public  schools ;  and  Ethel. 

six  years  of  age. 

The  family  attend  the  Episcopal  church,  of  which  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Rice  are  mem- 
bers.   He  gives  his  political  endorsement  to  the  republican  party  but  does  not  seek 


652  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

nor  desire  the  honors  or  emoluments  of  ofike  as  a  reward  for  party  fealty.  He 
is  well  known  as  a  member  of  the  Hoo  Hoos,  an  organization  of  lumbermen,  and 
he  belongs  to  the  Benevolent  Protective  Order  of  Elks.  He  also  has  a  wide 
acquaintance  in  club  circles,  belonging  to  the  Arctic  and  Transportation  Clubs  of 
Seattle,  the  Cougar  Club  of  Bellingham  and  the  Bellingham  Country  Club.  Ap- 
preciative of  the  social  amenities  of  life,  he  has  gained  many  friends  in  those 
organizations  and  he  has  at  the  same  time  attained  prominence  and  success  in 
business  by  reason  of  well  directed  effort  and  prompt  utilization  of  opportunity. 
Handling  a  commodity  for  which  there  is  ever  a  market,  he  has  made  it  his  pur- 
pose to  base  the  growth  of  his  trade  upon  the  excellence  of  the  product  and  the 
course  which  he  has  pursued  in  business  has  gained  him  recognition  as  one  of  the 
prominent  figures  in  commercial  circles  in  the  Sound  country. 


OLAF  PETERSON. 


Olaf  Peterson  was  among  the  pioneers  in  the  development  of  the  farming  and 
dairying  interests  of  the  Chimacum  valley.  He  was  among  the  first  to  settle  in 
that  section  of  the  state  and  was  one  of  the  first  to  recognize  that  the  country  might 
be  available  for  other  than  lumbering  and  logging  interests.  In  imagination  he 
saw  the  country  cleared  of  its  forests  and  recognized  the  fact  that  farming  must 
eventually  follow.  It  is  almost  a  half  century  since  Olaf  Peterson  arrived  in  the 
Chimacum  valley,  reaching  his  destination  in  July,  1868.  He  made  his  way  to 
San  Francisco  and  thence  to  Port  Ludlow  as  a  sailor  before  the  mast,  but  at  that 
point  he  left  his  ship  and  came  to  Chimacum. 

He  was  born  in  Sweden,  January  13,  1844,  a  son  of  farming  people  who 
spent  their  entire  lives  in  Sweden.  In  his  boyhood  he  attended  the  schools  of  hie 
native  country  and  in  the  late  '60s  he  came  to  America,  making  his  way  to  San 
Francisco,  where  he  secured  a  position  on  a  sailing  vessel.  He  afterward  followed 
the  sea  for  nine  years  and  in  that  connection  made  his  way  up  to  the  Puget  Sound 
country  in  1868.  But  the  attractions  of  land  life  proved  irresistible  and,  leaving 
his  ship  at  Port  Ludlow,  he  made  his  way  to  Chimacum,  where  he  soon  secured 
employment  as  a  farm  hand.  He  was  thus  employed  for  three  years  and  during 
that  period  saved  his  earnings  in  the  hope  of  soon  engaging  in  farming  on  his  own 
account.  Taking  up  a  homestead  claim  in  the  Chimacum  valley,  he  developed  this 
through  hard  labor  into  one  of  the  finest  farms  to  be  found  anywhere,  and  in 
later  years  he  bought  another  farm  in  the  town  of  Chimacum  upon  which  he 
developed  dairy  interests.  There  he  built  fine  barns  and  also  an  attractive  resi- 
dence for  his  family  and  upon  that  place  he  lived  until  called  to  his  final  rest 
July  19,  1916,  enjoying  the  comforts  of  life,  the  associations  of  a  loving  wife  and 
family  and  the  interests  of  business  activity.  His  course  was  always  such  as  to 
commend  him  to  the  confidence,  goodwill  and  high  regard  of  those  with  whom  he 
came  in  contact. 

On  the  25th  of  November,  1878.  in  Port  Townsend,  Washington,  Mr.  Peterson 
was  joined  in  wedlock  to  Miss  Mary  Peterson,  whose  parents  were  natives  of 
Sweden.    Emigrating  to  the  United  States,  she  settled  first  in  Minnesota  and  sub- 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  653 

sequently  took  up  her  abode  in  Port  Townsend,  Washington.  By  her  marriage 
she  has  become  the  mother  of  four  children.  Charles  E.,  who  was  born  at  Chima- 
cum  on  the  9th  of  July,  1880,  obtained  his  education  in  the  schools  of  that  place 
and  is  now  managing  the  home  farm  and  looking  after  the  family's  interests. 
Clara,  whose  birth  occurred  at  Chimacum,  Washington,  October  12,  1881,  acquired 
her  education  in  the  schools  of  that  town  and  is  now  the  wife  of  Howard  L.  Bill, 
who  conducts  a  wagon  making  and  blacksmithing  establishment  at  Chimacum. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bill  have  four  children:  Howard,  Gordon,  Caroline  and  Clara. 
Mary,  twin  sister  of  Clara,  is  now  the  wife  of  William  Eldridge,  son  of  one  of  the 
pioneer  dairymen  of  the  Chimacum  valley.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Eldridge  reside  at 
Hadlock  and  have  five  children:  Reuben,  Howard,  Irene,  Irvin  and  Willis. 
James,  born  at  Chimacum  on  the  19th  of  April,  1884,  wedded  Miss  Zena  Knapp 
and  makes  his  home  at  Chimacum. 

In  political  affairs  Mr.  Peterson  never  took  a  very  active  part  but  at  national 
elections  always  voted  with  the  democratic  party.  For  many  years  he  served 
as  road  supervisor  in  his  district  and  deserves  the  credit  for  the  present  excellent 
condition  of  the  highways  of  his  section.  In  religious  circles  he  was  well  known 
as  a  loyal  member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church.  His  life,  at  all  times 
honorable  and  upright,  compassed  a  period  of  untiring  activity  in  the  business 
world,  bringing  him  steadily  from  a  humble  position  to  a  place  of  prominence 
as  one  of  the  substantial  citizens  of  Chimacum,  and  his  record  is  one  well  worthy 
of  earnest  consideration  by  all  who  would  win  success  along  the  lines  of  straight- 
forward endeavor. 


CHARLES  ELDRIDGE. 

Charles  Eldridge,  a  Chimacum,  promiently  connected  with  dairying,  one  of 
the  largest  wealth  producing  industries  of  western  Washington,  was  born  Decem- 
ber 14,  1875,  in  Jefferson  county,  a  son  of  William  Eldridge,  a  native  of  Can- 
terbury, England,  who  came  to  America  in  the  fall  of  1856  and  made  his  way 
westward  to  Washington  with  William  Bishop,  a  pioneer  settler  of  Jefferson 
county.  He  took  up  a  government  claim  and  continued  his  residence  on  the  old 
home  place  to  the  time  of  his  death,  which  occurred  in  1902,  when  he  was  seventy- 
two  years  of  age.  His  place,  known  as  the  Juanita  Farm,  embraces  two  hundred 
and  thirteen  acres  and  is  one  of  the  ideal  dairy  ranches  of  the  state,  stocked  with 
thoroughbred  Holstein  cattle,  being  among  the  highest  bred  in  the  world.  His 
entire  attention  was  devoted  to  dairying  and  the  breeding  of  pure  Holstein  stock. 
He  was  a  pioneer  in  this  undertaking  in  the  northwest  and  established  the  value 
of  the  industry  as  a  source  of  livelihood  for  many  citizens  of  this  section  of  the 
Pacific  coast.  He  wedded  Mary  Ann  Bishop,  a  daughter  of  Thomas  Bishop,  and 
she  is  still  Hving  in  this  state.  In  their  family  were  the  following  named:  Mrs. 
E.  E.  Thompson,  William,  Charles,  Mrs.  Walter  Arey,  Frank,  James,  Mary. 
Alfred  and  Lisle.  All  were  born  on  the  old  homestead  in  Jefferson  county  and  of 
these  Mary  is  now  deceased. 

Charles  Eldridge  obtained  his  education  in  the  schools  of  Chimacum  and  has 
spent  his  entire  life  in  dairying  and  farming,  succeeding  his  father  in  that  busi- 


654  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

ness.  Prior  to  his  fathers'  death  he  was  general  manager  of  the  place.  He  is  the 
owner  of  a  large  number  of  prize  cattle,  including  Nena  Newman  Cornucopia, 
granddaughter  of  Margie  Newman  and  holding  the  world's  record  for  milk  pro- 
duction for  one,  seven  and  thirty-day  tests  as  a  junior  three  year  old  and  with  a 
record  for  seven  days  of  twenty-nine  and  a  half  pounds  of  butter.  Among  other 
notable  cows  of  his  herd  is  Aagie  Newman  Cornucopia,  an  aged  cow,  holding  the 
world's  record  for  one,  seven  and  thirty  day  tests  in  milk  production  and  having 
the  state  record  for  her  age — twenty-four  pounds  of  butter  in  a  week.  She  is 
also  the  only  cow  in  the  world  that  has  given  one  hundred  pounds  of  milk  in  one 
day  with  her  first  calf.  Margie  Newman  is  the  champion  milk  cow  of  the  world. 
She  is  registered  under  No.  76342.  In  one  day  she  gave  one  hundred  and  thirty- 
six  and  a  half  pounds  of  milk,  in  seven  days  eight  hundred  and  ninety-six  and  a 
half  pounds  and  in  thirty  days  three  thousand  five  hundred  and  fifty-five  pounds. 
The  Eldridge  ranch  embraces  three  hundred  and  twenty  acres,  on  which  are 
seventy-five  head  of  prize  cattle,  and  Mr.  Eldridge  won  a  number  of  the  junior 
championships  at  the  San  Francisco  Exposition.  His  place  is  supplied  with  well 
equipped  buildings,  providing  every  possible  care  for  the  stock  and  for  the  scien- 
tific handling  of  dairy  products.  The  name  of  Eldridge  has  become  a  synonym 
for  progressiveness  in  connection  with  dairy  interests  and  Mr.  Eldridge  as  well 
sustains  an  unassailable  reputation  for  reliability  in  his  business  transactions. 

In  1896,  in  Chimacum,  Mr.  Eldridge  was  married  to  Miss  Lottie  Grace  Chill- 
man,  a  native  of  Washington  and  a  daughter  of  William  Chillman,  who  was  of 
English  birth  and  became  a  pioneer  settler  of  Kitsap  county,  Washington.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Eldridge  have  become  the  parents  of  the  following  children :  Ruth, 
Dorothy,  Charles,  William,  Lillian  and  Vivian,  all  of  whom  were  born  on  the  old 
family  homestead  that  has  been  a  landmark  in  Jefiferson  county  for  more  than  a 
half  century.  Their  residence  is  one  of  the  finest  in  the  county  and  is  ideally 
located. 

Fraternally  Mr.  Eldridge  is  connected  with  the  Knights  of  the  Maccabees  and 
his  religious  belief  is  indicated  by  his  membership  in  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
church.  He  casts  an  independent  ballot,  giving  his  support  to  those  candidates 
whom  he  considers  best  qualified  to  fill  the  offices  in  question. 


ALFRED  J.  VAN  TROJEN. 

Alfred  J.  Van  Trojen,  a  merchant  and  postmaster  of  Chimacum,  was  born  in 
that  city  May  19,  1881.  His  father,  John  Van  Trojen,  was  born  in  the  Nether- 
lands in  1849  and  came  to  America  as  a  sailor  in  1869.  He  landed  at  Port  Ludlow, 
Washington,  where  he  secured  employment  and  later  homesteaded.  He  has  since 
successfully  followed  farming  and  dairying  and  is  one  of  the  leading  agricultur- 
ists, stock  breeders  and  poultry  raisers  of  his  section  of  the  state.  In  fact  he  has 
one  of  the  finest  poultry  ranches  of  Washington.  He  married  Elizabeth  Bishop,  a 
daughter  of  William  C.  Bishop,  one  of  the  honored  pioneer  settlers  of  Jefiferson 
county.  She  passed  away  at  Chimacum,  February  10,  1915,  at  the  age  of  fifty-four 
years,  and  is  survived  by  ten  of  her  eleven  children,  one  daughter,  Annie,  the  wife 
of  C.  J.  Kelly,  having  passed  away  in  June,  1916.    The  others  are :    John ;  Alfred 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  655 

J.;  Bernard;  William;  Adrienna,  the  wife  of  Albert  Ammeter;  Roy;  Florence; 
Lucille;  George ;  and  Elizabeth.    All  are  residents  of  Chimacum. 

After  mastering  the  branches  of  learning  taught  in  the  public  schools  of  his 
native  city  Alfred  J.  Van  Trojen  attended  the  State  Agricultural  College  at  Pull- 
man, Washington,  and  starting  out  in  the  business  world,  was  first  employed  as 
a  clerk  for  eight  years  by  the  Washington  Mill  Company  at  Hadlock.  In  1907 
he  engaged  in  general  merchandising  at  Chimacum  with  a  borrowed  capital  of 
nineteen  hundred  dollars.  He  has  since  built  up  a  good  and  satisfactory  business, 
succeeding  beyond  his  expectations. 

On  the  1st  of  March,  191 1,  in  Chimacum,  Mr.  Van  Trojen  was  married  to 
Miss  Elizabeth  Rose  Ammeter,  a  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  Ammeter,  early 
settlers  of  Jefferson  county.  They  haye  two  children:  Alfred  J.,  who  was  boni 
December  10,  1912;  and  Maurice,  born  June  10,  1917. 

Mr.  Van  Trojen  was  made  a  Mason  at  Hadlock  and  is  a  past  master  of  Jef- 
ferson Lodge,  No.  107,  F.  &  A.  M.  His  religious  faith  is  that  of  the  Methodist 
church  and  his  political  belief  that  of  the  republican  party.  In  February,  191 3, 
he  was  appointed  postmaster  of  Chimacum,  which  position  he  is  still  filling,  and 
as  a  business  man  and  official  he  occupies  a  prominent  position  in  connection  with 
the  public  interests  of  his  town. 


REV.  H.  H.  MITCHELL. 

Rev.  H.  H.  Mitchell,  superintendent  of  the  State  Training  School  for  Boys 
at  Chehalis,  was  born  in  England  on  the  4th  of  January,  1866,  and  came  to 
America  in  1904.  His  early  education  was  acquired  in  the  Scholae  Cancelarii 
at  Truro,  England,  and  later  he  attended  Oxford  University,  from  which  he  was 
graduated  in  1888  with  the  degree  of  B.  A.  He  was  educated  for  the  ministry 
and  was  ordained  at  Truro  by  Bishop  Wilkinson  of  the  Church  of  England,  June 
I,  1890.  He  was  ordained  a  priest  on  the  ist  of  June,  1891,  and  was  curate  of  St. 
Andrew's  church  at  Calstock  and  Okehampton,  England,  for  six  years.  During 
the  following  eight  years  he  was  chaplain  in  the  royal  navy  on  board  different 
battleships  and  for  one  year  was  on  Queen  Victoria's  guard  ship. 

As  previously  stated  Rev.  Mitchell  came  to  the  United  States  in  1904  and 
located  at  Granite  City,  Illinois,  as  an  Episcopalian  missionary.  Later  he  accepted 
a  call  from  the  Episcopal  church  at  Jacksonville,  that  state,  where  he  served  as 
rector  for  five  years,  and  in  August,  1913,  came  to  Washington,  becoming  rector 
of  the  church  of  his  denomination  at  Colfax. 

On  the  ist  of  January,  191 5,  Rev.  Mitchell  was  appointed  superintendent  of 
the  Boys  Training  School  at  Chehalis,  which  position  he  has  since  so  acceptably 
filled.  There  are  about  two  hundred  and  fifty  acres  of  cultivable  land  belonging 
to  the  school  and  upon  the  place  have  been  erected  ten  good  and  substantial 
buildings.  At  the  present  time  there  are  about  one  hundred  and  seventy  boys  in  the 
school,  while  thirty  have  recently  been  paroled.  About  fifteen  per  cent  of  those 
in  the  school  are  poor  boys  dependent  upon  the  state  and  are  here  given  a  home 
with  useful  training  which  will  fit  them  for  good  positions  after  leaving  the  in- 
stitution.   The  scholastic  work  is  from  the  primary  department  to  the  eighth  grade 


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656  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

inclusive.  There  is  a  bakery,  tailor  shop,  shoe  shop,  carpenter  shop,  machine  shop 
and  blacksmith  shop,  with  a  competent  instructor  at  the  head  of  each  department, 
and  the  land  is  in  charge  of  a  good  farmer  and  his  assistant  who  instruct  the  boys 
in  agricultural  pursuits.  In  1916  the  boys  built  a  new  greenhouse  and  a  large 
store  room  and  root  house.  The  ministers  of  the  local  churches  alternate  in 
holding  services  every  Sunday  afternoon. 

On  the  I  St  of  January,  1900,  at  Plymouth,  England,  Rev.  Mitchell  was  united 
in  marriage  to  Miss  Pauline  Voivenelle,  who  is  of  French  descent,  and  they  have 
become  the  parents  of  four  children,  Pauline,  Herbert,  Maurice  and  Constance. 
Rev.  Mitchell  is  a  Knight  Templar  Mason,  belonging  to  the  blue  lodge  of  Colfax, 
Washington,  and  the  commandery  at  Chehalis.  He  labors  untiringly  for  the  boys 
under  his  care  and  feels  that  the  state  is  doing  a  great  work  in  its  endeavor  to 
convert  these  boys  into  good  and  respectable  citizens  of  some  value  to  the  w^orld. 
He  and  his  family  live  in  the  home  and  his  wife  superintends  the  housekeeping 
for  the  entire  institution.  They  are  people  of  the  highest  culture  and  refinement 
and  have  made  a  host  of  warm  friends  since  coming  to  Chehalis. 


OTTO  B.  FRANK. 


Otto  B.  Frank,  formerly  district  manager  of  the  North  Coast  Power  Company 
with  headquarters  at  Chehalis  and  now  a  resident  of  Roseburg,  Oregon,  was  bom 
on  the  22d  of  May,  1880,  in  Dayton,  Ohio,  and  is  one  of  the  youngest  in  a  fam- 
ily of  nine  children,  whose  parents  were  John  L.  H.  and  Mary  (Lutz)  Frank, 
both  natives  of  Germany.  At  an  early  day  they  came  to  America  and  for  a  num- 
ber of  years  the  father  engaged  in  the  practice  of  law  in  Dayton,  Ohio.  He  also 
took  a  very  prominent  and  influential  part  in  public  aflfairs,  being  a  member  of 
the  state  board  of  election  in  Ohio  for  some  time,  and  he  also  served  on  the  supe- 
rior bench  for  a  number  of  years.  During  the  dark  days  of  the  Civil  war  he 
manifested  his  loyalty  to  his  adopted  country  by  enlisting  in  the  Union  army 
under  the  command  of  General  Pope  and  remained  in  the  service  until  after  the 
surrender  of  General  Lee.  After  a  useful  and  well  spent  life  he  passed  away  in 
1904,  while  his  wife  died  in  1910. 

During  his  boyhood  and  youth  Otto  B.  Frank  attended  the  public  and  high 
schools  of  Ohio  and  later  took  a  law  course  in  the  University  of  Michigan  at 
Ann  Arbor.  In  191 1  he  came  to  Washington  and  located  at  Walla  Walla,  where 
for  one  year  he  served  as  deputy  auditor  in  the  courthouse.  Since  1912,  however, 
he  has  been  connected  with  the  electrical  business,  first  serving  as  cashier  and 
bookkeeper  for  the  Northwestern  Corporation  but  in  the  fall  of  1913  being  ap- 
pointed superintendent  of  that  company.  For  one  year  he  was  in  the  general 
office  of  the  company  at  Portland  as  assistant  auditor  and  was  then  sent  to  Cen- 
tralia.  ^^'ashington.  as  local  manager  of  the  water  company.  Afterward  he  was 
transferred  to  Chehalis  as  superintendent  and  two  years  later  was  appointed  dis- 
trict manager  of  the  North  Coast  Power  Company,  in  which  responsible  position 
he  served  in  a  most  creditable  and  satisfactory  manner.  The  company  operate 
the  interurban  electric  line  from  Chehalis  to  Centralia  and  also  the  electric  light- 
ing systems  of  Tenino,  Chehalis,  Centralia  and  other  places.     He  resigned  as 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  657 

manager  of  the  North  Coast  Power  Company  February  i,  1917,  and  is  now  a 
resident  of  Roseburg,  Oregon,  and  manager  of  the  Douglas  County  Light  & 
Water  Company. 

On  the  17th  of  September,  19 15,  Mr.  Frank  was  married  in  Portland  to  Miss 
Hazlemae  Bantz,  a  daughter  of  William  H.  Bantz,  who  was  a  business  man  of 
Massillon,  Ohio.  Since  attaining  his  majority  Mr.  Frank  has  always  affiliated 
with  the  republican  party  and  has  been  a  stanch  supporter  of  its  principles.  He 
is  a,  member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity  and  the  Benevolent  Protective  Order  of 
Elks  and  held  membership  in  the  Citizens  Clubs  of  both  Chehalis  and  Centralia. 
He  is  a  wide-awake,  enterprising  business  man  and  wherever  known  is  held  in 
the  highest  esteem. 


J.  H.  CORLISS,  M.  D. 


A  successful  and  distinguished  physician  of  the  Puyallup  valley  is  Dr.  J.  H. 
Corliss,  whose  home,  the  Glen-acorn  ranch,  is  situated  a  mile  and  a  half  east  of 
Sumner.  Minnesota  claims  him  as  a  native  son,  his  birth  having  occurred  in  Chat- 
field  in  1867.  His  parents  removed  to  Clitheral  Lake  in  Ottertail  county,  Minne- 
sota, when  he  was  but  three  years  of  age  and  there  his  father  erected  the  first 
frame  building  in  the  county,  hauling  the  lumber  from  St.  Cloud,  a  distance  of 
nearly  one  hundred  miles.  Thus  in  his  youthful  days  Dr.  Corliss  became  iden- 
tified with  pioneer  life  in  all  of  its  phases.  Later  the  family  home  was  established 
at  Fergus  Falls,  where  he  had  the  opportunity  of  attending  the  high  school,  and 
in  1884  he  matriculated  in  Carleton  College  at  Northfield.  Minnesota,  continuing 
his  studies  there  for  three  years.  He  afterward  spent  three  years  as  a  student  in 
the  medical  department  of  the  University  of  Minnesota  and  then  continued  his 
preparation  for  the  profession  in  Rush  Medical  College  of  Chicago,  from  which 
he  was  graduated  on  the  28th  of  March,  1892. 

Returning  to  Minnesota,  Dr.  Corliss  began  practice  in  Pelican  Rapids,  where 
he  continued  until  February,  1894,  and  then  sought  the  opportunities  of  the  north- 
west, becoming  a  resident  of  Sumner.  He  made  his  home  in  the  city  for  some 
time  but  afterward  located  on  his  ranch  a  mile  and  a  half  from  the  city.  His  abil- 
ity has  won  him  the  reputation  of  being  one  of  the  foremost  physicians  in  his  part 
of  the  state.  He  keeps  in  close  touch  with  the  advanced  thought  and  methods 
of  the  profession,  is  careful  in  the  diagnosis  of  cases  and  displays  marked  ability 
in  handling  the  intricate  and  involved  problems  which  continually  confront  the 
physician.  He  finds  rest  and  recreation  in  the  management  of  his  farm,  which 
comprises  one  hundred  and  eighteen  acres  and  is  considered  one  of  the  best  farms 
of  the  Puyallup  valley.  All  is  valley  land  save  about  nine  acres — a  heavily 
wooded  tract  on  the  adjoining  !)luff,  on  which  a  large  spring  has  its  source,  its 
waters  passing  ofif  into  a  stream  that  runs  through  the  farm  and  furnishes  the 
power  for  a  private  electric  plant  that  supplies  light  for  the  residence  and  barn,  as 
well  as  the  motive  power  for  a  separator,  churn,  grindstone  and  a  hay  and  root 
cutter.  The  farm  is  splendidly  equipped  with  all  modern  devices  to  facilitate  and 
improve  every  branch  of  the  work.  Dr.  Corliss  keeps  a  herd  of  twenty  high  grade 
Jersey  cows,  also  Poland  China  hogs  and  a  flock  of  goats  and  he  has  an  apiary 


658  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCx\DES 

of  fifteen  stands  of  bees.    Several  acres  of  his  farm  are  devoted  to  kale,  rutabagas 
and  beets  and  one  acre  to  asparagus,  while  fifty  acres  are  in  hay  and  pasturage. 

While  attending  Carleton  College,  Dr.  Corliss  formed  the  acquaintance  of  Miss 
Estelle  Wilkins,  whom  he  wedded  on  the  2d  of  January,  1893,  and  they  have 
become  the  parents  of  two  sons  and  a  daughter.  The  family  is  well  known  in 
Sumner  and  throughout  that  part  of  the  state,  occupying  an  enviable  position  in 
social  circles.  Dr.  Corliss  is  a  high  type  of  the  college-bred  man — the  man  who 
recognizes  his  opportunities,  who  sees  science  behind  every  phase  of  life  and  who 
knows  that  thorough  preparation  and  close  study  are  indispensable  elements  to 
success  whether  in  agricultural,  commercial  or  professional  life.  Thoroughness 
therefore  characterizes  him  in  all  that  he  undertakes  and  the  result  is  seen  not 
only  in  his  splendid  practice  but  also  in  his  excellent  farm. 


WTLLIAM  McARTHUR. 

Prominent  in  the  development  of  the  coal  industry  in  western  Washington  is 
William  Mcx\rthur,  of  Tenino.  He  was  born  in  Bannockburn,  Sterlingshire,  Scot- 
land. His  father,  Robert  AIcArthur,  and  his  mother,  Agnes  McArthur,  were  both 
natives  of  Bannockburn.  The  former  followed  the  stone  business  throughout  his 
life  and  died  in  Falkirk,  Scotland,  in  1906,  at  the  age  of  seventy-four  years,  while 
the  mother  still  resides  in  Falkirk. 

When  five  years  of  age  William  McArthur  started  to  school  in  Bannockburn 
and  attended  until  fourteen  years  of  age,  when  he  took  up  quarry  work  with  his 
father,  his  first  job  being  to  carry  drinking  water  for  the  men,  while  later  he  w^as 
promoted  to  the  position  of  carr}'ing  tools.  He  then  took  a  course  in  the  black- 
smith shops  and  afterward  began  operating  steam  cranes,  while  later  his  duty  was 
the  actual  quarrying  of  stone,  so  that  he  learned  the  business  from  the  bottom 
up.  At  the  age  of  nineteen  he  desired  to  come  to  the  United  States — the  land  of 
opportunity — and  sailed  from  Glasgow,  March  29,  1887,  on  the  steamship  Cer- 
casia,  landing  at  New  York  on  the  loth  of  April  after  a  stormy  voyage  of  twelve 
days.  He  remained  in  New  York  and  New  Jersey  one  month  and  traveled 
through  the  New  England  states,  thereby  becoming  accustomed  to  American  ways. 
On  the  15th  of  October  he  left  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  and  went  to  Mont- 
gomery, Alabama.  After  looking  around  that  part  of  the  country  for  two  weeks 
he  decided  to  go  to  Birmingham,  Alabama,  where  he  secured  a  position  with  the 
Ensley  City  Iron  Works,  which  at  that  time  employed  eleven  hundred  colored 
workmen  and  about  four  hundred  white  men.  His  position  was  yard  foreman 
over  a  crew  of  sixty  colored  men,  his  work  being  principally  the  clearing  of  the 
yards  of  any  slag  that  accumulated  during  the  operations.  His  quarry  experi- 
ences now  came  in  handy,  as  all  the  slag  had  to  be  drilled  and  blasted  with  great 
care.  This  was  really  his  first  experience  of  responsibility  in  the  United  States 
and  he  got  along  well  with  his  colored  workmen,  but  he  did  not  like  that  part  Of 
the  country  and  in  February-,  1889,  decided  to  go  west.  It  was  his  desire  to  see 
the  United  States  before  settling  down  and  after  visiting  several  states  he  arrived 
at  Tenino,  Washington,  in  May,  188^.  He  secured  a  position  as  foreman  in  the 
new  quarry  opened  by  \'antine  &  Fenton,  and  as  there  was  a  good  demand  for 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  659 

the  stone,  the  quarry  was  soon  equipped  with  modern  machinery,  consisting  of 
stone  channelers  and  stone  saws. 

In  the  same  year  Bruce  &  Tullock  opened  up  a  stone  quarry  under  the  name 
of  the  Eureka  Sandstone  Company.  It  was  also  equipped  with  modern  machin- 
ery and  both  quarries  employed  a  large  force  of  men.  By  this  time  Tenino  began 
to  boom.  Many  stores,  hotels  and  residences  were  built.  Everything  went  rush- 
ing until  the  panic  of  1893,  when  all  operations  ceased  and  the  ])lants  lay  idle  for 
several  years. 

On  July  5,  1893,  Mr.  McArthur  was  married  to  Margaret  Beattie,  of  Morven, 
Argyleshire,  Scotland,  by  the  Rev.  B.  S.  McLafiferty,  of  Tacoma,  and  of  this  union 
five  children  were  born,  namely:  Ruby,  who  died  when  a  small  child;  Willie; 
Robert ;  Ted  and  Bernice. 

Mr.  McArthur  continued  an  active  factor  in  the  upbuilding  and  development 
of  Tenino.  With  the  assistance  of  H.  P.  Scheel,  then  of  Spokane,  he  bought  the 
Snider  &  Stevens  holdings  in  Tenino,  consisting  of  the  town  site  and  a  quarry 
which  has  been  developed  to  a  large  producer  of  sandstone  and  equipped  with  all 
modern  machinery.  In  1904  the  coal  deposits  were  attracting  attention  and  a  coal 
company  was  formed  which  built  the  county  road  and  railroad  spur  into  the  coal 
mine  known  as  the  Black  Bear  mine.  Coal  bunkers  and  washing  machines  were 
built  and  tunnels  were  dug  and  the  mine  was  developed  to  a  capacity  of  four 
hundred  tons  per  day.  Considerable  coal  was  shipped  from  this  mine  but  great 
difficulty  was  encountered  in  operating,  as  the  mine  would  take  fire  caused  by 
spontaneous  combustions  and  had  to  be  sealed  up  several  times.  At  a  great 
expense  a  concrete  wall  was  built  to  head  ofif  the  fire  but  proved  efificient  for  only 
a  short  time,  for  fire  broke  thrbugh  the  wall  and  after  a  large  expenditure  of 
money  the  mine  was  abandoned. 

The  Great  Western  mine,  which  had  been  operated  by  several  companies,  was 
then  taken  up.  This  mine  shipped  a  large  amount  of  coal  and  was  a  good  pro- 
ducer for  several  years.  The  vein  was  only  four  feet  through  and  tunnels  were 
driven  about  three  thousand  feet  into  the  ground.  The  coal  was  of  good  lignite 
grade  but  the  mine  began  to  squeeze  together.  Every  step  was  taken  to  remedy 
this,  but  the  roofs  came  together  and  the  mine  was  abandoned.  .Another  coal 
mine  on  the  Skookumchuck  river  was  partly  developed  and  had  a  fine  grade  of 
coal,  but  it  was  located  ten  miles  from  a  railroad  and  has  not  been  worked  for 
some  time.  However,  a  railroad  has  now  been  built  which  will  make  the  mine 
a  good  producer  in  the  near  future. 

A  process  for  making  gas  from  lignite  coal  was  perfected  and  has  been  cov- 
ered by  three  patents.  An  experimental  plant  was  built  and  a  suital)le  and  satis- 
factory process  worked  out.  It  was  found  that  the  lignite  coal  of  Thurston 
county  through  this  process  will  yield  ten  thousand  feet  of  high  grade  illuminating 
gas  per  ton.  The  by-products  are  rich  in  ammonia  compound.  This  jirnccss  will 
some  day  be  a  great  power  producer  as  well  as  producer  of  light  and  heal.  The 
process  was  sold  to  a  Chicago  firm  and  is  used  as  a  refuse  burner  and  by-products 
producer  in  many  cities. 

In  191 1  the  old  Eureka  quarry  was  purchased  after  being  closed  for  many 
years.  It  was  remodeled  and  developed  to  produce  forty  cars  of  stone  per  day, 
shipped  to  Grays  Harbor  for  the  jetty.  Four  hundred  thousand  tons  of  this  stone 
were  used  and  the  contract  amounted  to  seven  hundred  and  fifty  thousand  dol- 


660  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

lars.  In  this  quarr}-,  known  as  Hercules  Sandstone  Company  Xo.  2,  a  big  blast 
was  planned  by  Mr.  McArthur  and  Mr.  Scheel  and  a  system  of  tunnels  was  dug 
and  charged  with  ninety  thousand  pounds  of  powder.  This  blast  was  successful 
and  broke  loose  about  five  hundred  thousand  tons  of  rock.  A  great  many  engi- 
neers and  professors  and  also  students  of  the  University  of  Washington  were 
present  to  watch  the  attempt  and  the  affair  ended  with  a  big  banquet. 

In  191 5  a  granite  quarry  was  developed  on  the  Skookumchuck  river,  but  the 
company  had  obtained  a  government  contract  to  furnish  two  hundred  thousand 
tons  of  granite,  the  first  delivery  to  be  made  in  sixty  days.  As  the  deposit  was 
fourteen  miles  from  Tenino,  they  were  confronted  with  the  problem  of  building 
a  railroad  of  eight  miles  and  reconstructing  a  railroad  of  seven  miles  and  installing 
machinery  in  the  quarr)-  within  the  time  allotted.  The  undertaking  was  started 
April  15th  and  seven  miles  of  roadbed  was  reconstructed,  two  large  bridges 
redecked  and  smaller  ones  rebuilt;  also  eight  miles  of  railroad  was  built,  five  of 
this  through  heavy  timber  and  rock  cuts,  and  four  bridges  were  built.  This 
undertaking  was  accomplished  in  thirty-six  days,  so  that  the  machinery'  could  be 
installed  in  the  quarr}'  and  everv'thing  was  in  place  and  ready  for  shipment  on 
time.  Thus  it  is  that  Mr.  McArthur  is  taking  a  most  active  and  prominent  part 
in  the  development  of  the  countn,^  through  the  utilization  of  its  natural  resources. 
He  has  thoroughly  studied  the  situation  and  has  directed  his  efforts  accordingly. 
Opportunities  do  not  come  with  their  values  stamped  on  them.  Ever}^  one  must 
be  challenged.  A  day  dawns  quite  like  other  days :  in  it  a  single  hour  comes  quite 
like  other  hours,  but  in  that  day  and  in  that  hour  the  chance  of  a  life  time  faces 
us.  To  face  ever)-  opportunity  of  life  thoughtfully  and  ask  its  meaning  bravely 
and  earnestly  is  the  only  way  to  meet  the  supreme  opportunities  when  they  come, 
whether  open-faced  or  disguised.  Such  a  course  has  ]Mr.  McArthur  followed  and 
each  forward  step  which  he  has  made  has  brought  him  a  broader  outlook  and 
wider  opportunities,  which  he  has  carefully  utilized  to  the  benefit  of  his  own 
fortunes  and  to  the  upbuilding  of  the  state. 


C.  I.  PRITCHARD. 


The  excellent  condition  of  the  afifairs  of  the  State  Bank  of  Shelton  is  in  large 
measure  due  to  the  efficiency  of  its  cashier.  C.  I.  Pritchard.  A  native  of  Michigan, 
he  was  born  in  Tekonsha  on  the  24th  of  October,  1866,  of  the  marriage  of  James 
and  Eliza  (Saunders)  Pritchard.  The  father  is  still  living,  but  the  mother  died 
in  1916  at  the  age  of  eighty-five  years. 

C.  I.  Pritchard  received  a  good  education,  attending  both  public  and  private 
schools,  and  when  twenty-two  years  old  came  west.  For  a  considerable  period 
he  resided  at  Vancouver,  Washington,  and  during  three  years  of  that  time  he 
was  connected  with  the  United  States  land  office.  In  1900  he  became  assistant 
cashier  of  the  State  Bank  of  Shelton.  with  which  he  has  since  been  identified 
and  of  which  he  became  cashier  in  1908.  Under  his  direction  the  business  of  the 
bank  has  increased  constantly  as  he  has  consistently  followed  a  policy  that  has 
commended  the  institution  to  the  unqualified  confidence  of  the  general  public.    He 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  661 

is  at  once  discreet  and  progressive  and  ranks  among  the  most  able  bank  officials 
of  the  county.    He  also  has  other  business  interests. 

Mr.  Pritchard  married  Miss  Jessie  Bowen,  of  Michigan.  In  politics  he  is  a 
stanch  republican  and  is  now  mayor  of  Shelton,  in  which  office  he  has  done  much 
for  the  advancement  of  the  town.  He  has  secured  many  improvements,  including 
a  waterworks  plant,  a  sewer  system  and  a  public  library  building  and  in  many 
other  ways  he  has  worked  earnestly  and  efficiently  for  the  general  welfare.  He  is 
a  member  of  the  Elks  lodge  and  his  capacity  for  friendship  is  one  of  his  most 
marked  characteristics. 


ALBERT  LOBE. 


Albert  Lobe,  proprietor  of  one  of  the  representative  commercial  houses  of 
Bellingham,  dealing  in  ladies'  ready-to-wear  clothing  in  a  well  appointed  store 
at  the  corner  of  Commercial  and  Holly  streets,  is  a  western  man  by  birth,  training 
and  preference.  He  was  born  in  Lake  county,  California,  December  2,  1879,  ^"^ 
is  a  son  of  Leon  and  Estelle  Lobe.  The  father  was  born  in  Paris,  France,  in 
September,  1848,  and  was  there  educated.  In  the  early  '60s  he  came  to  the  United 
States,  settling  in  Lake  county,  California,  where  he  engaged  in  merchandising 
and  in  the  distilling  of  wine.  He  followed  those  pursuits  until  1889,  when  he  dis- 
posed of  his  business  in  that  state  and  removed  to  Bellingham,  where  he  opened 
the  Golden  Oak  Bazaar.  He  carried  on  that  business  until  1894,  when  he  turned 
his  attention  to  operations  in  the  real  estate  field,  in  which  he  continued  up  to 
the  tinie  of  his  death  in  April,  191 3.  He  was  very  active  in  the  development  and 
improvement  of  Bellingham  not  only  through  his  real  estate  operations  but  also 
through  his  earnest  support  of  many  measures  promulgated  for  the  general  good 
and  at  all  times  he  was  a  loyal  citizen.  He  held  membership  in  the  Fraternal  Aid 
and  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows  and  he  gave  his  political  allegiance  to 
the  republican  party. 

Albert  Lobe  was  a  pupil  in  the  public  schools  of  Oakland,  California,  until 
1889,  when  he  joined  his  parents  in  Bellingham,  where  he  resumed  his  studies, 
leaving  high  school  when  a  youth  of  fourteen  years.  Flis  initial  step  in  the  busi- 
ness world  was  made  along  mercantile  lines,  in  which  he  has  always  continued, 
and  one  of  the  elements  of  his  success  has  been  the  concentration  of  his  purpose 
in  a  single  field.  For  five  and  a  half  years  he  was  employed  as  a  clerk  in  a  de- 
partment store  called  The  Fair.  He  afterward  went  to  Moscow.  Washington, 
where  he  occupied  the  position  of  manager  of  a  department  store  for  four  years, 
and  later  he  managed  a  department  store  at  Ritzville,  Washington,  for  a  year.  He 
afterward  spent  a  similar  period  as  manager  of  a  department  store  in  Spokane, 
Washington,  after  which  he  removed  to  Sunnyside,  where  for  two  years  he  was 
engaged  in  the  sale  of  ladies'  ready-to-wear  clothing.  On  selling  his  store  at 
that  point  he  returned  to  Bellingham,  where  he  began  business  in  the  same  line  at 
No.  212  East  Holly  street.  There  his  trade  steadily  increased  until  on  the  ist 
of  July,  1916,  in  order  to  secure  more  commodious  quarters  he  removed  to  the 
corner  of  Commercial  and  Flolly  streets,  where  he  now  employs  nine  people  in  the 


662  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

conduct  of  a  steadily  growing  business  which  makes  his  one  of  the  important 

industries  of  the  city. 

Mr.  Lobe  is  a  repubHcan  in  his  poHtical  views  but  has  never  been  an  office 
seeker,  preferring  to  devote  his  attention  to  his  business  and  to  his  home.  He 
was  married  in  Bellingham  to  Miss  Lettie  Rickerson  in  June,  1904,  and  they  are 
well  known  socially  in  the  city  where  they  reside,  having  a  large  circle  of  warm 
friends. 


LEE  N.  BYLES. 


Lee  N.  Byles,  of  Bellingham,  has  for  almost  three  decades  been  actively  iden- 
tified with  the  logging  business  in  Whatcom  and  Skagit  counties.    He  was  born  in 
Elma,  Chehalis  county,  Washington,  March  12,  1864,  and  is  a  son  of  David  F.  and 
Mary  J.  Byles.    The  former  was  born  in  Madisonville,  Kentucky,  in  March,  1832, 
and  was  there  educated  but  in  1853  crossed  the  plains  with  ox  team  and  wagon 
to  Tacoma.    He  soon  afterward  settled  on  a  farm  at  Grand  ^vlound  near  Olympia, 
Washington,  where  he  engaged  in  surveying  until   i860.     He  then  removed  to 
Cosmopolis  on  Grays  Harbor,  \\'ashington,  and  there  engaged  in  farming  until 
1863,  when  he  took  up  his  abode  at  Elma,  Washington,  where  he  secured  a  home- 
stead.    His  attention  was  then  given  to  general  agricultural  pursuits  until  1895, 
when,  having  acquired  a  substantial  competence,  he  retired  from  active  business 
life  and  spent  his  remaining  days  in  the  enjoyment  of  a  well  earned  rest,  passing 
away  in  June,  1897.     His  wife  was  born  in  Hopkinsville,  Kentucky,  in  August, 
1832.      Lender   the   caption   of    ''Living    Pioneers    of    Washington"    Edmond    S. 
Meany.  professor  of  history  in  the  University  of  Washington,  in  the  Post-Intelli- 
gencer spoke  of  Mrs.  Byles  as  follows :  "Mrs.  Byles  is  called  'grandma'  by  a  large 
number  of  native  sons  and  daughters  of  Washington,  whose  parents  were  also 
bom  in  the  northwest.     She  is  also  known  afTectionately  as  'Aunt  Alolly'  by  a 
much  larger  host  of  kinsfolk  and  acquaintances.     She  came  to  Washington  terri- 
tory in  the  very  year  of  its  separation  from  Oregon,  and   she  has  lived  here 
continuously  for  the  sixty-two  years  since.    Her  father,  Robert  T.  Hill,  was  born 
in  Tennessee  and  moved  to  Kentucky  when  only  twelve  years  of  age.     On  attain- 
ing manhood  he  became  a  Cumberland  Presbyterian  minister.     Her  mother,  Lau- 
retta Meelin,  was  born  in  South  Carolina,  her  family  moving  to  Kentucky  when 
she  was  two  years  old.    AMien  these  two  were  married  they  made  their  home  near 
Madison,  Hopkins  county,  Kentucky,  and  it  was  there  that  their  daughter  Mary 
was  born  on  August  11,  1833.  -'^s  a  girl  in  Kentucky  she  attended  the  rural  schools, 
but  had  no  other  educational  advantages.     She  says :  'In  1853  I  crossed  the  plains 
with  Rev.  Charles  Byles  and  family.     I  came  for  health,  a  home  and  a  husband 
and  got  them  all.'    She  was  married  on  July  21.  1854.  to  David  F.  Byles.     Of  the 
nine  children  four  survive,  as  follows:  Luther,  of  Elma;  Lee,  of  Bellingham; 
Charles,  of  Hamilton ;  and  Thad,  who  lives  near  Edmonds,  all  in  the  state  of 
Washington.     Mrs.  Byles  was  a  member  of  that  famous  company  that  in  1853 
was  the  first  to  cross  the  Cascades  by  way  of  Naches  pass.     She  says  that  trip 
over  the  mountains  was  'not  a  panic  by  any  means.'    David  F.  Byles  was  a  sur- 
veyor and  farmer.    They  lived  in  Thurston  county  for  several  years,  part  of  the 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  663 

time  in  Olympia,  where  Mr.  Byles  was  employed  in  the  land  office.  They  next 
moved  to  Cosmopolis,  Chehalis  (now  Grays  Harbor)  county.  In  1861  they  took 
up  a  homestead  and  later  a  preemption  claim  near  where  Elma,  Grays  Harbor 
county,  now  stands.  Reclaiming  wild  land  into  a  farm  at  a  time  when  Indians 
were  still  numerous  gave  rise  to  experiences  similar  to  those  encountered  by  many 
of  the  real  first  settlers.  Her  present  home  is  with  her  son,  Lee  Byles,  331  South 
Forest  street,  Bellingham,  Washington.  She  has  always  been  a  devout  Christian, 
and  she  now  says  without  complaint  or  regret :  'My  work  is  almost  done.'  " 

Lee  N.  Byles  attended  the  public  schools  of  this  state  and  the  University  of 
Washington  until  1882,  after  which  he  became  a  student  in  Willamette  University 
at  Portland,  Oregon,  devoting  a  year  to  the  study  of  law  there.  He  then  went 
to  Grays  Harbor,  where  he  engaged  in  the  logging  business  until  1888,  after  which 
he  removed  to  Whatcom,  now  Bellingham,  where  he  has  since  been  engaged  in  the 
logging  business,  his  operations  being  in  Whatcom  and  Skagit  counties.  He  is  an 
active  factor  in  that  field  of  labor  and  his  efforts  have  been  attended  with  a  sub- 
stantial measure  of  prosperity,  for  he  displays  sound  business  judgment  and  un- 
faltering industry  and  determination. 

In  Bellingham,  in  October,  1893,  occurred  the  marriage  of  Mr.  Byles  and 
Miss  Mabel  Hancock  and  they  have  become  the  parents  of  two  children.  Helen, 
who  is  a  graduate  of  the  Bellingham  public  school  and  the  high  school,  the  Uni- 
versity of  Washington  and  the  State  Normal  school,  is  now  a  teacher  at  the 
Lowell  Grammar  School  of  Bellingham,  of  which  her  sister  Mildred  is  now  a 
pupil. 

Fraternally  Mr.  Byles  is  connected  with  the  Benevolent  Protective  Order  of 
Elks  and  the  Knights  of  Pythias.  His  entire  life  has  been  passed  in  Washington 
and  as  a  representative  of  one  of  the  well  known  pioneer  families  and  as  an 
enterprising  business  man  he  well  deserves  mention  among  the  makers  of  western 
Washington. 


ANDREW  J.  COSSER. 


Andrew  J.  Cosser  is  one  of  the  valued  and  popular  citizens  of  Clallam  county 
and  is  now  serving  as  county  clerk.  He  was  born  in  Chicago,  Illinois.  November 
30,  1872,  a  son  of  John  B.  and  Martha  (Thatcher)  Cosser,  both  of  whom  were 
natives  of  England,  where  they  were  married  just  prior  to  coming  to  America  in 
1 87 1.  They  established  their  home  in  Chicago,  where  the  father  engaged  in  the 
printing  business  for  many  years,  but  in  1887  he  brought  his  family  to  Washing- 
ton and  for  some  time  engaged  in  farming  in  Clallam  county.  At  the  present 
time  he  is  conducting  a  large  farm  in  Skagit  county.  Many  years  ago  he  lost  his 
wife,  who  passed  away  in  Chicago  in  1886  at  the  age  of  forty  years.  In  the  fam- 
ily were  six  children,  three  of  whom  survive. 

Andrew  T-  Cosser,  the  third  of  the  number,  attended  school  in  Chicago  in  his 
boyhood  and  afterward  learned  the  printer's  trade,  working  on  the  Chicago 
Tribune,  while  later  he  was  connected  with  the  Port  Angeles  Leader.  Eventually 
he  bought  that  paper,  which  he  conducted  from  1896  until  T905,  when  he  sold  out 
to  the  Olympic  Leader.    In  1906  Mr.  Cosser  became  the  democratic  candidate  for 


664  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

the  office  of  county  sheriff  and  so  ably  served  during  his  first  term  in  that  office 
that  he  was  reelected  in  1908.  In  1910  he  was  elected  secretary  of  the  Port 
Angeles  Commercial  Club  and  held  that  office  for  two  years.  In  1912  he  was 
chosen  county  clerk  of  Clallam  county  and  in  1914  was  reelected  without  opposi- 
tion. He  has  most  efficiently  filled  the  position  and  one  of  the  local  papers 
spoke  of  him  as  "the  past,  present  and  future  clerk  of  Clallam  county,"  adding 
"it  is  quite  generally  conceded  that  the  county  has  adopted  him  for  its  own  and 
decreed  that  he  shall  serve  as  county  clerk  notwithstanding  his  democratic  tenden- 
cies and  Jcft'crsonian  principles,  but  he  is  probably  about  the  only  man  in  Clallam 
county  who  could  do  so.  However,  the  element  of  fairness  predominates  in  the 
human  breast  at  all  times  and  there  is  always  a  disposition  to  keep  a  good  man 
in  office  once  people  find  out  that  he  is  really  good.  That  tells  the  story  of 
County  Clerk  Cosser,  outside  of  his  personal  popularity." 

At  Port  Angeles  on  the  21st  of  June,  1891,  Mr.  Cosser  was  married  to  Miss 
Mabel  Crosby,  of  Port  Townsend,  a  daughter  of  L.  L.  Crosby,  now  deceased. 
There  were  six  sons  of  that  marriage:  Harold,  born  at  Port  Angeles  in  1900; 
Leonard,  born  in  1903;  Jack,  in  1907;  George,  in  1910;  Donald,  in  1912 ;  and 
Frank,  in  1916. 

Mr.  Cosser  has  always  been  a  very  active  supporter  of  the  democratic  party 
and  has  frequently  been  a  delegate  to  state  conventions.  He  has  been  gladly  wel- 
comed into  the  membership  of  the  Benevolent  Protective  Order  of  Elks,  the  Yeo- 
men and  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows  and  his  life  is  guided  by  the  prin- 
ciples and  rules  set  forth  by  the  Congregational  church,  in  which  he  holds  mem- 
bership. He  has  been  termed  "one  of  the  most  likeable  men,"  a  fact  indicative  of 
his  appreciation  of  the  good  qualities  in  others,  his  tact,  his  understanding  and  his 
thorough  reliability  and  honor. 


J.  L.  GLAZEBROOK. 


J.  L.  Glazebrook,  filling  the  office  of  county  treasurer  of  Pacific  county,  his 
home  being  at  South  Bend,  was  born  in  Johnson  county,  Missouri,  September 
14,  1867.  His  youthful  days  were  spent  in  the  usual  manner  of  the  farm-bred 
boy.  He  lived  upon  the  homestead  farm  with  his  father  until  he  attained  his 
majority,  when  his  father  embarked  in  merchandising  and  J.  L.  Glazebrook 
became  his  associate  in  the  undertaking,  thus  receiving  his  initial  training  along 
commercial  lines.  He  was  thirty-four  years  of  age  when  he  left  the  middle 
west  and  came  to  Washington,  establishing  his  home  in  Pacific  county  in  Septem- 
ber, 1901.  He  engaged  in  general  merchandising  in  connection  with  a  Mr.  Owen 
at  Raymond  until  1906.  after  which  he  served  for  two  years  as  a  bookkeeper  with 
the  Raymond  Shingle  Company.  On  the  expiration  of  that  period  he  was  ap- 
pointed deputy  county  treasurer  for  four  years  under  Mr.  Whitcomb,  and  in  1912 
was  elected  county  treasurer.  He  has  made  an  excellent  record  in  this  position, 
proving  himself  a  most  faithful  and  capable  custodian  of  the  public  funds,  and  his 
fellow  townsmen  speak  of  his  official  work  in  terms  of  high  commendation. 

On  the  nth  of  September,  1895,  in  Missouri.  Mr.  Glazebrook  was  married  to 
Miss  Dora  Hall,  of  that  state,  and  they  have  a  daughter,  Nellie.    Mr.  Glazebrook 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  665 

belongs  to  the  Masonic  fraternity  and  to  the  Knights  of  Pythias  lodge  and  he  also 
has  membership  in  the  Commercial  Club,  heartily  cooperating  in  all  of  its  well 
formed  plans  for  the  further  development  and  upbuilding  of  the  city,  the  exten- 
sion of  its  trade  relations  and  the  upholding  of  its  civic  standards. 


ERIC  W.  MOLANDER. 


Eric  W.  Molander,  president  and  manager  of  the  American  Boiler  &  Iron 
Works,  came  to  his  present  position  as  an  active  factor  in  industrial  circles  in 
Everett  through  the  steps  of  an  orderly  progression  that  has  brought  him  steadily 
upward  from  the  point  of  apprentice  to  a  place  where  he  controls  a  considerable 
trade  in  his  chosen  line.  Even  prior  to  the  time  when  he  began  learning  the 
boiler  makers'  trade  he  worked  on  a  farm  at  a  salary  of  ten  dollars  per  month. 
He  was  born  in  Sweden,  October  lo,  1863.  His  father,  Francis  W.  Molander,  a 
native  of  that  country,  came  to  America  in  1864,  settling  at  Rock  Island,  Illinois. 
He,  too,  was  a  boiler  maker  by  trade  and  successfully  engaged  in  that  business  for 
a  long  period  at  Moline,  Illinois,  where  he  passed  away  in  1912  at  the  age  of 
seventy-nine.  His  wife,  who  bore  the  maiden  name  of  Wilhelmina  Hendrickson, 
was  a  native  of  Sweden  and  came  to  America  with  the  family.  By  her  marriage 
she  became  the  mother  of  nine  children,  of  whom  seven  are  yet  living. 

Eric  W.  Molander  was  but  an  infant  when  brought  to  the  United  States.  He 
pursued  his  education  in  the  schools  of  Rock  Island  and  Moline,  Illinois,  and 
afterward  entered  upon  an  apprenticeship  to  the  painters'  trade  and  subsequently 
learned  the  machinist's  trade  and  the  boiler  maker's  trade.  His  youth  to  the  age 
of  ten  years  had  been  spent  upon  a  farm  and  in  his  boyhood  he  worked  as  a  farm 
hand  in  Henry  county,  Illinois,  at  a  wage  of  ten  dollars  per  month.  He  afterward 
followed  the  boiler  maker's  trade  as  a  journeyman  for  ten  years  and  on  coming 
to  Washington  in  1890  settled  at  Port  Townsend.  He  had  previously  spent  thirteen 
months  as  an  employe  of  the  Southern  Pacific  Railroad  Company  at  Oakland,  Cali- 
fornia, and  after  removing  to  Port  Townsend  established  the  first  boiler  making 
plant  in  that  city  and  in  fact  in  that  section  of  the  northwest.  There  he  remained 
until  1908  and  he  still  owns  his  business  there,  conducted  under  the  name  of  the 
Key  City  Boiler  Works.  At  the  plant  are  employed  from  five  to  forty  workmen, 
according  to  the  season.  On  the  i8th  of  April,  1908,  Mr.  Molander  organized  the 
American  Boiler  &  Iron  Works  at  Everett,  Washington,  and  opened  the  plant 
which  is  the  second  largest  of  the  kind  in  the  city.  It  covers  an  area  of  one  hun- 
dred and  fourteen  by  three  hundred  feet  and  is  equipped  with  all  of  the  latest 
improved  machinery,  so  that  he  is  capable  of  turning  out  all  kinds  of  work  in  his 
line.  From  five  to  twenty-five  skilled  workmen  are  employed  in  Everett  and  the 
product  of  the  plant  is  shipped  to  various  points  in  the  northwest.  The  business 
has  been  incorporated  with  Mr.  Molander  as  president  and  manager  and  Captain 
Angus  Fife  as  secretary  and  treasurer. 

Politically  Mr.  Molander  is  independent  but  is  never  remiss  in  the  duties  of 
citizenship  and  in  fact  takes  an  active  interest  in  politics.  While  at  Port  Townsend 
he  served  as  a  member  of  the  city  council.  He  was  made  a  Mason  in  that  city  and 
has  since  attained  the  thirty-second  degree  of  the  Scottish  Rite  and  also  the  Knight 


666  WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES 

Templar  degree  of  the  York  Rite.  He  is  a  charter  and  life  member  of  the  Elks 
lodge  at  Port  Townsend  and  he  also  belongs  to  the  Commercial  Club.  His  inter- 
ests are  broad  and  varied,  bringing  him  into  close  touch  with  many  lines  of  thought 
and  activity,  and  he  is  a  representative  citizen  of  Everett.  His  life  record  proves 
what  may  be  accomplished  in  a  business  way  when  there  is  a  will  to  dare  and  to  do 
and  shows  that  purposeful  effort  is  the  basis  of  all  honorable  advancement. 


WILLIAM  A.  CARLISLE. 

Three  years  ago  Onalaska's  site  was  occupied  by  a  little  mill.     Since  then 
it  has  been  supplemented  by  buildings  which  furnish  homes  and  business  oppor- 
tunities to  nine  hundred  people.    Its  development  may  be  termed  one  of  the  won- 
ders of  the  northwest  and  yet  it  is  the  expression  of  the  business  enterprise  of 
the  Carlisle  family,  a   family  closely  associated  with  the  upbuilding  and  prog- 
ress of  this  section  of  the  country.    The  mill  property  of  the  Onalaska  Company 
is  one  of  the  most  complete  plants  of  the  kind  in  the  state  and  the  business  con- 
trolled by  the  company  ranks  with  the  foremost  enterprises  of  this  character  in 
the  northwest.     Active  in  the  management  of  the  company's  interests  in  Ona- 
laska is  William  A.  Carlisle,  who  was  born  in  Atchison,  Kansas,  in  1888,  a  son 
of   William    Carlisle,   president    of    The    Carlisle-Pennell   Lumber    Company   of 
Atchison,  Kansas,  the  owner  of  the  business  at  Carlisle,  Washington,  conducted 
under  the  name  of  the  Copalis  Lumber  Company.     This  company  was  organ- 
ized in  191 2,  at  which  time  a  modern  lumber  mill  was  erected  with  a  capacity  of 
one   hundred   and   seventy-five  thousand   feet.     A   twelve-machine   shingle   mill 
was  also  built  and  the  wise  promotion  of  the  industry  there  has  led  to  the  attain- 
ment of  substantial  success.     The  company  has  its  own  logging  camps,  its  log- 
ging road  and  splendid  equipment  of  every  kind  and  employs  about  three  hun- 
dred and  fifty  men.     The  officers  are:  William  Carhsle,  president;  George  Dy- 
sart,  vice  president ;  and  A.  P.  Sprague,  secretary,  treasurer  and  manager.     Still 
further  extending  his  efforts  in  connection  with  the  development  of  the  lumber 
industry  in  the  northwest,  William   Carlisle  and  his   son,   William   A.,   started 
active  developments  in  February,  1914,  at  the  site  of  Onalaska,  in  large  timber 
holdings  of  The  Carlisle-Pennell  Lumber  Company  in  that  vicinity.     They  then 
organized  a  company  known  as  the  Onalaska  Lumber  Company  and  began  clear- 
ing ground  for  a  lumber  mill.     The  father  became  the  president  of  the  newly 
organized  company,  with  W.  A.  Carlisle  as  vice  president  and  treasurer  and  J. 
P.  Guerrier,  secretary  and  manager.     On  the   ist  of  July,  1914,  George  Dysart 
became  the  vice  president,  with  William  A.  Carlisle  as  secretary,  treasurer  and 
manager.     The  company  at  first  put  up  a  small  mill  with  which  they  sawed  the 
lumber  to  build  the  present  mill,  which  was  completed  on  the  ist  of  May,  1916. 
They  erected  one  of  the  most  modern  and  splendidly  equipped  mills  ever  built 
in  Washington,  having  a  capacity  of  two  hundred  thousand  feet  of  lumber  daily. 
The  mill  proper  is  run  in  part  by  electricity  and  the  planing  mill  is  run  entirely 
by  electricity.     The  company  also  built  a  large  shingle  mill  equipped  with  six 
Sumner  machines,  having  a  capacity  of  two  hundred  and  forty  thousand  shin- 
gles daily.     This  mill  is  a  model  of  its  kind,  operated  entirely  by  electricity  and 


WASHINGTON,  WEST  OF  THE  CASCADES  667 

equipped  with  blowers,  which  remove  all  dust  and  render  it  a  pleasant  place  in 
which  to  work.  The  company  operates  its  own  logging  camps  and  has  about 
three  and  one-half  miles  of  logging  railroad  with  standard  equipment.  They 
employ  in  all  three  hundred  and  fifty  men,  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  both 
rough  and  finished  lumber.  The  large  steam  plant  generates  its  own  electricity, 
with  which  the  plant  is  operated,  and  also  supplies  light  for  the  town  of  Ona- 
laska. 

Four  years  ago  there  was  a  single  log  cabin  on  the  present  site  of  the  town, 
which  is  now  occupied  by  one  hundred  and  fifty  residences  in  addition  to  the 
modern  milling  plant.  The  company  built  these  dwellings,  which  are  of  four 
and  five  rooms.  The  five-room  houses  all  contain  bathrooms.  The  lumber 
that  was  used  in  the  construction  of  these  dwellings  was  all  sawed  in  the  mill. 
The  company  also  built  a  store  and  there  is  a  meat  market,  a  barber  shop,  a  pool 
hall  and  a  moving  picture  theater.  A  regular  physician  is  in  attendance,  fur- 
nished by  the  Hospital  Association.  There  is  a  schoolhouse  with  four  teachers 
and  an  attendance  of  one  hundred  and  sixty  pupils.  The  town  covers  one  hun- 
dred acres  of  ground.  There  is  a  gravity  water  system,  water  being  secured 
from  sixteen  springs  and  supplied  by  pipes  to  each  house,  while  in  every  depart- 
ment of  the  mill  there  is  also  running  water.  The  Newaukum  Valley  Railroad 
is  built  to  the  town  from  Napavine,  where  connection  is  made  with  the  trunk 
lines.  The  company  built  a  dam  eight  hundred  and  seventy  feet  long  and  has 
a  seventeen-acre  pond  for  storing  logs.  Six  kilns  have  been  built  for  the  dry- 
ing of  lumber  and  two  for  the  drying  of  shingles.  Boarding  houses  have  been 
built  and  are  operated  to  accommodate  two  hundred  men.  The  company's  hold- 
ings adjacent  to  the  town  comprise  a  magnificent  body  of  virgin  timber  with 
an  area  of  twenty-eight  thousand  acres,  sufficient  to  keep  the  plant  in  operation 
at  its  present  capacity  for  the  next  fifty  years.  Where  land  has  been  cleared  it 
is  offered  for  sale  to  the  workmen  at  from  ten  to  forty  dollars  per  acre  on  easy 
monthly  payments,  or  under  any  reasonable  arrangement  the  purchaser  desires. 

William  A.  Carlisle  has  made  his  home  at  Onalaska  since  May  i,  1914,  com- 
ing from  Kansas,  and  has  full  charge  of  the  plant,  while  his  father  spends  most 
of  his  time  here.  It  was  in  Atchison,  Kansas,  in  1913,  that  William  A.  Carlisle 
was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Henri  Walker  and  they  have  one  son,  William 
Armitage,  Jr. 

The  attractive  home  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Carlisle  is  a  beautiful  and  commodi- 
ous bungalow,  which  was  designed  by  Mrs.  Carlisle,  and  with  the  exception  of 
the  doors,  windows  and  shingles,  all  the  work  was  cut  in  the  Onalaska  mill. 
Fraternally  Mr.  Carlisle  is  connected  with  the  Benevolent  Protective  Order  of 
Elks  and  Phi  Gamma  Delta,  but  he  concentrates  his  efforts  and  attention  upon 
his  business  affairs  and  is  now  developing  one  of  the  important  industries  of 
Lewis  county,  utilizing  the  natural  resources  for  the  upbuilding  of  a  town  with 
a  central  industry  that  is  providing  employment  to  three  hundred  and  fifty 
men  and  a  living  to  many  more.  The  size  and  completeness  of  (Onalaska  can- 
not fail  to  impress  many  visitors  to  the  town  and  in  fact  must  excite  interest  and 
admiration,  knowing  that  all  this  splendid  work  has  been  accomplished  within 
three  years. 


INDEX 


Acheson,    W.    W. 
Adams,    W.   L .  .  . 

Albert,   M.    S 

Albertson,    B.    N. 
AUdis,    H.    L.  .  .  . 


599 

30 

598 

594 

600 

Allen,   R.   M 556 

Allman,  John   329 

Allyn,  Frank    166 

Anderson,  Charles   309 

Anderson,  H.  N 152 

Atkins,  C.  D 575 

Babcock,   C.   L 383 

Bagley,   C.   B 285 

Bagley,  Daniel   24 

Bailey,  F.   J 319 

Bailey,  H.  E 491 

Baker,    J.    S 46 

Barlow,   C.   S 305 

Barr,  Lawrence    564 

Barrett,  S.  E 320 

Bates,  C.  0 118 

Beach,   C.   E 606 

Beal,  Harvey 565 

Beatty,  J.   F 342 

Behme,   Anton    219 

Bender,  J.  F 312 

Bennett,  Nelson   65 

Berry,  J.  C 603 

Bettman,   W.   W 332 

Betz,  Jacob   197 

Biggar,  W.  J 289 

Bill,  H.  L 644 

Bird,  John 411 

Bishop,  J.  J 17 

Bishop,  William 649 

Blackwell,  W.  B 370 

Blagen,  N.  J 122 

Blaine,  E.  F 483 

Blaine,  H.  S 451 

Boner,  W.  H 199 

Booth,  L.  S 74 

Bork,  C.   A 421 

Boyle,  J.   L 58 


Brewer,  L.  H . 393 

Broe,   Sigurd   555 

Brooks,  F.  W I8 

Brown,  Amos   330 

Brown,  C.  L 592 

Brown,   E.   M 400 

Brown,  F.  R 50 

Biowne,  George   419 

Buell,  S.  G 301 

Eurchette,  J.  K 474 

Byles,  L.  N 662 

Caitlmess,  J.   P 161 

Callahan,  C.  C 581 

Callow,  Edward    538 

Calvert,  S.  A 341 

Cameron,  J.  J 447 

Cameron,  W.  T 440 

Campbell,  Daniel   646 

Card,  E.  M 340 

Carkeek,  M.  J 465 

Carlisle,  W.  A UtWi 

Carlson,  Carl 471 

Carlson,   Olaf 18 

Carney,   J.    J 466 

Carpenter,  D.  1 408 

Carr,  C.  J 484 

Case,  C.  M 373 

Case,   E.   E 446 

Casejs  T.  A 296 

Cassels,  George 57 

Castner,  B.  P 542 

Cavanaugh,  J.  W 480 

Chapin,   Herman    201 

Clauson,    C.    C 392 

Cleveland,  H.  E 602 

Clifford,  M.  L 52S 

Coffin,  L.  R 249 

Coffman,  N.  B 230 

Cole,  C.   A 520 

Colkott,  W.  J 297 

Conner,  J.  S 627 

Cook,  R.  E 583 

Corliss,  J.  H 657 


669 


670 


INDEX 


Cesser,  A.  J 663 

Coulter,  C.  A 27 

Cox,  W.  C 100 

Cranimatto,    W.   B 190 

Crawford,  8.  L 475 

Cressy,  W.   P 323 

Critcs,   O.   J <^33 

Crockett,  S.  D 170 

Crookston,  Egbert   523 

Curran,  J.  C 464 

Curric,  Daniel ^44 

Dale,  William 590 

Davies,  D.  F ' 558 

Davis,  A.  J 635 

Day,  E.  M 548 

Dolanty,   Edith   E 418 

Deming,  A.  W 507 

Doming,  E.  B 149 

Denman,  A.  H 226 

Dennis,  S.  L 511 

Denny,  D.  T 136 

Henny,  H.  L 519 

Denny,  A.  A 309 

Donahoe,  Francis 612 

Donovan,  J.   J 5 

Doty,  C.  A 607 

Dow,   G.   H 372 

Drisko,   H.   B 517 

Durand,  W.  S 189 

Earles,  W.  W 584 

Eastman,  C.  F 450 

Edsberg,   C.    S 542 

Edson,  E 121 

Kldridge,  Charles   653 

Eldridge,   Edward    40 

Eldridge,  Hugh    69 

Ellis,  H.   J 302 

Elwell,  C.  F 99 

Emerson,  G.  H 60 

Emerson,  R.  D 64 

Kngcr,  T.  T 524 

1  iegeiibaum,  C.  H 399 

Finch,    E.    C 334 

Fisher,   S.   W 290 

FitzHenry,  E.   A 1 67 

Fleming,    Matthew 545 

Flewelling,    Abraliam 552 

Flowers,  L.   R 587 

Flynn,   C.  L 443 

Forbes,    Robert 489 

Ford.  W.  H.  L 280 

Foster,  F.  G 354 

I'Vunk.  ().  B 656 

Frost,    F.    E 295 


Frye,   G.   F 13 

Fulton,    C.    P 503 

Furth,    Jacob 255 

Gage,    G.    E 470 

Gaudette,   E.    L 324 

Geisness,    Thomas 59 

Gilchrist,  J.   E 198 

Gilftlen,    J.    L 591 

Gillespie,   W.   J 582 

Glaneey,   James 160 

Glazebrook,  J.  L 664 

Grad,    Nick 409 

Greene,   R.    S 357 

Greenwood,    R.    E 497 

Gregg,    W.    C 481 

Griggs,    C.    W ...; 128 

Groundwater,    Frank 47 

Gunn,  J.  S 422 

Hall,   R.   G 535 

Haller,  G.  0 275 

Hanford,  C.  H 425 

Hanford,    Clarence 468 

Hansen,   H.    L 486 

Harley,   P.   F 343 

Harm,   F.   D 626 

Harris,    M.    C 476 

Harris.    Mitchel 79 

Hartley,   R.   H 172 

Hathaway,    Howard 237 

Hausmann,    Clemens 512 

Hazeltine,  F.  A 228 

Heath,  S.  M 232 

Heaton,    T.    J 333 

Hector,    J.    C 339 

Hedges,  F.  R 328 

Heermans,   H.   C 10 

Heller,  C.   R 413 

Hemrick,  E.  E 270 

Hensler,    Gus 266 

Hickok,  John,  Jr 327 

Hicks,  A.   D 522 

Hill.   C.  F 505 

Hinckley.  T.  D 444 

Holmes,  H.  W 492 

Hood,  J.  A 458 

Hope,  John 629 

Hopkins,  W.  C 631 

Hoi)ple,   W.    B 412 

Horton,    Dexter 380 

Howard,  W.  T 53 

Hubbard,    F.    B 613 

Hubbard,   R.    F 620 

Hunsaker,   Jacob 140 

Hunt,    H.    F 537 

Hunt.  W.  N 572 


INDEX 


671 


Jftland,  Jolm 222 

Ingraliam,  E.   S 454 

Jackson,   D.  B 322 

Jackson,   S.  M. 472 

Jackson,  W.  L 516 

Jacobs,    Orange 238 

Jamison,  N.  C 404 

Jeffrey,    G.   W 281 

Jenkins,    G.    A 577 

Jennings,    Isaac 490 

Jensen,  J.  P 501 

Johns,    B.    W 384 

Johns,   Mrs.    B.    W 390 

Johnson,  H.  K.  A 288 

Johnson,    O.    J 574 

Johnson,   W.   A 269 

Johnston,   B.  H 595 

Jones,   C.   H 557 

Jones,   F.   G 76 

Jordan,  C.  W 453 

Kandle.   G.   B 378 

Karr,  J.  A 80 

Kellogg,   O.    M 242 

.Kennicott,  G.  W 379 

Keins,  0.  H..  ■ 578 

Kilbourne,    E.    C 414 

Kinnear,  George 105 

Kinnear,    J.    R 148 

Kirkaldie.   J.   B 452 

Kleeb,  J.  W 114 

Knight,  A.   W 645 

Knudson,  H.   P 500 

Lamb,  F.  H , 151 

Larrabee,   C.   X 20 

Latham,    Henry 624 

Latham,    John 461 

Lathrop,  H.  B 521 

Latimer,  N.  H 508 

Leary,   John 33 

Leigh,    John .  . 642 

Leonard,   J.    E 601 

Lewis,   C.   L.. 102 

Lewis,   F.   S 494 

Lillie,  J.  T 544 

Lobe,    Albert 661 

Lord,  H.   C 487 

Lytle,  Joseph 338 

Lytle,   R.   F 70 

McAi-thur,    William 658 

McCaskill,    Alex 142 

McClymont,    Samuel • 410 

:\lcGurdy,   \Y.  M 68 

McDonald.  O.  D j27 

Vol.  11— 3  6 


McGilvra,  J.  J 349 

McGillivray,    D.    E 200 

!McKee,    J.    S 448 

McKenna,  W.  A 395 

McKnight,    E.    C 493 

McLennan,  C.  A 403 

MacPhail,  H.   W 272 

Marchant.   I.   A 597 

Marks,  L.  A 589 

Martin,  F.  A 616 

:\Iartin,    H.    H 615 

Martin,   AV.    G 479 

Matheson,  A.  McL 344 

]\[aynard,  C.  W 214 

IMercer,    Thomas 54 

Miller.  J.   A 625 

Mitchell,    H.    H 655 

Mitchell,  W.  H 540 

Moens,    F.    A 515 

Molander,   E.   W 665 

Moll,  A.  H 98 

Mony,  E.  C 36 

Moran,  Robert 220 

Moran,    Thomas 168 

:Morse,  C.  A 462 

Morse,   R.   1 530 

]\[ourant,    P.    J 28 

Mumaw.  G.  W 397 

Myers,  J.   B 361 

Xailor,  Madge  H 536 

Nash,  G.  W 498 

Xaylor,   J.  H 307 

Nelson,   Charles 473 

Nicholson,  Miss  L.  C 39 

Nickeus,   W.   D 504 

Nolte,    C.    F 375 

Norman,    John 90 

O'Connor,    Michael 525 

Ornes,    Frederick 78 

Paige.   H.   B 159 

Partlow,   H.   W 398 

Patrick,  A.  S 192 

Patterson,  W.  J 69 

Pattern.    IL    W 282 

Paulliamus.   W.    H 156 

Pendleton,  F.  H 48 

Pe,ters|On.    Ola  f 652 

Petit,  H.  L ■>73 

IMnckney,    A.    M ~">1 

Pinckney,   W.   H 130 

Piper,  F.  S 218 

Plummer,    Frank 506 

Poison,    Alexander 132 

Poison,    Robert 252 


672 


INDEX 


Pond,    I.    .1 * 609 

]>ost,  CM 635 

Post.   ().    I) 407 

I'owc'll.    V.    I) 570 

Priest,  A.  K 393 

I'ritcliarcl.    C.    1 660 

Puidy,   J.   S 509 

Qiiackcnbush,  J.   L 127 

(.»Mi-<r.   J.    T 78 

(,)uiiiii,    I'.    F 632 

Raiidolpli.  H.  C 318 

Ri'dpatli,  X.  J 299 

PuMiip,    K.    W 619 

Kicc,    J.    E 650 

Riloy.    \V.    X 634 

Ristiiic,   E.  F 449 

Ritchie,  W.   B 146 

Robertson,  J.  A 485 

Roeder,  V.   A 75 

Rumbaugh,  M.  .1. 374 

Sanborn.  G.  E 291 

Sander,  F.   E 391 

Sands,  G.  0 540 

Scace,   L.   A 610 

Scott,   A.   A 348 

Seavey,  L.   T 141 

Seitzinger,  L.  G 643 

Seibert,  A.  G 604 

Sliuniaker.    J.    C 539 

iSininions.   T.   J> 622 

Slade,    Thomas 618 

Slater.    Henry 439 

Slater.    John 353 

Siaytoii.    H.    () 467 

Sleicher,  J.   U 279 

Smiley.    J.    L 456 

Smitii,  A.  A 617 

Smith,  Alma 630 

Smits,    Paul 162 

Snell.   W.  11 518 

Sontli    Bend    Journal 230 

Si)encer,   Edward 543 

Stage,   C.   E 171 

Starrett,   G.   E 191 

Stevens,    Hazard 182 

Stevens,   I.    1 179 

Stewart.   C.    \\' 533 

Stewart.  James 202 

Stewart,   J.    P 611 

Stimpson,  C.  G 463 

SliK-kweli.    A.    1' 130 


Stone,  G.  H 554 

Storme,  F.  A 526 

Stratton,  J.  A 188 

Straub,    Fred 217 

Strubel,   J.    W 300 

Struve,   F.   K 248 

Struve,  H.   G 245 

Tanner,   T.  J 271 

Tarte,  J.  W 560 

Taylor,    Owen 173 

Teck,   F.   C 29 

Terry,  C.  C 502 

Thacker,  G.   L 113 

Thomas,    T 575 

Thompson,  E.  H 559 

Thorne,  Chester 570 

Troy,  D.   S 639 

Troy.    P.    M 37 

Tucker,  A.  H 553 

Vance,  J.   A 636 

\'ance,    T.    M 340 

Van  Trojen.  A.  J 654 

Veness,    J.    A 621 

Wahl,  J.  B 417 

Walk,    M.    M 177 

Walker,    G.    R 530 

Warren,  C.  J 250 

Washington   Grocery   Co 362 

Waters,  T.  R .' 267 

Weatherwax,  CM 95 

Weatherwax.  J.   M 92 

Weatherreil.  J.  C 563 

Webster,  John :  402 

Weeks,  Joseph 377 

Weir,    Allen 14 

^^'ells,   Edwin 595 

Welsh,  M.  C 470 

Werner,  Adolpli 364 

West,  A.  J 262 

West,  W.  A ; 266 

Wheeler.   Ehlridge 268 

"White,  G.  W 317 

Whiteside.  W.  R 369 

Whitworth.    F.   H 45 

Wilson.   C.   R 292 

Wilson,   J.    B 196 

Wood,    F.    J 278 

Wright,  F.  R 566 

Yesler,  H.  L qq 

Zylstra,    James 261